San Francisco Giants 8, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 3
Played on Sunday, April 7, 1974 (D) at Candlestick Park

HOU N    0  0  1    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   4 11  2
SF  N    4  1  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   8  9  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gross rf,lf                   5   0   4   1       0   0       5   0
Metzger ss                    5   1   1   0       0   0       0   4
Cedeno cf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       6   0
Watson lf                     4   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Forsch p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
M. May c                      4   0   0   0       0   0       3   0
L. May 1b                     3   1   2   0       0   0       7   1
  Campbell pr,1b              0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Rader 3b                      4   1   1   2       0   2       0   3
Helms 2b                      4   1   1   0       0   0       1   1
Osteen p                      1   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Nagy p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Gallagher ph,rf             2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   4  11   4       0   3      24   9

FIELDING - 
E: Metzger (1), Rader (1).

BATTING - 
2B: Helms (2,off Willoughby); Cedeno (2,off Willoughby).
HR: Rader (1,4th inning off Willoughby 1 on 1 out).
HBP: L. May (1,by Barr).
GDP: Helms (1,off Barr).
Team LOB: 7.

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Bonds rf                      5   2   1   2       0   0       1   0
Speier ss                     5   0   1   1       0   2       2   6
Maddox cf                     5   1   2   0       0   0       0   0
Matthews lf                   3   1   1   1       1   0       2   0
Ontiveros 1b                  3   1   0   0       1   0      13   1
Kingman 3b                    4   1   2   3       0   1       1   2
Phillips 2b                   3   0   0   0       1   0       3   3
Rudolph c                     4   1   1   0       0   0       4   1
Willoughby p                  2   1   1   0       0   0       1   1
  Thomasson ph                0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Barr p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       35   8   9   7       4   3      27  15

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Speier-Phillips-Ontiveros.

BATTING - 
2B: Willoughby (1,off Osteen); Bonds (1,off Osteen).
3B: Matthews (1,off Osteen).
HR: Kingman (1,1st inning off Osteen 2 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 7.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Osteen L(0-1)                 2.2   7   8   4   3   2   1  20
Nagy                          3.1   1   0   0   1   1   0  12
Forsch                        2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7
Totals                        8     9   8   4   4   3   1  39

WP: Nagy (1).
BK: Osteen (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Nagy 1-0.
.

San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Willoughby W(1-0)             5     8   4   4   0   0   1  23
Barr SV(1)                    4     3   0   0   0   3   0  15
Totals                        9    11   4   4   0   3   1  38

HBP: Barr (1,L. May).

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt
Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 10341


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                San Francisco Giants     
1. Gross               rf        Bonds               rf
2. Metzger             ss        Speier              ss
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        Phillips            2b
8. Helms               2b        Rudolph             c
9. Osteen              p         Willoughby          p

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

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
flied out to center; Maddox singled; Matthews tripled [Maddox
scored]; Ontiveros walked; Kingman homered [Matthews scored,
Ontiveros scored]; Phillips walked; Rudolph singled to right
[Phillips to third]; Willoughby flied out to right; 4 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 4.

ASTROS 2ND: M. May grounded out (catcher to first); L. May made
an out to third; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 2ND: Bonds reached on an error by Metzger [Bonds to
third]; Osteen balked [Bonds scored (unearned)]; Speier struck
out; Maddox grounded out (first to pitcher); Matthews walked;
Ontiveros forced Matthews (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 5.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms doubled to left; Osteen singled [Helms to
third]; Gross singled [Helms scored, Osteen to second]; Metzger
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Osteen to third, Gross to
second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Giants 5.

GIANTS 3RD: Kingman was called out on strikes; Phillips grounded
out (first unassisted); Rudolph reached on an error by Rader
[Rudolph to first]; Willoughby doubled [Rudolph to third]; Bonds
doubled to left [Rudolph scored (unearned), Willoughby scored
(unearned)]; Speier singled [Bonds scored (unearned)]; NAGY
REPLACED OSTEEN (PITCHING); Maddox flied out to center; 3 R (0
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 8.

ASTROS 4TH: M. May grounded out (first unassisted); L. May
singled to left; Rader homered [L. May scored]; Helms grounded
out (third to first); Nagy made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 8.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Kingman flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 8.

ASTROS 5TH: Gross singled; Metzger forced Gross (shortstop
unassisted); Cedeno doubled to right [Metzger to third]; Watson
grounded out (second to first) [Metzger scored, Cedeno to
third]; M. May grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 8.

GIANTS 5TH: Phillips flied out to center; Rudolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); THOMASSON BATTED FOR WILLOUGHBY; Thomasson
walked; Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
4, Giants 8.

ASTROS 6TH: BARR REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); L. May singled;
Rader struck out; Helms grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [L. May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 8.

GIANTS 6TH: Speier was called out on strikes; Maddox singled;
Nagy threw a wild pitch [Maddox to third]; Matthews grounded out
(third to first); Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 8.

ASTROS 7TH: GALLAGHER BATTED FOR NAGY; Gallagher made an out to
second; Gross singled; Metzger singled [Gross to second]; Cedeno
struck out; Watson forced Metzger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 8.

GIANTS 7TH: GROSS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); FORSCH
REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); GALLAGHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); Kingman singled; Phillips flied out to left; Rudolph flied
out to center; Barr flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 4, Giants 8.

ASTROS 8TH: M. May grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May was
hit by a pitch; CAMPBELL RAN FOR L. MAY; Rader struck out; Helms
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 8.

GIANTS 8TH: CAMPBELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Bonds grounded
out (third to first); Speier flied out to center; Maddox flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 8.

ASTROS 9TH: Gallagher flied out to left; Gross flied out to
left; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           4  11   2    7
 Giants           8   9   0    7


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