San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Astros 4 (Game 2) Game Played on Sunday, September 24, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park Astros 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 - 4 11 2 Giants 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 x - 6 5 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Landestoy ss,cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .274 Whitfield lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .295 Cannon cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .188 Dwyer 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .219 Baldwin ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Ivie ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 Bochy c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Clark rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .312 Howard lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .228 Evans 3b 2 1 0 1 0 1 .247 Cruz rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .311 Herndon cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Puhl pr,rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 .293 Cruz cf,3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .230 Cabell 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .297 Tamargo c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .233 Bergman 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Metzger ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .241 Watson ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Andrews 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .222 Drumright 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .128 Barr p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .326 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Gonzalez 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .227 Madlock ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 .314 Pujols c 1 0 1 0 2 0 .130 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Fischlin ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Obradovich ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Lemongello p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Dixon p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .105 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Walling ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .253 Sexton pr,ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Totals 36 4 11 3 4 0 Totals 28 6 5 6 1 5 Time of Game: 3:19 Attendance: 25,276 Left on Base: Astros 10, Giants 2 DP: Astros 0, Giants 1 Errors: Cruz, Cabell, Barr Doubles: Tamargo (4), Madlock (26) Triples: Clark (8), Metzger (2) Sacrifice Hits: Dixon (3), Dwyer (3), Tamargo (2) Sacrifice Flies: Evans (9) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dixon L(6-11) 6.1 5 6 4 1 3 0 27 3.96 Sambito 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3.18 Lemongello 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.97 Totals 8 5 6 4 1 5 0 32 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barr W(8-11) 5.1 7 2 2 1 0 0 23 3.45 Lavelle 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 3.41 Moffitt 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 11 3.35 Totals 9 11 4 4 4 0 0 41 Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - John Kibler ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy made an out to shortstop; Cannon made an out to shortstop; Howard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Dwyer struck out; Clark grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz flied out to left; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Bergman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans was called out on strikes; Cruz flied out to left; Tamargo grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Drumright flied out to right; Pujols walked; Dixon forced Pujols (shortstop to second); Landestoy singled [Dixon to second]; Cannon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Metzger flied out to right; Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Barr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howard singled; Cruz forced Howard (first to shortstop); Cabell grounded out (third to first) [Cruz to second]; Bergman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: On a bunt Whitfield singled; Dwyer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Whitfield to second]; Clark tripled to right [Whitfield scored]; Evans reached on an error by Cruz on a sacrifice fly [Clark scored, Evans to second]; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Tamargo doubled [Evans scored (unearned)]; Metzger made an out to first; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. ASTROS 5TH: Drumright grounded out (second to first); Pujols singled; Dixon hit into a double play (center to first) [Pujols out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. GIANTS 5TH: Andrews flied out to center; Barr grounded out (catcher to first); Whitfield flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 3. ASTROS 6TH: Landestoy singled to right; Cannon singled [Landestoy to third]; Cannon was picked off first but was safe on an error by Barr [Landestoy scored, Cannon to third]; Howard popped to shortstop in foul territory; Cruz singled to left [Cannon scored]; Cabell singled to center [Cruz to second]; LAVELLE REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); WATSON BATTED FOR BERGMAN; Watson forced Cabell (second to shortstop) [Cruz to third]; ALOU BATTED FOR DRUMRIGHT; Alou made an out to second; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3. GIANTS 6TH: WATSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GONZALEZ REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING 2B); Dwyer struck out; Clark grounded out (third to first); Evans popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3. ASTROS 7TH: HERNDON REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING CF); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Pujols walked; Dixon out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Pujols to second]; Landestoy grounded out (shortstop to first) [Pujols to third]; BALDWIN BATTED FOR CANNON; Baldwin walked; Howard flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3. GIANTS 7TH: BOCHY REPLACED BALDWIN (PLAYING C ); FISCHLIN REPLACED PUJOLS (PLAYING SS); LANDESTOY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Cruz reached on an error by Cabell [Cruz to first]; Tamargo out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Cruz to second]; Metzger tripled to right [Cruz scored (unearned)]; Andrews was walked intentionally; MADLOCK BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Madlock doubled to center [Metzger scored, Andrews scored]; SAMBITO REPLACED DIXON (PITCHING); Whitfield struck out; IVIE BATTED FOR DWYER; Ivie was called out on strikes; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 6. ASTROS 8TH: IVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MOFFITT REPLACED MADLOCK (PITCHING); Cruz singled; PUHL RAN FOR CRUZ; Cabell singled [Puhl to second]; Watson flied out to center [Puhl to third]; Gonzalez singled [Puhl scored, Cabell to second]; OBRADOVICH BATTED FOR FISCHLIN; Obradovich flied out to right; WALLING BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Walling singled [Cabell scored, Gonzalez to second]; SEXTON RAN FOR WALLING; Landestoy grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 6. GIANTS 8TH: PUHL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LEMONGELLO REPLACED OBRADOVICH (PITCHING); SEXTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Clark flied out to right; Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 6. ASTROS 9TH: Bochy grounded out (third to first); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl walked; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 6.

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