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BAL  6
MIL  1

BOS  7
DET  2

OAK  6
@KCR  5

MIN  4
CHW  1

MIN  8
CHW  3

NYY  5
CLE  3

TEX  8
CAL  2

STL  4
@CHC  0

CIN  1
@LAD  0

MON  4
PHI  3

NYM  6
@PIT  0

ATL  8
@SDP  6

(15)
SFG  8
HOU  7

(10)
Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 5,339

Saturday, August 2, 1975
Time of Game: 2:54
Astros
7
38-72
Lost 3
6th, 33 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  2   1  2  0   0  0  1   0    7 14  0
Giants          1  0  0   0  2  3   1  0  0   1    8 17  3
W: D Heaverlo (2-0), L: J Crawford (0-3)
Winning Run scored with 1 out
Giants
8
54-53
Won 2
3rd, 15½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Howard CF                   6   0   1   0    0   1  .335  .804    0    3   0   
G Gross RF                    6   1   1   0    0   0  .301  .726    0    1   1   GDP
J Cruz LF                     3   3   3   0    1   0  .253  .718    0    1   0   
  E Cabell PH-LF              1   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .678    0    0   0   
B Watson 1B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .327  .863    0   12   1   2B,SF
C Johnson C                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .279  .830    0    3   0   
K Boswell 2B-3B               4   0   2   1    1   0  .258  .700    0    2   0   GDP,IW
D Rader 3B-SS                 5   1   1   0    0   2  .237  .668    0    3   4   2B
L Milbourne SS                2   0   1   1    0   0  .191  .462    0    0   4   SH
  T Helms PH-2B               2   0   1   0    0   0  .189  .490    0    1   0   
L Dierker P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .075  .150    0    2   1   
  M Cosgrove P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         0   0   
  J de la Rosa PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Sosa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 5.000         0   0   
  M May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .579    0    0   0   
  J Crawford P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .555         0   1   
Totals                       42   7  14   4    3   5                    28  12
BATTING
2B: B Watson (22, off J Barr); D Rader (20, off J Barr).
SF: B Watson (5, off J Barr).
SH: L Milbourne (3, off J Barr).
IBB: K Boswell (7, by J Barr).
TB: B Watson 3; J Cruz 3; K Boswell 2; D Rader 2; L Milbourne; G Gross; C Johnson; W Howard; T Helms; E Cabell.
GIDP: K Boswell (5); G Gross (3).
RBI: B Watson 2 (74); L Milbourne (5); K Boswell (15).
2-out RBI: L Milbourne.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 1. B Watson.
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
V Joshua CF                   4   2   3   3    1   0  .320  .822    0    3   0   HR,3B,SH
D Thomas 2B                   6   0   2   1    0   0  .271  .733    0    2   9   
B Murcer RF                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .299  .860    0    1   0   
G Matthews LF                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .280  .782    0    2   0   2B
W Montanez 1B                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .292  .751    0   11   0   2B
C Speier SS                   3   0   1   0    2   0  .285  .801    0    5   4   IW
D Rader C                     3   1   0   0    0   0  .294  .776    0    3   0   
  C Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .455         0   0   
  J Brown PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .699    0    0   0   
  G Lavelle P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .728         0   0   
  S Ontiveros PH              0   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .725    0    0   0   HBP
  D Heaverlo P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Miller 3B                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .255  .602    0    0   0   
J Barr P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .063  .163    0    1   1   
  G Thomasson PH              1   1   1   1    0   0  .228  .612    0    0   0   HR
  M Caldwell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .128  .307         0   1   
  G Adams PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .880         0   0   
  M Hill PH-C                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .617    0    2   0   
  M Sadek PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .239  .597         0   0   
Totals                       42   8  17   7    3   2                    30  15
BATTING
2B: G Matthews (15, off M Cosgrove); W Montanez (19, off L Dierker).
3B: V Joshua (7, off L Dierker).
HR: G Thomasson (3, off L Dierker; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); V Joshua (5, off L Dierker; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: V Joshua (4, off J Crawford).
IBB: C Speier (6, by M Cosgrove).
HBP: S Ontiveros (2, by J Sosa).
TB: V Joshua 8; G Thomasson 4; G Matthews 3; W Montanez 3; B Miller 2; D Thomas 2; B Murcer 2; M Hill; C Speier; J Brown.
RBI: V Joshua 3 (27); B Miller 2 (21); G Thomasson (20); D Thomas (30).
2-out RBI: V Joshua 2; B Miller.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
FIELDING
DP: 2. D Thomas-C Speier-W Montanez 2.
E: D Thomas (10); C Speier (7); W Montanez (7).

