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Standings
CLE
@BAL		1
0
CAL
@CHW		6
2
NYY
@DET		10
2
BOS
@MIL		5
9
KCR
@MIN		2
5
OAK
@TEX		4
1
CIN
@LAD		1
7
PIT
@MON		4
5
CHC
@NYM		5
4
STL
@PHI		3
1
ATL
@SDP		3
1
HOU
@SFG		6
0
HOU
@SFG		4
8
Sunday, September 15, 1974, 12:06PM
, Candlestick Park
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 1:54
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Astros
6
74-72
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Giants
0
66-81
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
W: Paul Siebert (1-0)
L: Mike Caldwell (13-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   2  0  1   1  2  0    6  7  0
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  2

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wilbur Howard RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .277 .750 0.042 0.51 0.077 -0.034 0.7 3 0 HR,SB
Mick Kelleher SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .161 .377 -0.063 0.59 0.000 -0.063 -0.7 1 3
Cesar Cedeno CF 2 3 2 1 2 0 .277 .817 0.130 0.80 0.130 0.000 2.1 6 0 HR,SB
Bob Watson LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .296 .780 0.102 0.84 0.126 -0.024 0.9 0 0
   Bob Gallagher LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 .498 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Lee May 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .749 0.086 0.91 0.122 -0.036 0.6 9 0
Doug Rader 3B 3 1 1 2 0 1 .254 .749 -0.018 0.76 0.031 -0.049 0.5 0 3 HR,SF
Tommy Helms 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .281 .671 -0.010 0.45 0.013 -0.022 -0.2 5 3 IW
Skip Jutze C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .571 -0.100 0.70 0.000 -0.100 -1.6 3 0 GDP
Paul Siebert P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.041 0.41 0.000 -0.041 -0.7 0 4
Team Totals 33 6 7 5 3 3 .212 .755 0.128 0.66 0.499 -0.369 1.6 27 13
HR: C Cedeno (25, off R Moffitt; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); W Howard (2, off M Caldwell; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); D Rader (16, off R Moffitt; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: D Rader (4, off M Caldwell).
IBB: T Helms (7, by M Caldwell).
TB: C Cedeno 5; W Howard 5; D Rader 4; B Watson 2.
GIDP: S Jutze (1).
RBI: D Rader 2 (74); C Cedeno (93); W Howard (5); B Watson (64).
2-out RBI: D Rader; W Howard.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. M Kelleher-T Helms; D Rader-T Helms-L May.
Baserunning
SB: C Cedeno (51, 2nd base off M Caldwell/K Rudolph); W Howard (3, 2nd base off M Caldwell/K Rudolph).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Garry Maddox CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .288 .729 -0.087 0.94 0.007 -0.095 -0.4 1 0
Tito Fuentes 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .251 .599 -0.025 0.79 0.041 -0.066 -0.3 4 4 2B
Bobby Bonds RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 .263 .810 0.001 0.73 0.033 -0.032 -0.2 3 0
Gary Matthews LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .289 .819 -0.035 0.91 0.030 -0.065 -0.7 2 0
Steve Ontiveros 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .249 .694 -0.035 1.08 0.048 -0.083 -0.6 1 1
Dave Kingman 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .223 .733 -0.029 0.93 0.039 -0.068 0.2 13 0 2B
Bruce Miller SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .620 -0.101 0.96 0.000 -0.101 -1.6 0 9 GDP
Ken Rudolph C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .252 .612 0.011 0.98 0.053 -0.042 -0.1 3 0
Mike Caldwell P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .155 .339 -0.067 1.77 0.000 -0.067 -0.6 0 0 SH
   Chris Arnold PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .612 -0.005 0.21 0.000 -0.005 -0.1
   Randy Moffitt P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .790 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 28 0 4 0 5 3 .143 .487 -0.372 0.94 0.251 -0.624 -4.4 27 15
2B: D Kingman (16, off P Siebert); T Fuentes (14, off P Siebert).
SH: M Caldwell (6, off P Siebert).
TB: T Fuentes 2; D Kingman 2; G Matthews; G Maddox.
GIDP: B Miller (7).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Miller-T Fuentes-D Kingman.
E: B Bonds (10); S Ontiveros (19).

