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Houston Astros @ San Francisco Giants

1976-06-29 Β· Night game Β· Candlestick Park Β· Att: 4133 Β· 2:19

Houston Astros defeated San Francisco Giants 4–3. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 8th. Larry Dierker earned the win.

Line score

123456789RHE
HOU10000003046
SFN01011000037

W: Larry Dierker   L: Jim Barr   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Bill Williams Β· 1B: Harry Wendelstedt Β· 2B: Dick Stello Β· 3B: Jim Quick Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Enos Cabell512000
Rob Andrews511001
Cesar Cedeno400001
Bob Watson411001
Jose Cruz311211
Cliff Johnson301210
Ed Herrmann300010
Roger Metzger400000
Larry Dierker400000

San Francisco Giants β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Gary Thomasson411001
Marty Perez201010
Gary Matthews300012
Bobby Murcer402100
Darrell Evans321010
Chris Speier301000
Ken Reitz300101
Dave Rader401102
Jim Barr300002
Glenn Adams100000

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Larry Dierker9.0738

San Francisco Giants β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Jim Barr9.0634

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Enos Cabell: S8/G
  • Rob Andrews: E6.1-2
  • Cesar Cedeno: E6.1-2;2-3
  • Bob Watson: K/C
  • Jose Cruz: 43.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
  • Cliff Johnson: W
  • Ed Herrmann: 9

Bot 1

  • Gary Thomasson: 43
  • Marty Perez: S8/G
  • Gary Matthews: K
  • Bobby Murcer: 4/F

Top 2

  • Roger Metzger: 43
  • Larry Dierker: 43
  • Enos Cabell: 9

Bot 2

  • Darrell Evans: W
  • Chris Speier: HP.1-2
  • Ken Reitz: 9
  • Dave Rader: S8/G.2-H;1-3
  • Jim Barr: K
  • Gary Thomasson: 9

Top 3

  • Rob Andrews: 8
  • Cesar Cedeno: K
  • Bob Watson: 8

Bot 3

  • Marty Perez: W
  • Gary Matthews: K+CS2(24)/DP
  • Bobby Murcer: 9

Top 4

  • Jose Cruz: W
  • Cliff Johnson: 13.1-2
  • Ed Herrmann: PO2(16)
  • Ed Herrmann: W
  • Roger Metzger: 43

Bot 4

  • Darrell Evans: S9/L
  • Chris Speier: S9/L.1-3
  • Ken Reitz: 7/SF.3-H
  • Dave Rader: SB2
  • Dave Rader: 3/G.2-3
  • Jim Barr: K/C

Top 5

  • Larry Dierker: 63
  • Enos Cabell: 63
  • Rob Andrews: K

Bot 5

  • Gary Thomasson: S9/L
  • Marty Perez: 34/SH.1-2
  • Gary Matthews: 3/FL
  • Bobby Murcer: S9/G.2-H;BX2(956)

Top 6

  • Cesar Cedeno: 8
  • Bob Watson: S8/L
  • Jose Cruz: K
  • Cliff Johnson: 9

Bot 6

  • Darrell Evans: 8
  • Chris Speier: 8
  • Ken Reitz: 53

Top 7

  • Ed Herrmann: 31
  • Roger Metzger: 8
  • Larry Dierker: 9

Bot 7

  • Dave Rader: K
  • Jim Barr: 9
  • Gary Thomasson: K

Top 8

  • Enos Cabell: 7
  • Rob Andrews: S6/G
  • Cesar Cedeno: 8
  • Bob Watson: E5.1-3;B-2
  • Jose Cruz: S3/G.3-H(UR);2-3
  • Cliff Johnson: T8/G.3-H(UR);1-H(UR)
  • Ed Herrmann: 5/F

Bot 8

  • Marty Perez: 53
  • Gary Matthews: W
  • Bobby Murcer: S9/L.1-2
  • Darrell Evans: 8
  • Chris Speier: 7

Top 9

  • Roger Metzger: 63
  • Larry Dierker: 5/F
  • Enos Cabell: S9/G.B-2(E9)
  • Rob Andrews: 8

Bot 9

  • Ken Reitz: K
  • Dave Rader: K
  • Glenn Adams: 3/G