San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 1
Played on Friday, April 5, 1974 (D) at Candlestick Park

HOU N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  7  0
SF  N    0  0  0    2  3  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  2
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gross rf                      4   1   3   0       0   0       3   0
Metzger ss                    4   0   1   0       0   0       3   2
Cedeno cf                     4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Watson lf                     4   0   1   1       0   1       0   0
M. May c                      4   0   0   0       0   0       6   1
L. May 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       8   0
Rader 3b                      3   0   1   0       0   1       1   2
Helms 2b                      3   0   1   0       0   1       1   4
Roberts p                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gallagher ph                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Forsch p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  C. Johnson ph               1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  J. Johnson p                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   1   7   1       0   4      24   9

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Metzger-L. May.

BATTING - 
GDP: Roberts (1,off Bradley); L. May (1,off Bradley); C. Johnson (1,off Bradley).
Team LOB: 5.

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bonds rf                      4   1   1   0       0   0       5   0
Fuentes 2b                    4   1   2   0       0   0       1   2
  Phillips 2b                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Maddox cf                     4   2   1   3       0   0       2   0
Matthews lf                   4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Ontiveros 1b                  3   0   1   1       0   0      10   1
Kingman 3b                    4   0   3   1       0   1       0   3
Speier ss                     3   0   1   0       1   1       1   5
Rudolph c                     2   0   0   0       2   0       4   0
Bradley p                     4   0   0   0       0   4       0   1
  Moffitt p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       32   5  10   5       3   6      27  13

FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Bradley-Speier-Ontiveros, Kingman-Fuentes-Ontiveros, Speier-Phillips-Ontiveros.
E: Fuentes (1), Kingman (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Kingman (1,off Forsch); Speier (1,off J. Johnson).
HR: Maddox (1,5th inning off Roberts 2 on 2 out).
HBP: Ontiveros (1,by Forsch).
GDP: Rudolph (1,off Roberts).
IBB: Rudolph 2 (2,by Forsch,by J. Johnson).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Kingman (1,2nd base by Roberts/M. May).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Roberts L(0-1)                5     8   5   5   1   3   1  22
Forsch                        2     1   0   0   1   1   0   9
J. Johnson                    1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5
Totals                        8    10   5   5   3   6   1  36

HBP: Forsch (1,Ontiveros).
IBB: Forsch (1,Rudolph); J. Johnson (1,Rudolph).

San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bradley W(1-0)                8.1   7   1   1   0   4   0  31
Moffitt                       0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Totals                        9     7   1   1   0   4   0  33

Inherited Runners - Scored: Moffitt 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Art Williams
Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 17527


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                San Francisco Giants     
1. Gross               rf        Bonds               rf
2. Metzger             ss        Fuentes             2b
3. Cedeno              cf        Maddox              cf
4. Watson              lf        Matthews            lf
5. M. May              c         Ontiveros           1b
6. L. May              1b        Kingman             3b
7. Rader               3b        Speier              ss
8. Helms               2b        Rudolph             c
9. Roberts             p         Bradley             p

ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to left; Metzger grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Gross to second]; Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to center; Fuentes flied out to
center; Maddox lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: M. May grounded out (first unassisted); L. May was
called out on strikes; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews flied out to right; Ontiveros flied out to
right; Kingman singled to left; Kingman was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms singled to shortstop; Roberts grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Helms out at
second]; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier walked; Rudolph grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Speier out at second]; Bradley struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger reached on an error by Kingman [Metzger to
first]; Cedeno flied out to right; Watson flied out to right; M.
May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Fuentes singled
to center; Maddox forced Fuentes (second to shortstop); Matthews
singled to right [Maddox to second]; Ontiveros singled to left
[Maddox scored, Matthews to second]; Kingman singled to left
[Matthews scored, Ontiveros to second]; Speier was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 5TH: L. May flied out to right; Rader was called out on
strikes; Helms grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Bradley
was called out on strikes; Bonds singled to center; Fuentes
singled to center [Bonds to second]; Maddox homered [Bonds
scored, Fuentes scored]; Matthews lined to third (third to
shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 5.

ASTROS 6TH: GALLAGHER BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Gallagher lined to
right; Gross singled to center; Metzger flied out to center;
Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 5.

GIANTS 6TH: FORSCH REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Ontiveros was
hit by a pitch; Kingman doubled to right [Ontiveros to third];
Speier popped to first; Rudolph was walked intentionally;
Bradley struck out; Bonds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson struck out; M. May reached on an error by
Fuentes [M. May to first]; L. May grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [M. May out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: Fuentes batted right handed; Fuentes grounded out
(second to first); Maddox flied out to right; Matthews popped to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 5.

ASTROS 8TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED FUENTES (PLAYING 2B); Rader
singled to center; Helms struck out; C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR
FORSCH; C. Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 0, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED C. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Ontiveros
grounded out (second to first); Kingman struck out; Speier
doubled to center; Rudolph was walked intentionally; Bradley was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Gross singled to left; Metzger singled to right
[Gross to second]; Cedeno flied out to center; Watson singled to
left [Gross scored, Metzger to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED BRADLEY
(PITCHING); M. May grounded out (first to pitcher) [Metzger to
third, Watson to second]; L. May lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           1   7   0    5
 Giants           5  10   2    7


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