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BAL  7
CLE  1
 CAL  5
@CHW  0
 NYY 10
@DET  7
 MIL  3
BOS  1
 MIN  7
KCR  5
 KCR 13
@MIN  3
 TEX  8
OAK  3
 CIN  4
@LAD  2
 MON 17
PIT  2
 CHC 12
@NYM  0
 STL  9
@PHI  2
 ATL  7
@SDP  3
 HOU  5
@SFG  0
Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 3,144

 Saturday, September 14, 1974
Time of Game: 2:15
Astros
5
73-72
Won 2
4th, 18 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          2  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    5  5  0
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  1
W: Larry Dierker (10-9), L: John Montefusco (2-1)
 Giants
0
66-80
Lost 4
5th, 25½ GB

Batting Stats

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Gross RF                    3   0   0   0    2   1  .307  .748              2   0   IW
R Metzger SS                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .261  .624              3   3   SB
C Cedeno CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .806              0   0   2B
B Watson LF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .295  .778              1   0   
  W Howard LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .696              1   0   
M May C                       4   1   2   2    0   0  .293  .761              8   0   
C Johnson 1B                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .216  .755              6   1   
D Rader 3B                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .253  .744              2   0   
T Helms 2B                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .283  .674              3   3   2B,GDP
  L Milbourne 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .650              0   0   
L Dierker P                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .397              1   1   SH
Totals                       30   5   5   0    8   5                         27   8
Batting Events
2B: T Helms (19, off J Montefusco); C Cedeno (28, off J Montefusco).
SH: L Dierker (10, off B Metzger).
IBB: G Gross (4, by B Metzger).
TB: M May 2; T Helms 2; C Cedeno 2; R Metzger.
GIDP: T Helms (13).
RBI: M May 2 (46); T Helms 2 (40).
2-out RBI: T Helms 2; M May.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. T Helms-R Metzger-C Johnson; R Metzger-T Helms-C Johnson.
Baserunning Events
SB: R Metzger (9, 2nd base off J Montefusco/D Rader).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Thomasson CF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .637              3   0   GDP
T Fuentes 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .251  .598              2   2   
B Bonds RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .264  .811              4   0   
G Matthews LF                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .289  .822              3   0   GDP
S Ontiveros 3B                2   0   1   0    2   1  .252  .698              2   3   
D Kingman 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .222  .728              6   0   
C Speier SS                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .680              1   0   
  B Metzger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  E Goodson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .722              0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  C Arnold PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .616              0   0   
D Rader C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .726              5   0   
J Montefusco P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .958              0   0   
  M Phillips PH-SS            2   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .511              1   1   
Totals                       30   0   5   0    4   8                         27   6
Batting Events
TB: G Matthews 2; M Phillips; T Fuentes; S Ontiveros.
GIDP: G Matthews (14); G Thomasson (9).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. M Phillips-T Fuentes-D Kingman.
E: G Thomasson (6).

