September 10, 1974 San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 2
@BOS 1
(12) CAL 8
KCR 2 CLE 12
DET 6 MIL 6
BAL 5
(10) MIN 8
CHW 7
(15) LAD 1
@ATL 0 PIT 12
@CHC 4 CIN 5
SDP 2 SFG 6
@HOU 5
(11) MON 6
@NYM 4 PHI 8
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 4,431

Tuesday, September 10, 1974, 7:36PM
Time of Game: 2:54

Giants

66-76

Won 2

5th, 23½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  1  2   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2    6 14  1
Astros          0  0  1   1  0  0   0  2  0   0  1    5 13  0

W: J Morris (1-0), L: K Forsch (5-7), S: R Moffitt (15)

Astros

71-70

Lost 2

4th, 18 GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Maddox CF                   5   0   2   1    1   0  .293  .741    0    2   0   2B,CS,IW
T Fuentes 2B                  6   1   3   1    0   1  .254  .606    0    5  10   2·2B
B Bonds RF                    4   1   2   1    1   2  .264  .818    0    1   0   SF
G Matthews LF                 4   1   2   1    2   0  .286  .818    0    1   0   SB,IW
D Kingman 1B                  5   0   0   0    1   2  .228  .748    0   16   1   GDP
C Arnold 3B                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .239  .627    0    0   2   SF
  M Phillips SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .504    0    2   1   
B Miller SS-3B                5   1   2   1    0   1  .282  .645    0    1   2   
K Rudolph C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .617    0    5   2   
  E Goodson PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .720    0    0   0   
  J Barr PR                   0   1   0   0    0   0  .262  .679         0   0   
  E Sosa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .134         0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .791         0   0   
M Caldwell P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .344    0    0   3   SH
  G Thomasson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .637    0    0   0   
  J Morris P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  D Rader PH-C                1   1   1   0    0   0  .290  .722    0    0   0   2B
Totals                       42   6  14   6    5   6                    33  21

BATTING

2B: G Maddox (30, off D Roberts); T Fuentes 2 (13, off D Roberts, off M Cosgrove); D Rader (15, off K Forsch).

SF: B Bonds (4, off K Forsch); C Arnold (2, off D Roberts).

SH: M Caldwell (5, off D Roberts).

IBB: G Matthews (4, by K Forsch); G Maddox (3, by K Forsch).

TB: T Fuentes 5; G Maddox 3; B Bonds 2; G Matthews 2; B Miller 2; D Rader 2; E Goodson; K Rudolph.

GIDP: D Kingman (8).

RBI: T Fuentes (22); B Miller (10); C Arnold (25); B Bonds (63); G Matthews (75); G Maddox (49).

2-out RBI: B Miller; G Maddox.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Rudolph-T Fuentes; M Caldwell-T Fuentes-D Kingman.

E: B Miller (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Matthews (11, 2nd base off D Roberts/M May).

CS: G Maddox (9, 2nd base by D Roberts/M May).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Gross RF                    5   0   1   0    1   0  .310  .753    0    3   0   
R Metzger SS                  5   0   1   1    1   0  .263  .630    0    2   4   2B,CS,GDP
C Cedeno CF                   5   1   1   1    0   2  .277  .817    0    2   0   HR
L May 1B                      5   1   3   1    0   1  .278  .767    0   13   1   HR
D Rader 3B                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .255  .746    0    2   1   2B
M May C                       5   1   3   1    0   0  .292  .761    0    7   1   HR
W Howard LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .710    0    2   0   
  B Watson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .780    0    0   0   
L Milbourne 2B                4   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .661    0    0   4   
  C Johnson PH                1   0   1   1    0   0  .227  .778    0    0   0   
  D Campbell PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .266         0   0   
D Roberts P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .524         1   2   
  R Busse PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308    0    0   0   
  M Cosgrove P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .217    0    0   1   
  T Helms PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .682    0    0   0   
  K Forsch P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    0    1   0   
  J Edwards PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .225  .617    0    0   0   
  B Gallagher PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .498         0   0   
Totals                       45   5  13   5    2   6                    33  14

BATTING

2B: R Metzger (15, off M Caldwell); D Rader (25, off E Sosa).

HR: C Cedeno (24, off M Caldwell; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); M May (6, off M Caldwell; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); L May (23, off M Caldwell; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: L May 6; M May 6; C Cedeno 4; R Metzger 2; D Rader 2; L Milbourne; G Gross; C Johnson; J Edwards.

