Sunday April 15, 1979
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Houston Astros 9, San Francisco Giants 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, April 15, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Astros 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 - 9 11 0 Giants 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 3 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl rf 4 3 3 0 1 0 .317 Herndon cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Reynolds ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .184 Whitfield lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .341 Leonard cf 2 3 1 0 2 1 .571 Madlock 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .143 Cruz lf 4 1 3 6 1 1 .313 Clark rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .316 Cabell 3b 3 0 1 2 0 1 .278 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 Landestoy 2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Ivie 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .325 Watson 1b 5 0 1 0 0 2 .182 LeMaster ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .429 Howe 2b,3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .171 Sadek c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .000 Bochy c 5 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Griffin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andujar p 4 0 0 0 1 2 .000 Venable ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tamargo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 9 11 9 5 9 Totals 31 1 5 1 3 3 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 37,384 Left on Base: Astros 9, Giants 7 DP: Astros 1, Giants 0 Errors: Madlock, Evans, LeMaster Home Runs: Cruz (2) Stolen Bases: Puhl (3), Leonard (1), Cabell (6), Cruz (6) Caught Stealing: Puhl (2) Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds 2 (4) Sacrifice Flies: Landestoy (1) GIDP: Sadek (1) Hit by Pitch: Leonard (1,by Griffin), Whitfield (1,by Andujar) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar W(1-0) 9 5 1 1 3 3 0 35 0.66 Totals 9 5 1 1 3 3 0 35 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Griffin L(1-1) 5 5 5 5 3 6 1 24 6.48 Coleman 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 10 0.00 Curtis 2 4 2 2 1 3 0 11 16.88 Totals 9 11 9 7 5 9 1 45 Passed Balls: Sadek (1) Hit by Pitch: Andujar (1), Griffin (1) Wild Pitches: Griffin 2 (2), Curtis (1) Umpires: HP - Tony Patch, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Jim Cuneo, 3B - Roy Roth ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to first; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Puhl to second]; Puhl stole third; Leonard was hit by a pitch; Leonard stole second; Cruz was called out on strikes; Cabell singled to center [Puhl scored, Leonard scored]; Cabell stole second; Watson was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitfield was hit by a pitch; Madlock popped to first in foul territory; Clark struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Howe grounded out (second to first); Bochy struck out; Andujar walked; Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Evans singled to left; Ivie struck out; LeMaster grounded out (shortstop to first) [Evans to second]; Sadek walked; Griffin flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds singled to right; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Reynolds to third]; Leonard struck out; Cruz was walked intentionally; Cruz stole second; Cabell struck out; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howe popped to first in foul territory; Bochy grounded out (shortstop to first); Andujar made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Clark grounded out (third to first); Evans flied out to right; Ivie flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl singled to right; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Puhl to second]; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Puhl to third]; Leonard walked; Cruz homered [Puhl scored, Leonard scored]; Cabell reached on an error by Evans [Cabell to first]; Cabell was out trying to advance to second (catcher to second); Watson flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: LeMaster walked; Sadek forced LeMaster (third to second); VENABLE BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Venable popped to catcher in foul territory; Herndon walked [Sadek to second]; Whitfield singled to center [Sadek scored, Herndon to second]; Madlock struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 1. ASTROS 6TH: COLEMAN REPLACED VENABLE (PITCHING); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochy flied out to left; Andujar popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 1. GIANTS 6TH: LANDESTOY REPLACED CABELL (PLAYING 2B); HOWE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Clark made an out to shortstop; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 1. ASTROS 7TH: Puhl walked; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Reynolds reached on an error by Madlock; Leonard singled to left [Reynolds to second]; Cruz singled to right [Reynolds scored (unearned), Leonard to third]; Landestoy hit a sacrifice fly to center [Leonard scored (unearned)]; Watson reached on an error by LeMaster [Cruz to second, Watson to first]; Howe flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 1. GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster singled to left; Sadek grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [LeMaster out at second]; TAMARGO BATTED FOR COLEMAN; Tamargo flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 1. ASTROS 8TH: CURTIS REPLACED TAMARGO (PITCHING); Bochy singled to right; Andujar struck out; Puhl singled to right [Bochy to second]; Curtis threw a wild pitch [Bochy to third, Puhl to second]; Reynolds struck out; Leonard walked; Cruz singled to left [Bochy scored, Puhl scored, Leonard to second]; Sadek allowed a passed ball [Leonard to third, Cruz to second]; Landestoy grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Giants 1. GIANTS 8TH: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to first); Madlock singled to left; Clark singled to right [Madlock to second]; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Giants 1. ASTROS 9TH: Watson singled to center; Howe grounded out (pitcher to first) [Watson to second]; Bochy grounded out (third to first); Andujar struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 9, Giants 1. GIANTS 9TH: Ivie grounded out (pitcher to first); LeMaster popped to first in foul territory; Sadek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 9, Giants 1.

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