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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 8, 1986
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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 April 8, 1986 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | April 8, 1986 |
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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 | April 8, 1986 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Krukow |
Home Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 22,935 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Dutch Rennert 2B: Ed Montague 3B: Fred Brocklander |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dan Gladden | Center Fielder |
Will Clark | First Baseman |
Chili Davis | Right Fielder |
Jeffrey Leonard | Left Fielder |
Chris Brown | Third Baseman |
Bob Brenly | Catcher |
Robby Thompson | Second Baseman |
Jose Uribe | Shortstop |
Mike Krukow | Pitcher |
Roger Craig | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eric Bullock | Left Fielder |
Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
Denny Walling | Third Baseman |
Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
Mark Bailey | Catcher |
Kevin Bass | Right Fielder |
Tony Walker | Center Fielder |
Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
Nolan Ryan | Pitcher |
Hal Lanier | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 8, 1986
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Ryan
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ryan
Clark hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Ryan
Davis hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Ryan
Leonard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bullock vs. Krukow
Bullock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Krukow
Doran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Krukow
Walling hits a fly ball into center field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Krukow
There goes Doran. The throw from Brenly and he is safe. Doran steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Krukow
Davis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Krukow
Bailey strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ryan
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Bullock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brenly vs. Ryan
Brenly strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ryan
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Krukow
Bass hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gladden who is chasing the ball. Bass reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Krukow
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thon vs. Krukow
Thon bunts towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Bass scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Krukow
Ryan strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uribe vs. Ryan
Uribe hits a popup in front of the plate. Bailey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krukow vs. Ryan
Krukow hits a line drive towards short. Thon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Ryan
Gladden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Ryan
There goes Gladden. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Gladden steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Ryan
Clark is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bullock vs. Krukow
Bullock hits a line drive into center field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Krukow
Doran takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walling vs. Krukow
There goes Doran. The throw from Brenly and he is safe. Doran steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walling vs. Krukow
Walling strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Krukow
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Ryan
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Ryan
Leonard hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ryan
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brenly vs. Ryan
Brenly hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Krukow
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Krukow
Bass hits a fly ball into right field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Krukow
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gladden. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thon vs. Krukow
Thon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Krukow
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Krukow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ryan
Thompson hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Bullock picks up the ball and throws it away. That's a double and an error on Bullock. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Uribe vs. Ryan
Uribe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Krukow vs. Ryan
There goes Uribe. The throw from Bailey and he is out, Thon applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krukow vs. Ryan
Krukow strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Ryan
Gladden hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bullock vs. Krukow
Bullock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Krukow covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Krukow
Doran hits a popup towards short. Uribe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Krukow
Walling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Krukow
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Ryan
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Ryan
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Ryan
Leonard hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Krukow
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Krukow
Bass hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Krukow
There goes Bass. The throw from Brenly and he is safe. Bass steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Krukow
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thon vs. Krukow
Thon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Krukow
Ryan is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ryan
Kevin Bass now playing center field. Billy Hatcher now playing right field.
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brenly vs. Ryan
Brenly takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Ryan
Thompson bunts towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Doran covering, for the out. Brown moves to third. Brenly moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gulden vs. Ryan
Brad Gulden pinch hits for Jose Uribe.
Gulden is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maldonado vs. Calhoun
Dan Driessen pinch hits for Mike Krukow. Candy Maldonado pinch hits for Dan Driessen. Jeff Calhoun now pitching.
Maldonado hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bass who is chasing the ball. Maldonado reaches third base with a triple. Brown scores. Brenly scores. Gulden goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gladden vs. Calhoun
There go the runners. The throw from Bailey to Walling. The throw back to home, and Maldonado is out at the plate. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Calhoun
Gladden hits a popup, foul, towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pankovits vs. Davis
Jim Pankovits pinch hits for Eric Bullock. Brad Wellman now playing shortstop. Mark Davis now pitching.
Pankovits strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. Davis
Doran hits a fly ball into left field. Leonard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walling vs. Davis
Walling hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Calhoun
Jim Pankovits now playing left field.
Clark hits a fly ball towards left. Pankovits settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Pankovits. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Calhoun
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Thon fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Calhoun
There goes Davis. The throw from Bailey and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leonard vs. Calhoun
There's a wild pitch. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leonard vs. Calhoun
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walling fields it and throws to first for the out. Davis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Calhoun
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Davis
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Davis
Bailey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wellman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Davis
Bass hits a fly ball into center field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brenly vs. Calhoun
Brenly hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Calhoun
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wellman vs. Calhoun
Wellman hits a popup towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Calhoun
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Davis
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Davis
Thon hits a popup towards first. Clark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Davis
Phil Garner pinch hits for Jeff Calhoun.
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/8/1986 -- San Francisco at Houston (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Gladden D, cf 4 0 1 0 Bullock E, lf 3 0 0 0 Clark W, 1b 4 1 1 1 Pankovitz J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Davis C, rf 4 1 0 0 Doran B, 2b 2 1 0 0 Leonard J, lf 4 1 1 2 Walling D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Brown C, 3b 4 1 1 0 Davis G, 1b 4 1 1 2 Brenly B, c 3 2 1 1 Bailey M, c 4 0 0 0 Thompson R, 2b 3 1 1 0 Bass K, rf-cf 4 1 2 0 Uribe J, ss 2 0 1 1 Walker T, cf 3 0 1 0 Gulden B, ph 0 1 0 0 Hatcher B, rf 1 0 0 0 Wellman B, ss 1 0 0 0 Thon D, ss 1 0 0 1 Krukow M, p 2 0 0 0 Ryan N, p 3 0 0 0 Driessen D, ph 0 0 0 0 Calhoun J, p 0 0 0 0 Maldonado C, ph 1 0 1 3 Garner P, ph 1 0 0 0 Davis M, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 8 8 8 31 3 5 3 San Francisco 100 110 311 -- 8 Houston 210 000 000 -- 3 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Krukow M (W) 6.0 5 3 3 4 7 Davis M (S) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Ryan N (L) 6.1 6 6 6 2 4 Calhoun J 2.2 2 2 1 0 1 E -- Bullock E, Pankovitz J LOB -- San Francisco 1, Houston 6 2B -- Walker T, Thompson R 3B -- Bass K, Maldonado C HR -- Clark W, Davis G, Leonard J, Brenly B SB -- Doran B 2, Gladden D, Bass K, Davis C CS -- Uribe J, Maldonado C SH -- Thon D, Thompson R WP -- Calhoun J T -- 2:20 A -- 22935
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