April 13, 1979 Houston Astros at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 12
NYY 2 MIL 9
BAL 3 CAL 10
@OAK 1 MIN 8
@SEA 2 TEX 5
DET 4 TOR 4
KCR 1
(6) ATL 2
@LAD 1 PIT 7
STL 6 CIN 4
@SDP 2 SFG 8
HOU 7

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 16,822

Friday, April 13, 1979
Time of Game: 2:44

Astros

5-2

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  0   0  0  1   1  4  0    7 10  1
Giants          2  0  2   4  0  0   0  0  X    8  8  1

W: E Halicki (1-0), L: J Niekro (1-1), S: G Lavelle (2)

Giants

6-2

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Puhl RF                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .241  .508    0    2   0   
C Reynolds SS                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .111  .259    0    0   2   2B
  T Dixon P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Alou PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Sambito P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Cedeno CF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .360 1.000    0    2   0   
  J Leonard CF                2   1   1   0    1   1  .500 1.167    0    2   0   
J Cruz LF                     4   2   1   0    1   1  .300  .962    0    0   0   
E Cabell 3B                   5   1   0   1    0   0  .308  .718    0    1   1   SB
B Watson 1B                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .143  .398    0    6   0   2B
A Howe 2B                     4   1   2   3    0   0  .182  .526    0    3   1   HR
A Ashby C                     3   0   0   0    0   3  .316  .771    0    6   0   
  B Bochy PH-C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833    0    2   0   
J Niekro P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Wilson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Sexton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  F Riccelli P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Landestoy PH-SS           2   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       38   7  10   6    3   6                    24   4

BATTING

2B: B Watson (1, off E Halicki); C Reynolds (1, off E Halicki).

HR: A Howe (1, off E Halicki; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: A Howe 5; C Reynolds 3; B Watson 3; T Puhl 2; J Cruz; J Leonard.

RBI: A Howe 3 (4); B Watson (3); R Landestoy (1); E Cabell (7).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

E: J Cruz (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Cabell (4, 2nd base off E Halicki/M Hill).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    2   2   0   0    2   2  .167  .473    0    1   0   
  L Herndon CF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .500    0    1   0   
T Whitfield LF                4   2   2   0    0   1  .290  .740    0    0   0   2B
B Madlock 2B                  2   0   1   3    1   0  .129  .394    0    2   1   SF
J Clark RF                    4   2   2   3    0   0  .321 1.012    0    7   0   HR,3B
D Evans 3B                    2   1   0   0    2   0  .300  .804    0    0   4   
M Ivie 1B                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .379 1.076    0    7   0   
M Hill C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .148  .381    0    5   0   
  J Curtis P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Coleman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Metzger SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .589    0    2   4   
E Halicki P                   3   1   1   0    0   2  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  M Sadek C                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
Totals                       31   8   8   7    5   8                    27   9

BATTING

2B: T Whitfield (3, off J Niekro).

3B: J Clark (1, off J Niekro).

HR: J Clark (1, off G Wilson; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

SF: B Madlock (1, off G Wilson).

TB: J Clark 7; T Whitfield 3; M Ivie; M Hill; E Halicki; B Madlock.

RBI: B Madlock 3 (7); J Clark 3 (5); M Ivie (6).

2-out RBI: J Clark 3; M Ivie.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

FIELDING

E: R Metzger (2).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Niekro, L (1-1)              3.1   6   7   6    4   3   0   4.38   20     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 6     21    -     0.89  -0.33
G Wilson                       0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1  13.50    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          3-3    0.59  -0.07
F Riccelli                     2     1   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.05   0.00
T Dixon                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
J Sambito                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     8   8   7    5   8   1          37     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 1· 8          3-3

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Halicki, W (1-0)             7     7   3   3    1   4   1   2.25   29     -       ·  ·      7·10· 0· 7     54    -     0.58   0.10
J Curtis                       0     1   4   2    2   0   0  40.50    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.95  -0.16
J Coleman                      0     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          3-2    2.98  -0.17
G Lavelle, S (2)               2     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          2-1    2.96   0.36
Totals                         9    10   7   5    3   6   1          41     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0·10          5-3

