Top 1

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howard vs. Williams
  
  Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Taveras vs. Williams
  
  Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Williams
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Williams
  
  There goes Cruz. The throw from Rader and he is out, Perez applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Lemongello
  
  Clark hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Lemongello
  
  Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Matthews vs. Lemongello
  
  Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Murcer vs. Lemongello
  
  Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Williams
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark throws the ball in to Speier who tags Johnson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howe vs. Williams
  
  Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Williams
  
  Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Herrmann vs. Williams
  
  Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomasson vs. Lemongello
  
  Thomasson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reitz vs. Lemongello
  
  There goes Thomasson. The throw from Herrmann and he is out, Metzger applying the tag. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reitz vs. Lemongello
  
  Reitz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Speier vs. Lemongello
  
  Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Reitz moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rader vs. Lemongello
  
  Rader is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Williams vs. Lemongello
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metzger vs. Williams
  
  Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lemongello vs. Williams
  
  Lemongello bunts towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Howard vs. Williams
  
  Howard hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Metzger moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Taveras vs. Williams
  
  Taveras hits a fly ball towards cemter. Clark catches it and throws to home to double up Metzger. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Lemongello
  
  Clark hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Lemongello
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matthews vs. Lemongello
  
  Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Lavelle
  
  Gary Lavelle now pitching.
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Lavelle
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields the ball and throws to first. Thomasson drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Thomasson. Cruz goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howe vs. Lavelle
  
  Howe hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Lavelle
  
  Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Herrmann vs. Lavelle
  
  Herrmann strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Lemongello
  
  Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemongello fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomasson vs. Lemongello
  
  Thomasson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murcer moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Reitz vs. Lemongello
  
  Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. Murcer moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Speier vs. Lemongello
  
  Speier hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Murcer scores. Reitz moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rader vs. Lemongello
  
  Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. Reitz moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Lavelle vs. Lemongello
  
  Lavelle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metzger vs. Lavelle
  
  Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lavelle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemongello vs. Lavelle
  
  Lemongello takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howard vs. Lavelle
  
  Howard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clark. Howard reaches second base with a double. Lemongello moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Taveras vs. Lavelle
  
  Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Cruz vs. Lavelle
  
  Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Lemongello
  
  Clark hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Lemongello
  
  Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Matthews vs. Lemongello
  
  Matthews hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Murcer vs. Lemongello
  
  Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Lavelle
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howe vs. Lavelle
  
  Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Lavelle
  
  Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomasson vs. Lemongello
  
  Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemongello fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reitz vs. Lemongello
  
  Reitz bunts towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Metzger covering, for the out. Thomasson moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Speier vs. Lemongello
  
  Speier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomasson scores. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rader vs. Lemongello
  
  Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Rader reaches second base with a double. Speier goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Adams vs. Lemongello
  
  Glenn Adams pinch hits for Gary Lavelle.
  
  Adams strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Clark vs. Lemongello
  
  Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Herrmann vs. Moffitt
  
  Randy Moffitt now pitching.
  
  Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metzger vs. Moffitt
  
  Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Boswell vs. Moffitt
  
  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Mark Lemongello.
  
  Boswell hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Howard vs. Moffitt
  
  Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Sosa
  
  Jose Sosa now pitching.
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matthews vs. Sosa
  
  Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Murcer vs. Sosa
  
  Murcer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross. Murcer reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Thomasson vs. Sosa
  
  Thomasson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Thomasson reaches second base with a double. Murcer scores. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Reitz vs. Sosa
  
  Reitz hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Howard fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Howard. Thomasson scores. Reitz moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Speier vs. Sosa
  
  Speier is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Rader vs. Sosa
  
  Rader hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taveras vs. Moffitt
  
  Darrell Evans now playing first base.
  
  Taveras hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Moffitt
  
  Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz is thrown out after the base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. Moffitt
  
  Bob Watson pinch hits for Cliff Johnson.
  
  Watson strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Moffitt vs. Sosa
  
  Bob Watson now playing first base.
  
  Moffitt hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Clark vs. Sosa
  
  Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Sosa
  
  Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Sosa covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Howe vs. Moffitt
  
  Larry Herndon now playing center field.
  
  Howe hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Moffitt
  
  Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Herrmann vs. Moffitt
  
  Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Metzger vs. Moffitt
  
  Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/26/1976 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Howard W, lf          4  0  2  0   Clark J, cf           5  0  0  0   
Taveras A, ss         4  0  0  0   Herndon L, cf         0  0  0  0   
Cruz J, cf            4  1  3  0   Perez M, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Johnson C, 1b         3  0  1  0   Matthews G, lf        4  0  0  0   
Watson B, ph-1b       1  0  0  0   Murcer B, rf          4  2  2  0   
Howe A, 3b            4  0  0  0   Thomasson G, 1b       4  2  4  1   
Gross G, rf           3  0  2  0   Evans D, 1b           0  0  0  0   
Herrmann E, c         4  0  0  0   Reitz K, 3b           3  0  2  1   
Metzger R, 2b         3  0  1  0   Speier C, ss          3  1  2  2   
Lemongello M, p       0  0  0  0   Rader D, c            4  0  1  1   
Boswell K, ph         1  0  0  0   Williams C, p         1  0  0  0   
Sosa J, p             0  0  0  0   Lavelle G, p          1  0  0  0   
                                   Adams G, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   Moffitt R, p          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  1  9  0                        34  5 11  5

Houston          000 100 000 --  1
San Francisco    000 102 20x --  5

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lemongello M (L)      6.0  8  3  3  2  2
Sosa J                2.0  3  2  2  0  0

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Williams C            3.0  4  0  0  1  0
Lavelle G (W)         3.0  2  1  1  2  1
Moffitt R (S)         3.0  3  0  0  0  1

E -- Thomasson G, Howard W
DP -- San Francisco 2
LOB -- Houston 7, San Francisco 9
2B -- Howard W, Rader D, Murcer B, Thomasson G, Reitz K
CS -- Cruz J, Thomasson G
SH -- Lemongello M, Reitz K
HBP -- by Sosa J (Speier C)
T -- 2:09
A -- 15048

    

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