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
L Dierker                      5.1   9   6   6    1   1   2   4.23   26     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 1· 9     26    -     1.10  -0.13
M Cosgrove, BS (1)             1.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   2.28    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          2-2    2.07  -0.17
W Granger                      0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   2.51    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          2-1    3.69  -0.18
J Sosa                         2     2   0   0    1   0   0   3.38    9     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 1· 2          0-0    2.67   0.16
J Crawford, L (0-3)            0.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   3.35    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    3.40  -0.37
Totals                         9.1  17   8   8    3   2   2          47     -       ·  ·     11·11· 2·17          4-3 
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 Barr                         5     8   6   4    2   3   0   2.51   27     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 0· 8     32    -     0.86  -0.34
M Caldwell                     1     2   0   0    0   0   0   5.19    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.48   0.02
C Williams                     1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.49    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.57   0.09
G Lavelle, H (3)               1     3   1   1    0   1   0   2.61    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    3.14  -0.16
R Moffitt, BS (5)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.88    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-1    5.11   0.07
D Heaverlo, W (2-0)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.09    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.13
Totals                        10    14   7   5    3   5   0          47     -       ·  ·     16· 9· 0·14          2-1 
G Lavelle faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: J Barr (1).
WP: J Crawford (2).
IBB: M Cosgrove (1; C Speier); J Barr (5; K Boswell).
HBP: J Sosa (1; S Ontiveros).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler.
Time of Game: 2:54.
Attendance: 5,339.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                San Francisco Giants                 
1. W Howard             CF    1. V Joshua             CF 
2. G Gross              RF    2. D Thomas             2B 
3. J Cruz               LF    3. B Murcer             RF 
4. B Watson             1B    4. G Matthews           LF 
5. C Johnson            C     5. W Montanez           1B 
6. K Boswell            2B    6. C Speier             SS 
7. D Rader              3B    7. D Rader              C  
8. L Milbourne          SS    8. B Miller             3B 
9. L Dierker            P     9. J Barr               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  7-6  12-     -30%  42% K Boswell       R Moffitt       Single to CF; Cabell Scores; Watson to 2B
   b 6   2  6-4  -23      27%  54% V Joshua        M Cosgrove      Single to CF; Rader Scores; Miller Scores
   b10   1  7-7  1-3      18% 100% B Murcer        J Crawford      Wild Pitch; Sadek Scores; Thomas to 2B
   t 9   0  7-6  1--     -16%  56% B Watson        G Lavelle       Single to LF; Cabell to 2B
   t 9   0  7-6  12-      16%  72% C Johnson       R Moffitt       Flyball: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Barr facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Howard        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  G Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  J Cruz          Single to LF
          1--      50%  B Watson        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cruz to 3B; Watson to 1B
   R      1-3      41%  C Johnson       Balk; Cruz Scores/unER; Watson to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      55%  V Joshua        Home Run
   O      ---      53%  D Thomas        Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  B Murcer        Single to CF
          1--      61%  G Matthews      Single to 3B; Murcer to 3B
   O      1-3      56%  W Montanez      Groundout: SS-1B; Matthews to 2B; Murcer stays at 3B
   O      -23      50%  C Speier        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Barr facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  K Boswell       Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  D Rader         Flyball: SS
   O      1--      53%  L Milbourne     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      55%  L Dierker       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Larry Dierker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  D Rader         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      51%  B Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Barr          Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Barr facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  W Howard        Groundout: P unassisted
          ---      50%  G Gross         Single to LF
          1--      40%  J Cruz          Single to LF; Gross to 3B; Cruz to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   RRO    -23      31%  B Watson        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Gross Scores; Cruz Scores/Adv on E3/No RBI
          ---      30%  C Johnson       Single to LF
   O      1--      32%  K Boswell       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 1-3, Larry Dierker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      29%  V Joshua        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      27%  D Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      26%  B Murcer        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jim Barr facing 7-8-9
          ---      21%  D Rader         Double to LF
   O      -2-      22%  L Milbourne     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Rader to 3B
   O      --3      27%  L Dierker       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      --3      19%  W Howard        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Rader Scores/No RBI/unER; Howard to 1B
   O      1--      20%  G Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Larry Dierker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      18%  G Matthews      Strikeout
          ---      22%  W Montanez      Double to CF
