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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 8, 1990
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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 September 8, 1990 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 8, 1990 |
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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 | September 8, 1990 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Gullickson |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kelly Downs |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 28,215 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Terry Tata 1B: Jim Quick 2B: Ron Barnes 3B: Greg Bonin |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eric Yelding | Shortstop |
Gerald Young | Center Fielder |
Tuffy Rhodes | Left Fielder |
Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
Luis Gonzalez | First Baseman |
Eric Anthony | Right Fielder |
Casey Candaele | Second Baseman |
Rich Gedman | Catcher |
Bill Gullickson | Pitcher |
Art Howe | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Brett Butler | Center Fielder |
Mike Kingery | Right Fielder |
Will Clark | First Baseman |
Kevin Mitchell | Left Fielder |
Matt Williams | Third Baseman |
Gary Carter | Catcher |
Robby Thompson | Second Baseman |
Jose Uribe | Shortstop |
Kelly Downs | Pitcher |
Roger Craig | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 8, 1990
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Yelding vs. Downs
Yelding takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Downs
There goes Yelding. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Yelding steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Downs
Young strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Rhodes vs. Downs
Rhodes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Caminiti vs. Downs
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Caminiti for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Gullickson
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Candaele scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kingery vs. Gullickson
Kingery hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Candaele scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Gullickson
Clark hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Anthony. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Mitchell vs. Gullickson
Mitchell hits a fly ball into center field. Young 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: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Downs
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards third. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anthony vs. Downs
Anthony hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Candaele vs. Downs
Candaele hits a line drive towards short. Uribe reaches out 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: ---
Williams vs. Gullickson
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Gullickson
Carter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Candaele misplays the ball. That's an error on Candaele. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Gullickson
Thompson hits a popup towards first. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Uribe vs. Gullickson
Uribe hits a popup towards short. Yelding settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Downs
Gedman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gullickson vs. Downs
Gullickson bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gedman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yelding vs. Downs
Yelding hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gedman moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Young vs. Downs
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up 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: ---
Downs vs. Gullickson
Downs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yelding scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Gullickson
Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kingery vs. Gullickson
Kingery hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Candaele fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Gullickson
Clark takes first base on ball four. Kingery moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Mitchell vs. Gullickson
Mitchell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Downs
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Downs covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Downs
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Caminiti for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Downs
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gullickson
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Gullickson
Carter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Caminiti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Gullickson
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uribe vs. Gullickson
Uribe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Candaele scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Anthony vs. Downs
Anthony hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Candaele vs. Downs
Candaele hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Downs covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedman vs. Downs
Gedman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Downs vs. Gullickson
Downs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Gullickson
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gullickson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingery vs. Gullickson
Kingery hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Gullickson
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Mitchell vs. Gullickson
Mitchell hits a fly ball into right field. Anthony settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gullickson vs. Downs
Gullickson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Uribe scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Yelding vs. Downs
Yelding hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Downs
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gullickson
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Gullickson
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Gullickson
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Downs
Rhodes hits a line drive into right field. Kingery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Downs
Caminiti hits a line drive into left field. Mitchell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Downs
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uribe vs. Gullickson
Uribe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Candaele scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Downs vs. Gullickson
Downs strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Gullickson
Butler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Kingery vs. Gullickson
There goes Butler. The throw from Gedman and he is safe. Butler steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Kingery vs. Gullickson
Kingery takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Gullickson
Clark takes first base on ball four. Butler moves to third. Kingery moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Mitchell vs. Gullickson
Mitchell strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anthony vs. Downs
Anthony hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Candaele vs. Downs
Candaele hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Gedman vs. Downs
Gedman hits a line drive into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stubbs vs. Downs
Franklin Stubbs pinch hits for Bill Gullickson.
Stubbs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Meyer
Brian Meyer now pitching.
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yelding scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Meyer
Carter hits a fly ball into left field. Rhodes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Meyer
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Uribe vs. Meyer
Uribe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yelding vs. Downs
Yelding hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Downs
There goes Yelding. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Yelding steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Downs
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. Yelding moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Rhodes vs. Downs
Rhodes hits a fly ball into right field. Kingery settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Yelding tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Downs
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Downs covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Riles vs. Meyer
Ernie Riles pinch hits for Kelly Downs.
Riles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Yelding scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Meyer
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Candaele scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kingery vs. Meyer
Kingery hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Candaele scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Bedrosian
Steve Bedrosian now pitching.
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Anthony vs. Bedrosian
Anthony hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gonzalez moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Candaele vs. Bedrosian
Candaele hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Candaele for the out. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Gedman vs. Bedrosian
Gedman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Bedrosian covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Meyer
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Candaele scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Meyer
Mitchell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Meyer
Williams hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/8/1990 -- Houston at San Francisco (D) Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Yelding E, ss 3 1 1 0 Butler B, cf 5 0 1 0 Young G, cf 4 0 0 0 Kingery M, rf 4 0 1 0 Rhodes T, lf 3 0 0 1 Clark W, 1b 2 0 1 0 Caminiti K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mitchell K, lf 5 0 0 0 Gonzalez L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Williams M, 3b 5 2 2 2 Anthony E, rf 4 0 0 0 Carter G, c 4 0 0 0 Candaele C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Thompson R, 2b 3 0 0 0 Gedman R, c 4 0 1 0 Uribe J, ss 4 0 0 0 Gullickson B, p 1 0 0 0 Downs K, p 2 0 0 0 Stubbs F, ph 1 0 0 0 Riles E, ph 1 0 0 0 Meyer B, p 0 0 0 0 Bedrosian S, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 4 1 35 2 5 2 Houston 000 000 001 0 -- 1 San Francisco 000 100 000 1 -- 2 2 outs when winning run was scored. Houston IP H R ER BB SO Gullickson B 7.0 4 1 1 5 2 Meyer B (L) 2.2 1 1 1 1 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Downs K 9.0 3 1 1 1 1 Bedrosian S (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Candaele C DP -- San Francisco 1 LOB -- Houston 4, San Francisco 10 2B -- Clark W HR -- Williams M 2 SB -- Yelding E 2, Butler B SH -- Gullickson B SF -- Rhodes T T -- 2:38 A -- 28215
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