Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
September 24, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1978 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 0, San Francisco Giants 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard cf 4 0 0 0
Fischlin ss 4 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 0 3 0
Watson 1b 4 0 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 0
Alou lf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 1 0
Bochy c 4 0 2 0
Bannister p 2 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Sexton ph 1 0 0 0
  Lemongello p 0 0 0 0
  Warthen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 0 8 0
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Herndon cf 4 1 1 0
Evans 3b 3 1 1 2
  Whitfield lf 1 0 0 0
Clark rf 4 2 3 1
Ivie 1b 4 1 1 1
Cruz lf,3b 4 2 2 2
Hill c 3 0 1 1
LeMaster ss 3 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0
Blue p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 7
Houston 000 000 000080
San Francisco 012 003 01x791
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L (3-9) 5.1 8 6 6 0 6
  Williams   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Lemongello   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Warthen   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
0
7
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Blue  W (18-9) 9.0 8 0 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
8
0
0
0
6

  E–Evans (24).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–Houston Cruz (33,off Blue), San Francisco Cruz (12,off Bannister); Hill (14,off Bannister); Clark (46,off Bannister); Ivie (13,off Bannister).  HR–San Francisco Evans (20,3rd inning off Bannister 1 on, 1 out); Cruz (8,6th inning off Bannister 1 on, 1 out); Clark (25,8th inning off Warthen 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Clark (10,3rd base by Bannister/Bochy).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–1:51.
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