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CLE
@BAL		1
7
CAL
@CHW		5
0
NYY
@DET		10
7
BOS
@MIL		1
3
KCR
@MIN		5
7
KCR
@MIN		13
3
OAK
@TEX		3
8
CIN
@LAD		4
2
PIT
@MON		2
17
CHC
@NYM		12
0
STL
@PHI		9
2
ATL
@SDP		7
3
HOU
@SFG		5
0
Saturday, September 14, 1974
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: 3,144, Time of Game: 2:15
Astros
5
73-72
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 18 GB
 at Giants
0
66-80
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
5th, 25½ GB
W: Larry Dierker (10-9)
 
                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

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Greg Gross RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 .307 .748 -0.017 0.33 0.010 -0.028 -0.4 2 0 IW
Roger Metzger SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 .261 .624 0.012 0.47 0.041 -0.029 -0.3 3 3 SB
Cesar Cedeno CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .274 .806 0.008 0.43 0.048 -0.040 -0.3 0 0 2B
Bob Watson LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .295 .778 -0.029 0.57 0.010 -0.039 -0.7 1 0
   Wilbur Howard LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .696 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Milt May C 4 1 2 2 0 0 .293 .761 0.255 0.69 0.260 -0.005 2.5 8 0
Cliff Johnson 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 .216 .755 0.024 0.47 0.029 -0.004 0.2 6 1
Doug Rader 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .253 .744 -0.054 0.67 0.007 -0.062 -0.3 2 0
Tommy Helms 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .283 .674 0.083 0.50 0.109 -0.026 0.8 3 3 2B,GDP
   Larry Milbourne 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .650 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Larry Dierker P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .169 .397 -0.025 0.24 0.000 -0.025 -0.9 1 1 SH
Team Totals 30 5 5 4 8 5 .167 .575 0.257 0.48 0.514 -0.258 0.6 27 8
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
DP: 2. T Helms-R Metzger-C Johnson; R Metzger-T Helms-C Johnson.
Baserunning
SB: R Metzger (9, 2nd base off J Montefusco/D Rader).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Thomasson CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .637 -0.068 0.57 0.000 -0.068 -1.1 3 0 GDP
Tito Fuentes 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .251 .598 -0.005 0.38 0.021 -0.026 -0.0 2 2
Bobby Bonds RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .264 .811 -0.040 0.41 0.000 -0.040 -0.8 4 0
Gary Matthews LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .289 .822 0.070 0.77 0.095 -0.024 0.7 3 0 GDP
Steve Ontiveros 3B 2 0 1 0 2 1 .252 .698 0.045 0.78 0.068 -0.022 0.8 2 3
Dave Kingman 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .222 .728 0.042 1.07 0.088 -0.046 -0.3 6 0
Chris Speier SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .680 -0.091 1.57 0.000 -0.091 -1.0 1 0
   Butch Metzger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ed Goodson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .722 -0.012 0.51 0.000 -0.012 -0.3
   Gary Lavelle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Arnold PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .616 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.4
Dave Rader C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .726 -0.105 1.28 0.000 -0.105 -1.2 5 0
John Montefusco P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .958 -0.082 3.26 0.000 -0.082 -0.8 0 0
   Mike Phillips PH-SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .211 .511 0.007 0.32 0.015 -0.008 0.0 1 1
Team Totals 30 0 5 0 4 8 .167 .431 -0.244 0.81 0.287 -0.529 -4.4 27 6
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
DP: 1. M Phillips-T Fuentes-D Kingman.
E: G Thomasson (6).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Larry Dierker, W (10-9) 9 5 0 0 4 8 0 2.93 34 81 0.243 0.81 4.4
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 4 8 0 0.00 34 81 0.243 0.48 4.4

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Montefusco, L (2-1) 5 4 5 4 5 5 0 4.37 24 41 -0.276 0.71 -2.6
Butch Metzger 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.59 8 0 0 0.014 0.15 1.0
Gary Lavelle 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.17 7 0 0 0.005 0.05 1.0
Team Totals 9 5 5 4 8 5 0 4.00 39 41 0 0 -0.257 0.81 -0.6
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.

