With Jack Clark extending his hitting streak to 15 games and driving in four runs, the Giants romped over the Astros, 9-1, completing the three-game series sweep. The Giants made the most of four Houston errors. Ed Halicki, who missed the first month with a rib injury, picked up his first victory of the season. The Astros' Terry Puhl extended his hitting streak to 16 games with a single in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 9, Houston Astros 1

Game Played on Thursday, May 25, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Astros 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 4 Giants 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 x - 9 13 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .336 Madlock 2b 5 3 3 0 0 0 .322 Gonzalez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Whitfield lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Evans 3b 3 3 2 0 2 1 .259 Cruz rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .292 McCovey 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .205 Bergman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 James pr,1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 .125 Cabell 3b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .272 Clark rf 5 0 3 4 0 2 .323 Ferguson c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .231 Herndon cf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .270 Baldwin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harris ss 3 0 1 2 0 0 .081 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Hill c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .212 Richard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .077 Halicki p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Zamora p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Niekro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 5 Totals 33 9 13 8 6 5 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 6,209 Left on Base: Astros 6, Giants 9 DP: Astros 1, Giants 0 Errors: Puhl, Gonzalez, Cabell, Richard Doubles: Madlock (5), McCovey (7) Home Runs: Cabell (3) Stolen Bases: Cruz 2 (7) Caught Stealing: Madlock (1) Sacrifice Hits: Whitfield (6), Halicki (1) Sacrifice Flies: Harris (1) GIDP: Hill (3) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard L(4-4) 6 8 5 1 3 5 0 29 3.31 Zamora 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 6 5.40 Niekro 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 7 8.05 Totals 8 13 9 5 6 5 0 42 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Halicki W(1-0) 9 6 1 1 1 5 1 34 2.05 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 5 1 34 Passed Balls: Ferguson (4) Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez popped to first in foul territory; Cedeno was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock doubled to right; On a bunt Whitfield popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans struck out; Ferguson allowed a passed ball [Madlock to third]; McCovey doubled to center [Madlock scored]; Clark was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled; Cruz stole second; Bergman was called out on strikes; Cabell grounded out (third to first); Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 2ND: Herndon grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Harris flied out to center; Hill made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger made an out to second; Richard flied out to center; Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 3RD: Halicki made an out to first; Madlock singled to right; Madlock was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Whitfield grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. ASTROS 4TH: Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz walked; Bergman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 1. GIANTS 4TH: Evans singled to right; McCovey forced Evans (second to shortstop); Clark struck out; Herndon singled [McCovey to second]; Harris reached on an error by Richard [McCovey to third, Herndon to second, Harris to first]; Hill walked [McCovey scored (unearned), Herndon to third, Harris to second]; Halicki grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 5TH: Cabell homered; Ferguson flied out to left; Metzger flied out to center; Richard struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2. GIANTS 5TH: Madlock reached on an error by Cabell [Madlock to first]; Whitfield out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Madlock to second]; Evans walked; McCovey struck out; Clark singled to left [Madlock scored (unearned), Evans to third (error by Puhl), Clark to second]; Herndon walked; Harris singled [Evans scored (unearned), Clark out at home (right to catcher), Herndon to second]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 4. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl made an out to second; Gonzalez flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 4. GIANTS 6TH: Hill singled; Halicki out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Hill scored (error by Gonzalez) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Madlock flied out to center; Whitfield struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz singled; Cruz stole second; Bergman flied out to center; Cabell singled [Cruz to third]; Ferguson singled [Cruz stayed at third, Cabell to second]; Metzger flied out to right; WALLING BATTED FOR RICHARD; Walling flied out to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5. GIANTS 7TH: ZAMORA REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); BALDWIN REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING C ); Evans walked; Debut game for Reggie Baldwin; McCovey walked [Evans to second]; JAMES RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Clark singled [Evans scored, James to second]; Herndon singled [James to third, Clark to second]; Harris hit a sacrifice fly to right [James scored, Clark to third]; Hill grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Herndon out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 7. ASTROS 8TH: JAMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Puhl singled; Gonzalez flied out to left; Cedeno flied out to left; Cruz popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 7. GIANTS 8TH: NIEKRO REPLACED ZAMORA (PITCHING); Halicki flied out to center; Madlock singled; Whitfield flied out to right; Evans singled to right [Madlock to third]; James walked [Evans to second]; Clark singled [Madlock scored, Evans scored, James to second]; Herndon forced Clark (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 9. ASTROS 9TH: Bergman popped to catcher in foul territory; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Baldwin made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 9.

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