GIDP: R Metzger (12).

RBI: C Johnson (22); L May (80); R Metzger (28); C Cedeno (90); M May (44).

2-out RBI: C Johnson; M May; R Metzger.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Milbourne-R Metzger-L May.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Metzger (7, 2nd base by M Caldwell/K Rudolph).

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Caldwell                     8    10   4   4    1   6   3   2.98   34     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 0·10     51    -     1.28  -0.12
J Morris, W (1-0)              2     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    6     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.25
E Sosa, H (6)                  0.2   3   1   1    0   0   0   3.23    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          0-0    2.70  -0.08
G Lavelle                      0     0   0   0    1   0   0  undef    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    6.80  -0.10
R Moffitt, S (15)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.64    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    10.90   0.26
Totals                        11    13   5   5    2   6   3          47     -       ·  ·     20· 6· 0·13          5-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Roberts                      3     9   4   4    1   1   0   3.39   18     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 9     25    -     1.05  -0.26
M Cosgrove                     4     1   0   0    1   4   0   3.42   14     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 1· 1          0-0    0.59   0.12
K Forsch, L (5-7)              4     4   2   2    3   1   0   2.95   18     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 4          0-0    2.16  -0.15
Totals                        11    14   6   6    5   6   0          50     -       ·  ·     14·10· 1·14           -

G Lavelle faced 1 batter in the 11th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: K Forsch 2 (10; G Maddox, G Matthews).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Dutch Rennert.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 4,431.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          Houston Astros                       
1. G Maddox             CF    1. G Gross              RF 
2. T Fuentes            2B    2. R Metzger            SS 
3. B Bonds              RF    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. G Matthews           LF    4. L May                1B 
5. D Kingman            1B    5. D Rader              3B 
6. C Arnold             3B    6. M May                C  
7. B Miller             SS    7. W Howard             LF 
8. K Rudolph            C     8. L Milbourne          2B 
9. M Caldwell           P     9. D Roberts            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  4-3  ---     -35%  48% M May           M Caldwell      Home Run
   b11   2  6-5  123      26% 100% R Metzger       R Moffitt       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   t11   0  4-4  1--      24%  82% D Rader         K Forsch        Double (LF-CF); Barr to 3B
   b 8   0  4-2  ---     -14%  72% C Cedeno        M Caldwell      Home Run
   t10   2  4-4  1-3     -13%  37% B Miller        K Forsch        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  G Maddox        Single to LF
   O      1--      48%  T Fuentes       Maddox Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      52%  " "             Double (CF-RF)
          -2-      57%  B Bonds         Single; Fuentes to 3B
   R      1-3      67%  G Matthews      Single to CF; Fuentes Scores; Bonds to 3B
   O      1-3      61%  D Kingman       Foul Flyball: C
   O      1-3      57%  C Arnold        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  G Gross         Flyball: CF
          ---      56%  R Metzger       Walk
   OO     1--      61%  C Cedeno        Double Play: Strikeout, Metzger Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Roberts facing 7-8-9
          ---      65%  B Miller        Single
   O      1--      62%  K Rudolph       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      60%  M Caldwell      Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Miller to 2B
   R      -2-      71%  G Maddox        Double (LF-CF); Miller Scores
   O      -2-      68%  T Fuentes       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Caldwell facing 4-5-6
          ---      64%  L May           Single to 3B
   O      1--      68%  D Rader         Strikeout
   O      1--      71%  M May           Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      73%  W Howard        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dave Roberts facing 3-4-5
          ---      76%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--      83%  G Matthews      Single; Bonds to 3B
          1-3      84%  D Kingman       Matthews Steals 2B
   O      -23      80%  " "             Strikeout
   RO     -23      81%  C Arnold        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Bonds Scores
   R      -2-      87%  B Miller        Single; Matthews Scores
          1--      88%  K Rudolph       Single to 3B; Miller to 2B
   O      12-      86%  M Caldwell      Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Mike Caldwell facing 8-9-1
          ---      83%  L Milbourne     Single
                  Ray Busse pinch hits for Dave Roberts batting 9th
   O      1--      85%  R Busse         Groundout: P-2B-1B; Milbourne to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  G Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B; Milbourne to 3B
   R      --3      81%  R Metzger       Double; Milbourne Scores
   O      -2-      83%  C Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Cosgrove facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Cosgrove replaces Ray Busse pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  G Maddox        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      85%  T Fuentes       Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      83%  B Bonds         Strikeout
          -2-      83%  G Matthews      Walk
   O      12-      81%  D Kingman       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Caldwell facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      71%  L May           Home Run
   O      ---      74%  D Rader         Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      71%  M May           Single
   O      1--      74%  W Howard        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      77%  L Milbourne     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Cosgrove facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      76%  C Arnold        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      75%  B Miller        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      74%  K Rudolph       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Caldwell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      77%  M Cosgrove      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      73%  G Gross         Single
   OO     1--      80%  R Metzger       Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Cosgrove facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      79%  M Caldwell      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  G Maddox        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      77%  T Fuentes       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Caldwell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      80%  C Cedeno        Strikeout
          ---      76%  L May           Single to LF
   O      1--      80%  D Rader         Strikeout
          1--      77%  M May           Single to 1B; May to 2B
   O      12-      84%  W Howard        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mike Cosgrove facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      82%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      81%  G Matthews      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  D Kingman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Caldwell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      84%  L Milbourne     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Tommy Helms pinch hits for Mike Cosgrove batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  T Helms         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      84%  G Gross         Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Gross to 1B
   O      1--      88%  R Metzger       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ken Forsch facing 6-7-8
                  Ken Forsch replaces Tommy Helms pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  C Arnold        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      86%  B Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  K Rudolph       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-4, Mike Caldwell facing 3-4-5
                  Bruce Miller moves to 3B; Mike Phillips replaces Chris Arnold playing SS batting 6th
   R      ---      72%  C Cedeno        Home Run
   O      ---      78%  L May           Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
   R      ---      48%  M May           Home Run
   O      ---      50%  W Howard        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
                  Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Mike Caldwell batting 9th
   O      ---      45%  G Thomasson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      40%  G Maddox        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      37%  T Fuentes       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, John Morris facing 8-9-1
                  John Morris replaces Gary Thomasson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      43%  L Milbourne     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      47%  K Forsch        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  G Gross         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 4.

Top of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Ken Forsch facing 3-4-5
          ---      58%  B Bonds         Single to 2B
   O      1--      50%  G Matthews      Flyball: RF
          1--      58%  D Kingman       Walk; Bonds to 2B
   O      12-      50%  M Phillips      Flyball: CF; Bonds to 3B
   O      1-3      37%  B Miller        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, John Morris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      43%  R Metzger       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      47%  C Cedeno        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  L May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 4.

Top of the 11th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
                  Ed Goodson pinch hits for Ken Rudolph batting 8th
          ---      58%  E Goodson       Single
                  Dave Rader pinch hits for John Morris batting 9th; Jim Barr pinch runs for Ed Goodson batting 8th
          1--      82%  D Rader         Double (LF-CF); Barr to 3B
          -23      84%  G Maddox        Intentional Walk
   R      123      94%  T Fuentes       Single to CF; Barr Scores; Rader to 3B; Maddox to 2B
   RO     123      96%  B Bonds         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rader Scores; Maddox to 3B; Fuentes to 2B
          -23      96%  G Matthews      Intentional Walk
   OO     123      92%  D Kingman       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 11th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-6, Elias Sosa facing 5-6-7
                  Elias Sosa replaces Jim Barr pitching and batting 8th; Dave Rader moves to C
          ---      82%  D Rader         Double to RF
   O      -2-      89%  M May           Groundout: 2B-1B; Rader stays at 2B
                  Bob Watson pinch hits for Wilbur Howard batting 7th
   O      -2-      96%  B Watson        Groundout: 2B-1B; Rader to 3B
                  Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Larry Milbourne batting 8th
   R      --3      91%  C Johnson       Single to CF; Rader Scores
                  Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Ken Forsch batting 9th; Dave Campbell pinch runs for Cliff Johnson batting 8th
          1--      84%  J Edwards       Single; Campbell to 2B
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Elias Sosa pitching and batting 8th; Bob Gallagher pinch runs for Johnny Edwards batting 9th
          12-      74%  G Gross         Walk; Campbell to 3B; Gallagher to 2B
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Gary Lavelle pitching and batting 8th
   O      123     100%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197409100

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