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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 23, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on May 23, 1978 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Dixon |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vida Blue |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 11,120 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Lee Weyer |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Julio Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Tom Dixon | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Larry Herndon | Center Fielder |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Vida Blue | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 23, 1978
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Blue
Puhl is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Blue
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Blue
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Dixon
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Dixon
Whitfield hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Dixon
Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Blue
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Blue
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Blue
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Blue
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Dixon
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Dixon
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Clark reaches second base with a double. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herndon vs. Dixon
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herndon for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hill vs. Dixon
Hill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
LeMaster vs. Dixon
LeMaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Blue
Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dixon vs. Blue
Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Blue covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Blue
Puhl hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Blue
There goes Puhl. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Puhl steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Blue
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Dixon
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Dixon
Madlock hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Dixon
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitfield for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Blue
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Blue
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Blue
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferguson vs. Blue
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Cedeno steals third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferguson vs. Blue
Ferguson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Blue
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Blue
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Dixon
Evans hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Dixon
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Dixon
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Dixon
Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Gonzalez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Blue
Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dixon vs. Blue
Dixon bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Blue
Puhl hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Blue
Cabell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Herndon. Cabell reaches second base with a double. Metzger scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Blue
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Dixon
Hill takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeMaster vs. Dixon
LeMaster bunts towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. Hill moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Dixon
Blue strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Madlock vs. Dixon
Madlock hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Blue
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Blue
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Blue
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Dixon
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Dixon
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Dixon
McCovey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. McCovey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Dixon
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Blue
Vic Harris now playing shortstop.
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Blue
Metzger bunts towards the mound. Blue fields it and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dixon vs. Blue
Dixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blue fields it and has Gonzalez trapped. There's the throw to Madlock and over to Evans, who tags Gonzalez for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Blue
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dixon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cabell vs. Blue
Cabell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herndon vs. Dixon
Herndon hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Dixon
Hill hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Hill reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Dixon
Harris hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hill moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ivie vs. Dixon
Mike Ivie pinch hits for Vida Blue.
Ivie hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Moffitt
Watson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Moffitt
Ferguson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Sambito
Joe Sambito now pitching. Dave Bergman now playing first base.
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Sambito
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. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Sambito
Evans is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Moffitt
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Moffitt
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Moffitt
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Sambito
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Sambito
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herndon vs. Sambito
Herndon takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hill vs. Sambito
Hill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clark scores. Herndon moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Sambito
Mike Sadek pinch runs for Marc Hill.
Harris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heintzelman vs. Sambito
Tom Heintzelman pinch hits for Randy Moffitt.
Heintzelman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herndon scores. Sadek moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Sambito
Madlock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sadek scores. Heintzelman moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1978 -- Houston at San Francisco (N)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Puhl T, lf 4 0 2 0 Madlock B, 2b 5 0 1 1
Cabell E, 3b 4 0 1 1 Whitfield T, lf 4 0 0 0
Cedeno C, cf 4 1 1 0 Evans D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Watson B, 1b 3 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 2 0
Sambito J, p 0 0 0 0 Clark J, rf 3 1 2 0
Ferguson J, c 3 0 0 0 Herndon L, cf 3 1 0 0
Cruz J, rf 4 0 0 1 Hill M, c 2 0 2 1
Gonzalez J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Sadek M, pr 0 1 0 0
Metzger R, ss 3 1 1 0 LeMaster J, ss 1 0 0 0
Dixon T, p 2 0 0 0 Harris V, ss 2 0 0 0
Bergman D, 1b 0 0 0 0 Blue V, p 2 0 0 0
Ivie M, ph 1 0 0 0
Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
Heintzelman T, ph 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 6 2 32 3 8 3
Houston 000 110 000 -- 2
San Francisco 000 000 003 -- 3
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dixon T 7.0 5 0 0 2 4
Sambito J (L) 1.2 3 3 3 2 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Blue V 7.0 6 2 2 2 5
Moffitt R (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 6, San Francisco 8
2B -- Clark J, Cabell E, McCovey W, Hill M
SB -- Puhl T, Cedeno C 2
SH -- Dixon T, LeMaster J, Metzger R
T -- 2:12
A -- 11120
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