Steve Ontiveros, Giants' rookie first baseman, smashed a 2-2 tie with a homer in the fourth inning to beat the Astros, 3-2. The Astros scored their runs in the first on doubles by Roger Metzger and Cesar Cedeno around a single by Milt May. The Giants matched that with a pair in their half of the first. Chris Speier was hit by a pitch, took third on a single by Garry Maddox and scored on an infield out by Gary Matthews. Maddox then stole third and crossed the plate on a wild pitch by Tom Griffin. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Saturday, April     6, 1974 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Giants       2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            3   1   2   0     1   0   .429      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .125
M. May c              4   1   1   0     0   0   .125      Speier ss             2   1   1   0     1   0   .400
Cedeno cf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .125      Maddox cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
Watson lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .286      Matthews lf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
  Campbell lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Ontiveros 1b          3   1   1   1     1   1   .333
L. May 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .125      Kingman 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .429
Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .143      Phillips 2b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .667
Brown rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Helms 2b              3   0   2   0     0   0   .500        Miller 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Milbourne pr,2b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rudolph c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Gallagher ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Caldwell p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Griffin p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  C. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   8   2     2   4             Totals               29   3   6   2     4   7

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 16,727
Left on Base: Astros 6, Giants 7
DP: Astros 0, Giants 1
Doubles: Metzger (1), Cedeno (1), Helms (1), Speier (2), Phillips (1)
Home Runs: Ontiveros (1)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (1), Matthews (1)
Caught Stealing: Watson (1), Phillips (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (1)
Hit by Pitch: Speier (1,by Griffin)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(0-1)          6     5   3   3   4   5   1  27   4.50
Wilson                  1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Scherman                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0.00
Totals                  8     6   3   3   4   7   1  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell W(1-0)         6.1   7   2   2   2   4   0  26   2.84
Moffitt SV(1)           2.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   4   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Griffin (1)
Wild Pitches: Griffin (1)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Doug Harvey


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger doubled to left; M. May singled [Metzger to
third]; Cedeno doubled to left [Metzger scored, M. May scored];
Watson reached on a fielder's choice [Cedeno out at third (third
to shortstop)]; L. May struck out; Watson was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Speier was hit by a pitch; Maddox
singled to center [Speier to third]; Maddox stole second;
Matthews grounded out (second to first) [Speier scored, Maddox
to third]; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Maddox scored]; Ontiveros
walked; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader struck out; Brown grounded out (third to
first); Helms made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Phillips singled; Phillips was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Rudolph grounded out (pitcher to
first); Caldwell made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Giants 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Griffin struck out; Metzger walked; M. May flied out
to right; On a bunt Cedeno made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
doubled to left; Maddox struck out; Matthews grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); L. May
singled; Rader struck out; Brown forced L. May (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Ontiveros homered; Kingman made an out to shortstop;
Phillips doubled to right; Rudolph walked; On a bunt Caldwell
forced Phillips (pitcher to shortstop) [Rudolph to second];
Bonds struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms singled; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Helms to second]; Metzger singled [Helms to
third]; M. May lined into a double play (second to shortstop)
[Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants
3.

GIANTS 5TH: Speier walked; Maddox popped to first; Matthews
flied to right in foul territory; Ontiveros struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to left; Watson walked; L. May
flied out to center; On a bunt Rader made an out to catcher;
Doug Rader called for interference; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Kingman walked; Phillips flied out to center;
Rudolph forced Kingman (third to second); Caldwell struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Brown grounded out (second to first); Helms doubled
to left; MILBOURNE RAN FOR HELMS; C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR GRIFFIN;
MOFFITT REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); C. Johnson popped to
third; Debut game for Larry Milbourne; Metzger grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WILSON
REPLACED C. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Bonds made an out to first;
Speier flied out to center; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

ASTROS 8TH: M. May flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to
center; Watson singled; L. May grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Matthews
singled to center; On a bunt Ontiveros made an out to pitcher;
Matthews stole second; Kingman struck out; SCHERMAN REPLACED
WILSON (PITCHING); ARNOLD BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Arnold struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.

ASTROS 9TH: MILLER REPLACED ARNOLD (PLAYING 2B); Rader made an
out to third; Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); GALLAGHER
BATTED FOR MILBOURNE; Gallagher flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 3.