Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 0
Regular Season Game 146
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Sunday, September 15, 1974 (D) at Candlestick Park

HOU N    0  0  0    2  0  1    1  2  0  -   6  7  0
SF  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Howard rf                     5   1   2   1       0   0       3   0
Kelleher ss                   4   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
Cedeno cf                     2   3   2   1       2   0       6   0
Watson lf                     4   1   2   1       0   0       0   0
  Gallagher lf                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
L. May 1b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       9   0
Rader 3b                      3   1   1   2       0   1       0   3
Helms 2b                      3   0   0   0       1   0       5   3
Jutze c                       4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Siebert p                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   4
Totals                       33   6   7   5       3   3      27  13

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Rader-Helms-L. May, Kelleher-Helms.

BATTING - 
HR: Howard (2,7th inning off Caldwell 0 on 2 out); Cedeno (25,8th inning off
Moffitt 0 on 0 out); Rader (16,8th inning off Moffitt 0 on 2 out).
SF: Rader (4,off Caldwell).
GDP: Jutze (1,off Caldwell).
IBB: Helms (7,by Caldwell).
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Howard (3,2nd base off Caldwell/Rudolph); Cedeno (51,2nd base off Caldwell/Rudolph).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Maddox cf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Fuentes 2b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       4   4
Bonds rf                      2   0   0   0       2   1       3   0
Matthews lf                   4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Ontiveros 3b                  3   0   0   0       1   0       1   1
Kingman 1b                    3   0   1   0       1   1      13   0
Miller ss                     4   0   0   0       0   0       0   9
Rudolph c                     2   0   0   0       1   0       3   0
Caldwell p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Arnold ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Moffitt p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       28   0   4   0       5   3      27  15

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Miller-Fuentes-Kingman.
E: Bonds (10), Ontiveros (19).

BATTING - 
2B: Fuentes (14,off Siebert); Kingman (16,off Siebert).
SH: Caldwell (6,off Siebert).
GDP: Miller (7,off Siebert).
Team LOB: 7.

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Siebert W(1-0)                9     4   0   0   5   3   0  34


San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Caldwell L(13-4)              7     5   4   3   3   2   1  29
Moffitt                       2     2   2   2   0   1   2   8
Totals                        9     7   6   5   3   3   3  37

IBB: Caldwell (1,Helms).

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Bill Williams
Time of Game: 1:54   


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                San Francisco Giants     
1. Howard              rf        Maddox              cf
2. Kelleher            ss        Fuentes             2b
3. Cedeno              cf        Bonds               rf
4. Watson              lf        Matthews            lf
5. L. May              1b        Ontiveros           3b
6. Rader               3b        Kingman             1b
7. Helms               2b        Miller              ss
8. Jutze               c         Rudolph             c
9. Siebert             p         Caldwell            p

ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelleher
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno walked; Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Maddox flied out to center; Fuentes doubled; Bonds
walked; Matthews flied out to center [Fuentes to third];
Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: L. May grounded out (second to first); Rader lined
to left; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Kingman walked; Miller grounded out (first
unassisted) [Kingman to second]; Rudolph flied out to right
[Kingman to third]; Caldwell grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); Siebert
flied out to right; Howard singled to left; Howard stole second;
Kelleher flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Maddox flied out to center; Fuentes grounded out
(second to first); Bonds walked; Matthews flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Watson singled
[Cedeno scored]; L. May reached on a fielder's choice [Watson
scored (error by Ontiveros) (error by Bonds) (unearned), L. May
to second]; Rader was called out on strikes; Helms was walked
intentionally; Jutze grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Helms out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Ontiveros walked; Kingman struck out; Miller
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Ontiveros out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Giants 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Siebert was called out on strikes; Howard lined to
center; Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Rudolph walked; Caldwell out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Rudolph to second]; Maddox flied out to
center; Fuentes made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno walked; Watson singled [Cedeno to second]; L.
May forced Watson (shortstop to second) [Cedeno to third]; Rader
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cedeno scored]; Helms forced L.
May (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Bonds flied out to center; Matthews singled;
Ontiveros forced Matthews (shortstop to second); Kingman
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
3, Giants 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Jutze grounded out (second to first); Siebert
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard homered; Kelleher made
an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Miller grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Rudolph grounded out (third to first); ARNOLD BATTED FOR
CALDWELL; Arnold flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 4, Giants 0.

ASTROS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Cedeno homered;
Watson grounded out (second to first); L. May flied out to left;
Rader homered; Helms made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); On a bunt
Maddox singled to third; Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Maddox to second]; Bonds struck out; Matthews struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Jutze struck out; Siebert grounded out (pitcher to
first); Howard made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 6, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Ontiveros flied out to center; Kingman doubled;
Miller lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Kingman
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           6   7   0    4
 Giants           0   4   2    7


Data courtesy of Retrosheet