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Saturday, April 6, 1974,
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 16,727, Time of Game: 2:14
Astros
2
0-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Giants
3
2-0
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Mike Caldwell (1-0)
L: Tom Griffin (0-1)
 
                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

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roger Metzger SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 .429 1.071 0.093 1.42 0.158 -0.064 1.1 3 2 2B
Milt May C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .250 -0.185 1.85 0.066 -0.251 -1.0 7 1
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .125 .375 0.012 1.39 0.113 -0.100 0.7 2 0 2B
Bob Watson LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .661 -0.016 0.93 0.072 -0.088 -0.7 0 0 CS
   Dave Campbell LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Lee May 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .125 .250 -0.094 1.41 0.030 -0.124 -0.5 7 0
Doug Rader 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .286 -0.167 1.64 0.000 -0.167 -1.0 0 1
Ollie Brown RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.139 1.36 0.000 -0.139 -0.8 2 0
Tommy Helms 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.167 0.122 0.98 0.133 -0.011 0.7 2 1 2B
   Larry Milbourne PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Gallagher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.035 1.39 0.000 -0.035 -0.1
Tom Griffin P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.051 1.56 0.000 -0.051 -0.4 0 3 SH
   Cliff Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.068 2.44 0.000 -0.068 -0.4
   Don Wilson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Fred Scherman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 8 2 2 4 .250 .638 -0.528 1.41 0.572 -1.098 -2.4 24 8
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bobby Bonds RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .250 -0.106 1.05 0.000 -0.106 -1.1 2 0
Chris Speier SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 .400 1.425 0.091 0.68 0.105 -0.013 0.9 2 3 2B,HBP
Garry Maddox CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .875 0.090 1.27 0.169 -0.079 0.8 3 0 SB
Gary Matthews LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .500 -0.037 1.07 0.031 -0.068 -0.1 1 0 SB
Steve Ontiveros 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .333 1.333 0.102 0.76 0.143 -0.041 0.5 6 0 HR
Dave Kingman 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .429 1.071 -0.032 0.79 0.031 -0.063 -0.4 3 3
Mike Phillips 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .667 1.667 -0.013 1.08 0.077 -0.090 -0.2 4 3 2B,CS
   Chris Arnold PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.022 0.78 0.000 -0.022 -0.3
   Bruce Miller 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ken Rudolph C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .429 -0.026 0.96 0.015 -0.042 -0.2 5 2
Mike Caldwell P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.073 1.00 0.000 -0.073 -0.8 1 0
   Randy Moffitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 29 3 6 2 4 7 .207 .703 -0.026 0.97 0.571 -0.597 -0.9 27 11
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).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Griffin, L (0-1) 6 5 3 3 4 5 1 4.50 27 51 -0.045 1.06 -0.1
Don Wilson 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 6 0 0 0.049 0.63 0.7
Fred Scherman 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 1 1 0 0.022 0.78 0.3
Team Totals 8 6 3 3 4 7 1 3.38 34 51 1 0 0.026 1.41 0.9

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Caldwell, W (1-0) 6.1 7 2 2 2 4 0 2.84 26 53 0.118 1.22 0.7
Randy Moffitt, S (1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9 1 0 0.409 1.98 1.6
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 2 4 0 2.00 35 53 1 0 0.527 0.97 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: T Griffin (1).
HBP: T Griffin (1; C Speier).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 16,727.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         San Francisco Giants
1 Roger Metzger SS 1 Bobby Bonds RF
2 Milt May C 2 Chris Speier SS
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Garry Maddox CF
4 Bob Watson LF 4 Gary Matthews LF
5 Lee May 1B 5 Steve Ontiveros 1B
6 Doug Rader 3B 6 Dave Kingman 3B
7 Ollie Brown RF 7 Mike Phillips 2B
8 Tommy Helms 2B 8 Ken Rudolph C
9 Tom Griffin P 9 Mike Caldwell P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 2-3 1 1-3 OO HOU M. May M. Caldwell 17% 71% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
b4 2-2 0 --- R SFG S. Ontiveros T. Griffin 13% 69% Home Run
t1 0-0 0 1-3 RR HOU C. Cedeno M. Caldwell -11% 26% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Metzger Scores; May Scores
t7 2-3 1 --- HOU T. Helms M. Caldwell -8% 66% Double to LF
b1 1-2 2 --3 R SFG S. Ontiveros T. Griffin 8% 51% Wild Pitch; Maddox Scores

