Gary Matthews, who hit a three-run homer off Tom Seaver in the eighth inning to win the first game, 4-3, broke up a scoreless duel in the second game with a double in the ninth to lead the Giants to a 3-0 victory in a sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Mets. Seaver yielded a homer by Steve Ontiveros in the fourth inning of the opener, but the Mets were ahead, 3-1, going into the eighth when Mike Phillips singled, Ontiveros walked and Matthews cracked his winning wallop. San Francisco Giants 4, New York Mets 3 (Game 1)Game Played on Tuesday, May 7, 1974 (Night game) at Shea StadiumGiants 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 10 0 Mets 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bonds rf 5 0 0 0 0 3 .206 Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Phillips 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .297 Millan 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .337 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .336 Staub rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Ontiveros 3b 1 2 1 1 3 0 .278 Jones lf 3 1 1 0 0 2 .294 Matthews lf 4 1 2 3 0 2 .230 Schneck lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Speier ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .235 Milner 1b 2 1 0 0 2 1 .268 Kingman 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .280 Grote c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .203 Rudolph c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 Martinez 3b 3 0 1 2 0 2 .182 Bryant p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Garrett ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .170 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hahn cf 2 0 2 0 1 0 .258 Thomasson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .357 Sosa p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Seaver p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .143 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 34 4 10 4 3 9 Totals 30 3 8 3 5 6 Time of Game: 2:17 Left on Base: Giants 6, Mets 6 DP: Giants 3, Mets 2 Doubles: Jones (4), Hahn (2) Home Runs: Ontiveros (3), Matthews (3), Grote (3) Caught Stealing: Kingman (2) Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (4) GIDP: Kingman (2), Rudolph (4), Staub (4), Milner (5) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bryant 5.1 5 3 3 4 5 1 23 8.49 Williams 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.33 Sosa W(2-0) 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 11 3.24 Totals 9 8 3 3 5 6 1 36 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(1-3) 9 10 4 4 3 9 2 37 3.60 Totals 9 10 4 4 3 9 2 37 Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Nick Colosi GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Phillips popped to shortstop; Maddox flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Harrelson popped to second; Millan singled to left; Staub forced Millan (shortstop to second); Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. GIANTS 2ND: Ontiveros walked; Matthews singled to left [Ontiveros to second]; Speier forced Ontiveros (pitcher to third) [Matthews to second]; Kingman grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Speier out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Milner struck out; Grote homered; Martinez struck out; Hahn walked; Seaver forced Hahn (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 1. GIANTS 3RD: Rudolph singled to center; On a bunt Bryant struck out; Bonds flied to left; Phillips singled to right [Rudolph to second]; Maddox flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan singled to right; Staub grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Millan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 1. GIANTS 4TH: Ontiveros homered; Matthews was called out on strikes; Speier popped to first in foul territory; Kingman singled to left; Kingman was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Jones struck out; Milner walked; Grote hit into a double play (second to first) [Milner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 1. GIANTS 5TH: Rudolph grounded out (third to first); Bryant grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Martinez was called out on strikes; Hahn singled to left; Seaver walked [Hahn to second]; Harrelson popped to first in foul territory; Millan flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 1. GIANTS 6TH: Phillips grounded out (first unassisted); Maddox flied to center; Ontiveros walked; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Staub lined to second; Jones doubled to left; Milner walked; WILLIAMS REPLACED BRYANT (PITCHING); Grote grounded out (third to first) [Jones to third, Milner to second]; Martinez singled to right [Milner scored, Jones scored, Martinez out at second (right to first to shortstop to first)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 3. GIANTS 7TH: SCHNECK REPLACED JONES (PLAYING LF); Speier singled to center; Kingman singled to left [Speier to second]; Rudolph grounded into a double play (pitcher to third to first) [Kingman to second, Speier out at third]; THOMASSON BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 3. METS 7TH: SOSA REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Hahn doubled to left; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Hahn to third]; Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 3. GIANTS 8TH: Bonds flied to right; Phillips singled to right; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first) [Phillips to second]; Ontiveros walked; Matthews homered [Phillips scored, Ontiveros scored]; Speier singled to right; Kingman struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 3. METS 8TH: Staub singled to right; Schneck popped to shortstop; Milner grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 3. GIANTS 9TH: Rudolph flied to left; Sosa was called out on strikes; Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 3. METS 9TH: Grote struck out; GARRETT BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Garrett walked; BOSWELL BATTED FOR HAHN; Boswell flied to right in foul territory; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR SEAVER; Kranepool flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 3. |
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