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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 9, 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 September 9, 1974 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 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 | September 9, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Montefusco |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 3,741 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dutch Rennert 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: John Kibler 3B: Terry Tata |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | First Baseman |
| Ed Goodson | Third Baseman |
| Mike Phillips | Shortstop |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| John Montefusco | Pitcher |
| Wes Westrum | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Wilbur Howard | Left Fielder |
| Larry Milbourne | Second Baseman |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 9, 1974
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Dierker
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Dierker
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Dierker
Bonds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Dierker
Matthews hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howard. Matthews reaches second base with a double. Bonds goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Dierker
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Montefusco
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Montefusco
Metzger hits a line drive towards short. Phillips reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Montefusco
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodson vs. Dierker
Goodson hits a line drive into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Dierker
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Dierker
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Montefusco
May 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Montefusco
May hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. May reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Montefusco
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Howard vs. Montefusco
Howard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Howard reaches second base with a double. May scores. Rader moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Milbourne vs. Montefusco
Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dierker vs. Montefusco
Dierker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rader scores. Howard scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Montefusco
Gross 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
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montefusco vs. Dierker
Montefusco strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Dierker
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Dierker
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Montefusco
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Montefusco
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Montefusco
May strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Montefusco
May strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Montefusco
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Dierker
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Dierker
Matthews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Dierker
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Montefusco
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Montefusco
Milbourne 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Montefusco
Dierker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodson vs. Dierker
Goodson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Dierker
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Dierker
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Montefusco
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Montefusco
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Montefusco
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montefusco vs. Dierker
Montefusco is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Dierker
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Dierker
Fuentes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Dierker
Bonds hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Dierker
Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Montefusco
May strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Montefusco
May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Montefusco
Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howard vs. Montefusco
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Phillips fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. May moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Milbourne vs. Montefusco
Milbourne 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, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Dierker
Kingman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodson vs. Dierker
Goodson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Dierker
Jim Barr pinch runs for Ed Goodson.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Dierker
There goes Phillips. The throw from May and he is out, Metzger applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Montefusco
Bruce Miller now playing third base.
Dierker hits a line drive towards third. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Montefusco
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Montefusco
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Dierker
Rader hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montefusco vs. Dierker
Montefusco hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Dierker
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Montefusco moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fuentes vs. Dierker
Fuentes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Montefusco scores. Maddox moves to third. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bonds vs. Dierker
Bonds is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Matthews vs. Dierker
Matthews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Matthews reaches second base with a double. Maddox scores. Fuentes scores. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kingman vs. Johnson
Jerry Johnson now pitching.
Kingman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Kingman reaches third base with a triple. Bonds scores. Matthews scores. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Johnson
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Johnson
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Montefusco
Gary Thomasson now playing right field.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Montefusco
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Montefusco
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Montefusco
Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Rader reaches second base with a double. May moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Montefusco
Howard 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
Top 9
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Johnson
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montefusco vs. Johnson
Montefusco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Johnson
Maddox strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milbourne vs. Montefusco
Milbourne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Montefusco
Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Jerry Johnson.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Milbourne moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Montefusco
Mick Kelleher pinch runs for Johnny Edwards.
Gross hits a line drive into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Montefusco
Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Milbourne moves to third. Kelleher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cedeno vs. Montefusco
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards third. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Montefusco
May hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Maddox. May reaches second base with a double. Milbourne scores. Kelleher scores. Metzger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching. Dave Campbell pinch runs for Lee May.
There's a wild pitch. Campbell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Sosa
May hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1974 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Maddox G, cf 5 1 0 0 Gross G, rf 5 0 0 0
Fuentes T, 2b 3 2 1 1 Metzger R, ss 4 1 1 0
Bonds B, rf 3 3 2 2 Cedeno C, cf 5 0 1 0
Thomasson G, rf 0 0 0 0 May L, 1b 5 0 1 3
Matthews G, lf 4 1 2 3 Campbell D, pr 0 0 0 0
Kingman D, 1b 4 0 1 2 May M, c 4 1 2 0
Goodson E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Rader D, 3b 3 1 2 0
Barr J, pr 0 0 0 0 Howard W, lf 4 1 1 1
Miller B, 3b 1 0 0 0 Milbourne L, 2b 4 1 1 0
Phillips M, ss 4 0 0 0 Dierker L, p 3 0 1 2
Rader D, c 4 0 0 0 Johnson J, p 0 0 0 0
Montefusco J, p 4 1 1 0 Edwards J, ph 1 0 1 0
Sosa E, p 0 0 0 0 Kelleher M, pr 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 8 8 8 38 6 11 6
San Francisco 100 002 050 -- 8
Houston 030 000 003 -- 6
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco J (W) 8.2 11 6 6 3 5
Sosa E (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (L) 7.1 7 8 8 2 7
Johnson J 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
LOB -- San Francisco 2, Houston 8
2B -- Matthews G 2, Howard W, Rader D, May L
3B -- May M, Kingman D
HR -- Bonds B
CS -- Phillips M
WP -- Sosa E
T -- 2:22
A -- 3741
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