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Rookie Greg Gross collected five singles and Don Wilson threw shutout ball for seven innings and chipped in with three hits himself as the Astros defeated the Giants, 7-2. Wilson doubled and scored the first run of the game in the third, and the Astros broke it open with a four-run seventh, Gross and Lee May each driving in a run, while Milt May sent in two. Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 2Game Played on Monday, August 5, 1974 (Day game) at Candlestick ParkAstros 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 - 7 19 0
Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 6 0
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Gross rf 5 1 5 1 0 0 .317 Miller 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .278
Metzger ss 5 1 3 1 0 1 .269 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077
Cedeno cf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .305 Thomasson ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .232
L. May 1b 5 2 2 1 0 0 .271 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. May c 5 1 2 3 0 0 .289 Fuentes 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .210
Watson lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .299 Maddox cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .299
Howard lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Bonds rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .265
Rader 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Matthews lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278
Helms 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .289 Speier ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .260
Milbourne 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .313 Kingman 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .211
Wilson p 3 1 3 0 0 0 .263 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385
Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Phillips 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .225
Rudolph c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .227
Rader ph,c 1 1 1 0 0 0 .303
Williams p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .150
Goodson ph,1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .299
Totals 43 7 19 7 1 4 Totals 30 2 6 2 3 7
Time of Game: 2:31 Attendance: 4,896
Left on Base: Astros 11, Giants 5
DP: Astros 1, Giants 2
Doubles: Wilson (3), Miller (3)
Home Runs: Bonds (15)
Stolen Bases: Gross (12), Helms (4), L. May (1)
Caught Stealing: Kingman (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilson (6), Fuentes (6)
GIDP: Helms (10), L. May (11), Maddox (8)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Wilson W(8-8) 7.1 5 1 1 3 6 0 29 3.80
Forsch 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 3.14
Totals 9 6 2 2 3 7 1 34
Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Williams L(1-3) 5 9 1 1 0 3 0 22 2.70
Moffitt 1.2 4 4 4 1 0 0 10 4.13
Sosa 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.53
Morris 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 7 9.00
Totals 9 19 7 7 1 4 0 45
Passed Balls: Rader (6)
Wild Pitches: Morris (1)
Balks: Wilson (1)
Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Bob Engel
ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to center; Metzger struck out; Gross
stole second; Cedeno struck out; L. May flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
GIANTS 1ST: Miller doubled; Fuentes out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Miller to third]; Maddox made an out to
second; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0,
Giants 0.
ASTROS 2ND: M. May grounded out (first unassisted); Watson
singled to left; Rader forced Watson (third to second); Helms
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
GIANTS 2ND: Matthews grounded out (pitcher to first); Speier
grounded out (third to first); Kingman walked; Kingman was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Wilson doubled to left; On a bunt Gross singled to
pitcher [Wilson to third]; Metzger singled to left [Wilson
scored, Gross to second]; Cedeno flied out to left; L. May
popped to shortstop in foul territory; M. May flied out to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.
GIANTS 3RD: Rudolph grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
struck out; Miller popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled to right; Rader flied out to right;
Helms grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants
0.
GIANTS 4TH: Fuentes made an out to shortstop; Maddox grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bonds flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Wilson singled to left; Gross singled to third
[Wilson to second]; On a bunt Metzger singled to third [Wilson
to third, Gross to second]; Cedeno was called out on strikes; L.
May grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants
0.
GIANTS 5TH: Matthews popped to catcher in foul territory; Speier
walked; Kingman struck out; Rudolph singled to right [Speier to
second]; GOODSON BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Goodson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.
ASTROS 6TH: MOFFITT REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); GOODSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); M. May grounded out (second to first);
Watson flied out to left; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.
GIANTS 6TH: Miller grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
struck out; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.
ASTROS 7TH: Helms walked; Helms stole second; Wilson out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Helms to third]; Gross
singled to right [Helms scored]; Metzger singled to first [Gross
to second]; Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; L. May
singled [Gross scored, Metzger to third]; L. May stole second;
M. May singled to right [Metzger scored, L. May scored]; SOSA
REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); PHILLIPS REPLACED MOFFITT (PLAYING
3B); Watson forced M. May (third to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
GIANTS 7TH: HOWARD REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Bonds struck
out; Matthews flied out to right; Speier singled to center;
Phillips was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 5, Giants 0.
ASTROS 8TH: Rader lined to left; Helms flied out to right;
Wilson singled to right; Gross singled to center [Wilson to
second]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0.
GIANTS 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); RADER BATTED
FOR RUDOLPH; Rader singled to center; Wilson balked [Rader to
second]; Goodson grounded out (shortstop to first); THOMASSON
BATTED FOR SOSA; Thomasson singled to center [Rader scored];
Fuentes walked [Thomasson to second]; FORSCH REPLACED WILSON
(PITCHING); Maddox grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Fuentes out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 5, Giants 1.
ASTROS 9TH: MORRIS REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); RADER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Cedeno flied out to right; L. May singled
to center; Morris threw a wild pitch [L. May to second]; Rader
allowed a passed ball [L. May to third]; M. May singled to right
[L. May scored]; Howard singled to right [M. May to second];
Rader flied out to center [M. May to third]; Milbourne singled
to left [M. May scored, Howard to second]; Forsch struck out; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 7, Giants 1.
GIANTS 9TH: Bonds homered; Matthews struck out; Speier lined to
shortstop; Phillips made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 7, Giants 2.
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