April 6, 1974 Houston Astros at San Francisco Giants Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 3
@BAL 2
(10) CAL 3
@CHW 2 KCR 23
MIN 6 MIL 5
BOS 4 NYY 6
CLE 1 TEX 2
OAK 0 CIN 7
ATL 5 LAD 8
SDP 0 PHI 5
NYM 4 SFG 3
HOU 2 STL 8
PIT 0

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 16,727

Saturday, April 6, 1974
Time of Game: 2:14

Astros

0-2

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  8  0
Giants          2  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  X    3  6  0

W: M Caldwell (1-0), L: T Griffin (0-1), S: R Moffitt (1)

Giants

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Metzger SS                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .429 1.071    0    3   2   2B
M May C                       4   1   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    7   1   
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .125  .375    0    2   0   2B
B Watson LF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .661    0    0   0   CS
  D Campbell LF               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
L May 1B                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    7   0   
D Rader 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .286    0    0   1   
O Brown RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   0   
T Helms 2B                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.167    0    2   1   2B
  L Milbourne PR-2B           0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Gallagher PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
T Griffin P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   3   SH
  C Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Wilson P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  F Scherman P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   2   8   2    2   4                    24   8

BATTING

2B: R Metzger (1, off M Caldwell); T Helms (1, off M Caldwell); C Cedeno (1, off M Caldwell).

SH: T Griffin (1, off M Caldwell).

TB: R Metzger 3; T Helms 3; C Cedeno 2; L May; B Watson; M May.

RBI: C Cedeno 2 (2).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Watson (1, 2nd base by M Caldwell/K Rudolph).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .250    0    2   0   
C Speier SS                   2   1   1   0    1   0  .400 1.425    0    2   3   2B,HBP
G Maddox CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .875    0    3   0   SB
G Matthews LF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   0   SB
S Ontiveros 1B                3   1   1   1    1   1  .333 1.333    0    6   0   HR
D Kingman 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .429 1.071    0    3   3   
M Phillips 2B                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .667 1.667    0    4   3   2B,CS
  C Arnold PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Miller 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
K Rudolph C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .429    0    5   2   
M Caldwell P                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       29   3   6   2    4   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: C Speier (2, off T Griffin); M Phillips (1, off T Griffin).

HR: S Ontiveros (1, off T Griffin; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

HBP: C Speier (1, by T Griffin).

TB: S Ontiveros 4; M Phillips 3; C Speier 2; G Matthews; G Maddox.

RBI: G Matthews (1); S Ontiveros (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Phillips-C Speier.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Matthews (1, 2nd base off D Wilson/M May); G Maddox (1, 2nd base off T Griffin/M May).

CS: M Phillips (1, 2nd base by T Griffin/M May).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Griffin, L (0-1)             6     5   3   3    4   5   1   4.50   27     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 4     51    -     1.06  -0.05
D Wilson                       1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.69   0.05
F Scherman                     0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.86   0.02
Totals                         8     6   3   3    4   7   1          34     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0· 5          1-0

