Astros @ Giants
May 24, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Astros 0 5 1
Giants 2 4 3
Top 9 R H E
Astros 0 5 1
Giants 2 4 3

Bob Watson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .284
OBP .000 .355
At Bats 3 134
Hits 0 38
• Singles 0 24
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 28

Gary Lavelle Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 3 6
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Candlestick Park - May 24, 1978
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Gary Lavelle
Mike Sadek
Willie McCovey
Bill Madlock
Darrell Evans
Vic Harris
Terry Whitfield
Larry Herndon
Jack Clark
Bob Watson
Jose Cruz
Terry Puhl

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 0 5 1 5
San Francisco Giants 2 4 3 8
Winning Pitcher John Montefusco
Losing Pitcher Ken Forsch
Save Gary Lavelle
Game Winning RBI Vic Harris
Attendance 6,158
Time of Game 2 hours 9 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puhl moves to second.
Top 9 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 9 Cabell strikes out.
Top 9 Puhl hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Sadek hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Joe Ferguson now catching. Oscar Zamora now pitching. Lavelle strikes out.
Top 8 Joe Ferguson pinch hits for Ken Forsch. Ferguson strikes out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 Jesus Alou pinch hits for Ed Herrmann. Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Howe strikes out.
Top 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Terry Whitfield now playing left field. Vic Harris now playing shortstop. Gary Lavelle now pitching. Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out.
Bottom 6 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Harris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herndon scores. Whitfield scores. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 6 Vic Harris pinch hits for John Montefusco. There's a wild pitch. Herndon moves to third. Whitfield moves to second.
Bottom 6 Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster. Whitfield is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Sadek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sadek for the out. Herndon moves to second.
Bottom 6 Herndon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell juggles the ball. That's an error on Cabell.
Bottom 6 Ken Forsch now pitching. Ivie strikes out.
Top 6 Cedeno strikes out.
Top 6 Cabell strikes out.
Top 6 There goes Puhl. The throw from Sadek and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 6 Puhl hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Denny Walling pinch hits for Floyd Bannister. Walling hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 5 Evans takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There goes Madlock. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Madlock steals second.
Bottom 5 Madlock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Montefusco strikes out.
Top 5 Metzger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Howe strikes out.
Bottom 4 LeMaster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sadek hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Herndon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Watson strikes out.
Top 4 Cruz is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Cedeno bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ivie strikes out.
Bottom 3 McCovey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Clark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Puhl. Clark reaches second base with a double. Montefusco moves to third.
Bottom 3 Evans hits a popup towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Madlock strikes out.
Bottom 3 Montefusco takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Cabell 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 3 Puhl bunts towards the mound. Montefusco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Puhl hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Sadek settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Sadek.
Top 3 Bannister 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 3 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 LeMaster strikes out.
Bottom 2 Sadek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Herndon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ivie hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Herrmann hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Sadek fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Howe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Montefusco spins, and has Cruz trapped. He throws to Evans who tags Cruz for the out.
Top 2 Watson strikes out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a fly ball towards left. Ivie settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Ivie. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 1 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howe scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Clark strikes out.
Bottom 1 Evans hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Madlock. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Madlock steals second.
Bottom 1 Madlock takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Cabell hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Puhl strikes out.