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Scores
Standings
MIN
@CAL		9
4
MIN
@CAL		0
5
CLE
@DET		6
0
TEX
@KCR		0
7
BAL
@MIL		4
0
BOS
@NYY		4
2
CHW
@OAK		5
2
SDP
@ATL		4
2
NYM
@CHC		9
8		 
(10)
LAD
@CIN		3
5
SFG
@HOU		3
2
SFG
@HOU		9
3
MON
@PIT		5
2
PHI
@STL		9
4
Saturday, July 26, 1975
, Astrodome
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:12
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Giants
3
49-50
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
3rd, 15½ GB
 at Astros
2
36-66
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 31 GB
W: Randy Moffitt (4-3)
L: Ken Forsch (4-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  2  0    3  9  1
Astros          0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    2  8  0

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Von Joshua CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .310 .780 -0.130 1.39 0.000 -0.130 -0.8 3 0
Dave Rader C 3 2 2 1 1 1 .291 .780 0.226 1.16 0.240 -0.014 1.4 5 0 HR
Bobby Murcer RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .305 .882 0.456 1.66 0.538 -0.083 1.3 3 0 2B,CS
Gary Matthews LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .293 .824 -0.008 1.05 0.063 -0.071 0.1 2 1
Willie Montanez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 .732 -0.141 1.21 0.021 -0.162 -1.0 9 0 GDP
Chris Speier SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .768 -0.086 0.90 0.013 -0.099 -0.9 2 6 GDP
Steve Ontiveros 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .695 -0.068 0.68 0.000 -0.068 -0.5 0 1
Bruce Miller 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .235 .551 -0.008 0.77 0.016 -0.024 -0.1 2 2
   Gary Thomasson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .592 -0.051 2.12 0.000 -0.051 -0.2
   Craig Robinson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042 .083 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Pete Falcone P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .051 .103 -0.046 0.90 0.000 -0.046 -0.3 0 1
   Randy Moffitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .727 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Glenn Adams PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 .897 0.061 1.49 0.061 0.000 0.2
   Charlie Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .486 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gary Lavelle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 3 9 3 2 3 .281 .730 0.205 1.17 0.952 -0.748 -0.8 27 12
2B: B Murcer (19, off K Forsch).
HR: D Rader (3, off K Forsch; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: D Rader 5; B Murcer 3; G Matthews 2; B Miller; W Montanez; C Speier.
GIDP: W Montanez (17); C Speier (8).
RBI: B Murcer 2 (60); D Rader (19).
2-out RBI: B Murcer 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Speier-B Miller-W Montanez.
E: S Ontiveros (13).
Outfield Assists: G Matthews (E Cabell at 2nd base).
Baserunning
CS: B Murcer (3, 2nd base by K Forsch/C Johnson).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wilbur Howard CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .350 .865 -0.142 1.90 0.115 -0.257 -0.6 2 0 SB
Greg Gross RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .299 .729 -0.275 2.17 0.024 -0.299 -0.9 1 0
Enos Cabell LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .262 .682 -0.100 2.26 0.114 -0.214 -0.3 0 0
Bob Watson 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 .332 .879 0.086 1.05 0.123 -0.038 0.5 12 0 GDP
Cliff Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .840 -0.195 2.10 0.000 -0.195 -1.3 3 1
Doug Rader 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .245 .679 0.161 1.52 0.224 -0.063 1.2 2 1 2B
Tommy Helms 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .164 .444 -0.085 1.57 0.035 -0.120 -0.8 2 8
   Rob Andrews PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .510 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Larry Milbourne SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 .195 .472 -0.023 1.71 0.050 -0.073 0.1 5 6 IW
Ken Forsch P 2 0 0 0 1 0 .048 .178 -0.113 2.46 0.041 -0.154 -0.8 0 0
   Jose Cruz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .226 .654 0.390 3.25 0.390 0.000 0.9 3B
Team Totals 34 2 8 2 5 5 .235 .657 -0.296 1.90 1.116 -1.413 -1.8 27 16
2B: D Rader (19, off P Falcone).
3B: J Cruz (2, off C Williams).
IBB: L Milbourne (1, by P Falcone).
TB: D Rader 3; J Cruz 3; E Cabell 2; G Gross; W Howard; T Helms.
GIDP: B Watson (7).
RBI: E Cabell (34); D Rader (32).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 3. L Milbourne-B Watson 2; T Helms-L Milbourne-B Watson.