Pitching Stats

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Dierker, W (10-9)            9     5   0   0    4   8   0   2.93   34     -       ·  ·      7·10· 1· 5     81    -     0.82   0.24
Totals                         9     5   0   0    4   8   0          34     -       ·  ·      7·10· 1· 5           -  
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
J Montefusco, L (2-1)          5     4   5   4    5   5   0   4.37   24     -       ·  ·      1· 9· 1· 4     41    -     0.73  -0.28
B Metzger                      2     0   0   0    2   0   0   1.59    8     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.20   0.01
G Lavelle                      2     1   0   0    1   0   0   1.17    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.05   0.01
Totals                         9     5   5   4    8   5   0          39     -       ·  ·      5·16· 1· 5           -
Balks: None.
WP: L Dierker (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Metzger (4; G Gross).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Nick Colosi.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 3,144.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Houston Astros                            San Francisco Giants                         
1. Greg Gross                   RF       1. Gary Thomasson               CF
2. Roger Metzger                SS       2. Tito Fuentes                 2B
3. Cesar Cedeno                 CF       3. Bobby Bonds                  RF
4. Bob Watson                   LF       4. Gary Matthews                LF
5. Milt May                      C       5. Steve Ontiveros              3B
6. Cliff Johnson                1B       6. Dave Kingman                 1B
7. Doug Rader                   3B       7. Chris Speier                 SS
8. Tommy Helms                  2B       8. Dave Rader                    C
9. Larry Dierker                 P       9. John Montefusco               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t1 2 12- RR 19% 68% 0-0 HOU M. May J. Montefusco Single to CF; Metzger Scores; Watson Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/unER; May to 3B
t3 2 12- RR 11% 91% 3-0 HOU T. Helms J. Montefusco Double to CF; May Scores; Johnson Scores
b2 0 12- -9% 47% 0-2 SFG D. Kingman L. Dierker Walk; Matthews to 3B; Ontiveros to 2B
b2 1 123 O 9% 64% 0-2 SFG D. Rader L. Dierker Flyball: 3B
b2 2 123 O 8% 72% 0-2 SFG J. Montefusco L. Dierker Flyball: 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 HOU G. Gross J. Montefusco Strikeout
t1 1 --- 2% 50% 0-0 HOU R. Metzger J. Montefusco Walk
t1 1 1-- 2% 52% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno J. Montefusco Metzger Steals 2B
t1 1 -2- O -3% 49% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno J. Montefusco Foul Flyball: 3B
t1 2 -2- 1% 50% 0-0 HOU B. Watson J. Montefusco Walk
t1 2 12- RR 19% 68% 0-0 HOU M. May J. Montefusco Single to CF; Metzger Scores; Watson Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/unER; May to 3B
t1 2 --3 1% 69% 2-0 HOU C. Johnson J. Montefusco Walk
t1 2 1-3 O -4% 66% 2-0 HOU D. Rader J. Montefusco Flyball: SS
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 68% 0-2 SFG G. Thomasson L. Dierker Flyball: SS
b1 1 --- O 2% 69% 0-2 SFG T. Fuentes L. Dierker Groundout: P-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 71% 0-2 SFG B. Bonds L. Dierker Foul Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 8-9-1
t2 0 --- O -2% 69% 2-0 HOU T. Helms J. Montefusco Strikeout
t2 1 --- O -1% 68% 2-0 HOU L. Dierker J. Montefusco Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2 --- 1% 69% 2-0 HOU G. Gross J. Montefusco Walk
t2 2 1-- O -2% 67% 2-0 HOU R. Metzger J. Montefusco Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- -4% 63% 0-2 SFG G. Matthews L. Dierker Walk
b2 0 1-- -3% 60% 0-2 SFG S. Ontiveros L. Dierker Wild Pitch; Matthews to 2B
b2 0 -2- -4% 56% 0-2 SFG S. Ontiveros L. Dierker Walk
b2 0 12- -9% 47% 0-2 SFG D. Kingman L. Dierker Walk; Matthews to 3B; Ontiveros to 2B
b2 0 123 O 8% 55% 0-2 SFG C. Speier L. Dierker Strikeout
b2 1 123 O 9% 64% 0-2 SFG D. Rader L. Dierker Flyball: 3B
b2 2 123 O 8% 72% 0-2 SFG J. Montefusco L. Dierker Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 3-4-5
t3 0 --- 5% 77% 2-0 HOU C. Cedeno J. Montefusco Double
t3 0 -2- O -3% 73% 2-0 HOU B. Watson J. Montefusco Flyball: RF
t3 1 -2- R 7% 81% 2-0 HOU M. May J. Montefusco Single to RF; Cedeno Scores
t3 1 1-- 2% 82% 3-0 HOU C. Johnson J. Montefusco Walk; May to 2B
