As these were the first “home” games since the real-life passing of former San Francisco manager Roger Craig, we begin this series with a moment of silence and a standing ovation for the skipper of this 1989 team. He won 586 games in eight years (1985-92) with the Giants and brought the term “Humm Baby” into the baseball world.
On the field, the Giants swept the three-game series against the Astros, scoring a total of 21 runs (11 of them in the first inning). After 111 games, the Giants are now 15 wins ahead of pace.
sim 79-32, actual 64-47
August 4 — sim W 6-0 — actual W 4-2
August 5 — sim W 7-2 — actual W 7-0
August 6 — swim W 8-2 — actual L 3-2
August 4 — Kevin Mitchell got the Giants going with a two-run double in the first inning, and then he and Pat Sheridan both hit two-run homers in the third inning. Oddly, despite scoring six runs, those were the Giants’ only three hits of the game. Don Robinson tossed his second shutout of the season, also giving up three hits.
1989 HOUSTON ASTROS (0) AT 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (6) 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS AB R H BI 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI Craig Biggio 4 0 0 0 Brett Butler 3 1 0 0 Rafael Ramirez 4 0 0 0 Robby Thompson 2 2 0 0 Bill Doran 4 0 2 0 Will Clark 2 0 0 0 Glenn Davis 3 0 0 0 Kevin Mitchell 4 1 2 4 Terry Puhl 4 0 0 0 Matt Williams 4 1 0 0 Ken Caminiti 3 0 0 0 Pat Sheridan 4 1 1 2 Eric Anthony 2 0 0 0 Kirt Manwaring 3 0 0 0 Gerald Young 3 0 1 0 Jose Uribe 3 0 0 0 Mark Portugal CX 1 0 0 0 Don Robinson BZ 3 0 0 0 Craig Reynolds 1 0 0 0 Kevin Bass 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 30 0 3 0 TOTALS 28 6 3 6 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 000 000 000 -- 0 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 204 000 00x -- 6 LOB--1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 5, 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 3. ERR--Bill Doran, Jose Uribe. 2B--Bill Doran, Kevin Mitchell. HR--Kevin Mitchell, Pat Sheridan. HBP--Robby Thompson. SB--Gerald Young, Bill Doran, Kevin Mitchell. 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS IP H R ER BB SO HR Mark Portugal CX [L] 4.00 3 6 4 2 2 2 Danny Darwin AXZ 3.00 0 0 0 1 2 0 Juan Agosto BYZ 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 0 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Don Robinson BZ [W] 9.00 3 0 0 2 2 0 SO--Rafael Ramirez, Ken Caminiti, Brett Butler, Kevin Mitchell, Don Robinson BZ, Kirt Manwaring, Pat Sheridan. BB--Eric Anthony, Glenn Davis, Brett Butler, Robby Thompson, Will Clark (2).
August 5 — The first six Giant hitters collected hits in the first inning, including an RBI single by Robby Thompson, an RBI double by Will Clark, an RBI single by Kevin Mitchell and a two-run single by Pat Sheridan. Mitchell added a two-run homer in the second inning, his 36th.
1989 HOUSTON ASTROS (2) AT 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (7) 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS AB R H BI 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI Craig Biggio 3 0 1 0 Brett Butler 3 1 1 0 Rafael Ramirez 4 0 1 1 Robby Thompson 4 1 1 1 Terry Puhl 4 0 0 0 Will Clark 3 2 1 1 Glenn Davis 4 0 0 0 Kevin Mitchell 4 2 3 3 Ken Caminiti 4 0 1 0 Matt Williams 4 1 1 0 Eric Anthony 3 1 2 1 Pat Sheridan 4 0 2 2 Greg Gross 0 0 0 0 Terry Kennedy 4 0 1 0 Craig Reynolds 4 0 0 0 Jose Uribe 4 0 0 0 Gerald Young 4 0 0 0 Mike LaCoss CB 2 0 0 0 Mike Scott BYZ 0 0 0 0 Greg Litton 1 0 0 0 Bill Doran 1 1 1 0 Candy Maldonado 1 0 0 0 Larry Andersen ACXZ 1 0 1 0 Billy Hatcher 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 33 2 7 2 TOTALS 34 7 10 7 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 011 000 000 -- 2 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 520 000 00x -- 7 LOB--1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 6, 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 5. ERR--Larry Andersen ACXZ. 2B--Matt Williams, Will Clark. HR--Eric Anthony, Kevin Mitchell. SB--Bill Doran, Brett Butler. 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS IP H R ER BB SO HR Mike Scott BYZ [L] 2.00 7 7 7 1 1 1 Larry Andersen ACXZ 3.00 1 0 0 0 3 0 Juan Agosto BYZ 3.00 2 0 0 1 4 0 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Mike LaCoss CB [W] 6.00 6 2 2 1 2 1 Jeff Brantley DY 2.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 Randy McCament DW 1.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 SO--Glenn Davis, Craig Biggio, Jose Uribe, Matt Williams (3), Brett Butler, Mike LaCoss CB, Robby Thompson, Will Clark. BB--Greg Gross, Craig Biggio, Brett Butler, Will Clark.
August 6 — For the third straight contest, the Giants jumped in front in the first inning. This time they scored four runs, with the big blow being a bases-loaded triple by Matt Williams. Will Clark hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning. Bob Knepper, acquired two days earlier from the Astros, constantly pitched out of trouble against his former team. He stranded eight runners on base in the first three innings.
1989 HOUSTON ASTROS (2) AT 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (8) 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS AB R H BI 1989 SAN FRANCISCO G AB R H BI Eric Yelding 3 0 0 0 Brett Butler 5 2 2 0 Rafael Ramirez 5 0 2 0 Robby Thompson 5 0 1 0 Craig Biggio 4 0 1 1 Will Clark 3 2 2 2 Glenn Davis 5 0 1 0 Kevin Mitchell 3 1 0 0 Ken Caminiti 5 0 1 0 Matt Williams 4 3 3 3 Billy Hatcher 5 0 0 0 Pat Sheridan 3 0 1 1 Mark Davidson 4 0 2 0 Kirt Manwaring 3 0 1 1 Gerald Young 4 0 0 0 Jose Uribe 3 0 1 1 Rick Rhoden D 2 1 2 0 Bob Knepper D 3 0 1 0 Alex Trevino 1 1 1 0 Ken Oberkfell 1 0 0 0 Bill Doran 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 39 2 10 1 TOTALS 33 8 12 8 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 000 101 000 -- 2 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 400 210 10x -- 8 LOB--1989 HOUSTON ASTROS 13, 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 6. ERR--Rafael Ramirez, Matt Williams, Robby Thompson (2). 2B--Alex Trevino, Ken Caminiti, Matt Williams. 3B--Matt Williams. HR--Will Clark. HBP--Eric Yelding, Kevin Mitchell. SACF--Jose Uribe, Pat Sheridan. SB--Mark Davidson, Craig Biggio, Pat Sheridan. 1989 HOUSTON ASTROS IP H R ER BB SO HR Rick Rhoden D [L] 5.00 9 7 7 2 4 1 Danny Darwin AXZ 2.00 2 1 1 0 2 0 Dave Smith BZ 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1989 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Bob Knepper D [W] 7.00 9 2 1 2 3 0 Randy McCament DW 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 Craig Lefferts BYZ 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 SO--Rafael Ramirez, Billy Hatcher, Ken Caminiti, Matt Williams, Bob Knepper D (2), Brett Butler, Robby Thompson, Will Clark. BB--Eric Yelding, Craig Biggio, Kirt Manwaring, Will Clark.
ROGER SPORTS & GAMES 