RETRO LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/30/1996
 
RETRO LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 804 - THURSDAY, MAY 30TH , 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
San Francisco Giants (29-25) 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 7 0
Houston Astros (20-34) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 11 1
Walk-Off Win Makes Houston 20-34
Astrodome did not lack for drama.

The Houston Astros used the hitting of right fielder Justin Laubach to subdue the San Francisco Giants, 6-5, in 10 innings. For the game, Laubach was 2-3 with a home run and 2 walks. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Houston is last in the NL Central Division with a record of 20-34.

The Astros got a clutch hit from left fielder Javier Alarcon. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Astros.

"The ending was a real humdinger," Alarcon told reporters after the game.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sapp CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 4 20
   c-J. Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340 3 9
   d-N. Butt CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 1
M. Clark LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .291 10 41
   a-A. Horney LF, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261 1 3
J. Hunter 3B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .302 10 41
   b-J. Wilson 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 3 24
B. Arnaut DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .210 20 49
T. Petrucci 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .347 11 29
C. Grose RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .249 10 21
K. Pero C 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .304 1 18
C. Mendez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .200 2 2
N. Malcolm SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 2 18
Totals 36 5 7 3 4 7 11      
a - A. Horney substituted for M. Clark in the 8th
b - J. Wilson substituted for J. Hunter in the 8th
c - J. Phillips pinch hit for M. Sapp in the 10th
d - N. Butt substituted for J. Phillips in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Clark (15, 1st Inning off A. Fernandez, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Grose (6, 6th Inning off A. Fernandez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Pero (1, 6th Inning off A. Fernandez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Clark 2 , J. Wilson , C. Grose 2 , K. Pero 4 , C. Mendez , N. Malcolm
2-out RBI: C. Grose , K. Pero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sapp , B. Arnaut 2
GIDP: B. Arnaut
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Clark (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Malcolm-Mendez-Petrucci)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Salzman SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .270 5 22
L. Sweazy 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .314 2 16
J. Laubach RF 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .230 7 35
A. Hood DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .201 3 14
J. Alarcon LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .268 2 9
P. Weber 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .262 1 21
D. Bonner 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .255 5 19
M. Collins C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .124 0 6
   a-J. Curtis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 12
   b-K. Jackson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .151 0 3
J. Womer CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .249 7 25
Totals 38 6 11 6 3 7 11      
a - J. Curtis pinch hit for M. Collins in the 9th
b - K. Jackson substituted for J. Curtis in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Weber (8, 2nd Inning off D. Vera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Alarcon (1, 9th Inning off B. Sardo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Laubach (7, 1st Inning off D. Vera, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Bonner (5, 9th Inning off B. Sardo, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Salzman 2 , L. Sweazy , J. Laubach 5 , J. Alarcon 4 , P. Weber 3 , D. Bonner 4 , M. Collins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Sweazy , J. Womer
GIDP: A. Hood
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Womer (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Sweazy-Salzman-Bonner)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Vera 7.2 7 3 3 1 7 1 106 3.40   
B. Sardo L (1-2), BS (1) 1.2 4 3 3 2 0 1 31 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Vera 59
Batters Faced: D. Vera 30, B. Sardo 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Vera 10-5, B. Sardo 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Vera 106-69, B. Sardo 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Sardo 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Fernandez 6.0 6 5 5 2 6 0 100 5.62   
R. Ward 3.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 45 2.70   
D. Kowalke W (4-2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fernandez 44
Batters Faced: A. Fernandez 26, R. Ward 12, D. Kowalke 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fernandez 8-4, R. Ward 5-4, D. Kowalke 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fernandez 100-58, R. Ward 45-25, D. Kowalke 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Kowalke 1-0
WP: A. Fernandez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Laubach
Ballpark: Astrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 17307
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