Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 0
Regular Season Game 145
Played on Saturday, September 14, 1974 (D) at Candlestick Park

HOU N    2  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  5  0
SF  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Gross rf                      3   0   0   0       2   1       2   0
Metzger ss                    4   1   1   0       1   1       3   3
Cedeno cf                     5   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Watson lf                     3   1   0   0       1   1       1   0
  Howard lf                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
M. May c                      4   1   2   2       0   0       8   0
C. Johnson 1b                 2   1   0   0       2   0       6   1
Rader 3b                      2   0   0   0       2   1       2   0
Helms 2b                      4   0   1   2       0   1       3   3
  Milbourne 2b                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Dierker p                     3   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                       30   5   5   4       8   5      27   8

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Helms-Metzger-C. Johnson, Metzger-Helms-C. Johnson.

BATTING - 
2B: Cedeno (28,off Montefusco); Helms (19,off Montefusco).
SH: Dierker (10,off Metzger).
GDP: Helms (13,off Lavelle).
IBB: Gross (4,by Metzger).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Metzger (9,2nd base off Montefusco/Rader).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Thomasson cf                  4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Fuentes 2b                    4   0   1   0       0   1       2   2
Bonds rf                      4   0   0   0       0   2       4   0
Matthews lf                   3   0   2   0       1   0       3   0
Ontiveros 3b                  2   0   1   0       2   1       2   3
Kingman 1b                    3   0   0   0       1   1       6   0
Speier ss                     2   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
  Metzger p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Goodson ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lavelle p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Arnold ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Rader c                       3   0   0   0       0   0       5   0
Montefusco p                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Phillips ph,ss              2   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                       30   0   5   0       4   8      27   6

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Phillips-Fuentes-Kingman.
E: Thomasson (6).

BATTING - 
GDP: Thomasson (9,off Dierker); Matthews (14,off Dierker).
Team LOB: 7.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Dierker W(10-9)               9     5   0   0   4   8   0  34

WP: Dierker (7).

San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Montefusco L(2-1)             5     4   5   4   5   5   0  24
Metzger                       2     0   0   0   2   0   0   8
Lavelle                       2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7
Totals                        9     5   5   4   8   5   0  39

IBB: Metzger (4,Gross).

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Nick Colosi
Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 3144


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                San Francisco Giants     
1. Gross               rf        Thomasson           cf
2. Metzger             ss        Fuentes             2b
3. Cedeno              cf        Bonds               rf
4. Watson              lf        Matthews            lf
5. M. May              c         Ontiveros           3b
6. C. Johnson          1b        Kingman             1b
7. Rader               3b        Speier              ss
8. Helms               2b        Rader               c
9. Dierker             p         Montefusco          p

ASTROS 1ST: Gross struck out; Metzger walked; Metzger stole
second; Cedeno popped to third in foul territory; Watson walked;
M. May singled to center [Metzger scored, Watson scored (error
by Thomasson) (unearned), M. May to third]; C. Johnson walked;
Rader made an out to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson made an out to shortstop; Fuentes grounded
out (pitcher to first); Bonds flied to left in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Helms struck out; Dierker grounded out (third to
first); Gross walked; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews walked; Dierker threw a wild pitch
[Matthews to second]; Ontiveros walked; Kingman walked [Matthews
to third, Ontiveros to second]; Speier struck out; Rader made an
out to third; Montefusco made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno doubled; Watson flied out to right; M. May
singled to right [Cedeno scored]; C. Johnson walked [M. May to
second]; Rader struck out; Helms doubled to center [M. May
scored, C. Johnson scored]; Dierker lined to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomasson struck out; Fuentes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 5, Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Gross flied out to left; Metzger struck out; Cedeno
made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews singled; Ontiveros struck out; Kingman made
an out to second; Speier forced Matthews (shortstop unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson struck out; M. May flied out to center; C.
Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Rader grounded out (second to first); PHILLIPS
BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Phillips singled to center; Thomasson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Phillips out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5,
Giants 0.

ASTROS 6TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); METZGER
REPLACED SPEIER (PITCHING); Rader walked; Helms flied out to
left; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Rader
to second]; Gross was walked intentionally; Metzger grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Fuentes singled to second; Bonds flied to right in
foul territory; Matthews grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; Watson
made an out to shortstop; M. May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: HOWARD REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Ontiveros
singled to right; Kingman struck out; GOODSON BATTED FOR
METZGER; Goodson lined to right; Rader made an out to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

ASTROS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); C. Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Rader walked; Helms grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rader out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Phillips
flied out to left; Thomasson grounded out (first to pitcher);
Fuentes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Dierker flied out to right; Gross flied out to
center; Metzger singled to right; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Bonds struck out; Matthews singled to right;
Ontiveros walked [Matthews to second]; Kingman popped to third
in foul territory; ARNOLD BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Arnold struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

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


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