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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 28, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on July 28, 1974 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 28, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 28, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Williams |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Roberts |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 17,958 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Art Williams |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Steve Ontiveros | First Baseman |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Bruce Miller | Third Baseman |
| Ken Rudolph | Catcher |
| Charlie Williams | Pitcher |
| Wes Westrum | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Dave Roberts | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 28, 1974
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Roberts
Bonds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Roberts
Fuentes bunts towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fuentes for the out. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Roberts
There goes Bonds. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Bonds steals third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. Roberts
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ontiveros vs. Roberts
Ontiveros strikes out. Edwards drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Ontiveros out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Williams
Gross hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Williams
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Williams
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Williams
May hits a popup towards third. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Roberts
Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Roberts
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Metzger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Roberts
There goes Speier. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Speier steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Roberts
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudolph vs. Roberts
Rudolph hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Speier scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Roberts
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rudolph moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Roberts
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Williams
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Williams
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Williams
There's a wild pitch. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Williams
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Williams
Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Roberts
Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Roberts
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Roberts
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Williams
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Williams
Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Williams
Metzger hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Roberts
Matthews strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Roberts
Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Roberts
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudolph vs. Roberts
Rudolph hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Williams
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Williams
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Williams
Edwards hits a popup towards first. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Roberts
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Roberts
Bonds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Roberts
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Roberts
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Williams
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Williams
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Williams
Helms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Williams
Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Roberts
Ontiveros hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Roberts
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Roberts
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Williams
Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Williams
There goes Gross. The throw from Rudolph and he is safe. Gross steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Williams
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Williams
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Williams
May hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. May reaches second base with a double. Gross scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Williams
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Williams
Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Roberts
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudolph vs. Roberts
There goes Miller. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Metzger applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudolph vs. Roberts
Rudolph strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Roberts
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Williams
Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Williams
There goes Rader. The throw from Rudolph and he is safe. Rader steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Williams
Helms hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Helms reaches second base with a double. Rader scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Bryant
Ron Bryant now pitching.
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ontiveros scoops it up and throws to first, with Bryant covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Bryant
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Bryant
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Roberts
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Roberts
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Roberts
Maddox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Roberts
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Matthews vs. Roberts
Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Bryant
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching.
May hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Sosa
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fuentes races to the bag and beats Cedeno for the out. There's the throw to first, and Ontiveros drops the ball. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Sosa
Wilbur Howard pinch runs for Johnny Edwards.
There goes Howard. The throw from Rudolph and he is out, Fuentes applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Roberts
Milt May now catching.
Speier hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Speier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Arnold vs. Forsch
Ken Forsch now pitching. Chris Arnold pinch hits for Bruce Miller.
Arnold hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodson vs. Forsch
Ed Goodson pinch hits for Ken Rudolph.
Goodson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Speier scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Forsch
Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Elias Sosa.
Thomasson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Forsch
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Moffitt
Dave Rader now catching. Chris Arnold now playing third base. Randy Moffitt now pitching. Gary Thomasson now playing first base.
Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Moffitt
Rader hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thomasson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milbourne vs. Moffitt
Larry Milbourne pinch hits for Tommy Helms.
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Moffitt
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Ken Forsch.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Arnold fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Moffitt
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. York
Larry Milbourne now playing second base. Jim York now pitching.
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. York
There goes Fuentes. The throw from May and he is safe. Fuentes steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. York
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. York
Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Fuentes moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Matthews vs. York
Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Fuentes trying to get to home. Cedeno throws the ball in to May who tags Fuentes for the out. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speier vs. York
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Moffitt
Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Moffitt
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Moffitt
May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores. Cedeno moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/28/1974 -- San Francisco at Houston (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Bonds B, rf 5 0 2 0 Gross G, rf 5 1 2 0
Fuentes T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Metzger R, ss 5 1 1 0
Maddox G, cf 5 0 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 2 0
Ontiveros S, 1b 4 0 1 0 May L, 1b 5 0 2 2
Rader D, c 1 0 1 0 Edwards J, c 3 0 0 0
Matthews G, lf 4 0 1 0 Howard W, pr 0 0 0 0
Speier C, ss 4 2 1 0 May M, c 0 0 0 0
Miller B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Watson B, lf 3 0 1 0
Arnold C, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 4 1 1 0
Rudolph K, c 3 0 1 1 Helms T, 2b 3 0 2 1
Goodson E, ph 1 0 1 1 Milbourne L, ph-2b 1 0 1 0
Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0 Roberts D, p 3 0 0 0
Williams C, p 3 0 1 0 Forsch K, p 0 0 0 0
Bryant R, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson C, ph 1 0 0 0
Sosa E, p 0 0 0 0 York J, p 0 0 0 0
Thomasson G, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 2 12 2 37 3 12 3
San Francisco 010 000 001 0 -- 2
Houston 000 001 100 1 -- 3
0 outs when winning run was scored.
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Williams C* 6.0 7 2 2 2 2
Bryant R+ 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Sosa E 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Moffitt R (L) 1.0 5 1 1 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts D# 8.0 8 2 2 2 4
Forsch K 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
York J (W) 1.0 3 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
# Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Ontiveros S
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- San Francisco 10, Houston 10
2B -- Cedeno C, May L, Helms T, Speier C
SB -- Bonds B, Speier C, Gross G, Rader D, Fuentes T
CS -- Miller B, Howard W
SH -- Fuentes T
WP -- Williams C
T -- 2:38
A -- 17958
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