Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
April 15, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1979 at Candlestick Park. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf,rf 4 2 2 0
Reynolds ss 4 1 1 0
Walling rf 3 0 0 2
  Leonard ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 1 1 2
Cabell 3b,1b 3 0 1 0
Watson 1b 3 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Howe 2b,3b 4 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 0 1 0
Richard p 2 0 0 0
  Landestoy 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
North cf 2 2 1 0
Whitfield lf 4 1 3 0
Madlock 2b 3 0 1 2
Clark rf 4 0 1 0
Evans 3b 4 0 1 0
Ivie 1b 4 0 1 0
Hill c 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
Montefusco p 2 0 0 0
  Herndon ph 1 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  McCovey ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 2
Houston 000 301 000460
San Francisco 001 020 000381
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Richard  W (3-0) 6.0 7 3 3 2 5
  Sambito  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
8
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco  L (1-2) 7.0 6 4 4 0 2
  Roberts   2.0 0 0 0 3 3
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
3
5

  E–Madlock (2).  DP–San Francisco 2.  2B–Houston Reynolds (2,off Montefusco), San Francisco Whitfield (4,off Richard).  HR–Houston Cruz (1,4th inning off Montefusco 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Cabell (1,by Roberts).  SF–Madlock (2,off Richard).  SB–Cabell (5,2nd base off Montefusco/Hill); Puhl (2,2nd base off Montefusco/Hill); Cruz (5,2nd base off Montefusco/Hill); North (2,2nd base off Sambito/Ashby).  CS–Cabell (2,Home by Montefusco/Hill); Whitfield (1,2nd base by Richard/Ashby).  WP–Richard (9).  IBB–Roberts (1,Cabell).  U-HP–Roy Roth, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Jim Cuneo, 3B–Tony Patch.  T–2:43.
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