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San Francisco Giants 8 Houston Astros 4

May 16,1979

Visiting Team

San Francisco Giants (18-18)

Home Team

Houston Astros (20-17)

Game Date

Year

Game Type

Regular Season

Innings Played

10

Ballpark

Astrodome

Time of Day

Night

Start Time

Attendance

10,094

Time of Game

3:03

Umpires

[HP]: Lanny Harris [1B]: Murray Strey [2B]: Gene Smith [3B]: Howard Hansen

San Francisco Giants 8 Houston Astros 4

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**Debut for umpire Gene Smith**

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		10		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
San Francisco Giants	SFN	18-18		0	1	0		0	0	2		0	1	0		4		8	11	0		4	8	17	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Houston Astros	HOU	20-17		0	2	1		0	0	1		0	0	0		0		4	10	1		2	5	13	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

San Francisco Giants - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Bill Madlock	2b-1b	28.124	R	6	1	1	2		0	1	.168		35	718
2	Terry Whitfield	lf	26.124	L	6	1	2	1		0	0	.324		36	330
3	Jack Clark	rf	23.187	R	6	0	4	1		0	0	.277		36	362
4	Willie McCovey	1b	41.126	L	2	1	0	0		2	0	.241		22	2440
	Johnnie LeMaster	pr-ss	24.331	R	2	1	0	0		0	1	.342		13	237
5	Darrell Evans	3b	31.355	L	4	1	2	1		1	0	.286		36	1183
6	Larry Herndon	cf	25.194	R	4	1	1	0		0	0	.265		27	354
7	Marc Hill	c	27.087	R	3	0	0	0		2	0	.157		28	388
8	Roger Metzger	ss	31.218	B	2	0	1	2		1	0	.179		28	1118
	Rob Andrews	ph-2b	26.156	R	1	1	0	1		0	0	.214		15	432
9	Bob Knepper	p	24.356	L	2	0	0	0		0	0	.158		9	74
	John Tamargo	ph	27.190	B	1	0	0	0		0	1	.135		19	75
	Hector Cruz	ph	26.044	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.000		7	419
	Bill North	ph	31.001	B	0	1	0	0		1	0	.221		33	886
Totals

2B: Terry Whitfield (8), Darrell Evans (4), Roger Metzger (2)

RBI: Bill Madlock 2 (19), Terry Whitfield (21), Jack Clark (23), Darrell Evans (15), Roger Metzger 2 (9), Rob Andrews (1)

SH: Larry Herndon (2)

SF: Rob Andrews (1)

Houston Astros - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi		bb	so	avg		s-g	c-g
1	Terry Puhl	rf	22.312	L	2	0	0	0		2	0	.266		37	246
2	Craig Reynolds	ss	26.140	L	4	0	3	2		1	0	.268		35	356
3	Cesar Cedeno	cf	28.080	R	4	0	1	0		1	1	.276		31	1183
4	Bob Watson	1b	33.036	R	5	1	1	1		0	0	.270		37	1361
5	Enos Cabell	3b	29.220	R	5	0	0	0		0	1	.297		37	725
6	Jose Cruz	lf	31.281	L	4	0	0	0		0	0	.321		36	1043
	Jeffrey Leonard	lf	23.236	R	1	0	1	0		0	0	.333		25	44
7	Art Howe	2b	32.152	R	3	0	0	0		1	1	.220		33	389
	Rafael Landestoy	pr-2b	25.353	B	1	0	0	0		0	0	.235		28	102
8	Bruce Bochy	c	24.030	R	4	2	2	1		0	0	.222		13	67
9	Rick Williams	p	26.188	R	2	1	2	0		0	0	.667		6	23
	Joaquin Andujar	p	26.146	B	1	0	0	0		0	0	.000		15	101
	Jesus Alou	ph	37.053	R	1	0	0	0		0	0	.000		14	1347
Totals

Errors: Craig Reynolds

2B: Cesar Cedeno (10), Rick Williams (1)

HR: Bob Watson (3), Bruce Bochy (1)

RBI: Craig Reynolds 2 (13), Bob Watson (17), Bruce Bochy (3)

HBP: Terry Puhl (1)

GDP: Rafael Landestoy (1), Bruce Bochy (1)

SB: Craig Reynolds (3)

CS: Terry Puhl (9)

San Francisco Giants - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Bob Knepper	L		5.0	6	3	3	3	1	1		3.10	1.43		9	76
2	Tom Griffin	R		2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1		4.91	1.40		13	285
3	Gary Lavelle	L	W 3-0	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0		1.07	1.46		15	295
4	Randy Moffitt	R		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0		9.95	1.58		8	416
Totals				0.0

HB: Tom Griffin (3)

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Bob Knepper (83-51-32), Tom Griffin (10-9-1), Gary Lavelle (14-6-8), Randy Moffitt (5-5-0)

Houston Astros - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr		era	whip		s-g	c-g
1	Rick Williams	R		5.1	6	3	3	1	0	0		1.89	1.26		6	23
2	Joaquin Andujar	R		1.2	0	1	1	4	2	0		2.80	1.22		16	105
3	Joe Sambito	L		2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0		2.05	1.18		15	151
4	Bo McLaughlin	R	L 1-1	1.0	4	0	0	1	1	0		5.02	1.53		11	86
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Rick Williams (67-42-25), Joaquin Andujar (25-9-16), Joe Sambito (11-7-4), Bo McLaughlin (14-10-4)