t3 1 12- O -3% 80% 3-0 HOU D. Rader J. Montefusco Strikeout
t3 2 12- RR 11% 91% 3-0 HOU T. Helms J. Montefusco Double to CF; May Scores; Johnson Scores
t3 2 -2- O -1% 90% 5-0 HOU L. Dierker J. Montefusco Lineout: 3B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O 1% 91% 0-5 SFG G. Thomasson L. Dierker Strikeout
b3 1 --- O 1% 92% 0-5 SFG T. Fuentes L. Dierker Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 93% 0-5 SFG B. Bonds L. Dierker Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O -1% 92% 5-0 HOU G. Gross J. Montefusco Flyball: LF
t4 1 --- O -0% 92% 5-0 HOU R. Metzger J. Montefusco Strikeout
t4 2 --- O -0% 91% 5-0 HOU C. Cedeno J. Montefusco Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- -2% 89% 0-5 SFG G. Matthews L. Dierker Single
b4 0 1-- O 2% 91% 0-5 SFG S. Ontiveros L. Dierker Strikeout
b4 1 1-- O 2% 93% 0-5 SFG D. Kingman L. Dierker Flyball: 2B
b4 2 1-- O 1% 94% 0-5 SFG C. Speier L. Dierker Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Giants' John Montefusco facing 4-5-6
t5 0 --- O -1% 94% 5-0 HOU B. Watson J. Montefusco Strikeout
t5 1 --- O -0% 93% 5-0 HOU M. May J. Montefusco Flyball: CF
t5 2 --- O -0% 93% 5-0 HOU C. Johnson J. Montefusco Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O 1% 95% 0-5 SFG D. Rader L. Dierker Groundout: 2B-1B
Mike Phillips pinch hits for John Montefusco (P) batting 9th
b5 1 --- -2% 93% 0-5 SFG M. Phillips L. Dierker Single to CF
b5 1 1-- OO 3% 96% 0-5 SFG G. Thomasson L. Dierker Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Giants' Butch Metzger facing 7-8-9
Butch Metzger replaces Chris Speier (SS) pitching and batting 7th; Mike Phillips moves from PH to SS
t6 0 --- 1% 96% 5-0 HOU D. Rader B. Metzger Walk
t6 0 1-- O -1% 96% 5-0 HOU T. Helms B. Metzger Flyball: LF
t6 1 1-- O -0% 95% 5-0 HOU L. Dierker B. Metzger Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Rader to 2B
t6 2 -2- 0% 96% 5-0 HOU G. Gross B. Metzger Intentional Walk
t6 2 12- O -1% 95% 5-0 HOU R. Metzger B. Metzger Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 2-3-4
b6 0 --- -2% 93% 0-5 SFG T. Fuentes L. Dierker Single to 2B
b6 0 1-- O 2% 95% 0-5 SFG B. Bonds L. Dierker Foul Flyball: RF
b6 1 1-- OO 2% 97% 0-5 SFG G. Matthews L. Dierker Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Giants' Butch Metzger facing 3-4-5
t7 0 --- O -0% 97% 5-0 HOU C. Cedeno B. Metzger Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 1 --- O -0% 97% 5-0 HOU B. Watson B. Metzger Flyball: SS
t7 2 --- O -0% 96% 5-0 HOU M. May B. Metzger Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 5-6-7
Wilbur Howard replaces Bob Watson playing LF batting 4th
b7 0 --- -2% 95% 0-5 SFG S. Ontiveros L. Dierker Single to RF
b7 0 1-- O 2% 96% 0-5 SFG D. Kingman L. Dierker Strikeout
Ed Goodson pinch hits for Butch Metzger (P) batting 7th
b7 1 1-- O 1% 98% 0-5 SFG E. Goodson L. Dierker Lineout: RF
b7 2 1-- O 1% 98% 0-5 SFG D. Rader L. Dierker Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 6-7-8
Gary Lavelle replaces Ed Goodson (PH) pitching and batting 7th
t8 0 --- O -0% 98% 5-0 HOU C. Johnson G. Lavelle Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1 --- 0% 98% 5-0 HOU D. Rader G. Lavelle Walk
t8 1 1-- OO -0% 98% 5-0 HOU T. Helms G. Lavelle Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 9-1-2
Larry Milbourne replaces Tommy Helms playing 2B batting 8th
b8 0 --- O 1% 99% 0-5 SFG M. Phillips L. Dierker Flyball: LF
b8 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-5 SFG G. Thomasson L. Dierker Groundout: 1B-P
b8 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-5 SFG T. Fuentes L. Dierker Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Giants' Gary Lavelle facing 9-1-2
t9 0 --- O 0% 99% 5-0 HOU L. Dierker G. Lavelle Flyball: RF
t9 1 --- O -0% 99% 5-0 HOU G. Gross G. Lavelle Flyball: CF
t9 2 --- 0% 99% 5-0 HOU R. Metzger G. Lavelle Single to RF
t9 2 1-- O -0% 99% 5-0 HOU C. Cedeno G. Lavelle Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Larry Dierker facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-5 SFG B. Bonds L. Dierker Strikeout
b9 1 --- -0% 99% 0-5 SFG G. Matthews L. Dierker Single to RF
b9 1 1-- -1% 98% 0-5 SFG S. Ontiveros L. Dierker Walk; Matthews to 2B
b9 1 12- O 1% 100% 0-5 SFG D. Kingman L. Dierker Foul Flyball: 3B
Chris Arnold pinch hits for Gary Lavelle (P) batting 7th
b9 2 12- O 0% 100% 0-5 SFG C. Arnold L. Dierker Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.

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