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Siebert, W (1-0) 9 4 0 0 5 3 0 0.56 34 77 0.372 0.94 4.4
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 5 3 0 0.00 34 77 0.372 0.66 4.4

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Caldwell, L (13-4) 7 5 4 3 3 2 1 3.02 29 52 -0.104 0.82 -0.6
Randy Moffitt 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 4.64 8 0 0 -0.023 0.04 -1.0
Team Totals 9 7 6 5 3 3 3 5.00 37 52 0 0 -0.127 0.94 -1.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: M Caldwell (1; T Helms).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Bill Williams.
Time of Game: 1:54.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         San Francisco Giants
1 Wilbur Howard RF 1 Garry Maddox CF
2 Mick Kelleher SS 2 Tito Fuentes 2B
3 Cesar Cedeno CF 3 Bobby Bonds RF
4 Bob Watson LF 4 Gary Matthews LF
5 Lee May 1B 5 Steve Ontiveros 3B
6 Doug Rader 3B 6 Dave Kingman 1B
7 Tommy Helms 2B 7 Bruce Miller SS
8 Skip Jutze C 8 Ken Rudolph C
9 Paul Siebert P 9 Mike Caldwell P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 1-0 0 1-- R HOU L. May M. Caldwell 12% 79% Fielder's Choice ; Watson Scores/Adv on E5/Adv on E9/unER; May to 2B
t4 0-0 0 -2- R HOU B. Watson M. Caldwell 9% 66% Single; Cedeno Scores
t4 2-0 1 12- OO HOU S. Jutze M. Caldwell -7% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b4 0-2 1 1-- OO SFG B. Miller P. Siebert 6% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b5 0-2 0 --- SFG K. Rudolph P. Siebert -5% 67% Walk