Baserunning
SB: W Howard (10, 2nd base off R Moffitt/D Rader).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pete Falcone 5.2 4 1 1 5 3 0 3.73 26 55 0.079 1.36 0.8
Randy Moffitt, W (4-3) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.96 5 3 0 -0.086 2.36 0.1
Charlie Williams, H (1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.47 6 0 0 -0.091 2.44 -0.0
Gary Lavelle, S (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.40 2 1 0 0.394 5.87 0.9
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 5 5 0 2.00 39 55 4 0 0.296 1.17 1.8

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Forsch, L (4-8) 9 9 3 3 2 3 1 3.20 34 58 -0.204 1.17 0.8
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 2 3 1 3.00 34 58 -0.204 1.90 0.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: P Falcone (4; L Milbourne).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Art Williams.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         Houston Astros
1 Von Joshua CF 1 Wilbur Howard CF
2 Dave Rader C 2 Greg Gross RF
3 Bobby Murcer RF 3 Enos Cabell LF
4 Gary Matthews LF 4 Bob Watson 1B
5 Willie Montanez 1B 5 Cliff Johnson C
6 Chris Speier SS 6 Doug Rader 3B
7 Steve Ontiveros 3B 7 Tommy Helms 2B
8 Bruce Miller 2B 8 Larry Milbourne SS
9 Pete Falcone P 9 Ken Forsch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 1-2 2 1-3 RR SFG B. Murcer K. Forsch 53% 76% Double to RF; Joshua Scores; Rader Scores; Murcer to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
b9 2-3 0 --- HOU J. Cruz C. Williams -39% 44% Triple to RF
b9 2-3 1 --3 O HOU G. Gross G. Lavelle 25% 85% Strikeout
b4 0-1 1 1-- R HOU D. Rader P. Falcone -17% 42% Double to CF; Watson Scores
b9 2-3 0 --3 O HOU W. Howard C. Williams 17% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SFG V. Joshua K. Forsch -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O SFG D. Rader K. Forsch -1% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- SFG B. Murcer K. Forsch 1% 48% Single to RF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O SFG G. Matthews K. Forsch -2% 46% Murcer Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU W. Howard P. Falcone 2% 48% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- HOU G. Gross P. Falcone -2% 45% Single to 2B
b1 0-0 1 1-- O HOU E. Cabell P. Falcone 3% 48% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- HOU B. Watson P. Falcone -2% 46% Walk; Cabell to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- O HOU C. Johnson P. Falcone 4% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- SFG G. Matthews K. Forsch 4% 54% Single to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-- OO SFG W. Montanez K. Forsch -8% 46% Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- SFG C. Speier K. Forsch 1% 48% Single to RF
t2 0-0 2 1-- O SFG S. Ontiveros K. Forsch -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Pete Falcone facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O HOU D. Rader P. Falcone 2% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O HOU T. Helms P. Falcone 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b2 0-0 2 --- O HOU L. Milbourne P. Falcone 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O SFG B. Miller K. Forsch -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O SFG P. Falcone K. Forsch -2% 46% Flyball: SS
t3 0-0 2 --- O SFG V. Joshua K. Forsch -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Pete Falcone facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- HOU K. Forsch P. Falcone -4% 41% Walk
b3 0-0 0 1-- O HOU W. Howard P. Falcone 4% 44% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 0-0 1 1-- O HOU G. Gross P. Falcone 3% 48% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-0 2 1-- O HOU E. Cabell P. Falcone 2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- R SFG D. Rader K. Forsch 14% 64% Home Run
t4 1-0 0 --- O SFG B. Murcer K. Forsch -2% 62% Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 1-0 1 --- SFG G. Matthews K. Forsch 2% 64% Single to LF
t4 1-0 1 1-- OO SFG W. Montanez K. Forsch -5% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Giants' Pete Falcone facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- HOU B. Watson P. Falcone -5% 54% Walk
b4 0-1 0 1-- O HOU C. Johnson P. Falcone 5% 59% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-1 1 1-- R HOU D. Rader P. Falcone -17% 42% Double to CF; Watson Scores
b4 1-1 1 -2- O HOU T. Helms P. Falcone 4% 46% Flyball: RF
