The Giants, who gave the opening-day pitching assignment to Tom Bradley because Ron Bryant was injured in spring training, defeated the Astros, 5-1, but temporarily lost the services of Tito Fuentes. The Giants' second baseman collected two hits before leaving the game with an aching back. His trouble was diagnosed as a prolapsed disc which was pressing on a nerve. San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 1Game Played on Friday, April 5, 1974 (Day game) at Candlestick ParkAstros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 0 Giants 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 x - 5 10 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .750 Bonds rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Fuentes 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Watson lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .250 Maddox cf 4 2 1 3 0 0 .250 M. May c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matthews lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 L. May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Ontiveros 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .333 Rader 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Kingman 3b 4 0 3 1 0 1 .750 Helms 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Speier ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .333 Roberts p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rudolph c 2 0 0 0 2 0 .000 Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bradley p 4 0 0 0 0 4 .000 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C. Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 7 1 0 4 Totals 32 5 10 5 3 6 Time of Game: 2:03 Attendance: 17,527 Left on Base: Astros 5, Giants 7 DP: Astros 1, Giants 3 Errors: Fuentes, Kingman Doubles: Kingman (1), Speier (1) Home Runs: Maddox (1) Caught Stealing: Kingman (1) GIDP: Roberts (1), L. May (1), C. Johnson (1), Rudolph (1) Hit by Pitch: Ontiveros (1,by Forsch) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts L(0-1) 5 8 5 5 1 3 1 22 9.00 Forsch 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 0.00 J. Johnson 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 0.00 Totals 8 10 5 5 3 6 1 36 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bradley W(1-0) 8.1 7 1 1 0 4 0 31 1.08 Moffitt 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 Totals 9 7 1 1 0 4 0 33 Hit by Pitch: Forsch (1) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Art Williams ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to left; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first) [Gross to second]; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to center; Fuentes flied out to center; Maddox lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: M. May grounded out (first unassisted); L. May was called out on strikes; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Matthews flied out to right; Ontiveros flied out to right; Kingman singled to left; Kingman was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Helms singled to shortstop; Roberts grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Helms out at second]; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Speier walked; Rudolph grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Speier out at second]; Bradley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 4TH: Metzger reached on an error by Kingman [Metzger to first]; Cedeno flied out to right; Watson flied out to right; M. May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Fuentes singled to center; Maddox forced Fuentes (second to shortstop); Matthews singled to right [Maddox to second]; Ontiveros singled to left [Maddox scored, Matthews to second]; Kingman singled to left [Matthews scored, Ontiveros to second]; Speier was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 5TH: L. May flied out to right; Rader was called out on strikes; Helms grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 5TH: Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Bradley was called out on strikes; Bonds singled to center; Fuentes singled to center [Bonds to second]; Maddox homered [Bonds scored, Fuentes scored]; Matthews lined to third (third to shortstop); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 5. ASTROS 6TH: GALLAGHER BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Gallagher lined to right; Gross singled to center; Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 5. GIANTS 6TH: FORSCH REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Ontiveros was hit by a pitch; Kingman doubled to right [Ontiveros to third]; Speier popped to first; Rudolph was walked intentionally; Bradley struck out; Bonds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 5. ASTROS 7TH: Watson struck out; M. May reached on an error by Fuentes [M. May to first]; L. May grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [M. May out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 5. GIANTS 7TH: Fuentes batted right handed; Fuentes grounded out (second to first); Maddox flied out to right; Matthews popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 5. ASTROS 8TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED FUENTES (PLAYING 2B); Rader singled to center; Helms struck out; C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR FORSCH; C. Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 5. GIANTS 8TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED C. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Ontiveros grounded out (second to first); Kingman struck out; Speier doubled to center; Rudolph was walked intentionally; Bradley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 5. ASTROS 9TH: Gross singled to left; Metzger singled to right [Gross to second]; Cedeno flied out to center; Watson singled to left [Gross scored, Metzger to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING); M. May grounded out (first to pitcher) [Metzger to third, Watson to second]; L. May lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 5. |
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