Astros @ Giants
August 9, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 6 10 0
Giants 5 8 4
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 6 10 0
Giants 5 8 4

Jack Clark Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .302
OBP .250 .360
At Bats 4 411
Hits 1 124
• Singles 0 70
• Doubles 0 31
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 1 18
Walks 0 39
RBI’s 2 80

Ken Forsch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 4 4
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Candlestick Park - August 9, 1978
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Ken Forsch
Bruce Bochy
Dave Bergman
Julio Gonzalez
Jimmy Sexton
Mike Fischlin
Denny Walling
Terry Puhl
Jose Cruz
Jack Clark
Hector Cruz

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 6 10 0 6
San Francisco Giants 5 8 4 7
Winning Pitcher Mark Lemongello
Losing Pitcher Jim Barr
Save Ken Forsch
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 13,757
Time of Game 2 hours 30 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Clark hits a popup towards short. Fischlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dwyer for the out. LeMaster scores. Cruz moves to third.
Bottom 9 Ken Forsch now pitching. Madlock bunts in front of the plate. Bochy fields it and throws to first for the out. LeMaster moves to third. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 9 Johnnie LeMaster pinch runs for Marc Hill. Cruz takes first base on ball four. LeMaster moves to second.
Bottom 9 Hill is hit by the pitch.
Top 9 Fischlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There goes Puhl. The throw from Hill and he is out, Metzger applying the tag.
Top 9 Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Charlie Williams now pitching. Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Whitfield hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 The umpire calls a balk on Lemongello Herndon moves to second.
Bottom 8 Larry Herndon pinch hits for John Curtis. Herndon hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Denny Walling now playing left field. Dave Bergman now playing first base. Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lemongello strikes out.
Top 8 Sexton hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Bochy strikes out.
Top 8 Denny Walling pinch runs for Bob Watson. Bergman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walling moves to second.
Top 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Curtis juggles the ball. That's an error on Curtis.
Bottom 7 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dwyer for the out.
Bottom 7 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sexton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sexton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Curtis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Top 7 Fischlin hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 7 Puhl hits a fly ball towards right. Clark settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Clark. Puhl moves all the way to home. That run is unearned.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lemongello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Sexton hits a line drive towards first. Dwyer catches it and steps on first to double up Bochy.
Top 6 John Curtis now pitching. Jim Dwyer now playing first base. Hector Cruz now playing center field. Bochy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemongello covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Clark hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dwyer takes first base on ball four. Hill moves to third. Madlock moves to second.
Bottom 5 Madlock takes first base on ball four. Hill moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hector Cruz pinch hits for Greg Minton. Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mike Fischlin now playing shortstop. Jimmy Sexton now playing third base. Hill hits a line drive into right center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mike Fischlin pinch runs for Enos Cabell. Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemongello covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 McCovey hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lemongello moves to second.
Top 4 Lemongello takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Greg Minton now pitching. Sexton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sexton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields the ball and throws to Lemongello covering. Safe.
Bottom 3 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rob Andrews pinch hits for Jim Barr. Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemongello covering, for the out.
Top 3 Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cruz moves to third.
Top 3 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cabell scores. Cruz moves to second.
Top 3 Cruz takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Cabell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Hill hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemongello covering, for the out.
Top 2 Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Puhl hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Lemongello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemongello covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Clark hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Dwyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Bergman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Sexton hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bochy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields the ball and throws to Barr covering. Safe. Cruz scores.
Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cabell scores. Cruz moves to third.
Top 1 Barr fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Barr. Cabell moves to third. Cruz moves to second.
Top 1 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Cabell moves to second.
Top 1 Cabell hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second.
Top 1 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 The umpire calls a balk on Barr Puhl scores.
Top 1 There goes Puhl. The throw from Hill and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 1 Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.