   O      -2-      18%  C Speier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      15%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jim Barr facing 3-4-5
          ---      14%  J Cruz          Walk
   R      1--       7%  B Watson        Double to LF; Cruz Scores
   O      -2-       8%  C Johnson       Flyball: CF; Watson to 3B
          --3       7%  K Boswell       Intentional Walk
   O      1-3       9%  D Rader         Strikeout
   R      1-3       6%  L Milbourne     Single to LF; Watson Scores; Boswell to 2B
   O      12-       7%  L Dierker       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-6, Larry Dierker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       5%  B Miller        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Jim Barr batting 9th
   R      ---       9%  G Thomasson     Home Run
          ---      14%  V Joshua        Triple to CF
   R      --3      18%  D Thomas        Single to CF; Joshua Scores
   O      1--      15%  B Murcer        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      13%  G Matthews      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Caldwell replaces Gary Thomasson pitching and batting 9th
          ---      11%  W Howard        Single to LF
   OO     1--      14%  G Gross         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---      14%  J Cruz          Single to P
   O      1--      15%  B Watson        Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-6, Larry Dierker facing 5-6-7
          ---      20%  W Montanez      Single to CF
          1--      27%  C Speier        Walk; Montanez to 2B
   O      12-      23%  D Rader         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Montanez to 3B
   R      1-3      31%  B Miller        Single to LF; Montanez Scores; Rader to 2B
                  Mike Cosgrove replaces Larry Dierker pitching and batting 9th; Marc Hill pinch hits for Glenn Adams batting 9th; Glenn Adams pinch hits for Mike Caldwell batting 9th
   O      12-      27%  M Hill          Groundout: 3B-1B; Rader to 3B; Miller to 2B
   RR     -23      54%  V Joshua        Single to CF; Rader Scores; Miller Scores
   O      1--      50%  D Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 6.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 6-6, Charlie Williams facing 5-6-7
                  Charlie Williams replaces Dave Rader pitching and batting 7th; Marc Hill moves to C
          ---      44%  C Johnson       Walk
   OO     1--      57%  K Boswell       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  D Rader         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 6-6, Mike Cosgrove facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      55%  B Murcer        Strikeout
          ---      62%  G Matthews      Double to LF
   O      -2-      56%  W Montanez      Flyball: 1B
          -2-      57%  C Speier        Intentional Walk
                  Wayne Granger replaces Mike Cosgrove pitching and batting 9th; Jake Brown pinch hits for Charlie Williams batting 7th
          12-      62%  J Brown         Single to 3B; Matthews to 3B; Speier to 2B
   RO     123      75%  B Miller        Single to RF; Matthews Scores; Speier out at Hm/RF-C; Brown to 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 7.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Gary Lavelle facing 8-9-1
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Jake Brown pitching and batting 7th; Tommy Helms pinch hits for Larry Milbourne batting 8th
          ---      67%  T Helms         Single to CF
                  Jesus de la Rosa pinch hits for Wayne Granger batting 9th
   O      1--      71%  J de la Rosa    Groundout: 2B-1B; Helms to 2B
   O      -2-      79%  W Howard        Strikeout
   O      -2-      87%  G Gross         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 7-6, Jose Sosa facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Sosa replaces Jesus de la Rosa pitching and batting 9th; Tommy Helms moves to 2B; Ken Boswell moves to 3B; Doug Rader moves to SS
   O      ---      86%  M Hill          Flyball: 3B
          ---      87%  V Joshua        Walk
   OO     1--      84%  D Thomas        Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 7.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 6-7, Gary Lavelle facing 3-4-5
                  Enos Cabell pinch hits for Jose Cruz batting 3rd
          ---      73%  E Cabell        Single to RF
          1--      56%  B Watson        Single to LF; Cabell to 2B
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Gary Lavelle pitching and batting 7th
   O      12-      72%  C Johnson       Flyball: SS
   R      12-      42%  K Boswell       Single to CF; Cabell Scores; Watson to 2B
   O      12-      52%  D Rader         Strikeout
   O      12-      63%  T Helms         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 7-7, Jose Sosa facing 3-4-5
                  Enos Cabell moves to LF
          ---      71%  B Murcer        Single to RF
   O      1--      63%  G Matthews      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      56%  W Montanez      Flyball: SS
          1--      63%  C Speier        Single to RF; Murcer to 3B
                  Steve Ontiveros pinch hits for Randy Moffitt batting 7th
          1-3      66%  S Ontiveros     Hit By Pitch; Speier to 2B
   O      123      50%  B Miller        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 7.

Top of the 10th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Dave Heaverlo facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Heaverlo replaces Steve Ontiveros pitching and batting 7th; Milt May pinch hits for Jose Sosa batting 9th
   O      ---      56%  M May           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      60%  W Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  G Gross         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 7.

Bottom of the 10th, Giants Batting, Tied 7-7, Jim Crawford facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Crawford replaces Milt May pitching and batting 9th
          ---      71%  M Hill          Single to LF
                  Mike Sadek pinch runs for Marc Hill batting 9th
   O      1--      69%  V Joshua        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Sadek to 2B
          -2-      82%  D Thomas        Single to LF; Sadek to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  B Murcer        Wild Pitch; Sadek Scores; Thomas to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 8.

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