Starting 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

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

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' John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O HOU G. Gross J. Montefusco -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- HOU R. Metzger J. Montefusco 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- HOU C. Cedeno J. Montefusco 2% 52% Metzger Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O HOU C. Cedeno J. Montefusco -3% 48% Foul Flyball: 3B
t1 0-0 2 -2- HOU B. Watson J. Montefusco 1% 49% Walk
t1 0-0 2 12- RR HOU M. May J. Montefusco 19% 68% Single to CF; Metzger Scores; Watson Scores/Adv on E8 (throw)/unER; May to 3B
t1 2-0 2 --3 HOU C. Johnson J. Montefusco 1% 69% Walk
t1 2-0 2 1-3 O HOU D. Rader J. Montefusco -4% 66% 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 0-2 0 --- O SFG G. Thomasson L. Dierker 2% 68% Flyball: SS
b1 0-2 1 --- O SFG T. Fuentes L. Dierker 2% 69% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-2 2 --- O SFG B. Bonds L. Dierker 1% 71% 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 2-0 0 --- O HOU T. Helms J. Montefusco -2% 69% Strikeout
t2 2-0 1 --- O HOU L. Dierker J. Montefusco -1% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2-0 2 --- HOU G. Gross J. Montefusco 1% 69% Walk
t2 2-0 2 1-- O HOU R. Metzger J. Montefusco -2% 67% 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 0-2 0 --- SFG G. Matthews L. Dierker -4% 63% Walk
b2 0-2 0 1-- SFG S. Ontiveros L. Dierker -2% 60% Wild Pitch; Matthews to 2B
b2 0-2 0 -2- SFG S. Ontiveros L. Dierker -4% 56% Walk
b2 0-2 0 12- SFG D. Kingman L. Dierker -9% 47% Walk; Matthews to 3B; Ontiveros to 2B
b2 0-2 0 123 O SFG C. Speier L. Dierker 8% 55% Strikeout
b2 0-2 1 123 O SFG D. Rader L. Dierker 8% 64% Flyball: 3B
b2 0-2 2 123 O SFG J. Montefusco L. Dierker 8% 72% 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 2-0 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno J. Montefusco 5% 77% Double
t3 2-0 0 -2- O HOU B. Watson J. Montefusco -3% 73% Flyball: RF
t3 2-0 1 -2- R HOU M. May J. Montefusco 7% 80% Single to RF; Cedeno Scores
t3 3-0 1 1-- HOU C. Johnson J. Montefusco 2% 82% Walk; May to 2B
t3 3-0 1 12- O HOU D. Rader J. Montefusco -2% 80% Strikeout
t3 3-0 2 12- RR HOU T. Helms J. Montefusco 11% 91% Double to CF; May Scores; Johnson Scores
t3 5-0 2 -2- O HOU L. Dierker J. Montefusco -1% 90% 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 0-5 0 --- O SFG G. Thomasson L. Dierker 1% 91% Strikeout
b3 0-5 1 --- O SFG T. Fuentes L. Dierker 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-5 2 --- O SFG B. Bonds L. Dierker 1% 93% 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 5-0 0 --- O HOU G. Gross J. Montefusco -1% 92% Flyball: LF
t4 5-0 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger J. Montefusco -0% 92% Strikeout
t4 5-0 2 --- O HOU C. Cedeno J. Montefusco -0% 91% 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 0-5 0 --- SFG G. Matthews L. Dierker -2% 89% Single
b4 0-5 0 1-- O SFG S. Ontiveros L. Dierker 2% 91% Strikeout
b4 0-5 1 1-- O SFG D. Kingman L. Dierker 2% 93% Flyball: 2B
b4 0-5 2 1-- O SFG C. Speier L. Dierker 1% 94% 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 5-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson J. Montefusco -0% 94% Strikeout
t5 5-0 1 --- O HOU M. May J. Montefusco -0% 93% Flyball: CF
t5 5-0 2 --- O HOU C. Johnson J. Montefusco -0% 93% 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 0-5 0 --- O SFG D. Rader L. Dierker 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
Mike Phillips pinch hits for John Montefusco (P) batting 9th
b5 0-5 1 --- SFG M. Phillips L. Dierker -1% 93% Single to CF
b5 0-5 1 1-- OO SFG G. Thomasson L. Dierker 3% 96% 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 5-0 0 --- HOU D. Rader B. Metzger 1% 96% Walk
t6 5-0 0 1-- O HOU T. Helms B. Metzger -1% 96% Flyball: LF
t6 5-0 1 1-- O HOU L. Dierker B. Metzger -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Rader to 2B
t6 5-0 2 -2- HOU G. Gross B. Metzger 0% 96% Intentional Walk
t6 5-0 2 12- O HOU R. Metzger B. Metzger -1% 95% 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 0-5 0 --- SFG T. Fuentes L. Dierker -2% 93% Single to 2B
b6 0-5 0 1-- O SFG B. Bonds L. Dierker 2% 95% Foul Flyball: RF
b6 0-5 1 1-- OO SFG G. Matthews L. Dierker 2% 97% 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 5-0 0 --- O HOU C. Cedeno B. Metzger -0% 97% Foul Flyball: 1B
t7 5-0 1 --- O HOU B. Watson B. Metzger -0% 97% Flyball: SS
t7 5-0 2 --- O HOU M. May B. Metzger -0% 97% 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 0-5 0 --- SFG S. Ontiveros L. Dierker -2% 95% Single to RF
b7 0-5 0 1-- O SFG D. Kingman L. Dierker 2% 96% Strikeout
Ed Goodson pinch hits for Butch Metzger (P) batting 7th
b7 0-5 1 1-- O SFG E. Goodson L. Dierker 1% 98% Lineout: RF
b7 0-5 2 1-- O SFG D. Rader L. Dierker 1% 98% 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 5-0 0 --- O HOU C. Johnson G. Lavelle -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 5-0 1 --- HOU D. Rader G. Lavelle 0% 98% Walk
t8 5-0 1 1-- OO HOU T. Helms G. Lavelle -0% 98% 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 0-5 0 --- O SFG M. Phillips L. Dierker 1% 99% Flyball: LF
b8 0-5 1 --- O SFG G. Thomasson L. Dierker 0% 99% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 0-5 2 --- O SFG T. Fuentes L. Dierker 0% 99% 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 5-0 0 --- O HOU L. Dierker G. Lavelle -0% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 5-0 1 --- O HOU G. Gross G. Lavelle -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 5-0 2 --- HOU R. Metzger G. Lavelle 0% 99% Single to RF
t9 5-0 2 1-- O HOU C. Cedeno G. Lavelle -0% 99% 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 0-5 0 --- O SFG B. Bonds L. Dierker 0% 100% Strikeout
b9 0-5 1 --- SFG G. Matthews L. Dierker -0% 99% Single to RF
b9 0-5 1 1-- SFG S. Ontiveros L. Dierker -1% 98% Walk; Matthews to 2B
b9 0-5 1 12- O SFG D. Kingman L. Dierker 1% 100% Foul Flyball: 3B
Chris Arnold pinch hits for Gary Lavelle (P) batting 7th
b9 0-5 2 12- O SFG C. Arnold L. Dierker 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.

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