J Curtis faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
J Coleman faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Niekro (1); G Wilson (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Jim Cuneo, 2B - Roy Roth, 3B - Tony Patch.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 16,822.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                San Francisco Giants                 
1. T Puhl               RF    1. B North              CF 
2. C Reynolds           SS    2. T Whitfield          LF 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. B Madlock            2B 
4. J Cruz               LF    4. J Clark              RF 
5. E Cabell             3B    5. D Evans              3B 
6. B Watson             1B    6. M Ivie               1B 
7. A Howe               2B    7. M Hill               C  
8. A Ashby              C     8. R Metzger            SS 
9. J Niekro             P     9. E Halicki            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  8-4  123     -17%  66% A Howe          J Coleman       Single; Cruz Scores; Cabell Scores/unER; Watson to 3B
   t 8   2  8-7  1-3      12%  88% J Alou          G Lavelle       Flyball: SS
   t 8   0  8-6  1-3      11%  78% B Bochy         G Lavelle       Flyball: CF
   b 3   2  1-2  1-3      11%  79% M Ivie          J Niekro        Single to LF; Clark Scores; Evans to 3B/Adv on E7; Ivie to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      11%  69% T Whitfield     J Niekro        Double; North to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Puhl          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  C Reynolds      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  C Cedeno        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B North         Walk
          1--      69%  T Whitfield     Double; North to 3B
   RR     -23      77%  B Madlock       Single; North Scores; Whitfield Scores
   O      1--      75%  J Clark         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      77%  D Evans         Walk; Clark to 2B
   O      12-      75%  M Ivie          Strikeout
   O      12-      72%  M Hill          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Ed Halicki facing 4-5-6
          ---      68%  J Cruz          Single
   O      1--      70%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B; Cruz to 2B
   R      -2-      59%  B Watson        Double; Cruz Scores
   O      -2-      63%  A Howe          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      67%  A Ashby         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  R Metzger       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      63%  E Halicki       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      62%  B North         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-2, Ed Halicki facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  J Niekro        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  T Puhl          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      65%  C Reynolds      Single
   O      1--      68%  C Cedeno        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Joe Niekro facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      65%  B Madlock       Flyball: CF
          ---      67%  J Clark         Triple
          --3      68%  D Evans         Walk
   R      1-3      79%  M Ivie          Single to LF; Clark Scores; Evans to 3B/Adv on E7; Ivie to 2B
   R      -23      85%  M Hill          Wild Pitch; Evans Scores/unER
   O      -2-      84%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 4.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Ed Halicki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      86%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      87%  E Cabell        Flyball: RF
          ---      86%  B Watson        Single
   O      1--      88%  A Howe          Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Joe Niekro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  R Metzger       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      88%  E Halicki       Single
          1--      89%  B North         Walk; Halicki to 2B
          12-      92%  T Whitfield     Single; Halicki to 3B; North to 2B
                  Gary Wilson replaces Joe Niekro pitching and batting 9th
   RO     123      93%  B Madlock       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Halicki Scores
          12-      93%  J Clark         Wild Pitch; North to 3B; Whitfield to 2B
   RRR    -23      99%  " "             Home Run; North Scores; Whitfield Scores
   O      ---      98%  D Evans         Flyball: 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 8.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-8, Ed Halicki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  A Ashby         Strikeout Looking
                  Jimmy Sexton pinch hits for Gary Wilson batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Sexton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  T Puhl          Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-1, Frank Riccelli facing 6-7-8
                  Frank Riccelli replaces Jimmy Sexton pitching and batting 9th; Jeffrey Leonard replaces Cesar Cedeno playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---      99%  M Ivie          Flyball: CF
          ---      99%  M Hill          Single
   O      1--      99%  R Metzger       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  E Halicki       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 8.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-8, Ed Halicki facing 2-3-4
          ---      98%  C Reynolds      Double
          -2-      97%  J Leonard       Walk
   O      12-      98%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Reynolds to 3B
   RO     1-3      99%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Reynolds Scores
          1--      99%  B Watson        Cabell Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-2, Frank Riccelli facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  B North         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  T Whitfield     Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  B Madlock       Walk
   O      1--      99%  J Clark         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 8.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-8, Ed Halicki facing 7-8-9
                  Larry Herndon replaces Billy North playing CF batting 1st
   R      ---      98%  A Howe          Home Run
   O      ---      98%  A Ashby         Strikeout
                  Rafael Landestoy pinch hits for Frank Riccelli batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  R Landestoy     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  T Puhl          Single
   O      1--      99%  C Reynolds      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-3, Tom Dixon facing 5-6-7
                  Tom Dixon replaces Craig Reynolds pitching and batting 2nd; Rafael Landestoy moves to SS
   O      ---      99%  D Evans         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  M Ivie          Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      99%  M Hill          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 8.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-8, John Curtis facing 3-4-5
                  John Curtis replaces Marc Hill pitching and batting 7th; Mike Sadek replaces Ed Halicki playing C batting 9th
          ---      98%  J Leonard       Single
          1--      95%  J Cruz          Walk; Leonard to 2B
   R      12-      89%  E Cabell        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Leonard Scores/No RBI; Cruz to 3B
                  Joe Coleman replaces John Curtis pitching and batting 7th
          1-3      83%  B Watson        Walk; Cabell to 2B
   RR     123      66%  A Howe          Single; Cruz Scores; Cabell Scores/unER; Watson to 3B
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Joe Coleman pitching and batting 7th; Bruce Bochy pinch hits for Alan Ashby batting 8th
   O      1-3      78%  B Bochy         Flyball: CF
   RO     1-3      80%  R Landestoy     Groundout: SS-1B; Watson Scores/unER; Howe to 2B
          -2-      76%  T Puhl          Single; Howe to 3B
                  Jesus Alou pinch hits for Tom Dixon batting 2nd
   O      1-3      88%  J Alou          Flyball: SS
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 8-7, Joe Sambito facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Sambito replaces Jesus Alou pitching and batting 2nd; Bruce Bochy moves to C
   O      ---      87%  R Metzger       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  M Sadek         Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  L Herndon       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 8.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 7-8, Gary Lavelle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  J Leonard       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      97%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation