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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 4, 1975
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on May 4, 1975 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Roberts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Montefusco |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Nick Colosi |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Left Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Dave Roberts | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Derrel Thomas | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Murcer | Right Fielder |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Marc Hill | Catcher |
| Steve Ontiveros | Third Baseman |
| Gary Thomasson | First Baseman |
| John Montefusco | Pitcher |
| Wes Westrum | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 4, 1975
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Montefusco
Gross hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Montefusco
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Roberts
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Roberts
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Roberts
Murcer hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matthews vs. Roberts
Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speier vs. Roberts
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Montefusco
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Montefusco
There goes Watson. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Watson steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Montefusco
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Montefusco
May hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Montefusco
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Montefusco
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Montefusco
Roberts bunts towards the mound. Montefusco fields it and throws to first for the out. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Montefusco
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Lavelle
Gary Lavelle now pitching.
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Helms moves to third. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cedeno vs. Lavelle
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Helms scores. Gross scores. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Lavelle
Watson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Roberts
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Roberts
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Roberts
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomasson for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lavelle
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Lavelle
May hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Lavelle
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Lavelle
Helms hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavelle vs. Roberts
Lavelle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Roberts
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Roberts
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Roberts
Murcer takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Matthews vs. Roberts
Matthews hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Matthews reaches second base with a double. Thomas scores. Murcer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. Roberts
Speier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Lavelle
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Lavelle
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Lavelle
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hill vs. Roberts
Hill hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Roberts
Ontiveros hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Roberts
Thomasson hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Lavelle
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Lavelle
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Lavelle
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Lavelle
May is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speed vs. Roberts
Horace Speed pinch hits for Gary Lavelle.
Speed is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Roberts
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Roberts
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Roberts
Murcer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Matthews vs. Roberts
Matthews hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Matthews reaches third base with a triple. Thomas scores. Murcer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speier vs. Roberts
Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hill vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
There goes Speier. The throw from May and he is safe. Speier steals second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hill vs. Granger
Hill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Heaverlo
Helms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boswell vs. Heaverlo
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Wayne Granger.
The umpire calls a balk on Heaverlo Rader moves to third. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boswell vs. Heaverlo
Boswell hits a fly ball into right field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gross vs. Heaverlo
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heaverlo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Metzger vs. Heaverlo
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Crawford
Jim Crawford now pitching.
Ontiveros strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Crawford
Thomasson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnold vs. Crawford
Chris Arnold pinch hits for Dave Heaverlo.
Arnold hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Crawford
The umpire calls a balk on Crawford Arnold moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Crawford
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Crawford
Thomas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Thomas reaches second base with a double. Arnold scores. Maddox goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Crawford
Murcer hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Moffitt
Watson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Moffitt
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Moffitt
May hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Watson tags and scores. Cruz tags and moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Moffitt
Moffitt spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Moffitt. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Moffitt
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Helms vs. Moffitt
There goes Rader. The throw from Hill and he is safe. Rader steals second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Helms vs. Moffitt
Helms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Barr
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Jim Crawford. Jim Barr now pitching.
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. York
Jim York now pitching.
Matthews hits a line drive towards the mound. York reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. York
Speier is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. York
Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. York
Ontiveros hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Speier moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomasson vs. York
Thomasson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Thomasson reaches third base with a triple. Speier scores. Ontiveros goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barr vs. York
Barr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Barr for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Barr
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Barr
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Barr
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Barr
Watson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. York
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. York
There goes Maddox. The throw from May and he is safe. Maddox steals second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. York
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Scherman
Fred Scherman now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murcer vs. Scherman
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murcer for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Matthews vs. Scherman
Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Speier vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
There goes Matthews. The throw from May and he is safe. Matthews steals second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Speier vs. Griffin
Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Barr
Cruz hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Barr scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cruz for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Barr
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Barr
Rader strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1975, game 1 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Gross G, lf 4 1 0 0 Maddox G, cf 2 1 1 0
Metzger R, ss 4 0 1 0 Thomas D, 2b 4 2 1 2
Cedeno C, cf 5 0 2 2 Murcer B, rf 4 2 1 0
Watson B, 1b 3 2 0 0 Matthews G, lf 3 0 2 4
Cruz J, rf 4 1 1 0 Speier C, ss 3 1 0 0
May M, c 4 1 1 4 Hill M, c 4 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Ontiveros S, 3b 4 1 1 0
Helms T, 2b 3 1 2 0 Thomasson G, 1b 4 0 2 2
Roberts D, p 1 0 0 0 Montefusco J, p 0 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0 Lavelle G, p 1 0 0 0
Boswell K, ph 1 0 0 0 Speed H, ph 1 0 0 0
Crawford J, p 0 0 0 0 Heaverlo D, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson C, ph 1 0 0 0 Arnold C, ph 1 1 0 0
York J, p 0 0 0 0 Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
Scherman F, p 0 0 0 0 Barr J, p 1 0 0 0
Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 7 6 32 8 8 8
Houston 050 000 100 -- 6
San Francisco 002 022 20x -- 8
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts D 4.2 4 4 4 5 2
Granger W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Crawford J 1.0 2 2 2 1 1
York J (L) 1.1 2 2 2 1 1
Scherman F 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Griffin T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco J 1.2 2 5 5 3 1
Lavelle G 3.1 3 0 0 1 5
Heaverlo D 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Moffitt R 0.2 1 1 1 2 0
Barr J (W) 2.1 0 0 0 1 3
E -- Moffitt R
LOB -- Houston 10, San Francisco 9
2B -- Matthews G, Cedeno C, Thomas D
3B -- Matthews G, Thomasson G
HR -- May M
SB -- Watson B, Speier C, Rader D, Maddox G, Matthews G
SH -- Roberts D
SF -- May M
HBP -- by Moffitt R (Watson B), by York J (Speier C)
WP -- Scherman F
Balk -- Heaverlo D, Crawford J
T -- 3:07
A -- 0
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