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 --- O HOU W. Howard M. Caldwell -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O HOU M. Kelleher M. Caldwell -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- HOU C. Cedeno M. Caldwell 1% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- O HOU B. Watson M. Caldwell -2% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Paul Siebert facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O SFG G. Maddox P. Siebert 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- SFG T. Fuentes P. Siebert -4% 43% Double
b1 0-0 1 -2- SFG B. Bonds P. Siebert -2% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- O SFG G. Matthews P. Siebert 4% 45% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Fuentes to 3B
b1 0-0 2 1-3 O SFG S. Ontiveros P. Siebert 5% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O HOU L. May M. Caldwell -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O HOU D. Rader M. Caldwell -2% 46% Lineout: LF
t2 0-0 2 --- O HOU T. Helms M. Caldwell -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Paul Siebert facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- SFG D. Kingman P. Siebert -4% 41% Walk
b2 0-0 0 1-- O SFG B. Miller P. Siebert 2% 43% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Kingman to 2B
b2 0-0 1 -2- O SFG K. Rudolph P. Siebert 3% 46% Flyball: RF; Kingman to 3B
b2 0-0 2 --3 O SFG M. Caldwell P. Siebert 4% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O HOU S. Jutze M. Caldwell -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O HOU P. Siebert M. Caldwell -2% 46% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t3 0-0 2 --- HOU W. Howard M. Caldwell 1% 47% Single to LF
t3 0-0 2 1-- HOU M. Kelleher M. Caldwell 1% 48% Howard Steals 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- O HOU M. Kelleher M. Caldwell -4% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Paul Siebert facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- O SFG G. Maddox P. Siebert 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 1 --- O SFG T. Fuentes P. Siebert 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- SFG B. Bonds P. Siebert -1% 47% Walk
b3 0-0 2 1-- O SFG G. Matthews P. Siebert 3% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno M. Caldwell 4% 54% Single
t4 0-0 0 1-- HOU B. Watson M. Caldwell 3% 58% Cedeno Steals 2B
t4 0-0 0 -2- R HOU B. Watson M. Caldwell 9% 66% Single; Cedeno Scores
t4 1-0 0 1-- R HOU L. May M. Caldwell 12% 79% Fielder's Choice ; Watson Scores/Adv on E5/Adv on E9/unER; May to 2B
t4 2-0 0 -2- O HOU D. Rader M. Caldwell -3% 75% Strikeout Looking
t4 2-0 1 -2- HOU T. Helms M. Caldwell 1% 77% Intentional Walk
t4 2-0 1 12- OO HOU S. Jutze M. Caldwell -7% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Paul Siebert facing 5-6-7
b4 0-2 0 --- SFG S. Ontiveros P. Siebert -5% 65% Walk
b4 0-2 0 1-- O SFG D. Kingman P. Siebert 4% 70% Strikeout
b4 0-2 1 1-- OO SFG B. Miller P. Siebert 6% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 9-1-2
t5 2-0 0 --- O HOU P. Siebert M. Caldwell -2% 74% Strikeout Looking
t5 2-0 1 --- O HOU W. Howard M. Caldwell -1% 73% Lineout: CF
t5 2-0 2 --- O HOU M. Kelleher M. Caldwell -1% 72% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Paul Siebert facing 8-9-1
b5 0-2 0 --- SFG K. Rudolph P. Siebert -5% 67% Walk
b5 0-2 0 1-- O SFG M. Caldwell P. Siebert 3% 70% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Rudolph to 2B
b5 0-2 1 -2- O SFG G. Maddox P. Siebert 5% 75% Flyball: CF
b5 0-2 2 -2- O SFG T. Fuentes P. Siebert 4% 79% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 3-4-5
t6 2-0 0 --- HOU C. Cedeno M. Caldwell 3% 81% Walk
t6 2-0 0 1-- HOU B. Watson M. Caldwell 4% 85% Single (LF-CF); Cedeno to 2B
t6 2-0 0 12- O HOU L. May M. Caldwell -1% 84% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cedeno to 3B
t6 2-0 1 1-3 RO HOU D. Rader M. Caldwell 2% 86% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cedeno Scores
t6 3-0 2 1-- O HOU T. Helms M. Caldwell -1% 85% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Paul Siebert facing 3-4-5
b6 0-3 0 --- O SFG B. Bonds P. Siebert 3% 87% Flyball: CF
b6 0-3 1 --- SFG G. Matthews P. Siebert -3% 84% Single
b6 0-3 1 1-- O SFG S. Ontiveros P. Siebert 3% 88% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 0-3 2 1-- O SFG D. Kingman P. Siebert 2% 90% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Mike Caldwell facing 8-9-1
t7 3-0 0 --- O HOU S. Jutze M. Caldwell -1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 3-0 1 --- O HOU P. Siebert M. Caldwell -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 3-0 2 --- R HOU W. Howard M. Caldwell 5% 94% Home Run
t7 4-0 2 --- O HOU M. Kelleher M. Caldwell -0% 93% Flyball: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Astros' Paul Siebert facing 7-8-9
b7 0-4 0 --- O SFG B. Miller P. Siebert 2% 95% Groundout: P-2B-1B
b7 0-4 1 --- O SFG K. Rudolph P. Siebert 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
Chris Arnold pinch hits for Mike Caldwell (P) batting 9th
b7 0-4 2 --- O SFG C. Arnold P. Siebert 1% 97% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-0, Giants' Randy Moffitt facing 3-4-5
Randy Moffitt replaces Chris Arnold (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-0 0 --- R HOU C. Cedeno R. Moffitt 2% 98% Home Run
t8 5-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson R. Moffitt -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 5-0 1 --- O HOU L. May R. Moffitt -0% 98% Flyball: LF
t8 5-0 2 --- R HOU D. Rader R. Moffitt 1% 99% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
t8 6-0 2 --- O HOU T. Helms R. Moffitt -0% 99% Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-6, Astros' Paul Siebert facing 1-2-3
Bob Gallagher replaces Bob Watson playing LF batting 4th
b8 0-6 0 --- SFG G. Maddox P. Siebert -1% 98% Single to 3B/Bunt
b8 0-6 0 1-- O SFG T. Fuentes P. Siebert 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B; Maddox to 2B
b8 0-6 1 -2- O SFG B. Bonds P. Siebert 1% 100% Strikeout
b8 0-6 2 -2- O SFG G. Matthews P. Siebert 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 0.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-0, Giants' Randy Moffitt facing 8-9-1
t9 6-0 0 --- O HOU S. Jutze R. Moffitt -0% 100% Strikeout
t9 6-0 1 --- O HOU P. Siebert R. Moffitt -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t9 6-0 2 --- O HOU W. Howard R. Moffitt -0% 100% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-6, Astros' Paul Siebert facing 5-6-7
b9 0-6 0 --- O SFG S. Ontiveros P. Siebert 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 0-6 1 --- SFG D. Kingman P. Siebert -0% 100% Ground-rule Double
b9 0-6 1 -2- OO SFG B. Miller P. Siebert 0% 100% Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 0.

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