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Giants 6 @ Astros 5
Astrodome
April 24, 1975

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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 April 24, 1975 at Astrodome. The home team Astros were bested by the visiting Giants with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateApril 24, 1975 
Visiting Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 6 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 14
Runs: 6
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 14
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 5 H: 10 E: 3 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherGary Lavelle  
Losing PitcherKen Forsch  
SaveDave Heaverlo  
Game Winning RBIVon Joshua 

Game Info

DateApril 24, 1975 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Barr  
Home Starting PitcherJ.R. Richard  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance5,960 
Time of Game2 hours 48 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Andy Olsen
1B: Terry Tata
2B: Ed Sudol
3B: Bill Williams

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Von Joshua  Center Fielder 
Mike Phillips  Second Baseman 
Bobby Murcer  Right Fielder 
Gary Matthews  Left Fielder 
Gary Thomasson  First Baseman 
Chris Speier  Shortstop 
Steve Ontiveros  Third Baseman 
Dave Rader  Catcher 
Jim Barr  Pitcher 
Wes Westrum  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Greg Gross  Left Fielder 
Larry Milbourne  Second Baseman 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Milt May  Catcher 
Bob Watson  First Baseman 
Jose Cruz  Right Fielder 
Doug Rader  Third Baseman 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
J.R. Richard  Pitcher 
Preston Gomez  Manager 

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Giants 6 @ Astros 5
Astrodome
April 24, 1975

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         Game of 4/24/1975 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Joshua V, cf          3  2  2  2   Gross G, lf           5  0  0  0   
Phillips M, 2b-3b     4  1  0  0   Forsch K, p           0  0  0  0   
Murcer B, rf          4  1  3  2   Milbourne L, 2b-ss    5  0  0  0   
Matthews G, lf        4  0  2  2   Cedeno C, cf          5  1  3  0   
Speed H, lf           0  0  0  0   May M, c              4  0  0  1   
Thomasson G, 1b       4  0  0  0   Watson B, 1b          5  2  3  0   
Speier C, ss          4  1  1  0   Cruz J, rf            2  1  1  1   
Ontiveros S, 3b       3  0  1  0   Cabell E, ph-lf       0  0  0  0   
Thomas D, pr-2b       0  1  0  0   Rader D, 3b           2  1  2  2   
Rader D, c            4  0  0  0   Andrews R, pr-2b      0  0  0  0   
Heaverlo D, p         0  0  0  0   Metzger R, ss         3  0  0  0   
Barr J, p             2  0  0  0   Johnson C, ph         0  0  0  1   
Goodson E, ph         1  0  0  0   Boswell K, 3b         0  0  0  0   
Williams C, p         0  0  0  0   Richard J, p          2  0  1  0   
Maddox G, ph          1  0  0  0   Scherman F, p         0  0  0  0   
Moffitt R, p          0  0  0  0   Batista R, ph         1  0  0  0   
Lavelle G, p          0  0  0  0   Granger W, p          0  0  0  0   
Hill M, ph-c          1  0  0  0   Crawford J, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   York J, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Howard W, ph-rf       1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  6  9  6                        35  5 10  5

San Francisco    120 001 101 --  6
Houston          000 310 010 --  5

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Barr J                5.0  7  4  3  1  1
Williams C            1.0  1  0  0  0  0
Moffitt R             1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Lavelle G (W)         1.0  1  1  1  2  1
Heaverlo D (S)        1.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Richard J             5.1  4  4  4  8  1
Scherman F            0.2  1  0  0  0  0
Granger W             0.1  1  1  0  1  0
Crawford J            1.1  1  0  0  0  0
York J                0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Forsch K (L)          1.0  2  1  1  0  0

E -- Metzger R 2, Ontiveros S, Rader D, Granger W
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- San Francisco 14, Houston 9
2B -- Matthews G, Cedeno C 2, Murcer B, Watson B 2, Ontiveros S
HR -- Rader D
SB -- Cedeno C, Murcer B
CS -- Cedeno C, Metzger R
SH -- Joshua V, Ontiveros S
SF -- May M
HBP -- by Barr J (Rader D), by Granger W (Rader D), by Lavelle G (Rader D)
T -- 2:48
A -- 5960

    

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