Batting with the bases loaded in the 12th inning, Chris Speier doubled for his fourth hit of the game and cleared the sacks to give the Giants a 6-3 victory over the Braves. The Giants held a 2-0 lead until the Braves scored three times in the eighth on singles by Mike Lum and Frank Tepedino, wild throw by Jim Barr on a safe bunt by Craig Robinson and single by Marty Perez. Dave Kingman saved the Giants from defeat, hitting a pinch-homer in the ninth to tie the score.

In the 12th, Steve Ontiveros walked with one out and took third on a single by Gary Thomasson, who then stole second. After a pass to Ed Goodson loaded the bases, Gary Matthews forced Ontiveros at the plate, but Speier proved a tougher foe with his three-run double. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July      30, 1974 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Giants       0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   6 14  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              6   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Garr lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .367
Phillips 3b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .226        Office cf           0   0   0   0     2   0   .247
  Ontiveros ph,3b     1   0   0   0     1   0   .258      Perez 2b,ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .280
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Evans 3b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .258
  Thomasson cf        2   1   1   0     0   1   .220      Baker cf,rf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Goodson 1b            5   1   2   1     1   0   .317      Lum rf,lf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .230
Matthews lf           6   2   2   0     0   0   .276      Tepedino 1b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .241
Speier ss             6   0   4   3     0   0   .255      Robinson ss           3   1   1   0     0   1   .206
Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Johnson ph,2b       2   0   0   0     0   1   .247
  Bryant p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .050      Casanova c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .189
  Sosa p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .077        Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .176
Rader c               3   0   3   1     0   0   .305        Oates c             1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Kingman ph          1   1   1   1     0   0   .212      Morton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .098
  Rudolph c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .206        Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Barr p                2   0   0   0     1   0   .225        Aaron ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Arnold 2b           2   0   0   0     0   1   .262        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .400
                                                            Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
                                                            Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               48   6  14   6     3   6             Totals               40   3   8   1     2   6

Time of Game: 3:25   Attendance:  6,378
Left on Base: Giants 10, Braves 4
DP: Giants 3, Braves 1
Errors: Barr, Robinson
Doubles: Rader (10), Speier (16)
Home Runs: Kingman (10)
Stolen Bases: Thomasson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Bryant (2), Perez (5)
GIDP: Fuentes (6), Evans (9), Tepedino (5), Baker (8)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    7.2   7   3   2   1   3   0  29   2.62
Bryant                  2.2   1   0   0   1   2   0  10   6.24
Sosa W(6-5)             1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.30
Totals                 12     8   3   2   2   6   0  43

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  7    10   2   2   1   1   0  32   3.04
Leon                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1.59
House                   2     1   1   1   0   3   1   7   2.08
Frisella L(3-4)         2     3   3   3   2   2   0  11   5.09
Totals                 12    14   6   6   3   6   1  52

Wild Pitches: Morton (2)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Dale


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips
grounded out (first to pitcher); Maddox flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled; Perez forced Garr (shortstop to
second); Evans grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Perez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Braves 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Goodson grounded out (second to first); Matthews
singled; Speier singled [Matthews to second]; Fuentes lined to
third; Rader doubled [Matthews scored, Speier to third]; Barr
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker singled; Lum singled [Baker to second];
Tepedino grounded into a double play (second to first) [Baker to
third, Lum out at second]; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Braves 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds flied out to center; Phillips singled; Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Phillips to second]; Goodson
singled [Phillips scored]; Morton threw a wild pitch [Goodson to
second]; Matthews flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Casanova grounded out (shortstop to first); Morton
struck out; Garr flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Braves 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier made an out to second; Fuentes reached on an
error by Robinson; Rader singled [Fuentes to second]; Barr
walked [Fuentes to third, Rader to second]; Bonds made an out to
second; Phillips flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Evans grounded
out (second to first); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Maddox was called out on strikes; Goodson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Matthews flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum popped to first in foul territory; Tepedino
flied out to left; Robinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Speier singled; Fuentes flied out to left; Rader
singled [Speier to second]; Speier was picked off second
(catcher to shortstop); Barr grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Casanova lined to third; Morton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garr grounded out (shortstop to first);
Ralph Garr ejected by 1B umpire Doug Harvey; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 0.

GIANTS 7TH: OFFICE REPLACED GARR (PLAYING CF); BAKER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Bonds flied out to center; Phillips flied out to center; Maddox
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: THOMASSON REPLACED MADDOX (PLAYING CF); Perez was
called out on strikes; Evans grounded out (second to first);
Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Braves 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Goodson singled; Matthews singled [Goodson to
second]; LEON REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Speier forced Goodson
(pitcher to third) [Matthews to second]; Fuentes grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Matthews out at third]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Lum singled; Tepedino singled [Lum to second]; On a
bunt Robinson singled to pitcher [Lum scored (error by Barr) (no
RBI), Tepedino scored (unearned) (no RBI), Robinson to third];
MILLER BATTED FOR CASANOVA; Miller grounded out (first
unassisted); AARON BATTED FOR LEON; Aaron grounded out (third to
first); Office was walked intentionally; Perez singled [Robinson
scored, Office to second]; BRYANT REPLACED FUENTES (PITCHING);
ARNOLD REPLACED BARR (PLAYING 2B); Evans struck out; 3 R (2 ER),
4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Braves 3.

GIANTS 9TH: OATES REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING C ); HOUSE REPLACED
AARON (PITCHING); KINGMAN BATTED FOR RADER; Kingman homered;
Arnold was called out on strikes; Bonds struck out; ONTIVEROS
BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: ONTIVEROS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); RUDOLPH
REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING C ); Baker flied out to center; Lum
struck out; Tepedino grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 3.

GIANTS 10TH: Thomasson struck out; Goodson flied out to center;
Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 10TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Johnson flied out to
left; Oates grounded out (second to first); MURRELL BATTED FOR
HOUSE; Murrell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 3.

GIANTS 11TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PEREZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); FRISELLA REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING);
Speier singled; Bryant out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Speier to second]; Rudolph struck out; Arnold grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 11TH: Office walked; Perez out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Office to second]; Evans singled [Office stayed at
second]; SOSA REPLACED BRYANT (PITCHING); Baker grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Office out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Braves 3.

GIANTS 12TH: Bonds flied out to center; Ontiveros walked;
Thomasson singled [Ontiveros to third]; Thomasson stole second;
Goodson walked; Matthews forced Ontiveros (third to catcher)
[Thomasson to third, Goodson to second]; Speier doubled
[Thomasson scored, Goodson scored, Matthews scored]; Sosa struck
out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 12TH: Lum grounded out (second to first); Tepedino popped
to third in foul territory; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 6, Braves 3.