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San Francisco Giants @ Houston Astros

1978-05-30 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 8019 · night · 2:12

San Francisco Giants defeated Houston Astros 1–0. Bob Knepper earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SFN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

W: Bob Knepper L: J.R. Richard SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Williams · 1B: Dick Stello · 2B: Bruce Froemming · 3B: Eric Gregg · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Madlock	5	0	2	0	0	0
Terry Whitfield	3	0	0	0	1	0
Darrell Evans	1	0	0	0	3	0
Willie McCovey	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jack Clark	3	0	0	0	1	2
Larry Herndon	4	1	0	0	0	1
Vic Harris	2	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Sadek	4	0	0	0	0	2
Bob Knepper	3	0	1	1	0	1

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Terry Puhl	4	2	0	0
Enos Cabell	3	0	0	0
Cesar Cedeno	4	0	0	1
Bob Watson	4	1	0	1
Art Howe	3	0	1	0
Jose Cruz	4	0	0	1
Reggie Baldwin	3	0	0	0
Jimmy Sexton	3	1	0	0
J. R. Richard	3	1	0	1
Jesus Alou	1	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Knepper	9.0	5	1	4

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
J. R. Richard	9.0	3	6	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Madlock: 8
Terry Whitfield: W
Darrell Evans: W.1-2
Willie McCovey: K
Jack Clark: K

Bot 1

Terry Puhl: 8
Enos Cabell: E6/TH.B-1
Cesar Cedeno: SB2
Cesar Cedeno: 5
Bob Watson: 53

Top 2

Larry Herndon: 7
Vic Harris: W
Mike Sadek: K
Bob Knepper: K

Bot 2

Art Howe: 53
Jose Cruz: K
Reggie Baldwin: E4/TH.B-1
Jimmy Sexton: 43

Top 3

Bill Madlock: S8
Terry Whitfield: 2/FL
Darrell Evans: SB2
Darrell Evans: W
Willie McCovey: 2/FL
Jack Clark: 3/FL

Bot 3

J. R. Richard: 43
Terry Puhl: S8
Enos Cabell: 4(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Larry Herndon: 6/L
Vic Harris: 31
Mike Sadek: 53

Bot 4

Cesar Cedeno: K
Bob Watson: K
Art Howe: W
Jose Cruz: 6

Top 5

Bob Knepper: 9/FL
Bill Madlock: 63
Terry Whitfield: 9

Bot 5

Reggie Baldwin: 9
Jimmy Sexton: S7
J. R. Richard: S8.1-2
Terry Puhl: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Enos Cabell: 43

Top 6

Darrell Evans: 6
Willie McCovey: 3/G
Jack Clark: K

Bot 6

Cesar Cedeno: 53
Bob Watson: S9
Art Howe: 43.1-2
Jose Cruz: 9

Top 7

Larry Herndon: K+WP.B-1
Vic Harris: FC/SH.1-2;B-1
Mike Sadek: WP.2-3#
Mike Sadek: 8
Bob Knepper: 9/SF.3-H
Bill Madlock: S8.1-2
Terry Whitfield: WP.2-3;1-2
Terry Whitfield: 5

Bot 7

Reggie Baldwin: 9
Jimmy Sexton: 8
J. R. Richard: K

Top 8

Darrell Evans: W
Willie McCovey: SB2
Willie McCovey: 4
Jack Clark: IW
Larry Herndon: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Terry Puhl: S9
Enos Cabell: 54/SH.1-2
Cesar Cedeno: 7
Bob Watson: 3

Top 9

Vic Harris: 43
Mike Sadek: K
Bob Knepper: S9
Bill Madlock: 9

Bot 9

Art Howe: 2/FL
Jose Cruz: 43
Jesus Alou: 9