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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- HOU R. Metzger M. Caldwell -6% 44% Double to LF
t1 0-0 0 -2- HOU M. May M. Caldwell -7% 37% Single; Metzger to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-3 RR HOU C. Cedeno M. Caldwell -11% 26% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Metzger Scores; May Scores
t1 2-0 0 -2- O HOU B. Watson M. Caldwell 4% 31% Fielder's Choice 3B; Cedeno out at 3B/3B-SS; Watson to 1B
t1 2-0 1 1-- O HOU L. May M. Caldwell 2% 33% Strikeout
t1 2-0 2 1-- O HOU D. Rader M. Caldwell 2% 34% 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, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O SFG B. Bonds T. Griffin -2% 32% Strikeout
b1 0-2 1 --- SFG C. Speier T. Griffin 3% 35% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-2 1 1-- SFG G. Maddox T. Griffin 7% 41% Single to CF; Speier to 3B
b1 0-2 1 1-3 SFG G. Matthews T. Griffin 2% 43% Maddox Steals 2B
b1 0-2 1 -23 RO SFG G. Matthews T. Griffin -0% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B; Speier Scores; Maddox to 3B
b1 1-2 2 --3 R SFG S. Ontiveros T. Griffin 8% 51% Wild Pitch; Maddox Scores
b1 2-2 2 --- SFG S. Ontiveros T. Griffin 1% 52% Walk
b1 2-2 2 1-- O SFG D. Kingman T. Griffin -2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 2.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 6-7-8
t2 2-2 0 --- O HOU D. Rader M. Caldwell 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 2-2 1 --- O HOU O. Brown M. Caldwell 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2-2 2 --- O HOU T. Helms M. Caldwell 1% 55% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 7-8-9
b2 2-2 0 --- SFG M. Phillips T. Griffin 4% 59% Single
b2 2-2 0 1-- O SFG K. Rudolph T. Griffin -6% 53% Phillips Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 2-2 1 --- O SFG K. Rudolph T. Griffin -2% 51% Groundout: P-1B
b2 2-2 2 --- O SFG M. Caldwell T. Griffin -1% 50% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 2.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 9-1-2
t3 2-2 0 --- O HOU T. Griffin M. Caldwell 2% 52% Strikeout
t3 2-2 1 --- HOU R. Metzger M. Caldwell -3% 50% Walk
t3 2-2 1 1-- O HOU M. May M. Caldwell 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t3 2-2 2 1-- O HOU C. Cedeno M. Caldwell 3% 55% Bunt Popfly: P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 2-2, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 1-2-3
b3 2-2 0 --- O SFG B. Bonds T. Griffin -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2-2 1 --- SFG C. Speier T. Griffin 5% 58% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 2-2 1 -2- O SFG G. Maddox T. Griffin -4% 54% Strikeout
b3 2-2 2 -2- O SFG G. Matthews T. Griffin -4% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 2.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 2-2, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 4-5-6
t4 2-2 0 --- O HOU B. Watson M. Caldwell 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2-2 1 --- HOU L. May M. Caldwell -3% 50% Single
t4 2-2 1 1-- O HOU D. Rader M. Caldwell 3% 53% Strikeout
t4 2-2 2 1-- O HOU O. Brown M. Caldwell 3% 56% 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, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 5-6-7
b4 2-2 0 --- R SFG S. Ontiveros T. Griffin 13% 69% Home Run
b4 3-2 0 --- O SFG D. Kingman T. Griffin -2% 67% Flyball: SS
b4 3-2 1 --- SFG M. Phillips T. Griffin 4% 71% Double to RF
b4 3-2 1 -2- SFG K. Rudolph T. Griffin 2% 72% Walk
b4 3-2 1 12- O SFG M. Caldwell T. Griffin -4% 68% Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 3B; Rudolph to 2B