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, W (1-0)            6.1   7   2   2    2   4   0   2.84   26     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 1· 6     53    -     1.20   0.12
R Moffitt, S (1)               2.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 1          1-0    2.01   0.41
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2   4   0          35     -       ·  ·     11·10· 1· 7          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: T Griffin (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: T Griffin (1; C Speier).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Doug Harvey.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 16,727.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                San Francisco Giants                 
1. R Metzger            SS    1. B Bonds              RF 
2. M May                C     2. C Speier             SS 
3. C Cedeno             CF    3. G Maddox             CF 
4. B Watson             LF    4. G Matthews           LF 
5. L May                1B    5. S Ontiveros          1B 
6. D Rader              3B    6. D Kingman            3B 
7. O Brown              RF    7. M Phillips           2B 
8. T Helms              2B    8. K Rudolph            C  
9. T Griffin            P     9. M Caldwell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  3-2  1-3      17%  71% M May           M Caldwell      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   b 4   0  2-2  ---      13%  69% S Ontiveros     T Griffin       Home Run
   t 1   0  0-0  1-3     -11%  26% C Cedeno        M Caldwell      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Metzger Scores; May Scores
   t 7   1  3-2  ---      -8%  66% T Helms         M Caldwell      Double to LF
   b 1   2  2-1  --3       8%  51% S Ontiveros     T Griffin       Wild Pitch; Maddox Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  R Metzger       Double to LF
          -2-      37%  M May           Single; Metzger to 3B
   RR     1-3      26%  C Cedeno        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Metzger Scores; May Scores
   O      -2-      31%  B Watson        Fielder's Choice 3B; Cedeno out at 3B/3B-SS; Watson to 1B
   O      1--      33%  L May           Strikeout
   O      1--      34%  D Rader         Watson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      32%  B Bonds         Strikeout
          ---      35%  C Speier        Hit By Pitch
          1--      41%  G Maddox        Single to CF; Speier to 3B
          1-3      43%  G Matthews      Maddox Steals 2B
   RO     -23      43%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Speier Scores; Maddox to 3B
   R      --3      51%  S Ontiveros     Wild Pitch; Maddox Scores
          ---      52%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      50%  D Kingman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 2.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Caldwell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  D Rader         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  O Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  T Helms         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  M Phillips      Single
   O      1--      53%  K Rudolph       Phillips Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Caldwell      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 2.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Caldwell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  T Griffin       Strikeout
          ---      50%  R Metzger       Walk
   O      1--      53%  M May           Flyball: RF
   O      1--      55%  C Cedeno        Bunt Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Bonds         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      58%  C Speier        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-      54%  G Maddox        Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  G Matthews      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 2.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Caldwell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  L May           Single
   O      1--      53%  D Rader         Strikeout
   O      1--      56%  O Brown         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      69%  S Ontiveros     Home Run
   O      ---      67%  D Kingman       Flyball: SS
          ---      71%  M Phillips      Double to RF
          -2-      72%  K Rudolph       Walk
   O      12-      68%  M Caldwell      Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 3B; Rudolph to 2B
   O      12-      64%  B Bonds         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Caldwell facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  T Helms         Single
   O      1--      62%  T Griffin       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Helms to 2B
          -2-      55%  R Metzger       Single; Helms to 3B
   OO     1-3      71%  M May           Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tom Griffin facing 2-3-4
          ---      75%  C Speier        Walk
   O      1--      71%  G Maddox        Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      69%  G Matthews      Foul Flyball: RF
   O      1--      67%  S Ontiveros     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Caldwell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      70%  C Cedeno        Flyball: LF
          ---      66%  B Watson        Walk
   O      1--      71%  L May           Flyball: CF
   O      1--      75%  D Rader         Flyball: C/Interference called
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tom Griffin facing 6-7-8
          ---      78%  D Kingman       Walk
   O      1--      75%  M Phillips      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      72%  K Rudolph       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      70%  M Caldwell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Caldwell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      74%  O Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      66%  T Helms         Double to LF
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Mike Caldwell pitching and batting 9th; Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Tom Griffin batting 9th; Larry Milbourne pinch runs for Tommy Helms batting 8th
   O      -2-      73%  C Johnson       Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-      79%  R Metzger       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Don Wilson facing 1-2-3
                  Don Wilson replaces Cliff Johnson pitching and batting 9th; Larry Milbourne moves to 2B
   O      ---      78%  B Bonds         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      76%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  G Maddox        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Randy Moffitt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      81%  M May           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  C Cedeno        Flyball: CF
          ---      81%  B Watson        Single
   O      1--      87%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Don Wilson facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Campbell replaces Bob Watson playing LF batting 4th
          ---      89%  G Matthews      Single to CF
   O      1--      87%  S Ontiveros     Bunt Popfly: P
          1--      88%  D Kingman       Matthews Steals 2B
   O      -2-      86%  " "             Strikeout
                  Fred Scherman replaces Don Wilson pitching and batting 9th; Chris Arnold pinch hits for Mike Phillips batting 7th
   O      -2-      84%  C Arnold        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Randy Moffitt facing 6-7-8
                  Bruce Miller replaces Chris Arnold playing 2B batting 7th
   O      ---      91%  D Rader         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      96%  O Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
                  Bob Gallagher pinch hits for Larry Milbourne batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  B Gallagher     Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation