A homer by Dave Kingman with two men on base in the first inning capped a five-run outburst that propelled the Giants to an 8-2 victory over the Cardinals. Singles by Tito Fuentes and Gary Thomasson and a wild throw by Reggie Smith from the outfield produced the Giants' first run. After a pass to Gary Matthews, Ed Goodson singled for another tally before Kingman clouted his homer.

The Cardinals, after picking up a run in the fifth, added another in the ninth on a single by Keith Hernandez for the rookie first baseman's first RBI in the major leagues. Elias Sosa relieved Mike Caldwell and retired the last three batters. The victory was Caldwell's eighth straight without a defeat in Candlestick Park this year. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Friday, August    30, 1974 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  2
Giants       5  0  1    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   8  8  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brock lf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .314      Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Sizemore 2b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .254      Fuentes 2b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .242
Smith rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .314      Thomasson rf          4   1   1   0     0   1   .247
Simmons c             2   0   0   0     2   0   .256      Matthews lf           3   2   1   0     1   0   .282
McBride cf            3   1   0   0     0   0   .300      Goodson 3b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .281
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .281        Miller 3b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Hernandez 1b          2   0   1   1     2   1   .500      Kingman 1b            3   2   2   3     1   0   .235
Tyson ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .222      Speier ss             3   1   0   1     1   0   .248
  Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Rader c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .289
Siebert p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .119      Caldwell p            4   0   0   0     0   1   .173
  Folkers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
  Melendez ph         1   0   1   1     0   0   .236
  Foster p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Godby ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Osteen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .271
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .242

Totals               30   2   6   2     6   3             Totals               32   8   8   6     4   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  3,111
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Giants 4
DP: Cardinals 0, Giants 2
Errors: Smith, McBride, Rader
Doubles: Kingman (13)
Home Runs: Kingman (15)
Stolen Bases: Melendez (2), Tyson (4), Matthews (9)
Caught Stealing: Brock (25)
GIDP: Reitz (16), Tyson (14)
Hit by Pitch: McBride (11,by Caldwell)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert L(7-8)          2     5   6   6   2   0   1  13   3.60
Folkers                 2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.68
Foster                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.68
Osteen                  2     2   2   1   1   0   0   9   4.00
Totals                  8     8   8   7   4   3   1  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell W(13-3)        8     6   2   2   6   2   0  34   2.97
Sosa                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.01
Totals                  9     6   2   2   6   3   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Caldwell (3)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - John Kibler


CARDINALS 1ST: Brock grounded out (second to first); Sizemore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Maddox grounded out (third to first); Fuentes
singled to center; Thomasson singled to right [Fuentes scored
(error by Smith) (no RBI), Thomasson to second]; Matthews
walked; Goodson singled to left [Thomasson scored, Matthews to
second]; Kingman homered [Matthews scored, Goodson scored];
Speier flied out to center; Rader flied out to center; 5 R, 4 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 5.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons walked; McBride forced Simmons (first to
shortstop); Reitz grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [McBride out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 5.

GIANTS 2ND: Caldwell flied out to center; Maddox flied out to
center; Fuentes walked; Thomasson grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 5.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez walked; Debut game for Keith
Hernandez; Tyson grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Hernandez out at second]; Siebert singled to
left; Brock lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 5.

GIANTS 3RD: Matthews singled to center; FOLKERS REPLACED SIEBERT
(PITCHING); Matthews stole second; Goodson grounded out (second
to first) [Matthews to third]; Kingman was walked intentionally;
Speier forced Kingman (shortstop to second) [Matthews scored];
Rader singled to shortstop [Speier to second]; Caldwell grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 6.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore walked; Smith flied out to center;
Simmons walked [Sizemore to second]; McBride flied out to
center; Reitz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 6.

GIANTS 4TH: Maddox struck out; Fuentes popped to third;
Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants
6.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez struck out; Tyson singled to left;
Tyson was picked off first but was safe on an error by Rader
[Tyson to third]; MELENDEZ BATTED FOR FOLKERS; Melendez singled
to left [Tyson scored]; Melendez stole second; Brock singled to
left [Melendez to third]; Brock was caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second); Sizemore grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 5TH: FOSTER REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING); Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: Smith grounded out (third to first); Simmons
grounded out (pitcher to first); McBride grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 6TH: Speier popped to first in foul territory; Rader
grounded out (second to first); Caldwell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Reitz flied to right in foul territory; Hernandez
walked; Tyson forced Hernandez (shortstop to second); GODBY
BATTED FOR FOSTER; Tyson stole second; Godby grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 7TH: OSTEEN REPLACED GODBY (PITCHING); Maddox grounded
out (first to pitcher); Fuentes grounded out (second to first);
Thomasson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Giants 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED GOODSON (PLAYING 3B); Brock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sizemore walked; Smith struck
out; Simmons forced Sizemore (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 6.

GIANTS 8TH: Matthews flied out to right; Miller flied out to
center; Kingman doubled to left; Speier was walked
intentionally; Rader singled to center [Kingman scored, Speier
scored (error by McBride) (unearned) (no RBI), Rader to third];
Caldwell grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 8.

CARDINALS 9TH: McBride was hit by a pitch; Reitz singled to left
[McBride to second]; Hernandez singled to right [McBride scored,
Reitz to second]; DWYER BATTED FOR TYSON; SOSA REPLACED CALDWELL
(PITCHING); Dwyer struck out; CRUZ BATTED FOR OSTEEN; Cruz flied
out to center; Brock flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Giants 8.