b4 3-2 2 12- O SFG B. Bonds T. Griffin -4% 64% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 8-9-1
t5 2-3 0 --- HOU T. Helms M. Caldwell -5% 59% Single
t5 2-3 0 1-- O HOU T. Griffin M. Caldwell 3% 62% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Helms to 2B
t5 2-3 1 -2- HOU R. Metzger M. Caldwell -7% 55% Single; Helms to 3B
t5 2-3 1 1-3 OO HOU M. May M. Caldwell 17% 71% 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, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 2-3-4
b5 3-2 0 --- SFG C. Speier T. Griffin 3% 75% Walk
b5 3-2 0 1-- O SFG G. Maddox T. Griffin -3% 71% Popfly: 1B
b5 3-2 1 1-- O SFG G. Matthews T. Griffin -3% 69% Foul Flyball: RF
b5 3-2 2 1-- O SFG S. Ontiveros T. Griffin -2% 67% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 3-4-5
t6 2-3 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno M. Caldwell 4% 70% Flyball: LF
t6 2-3 1 --- HOU B. Watson M. Caldwell -4% 66% Walk
t6 2-3 1 1-- O HOU L. May M. Caldwell 5% 71% Flyball: CF
t6 2-3 2 1-- O HOU D. Rader M. Caldwell 4% 75% 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, Astros' Tom Griffin facing 6-7-8
b6 3-2 0 --- SFG D. Kingman T. Griffin 3% 78% Walk
b6 3-2 0 1-- O SFG M. Phillips T. Griffin -3% 75% Flyball: CF
b6 3-2 1 1-- O SFG K. Rudolph T. Griffin -3% 72% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 3-2 2 1-- O SFG M. Caldwell T. Griffin -2% 70% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 7-8-9
t7 2-3 0 --- O HOU O. Brown M. Caldwell 4% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2-3 1 --- HOU T. Helms M. Caldwell -8% 66% Double to LF
Randy Moffitt replaces Mike Caldwell pitching and batting 9th
Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Tom Griffin (P) batting 9th
Larry Milbourne pinch runs for Tommy Helms (2B) batting 8th
t7 2-3 1 -2- O HOU C. Johnson R. Moffitt 7% 73% Popfly: 3B
t7 2-3 2 -2- O HOU R. Metzger R. Moffitt 6% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' Don Wilson facing 1-2-3
Don Wilson replaces Cliff Johnson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Larry Milbourne moves from PR to 2B
b7 3-2 0 --- O SFG B. Bonds D. Wilson -2% 78% Flyball: 1B
b7 3-2 1 --- O SFG C. Speier D. Wilson -1% 76% Flyball: CF
b7 3-2 2 --- O SFG G. Maddox D. Wilson -1% 75% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Giants' Randy Moffitt facing 2-3-4
t8 2-3 0 --- O HOU M. May R. Moffitt 5% 81% Flyball: RF
t8 2-3 1 --- O HOU C. Cedeno R. Moffitt 4% 84% Flyball: CF
t8 2-3 2 --- HOU B. Watson R. Moffitt -3% 81% Single
t8 2-3 2 1-- O HOU L. May R. Moffitt 6% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, Astros' Don Wilson facing 4-5-6
Dave Campbell replaces Bob Watson playing LF batting 4th
b8 3-2 0 --- SFG G. Matthews D. Wilson 2% 89% Single to CF
b8 3-2 0 1-- O SFG S. Ontiveros D. Wilson -2% 87% Bunt Popfly: P
b8 3-2 1 1-- SFG D. Kingman D. Wilson 1% 88% Matthews Steals 2B
b8 3-2 1 -2- O SFG D. Kingman D. Wilson -2% 86% Strikeout
Fred Scherman replaces Don Wilson pitching and batting 9th
Chris Arnold pinch hits for Mike Phillips (2B) batting 7th
b8 3-2 2 -2- O SFG C. Arnold F. Scherman -2% 84% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-3, Giants' Randy Moffitt facing 6-7-8
Bruce Miller replaces Chris Arnold (PH) playing 2B batting 7th
t9 2-3 0 --- O HOU D. Rader R. Moffitt 7% 91% Flyball: 3B
t9 2-3 1 --- O HOU O. Brown R. Moffitt 5% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
Bob Gallagher pinch hits for Larry Milbourne (2B) batting 8th
t9 2-3 2 --- O HOU B. Gallagher R. Moffitt 4% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 3.

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