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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 25, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on July 25, 1976 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | July 25, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 25, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Halicki |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bo McLaughlin |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 11,035 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Dutch Rennert 3B: Ed Vargo |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gary Thomasson | Center Fielder |
Marty Perez | Second Baseman |
Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
Darrell Evans | First Baseman |
Glenn Adams | Left Fielder |
Chris Speier | Shortstop |
Bruce Miller | Third Baseman |
Marc Hill | Catcher |
Ed Halicki | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
Bo McLaughlin | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 25, 1976
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. McLaughlin
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. McLaughlin
Perez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews catches it and throws to first to double up Thomasson. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. McLaughlin
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Halicki
Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Halicki
Cabell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Halicki
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Halicki
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Gross trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Halicki
Cruz 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
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. McLaughlin
Evans hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. McLaughlin
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with McLaughlin covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. McLaughlin
Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Halicki
Herrmann strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Halicki
Andrews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Halicki
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. McLaughlin
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. McLaughlin
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. McLaughlin
Halicki strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLaughlin vs. Halicki
McLaughlin hits a fly ball into left field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Halicki
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Halicki
Cabell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. McLaughlin
Thomasson hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McLaughlin
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. McLaughlin
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Halicki
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Halicki
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Halicki
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Halicki
There goes Cruz. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herrmann vs. Halicki
Herrmann strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. McLaughlin
Evans hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cabell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. McLaughlin
Adams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. McLaughlin
There goes Adams. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Adams steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. McLaughlin
Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. McLaughlin
Miller hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews catches it and throws to second with Metzger covering, to double up Adams. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Halicki
Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Halicki
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLaughlin vs. Halicki
McLaughlin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Halicki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. McLaughlin
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. McLaughlin
Halicki hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. McLaughlin
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Halicki
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Halicki
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Halicki
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Halicki
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Halicki
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McLaughlin
Perez hits a line drive towards the mound. McLaughlin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. McLaughlin
Murcer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. McLaughlin
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murcer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. McLaughlin
Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Halicki
Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Halicki
Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Halicki
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. McLaughlin
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. McLaughlin
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. McLaughlin
Hill strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLaughlin vs. Halicki
McLaughlin strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Halicki
Gross hits a popup, foul, towards third. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Halicki
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. McLaughlin
Halicki hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. McLaughlin
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLaughlin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. McLaughlin
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLaughlin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. McLaughlin
Perez is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Halicki
Cedeno is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Halicki
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Halicki
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Halicki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. McLaughlin
Murcer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. McLaughlin
Evans bunts towards the mound. McLaughlin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. McLaughlin
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. McLaughlin
Larry Herndon pinch runs for Glenn Adams.
There goes Herndon. The throw from Herrmann and he is out, Andrews applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Halicki
Larry Herndon now playing center field. Gary Thomasson now playing left field.
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Halicki
Wilbur Howard pinch runs for Ed Herrmann.
There goes Howard. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Howard steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Halicki
Andrews is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Halicki
Metzger hits a popup in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boswell vs. Halicki
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Bo McLaughlin.
Boswell takes first base on ball four. Howard moves to third. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gross vs. Halicki
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howard tags and scores. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/25/1976 -- San Francisco at Houston (D) San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Thomasson G, cf-lf 4 0 1 0 Gross G, rf 3 0 1 1 Perez M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Cabell E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Murcer B, rf 4 0 2 0 Cedeno C, cf 3 0 1 0 Evans D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Watson B, 1b 3 0 1 0 Adams G, lf 4 0 1 0 Cruz J, lf 4 0 0 0 Herndon L, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Herrmann E, c 4 0 1 0 Speier C, ss 2 0 0 0 Howard W, pr 0 1 0 0 Miller B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Andrews R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Hill M, c 3 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 4 0 0 0 Halicki E, p 3 0 1 0 McLaughlin B, p 3 0 0 0 Boswell K, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 0 6 0 31 1 4 1 San Francisco 000 000 000 0 -- 0 Houston 000 000 000 1 -- 1 2 outs when winning run was scored. San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Halicki E (L) 9.2 4 1 1 5 9 Houston IP H R ER BB SO McLaughlin B (W) 10.0 6 0 0 1 2 DP -- Houston 3 LOB -- San Francisco 2, Houston 7 SB -- Cruz J, Adams G, Howard W CS -- Perez M, Herndon L SF -- Gross G T -- 2:07 A -- 11035
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