b4 1-1 2 -2- HOU L. Milbourne P. Falcone -1% 45% Intentional Walk
b4 1-1 2 12- O HOU K. Forsch P. Falcone 5% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 6-7-8
t5 1-1 0 --- O SFG C. Speier K. Forsch -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1-1 1 --- O SFG S. Ontiveros K. Forsch -2% 45% Flyball: CF
t5 1-1 2 --- SFG B. Miller K. Forsch 2% 47% Single to CF
t5 1-1 2 1-- O SFG P. Falcone K. Forsch -3% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Pete Falcone facing 1-2-3
b5 1-1 0 --- O HOU W. Howard P. Falcone 3% 47% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-1 1 --- O HOU G. Gross P. Falcone 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b5 1-1 2 --- O HOU E. Cabell P. Falcone 1% 50% Single to LF; Cabell out at 2B/LF-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
t6 1-1 0 --- O SFG V. Joshua K. Forsch -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-1 1 --- SFG D. Rader K. Forsch 4% 50% Walk
t6 1-1 1 1-- O SFG B. Murcer K. Forsch -4% 46% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 1-1 2 1-- O SFG G. Matthews K. Forsch -3% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Pete Falcone facing 4-5-6
b6 1-1 0 --- HOU B. Watson P. Falcone -5% 38% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Watson to 1B
b6 1-1 0 1-- O HOU C. Johnson P. Falcone 5% 43% Flyball: 1B/Interference called; Watson stays at 1B
b6 1-1 1 1-- HOU D. Rader P. Falcone -5% 38% Single to LF; Watson to 2B
b6 1-1 1 12- O HOU T. Helms P. Falcone 6% 44% Flyball: LF
b6 1-1 2 12- HOU L. Milbourne P. Falcone -4% 40% Walk; Watson to 3B; Rader to 2B
Randy Moffitt replaces Pete Falcone pitching and batting 9th
b6 1-1 2 123 O HOU K. Forsch R. Moffitt 10% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
t7 1-1 0 --- O SFG W. Montanez K. Forsch -4% 46% Flyball: 3B
t7 1-1 1 --- O SFG C. Speier K. Forsch -3% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1-1 2 --- O SFG S. Ontiveros K. Forsch -2% 42% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Randy Moffitt facing 1-2-3
b7 1-1 0 --- HOU W. Howard R. Moffitt -6% 36% Single to P
b7 1-1 0 1-- HOU G. Gross R. Moffitt -6% 30% Howard Steals 2B
b7 1-1 0 -2- O HOU G. Gross R. Moffitt 0% 31% Groundout: SS-1B; Howard to 3B
b7 1-1 1 --3 R HOU E. Cabell R. Moffitt -11% 19% Single to RF; Howard Scores
b7 2-1 1 1-- OO HOU B. Watson R. Moffitt 4% 23% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Bruce Miller (2B) batting 8th
t8 1-2 0 --- O SFG G. Thomasson K. Forsch -5% 18% Groundout: 2B-1B
Glenn Adams pinch hits for Randy Moffitt (P) batting 9th
t8 1-2 1 --- SFG G. Adams K. Forsch 6% 24% Walk
t8 1-2 1 1-- O SFG V. Joshua K. Forsch -7% 17% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 1-2 2 1-- SFG D. Rader K. Forsch 6% 24% Single to RF; Joshua to 3B
t8 1-2 2 1-3 RR SFG B. Murcer K. Forsch 53% 76% Double to RF; Joshua Scores; Rader Scores; Murcer to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
t8 3-2 2 --3 O SFG G. Matthews K. Forsch -4% 73% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Giants' Charlie Williams facing 5-6-7
Charlie Williams replaces Glenn Adams (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Craig Robinson replaces Gary Thomasson (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
b8 2-3 0 --- O HOU C. Johnson C. Williams 6% 79% Strikeout
b8 2-3 1 --- O HOU D. Rader C. Williams 4% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2-3 2 --- HOU T. Helms C. Williams -3% 79% Single to LF
Rob Andrews pinch runs for Tommy Helms (2B) batting 7th
b8 2-3 2 1-- O HOU L. Milbourne C. Williams 6% 86% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 2.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
Rob Andrews moves from PR to 2B
t9 3-2 0 --- SFG W. Montanez K. Forsch 2% 88% Single to CF
t9 3-2 0 1-- OO SFG C. Speier K. Forsch -4% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
t9 3-2 2 --- O SFG S. Ontiveros K. Forsch -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Giants' Charlie Williams facing 9-1-2
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Ken Forsch (P) batting 9th
b9 2-3 0 --- HOU J. Cruz C. Williams -39% 44% Triple to RF
b9 2-3 0 --3 O HOU W. Howard C. Williams 17% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
Gary Lavelle replaces Charlie Williams pitching and batting 9th
b9 2-3 1 --3 O HOU G. Gross G. Lavelle 25% 85% Strikeout
b9 2-3 2 --3 O HOU E. Cabell G. Lavelle 15% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Astros 2.

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