John D'Acquisto, with relief help from John Morris, became the first rookie pitcher in the San Francisco club's history to win 10 games when the Giants defeated the Cardinals, 3-2. Before being lifted, D'Acquisto struck out eight to bring his season's total to 143, an all-time record for a freshman hurler in the Giants' modern annals, including the New York era.

The Cards counted once in the first inning. Reggie Smith singled and took third on a single by Ted Simmons. Simmons was caught off first but before he could be retired in a rundown, Smith scored from third. The Giants struck for all their runs in the fourth, two of them unearned. Gary Thomasson singled, Gary Matthews walked and Ed Goodson singled to produce the first tally. Matthews and Goodson worked a double steal as Dave Kingman was called out on strikes. Bruce Miller then hit a grounder that skipped past Mike Tyson for an error, Matthews and Goodson scoring.

Lou Brock, who was scheduled to have the day off for rest, singled as a pinch-hitter for the Cardinals in the eighth and stole his 94th base. A walk to Ted Sizemore and single by Smith allowed Brock to score before Morris took over in relief of D'Acquisto. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    31, 1974 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  9  5
Giants       0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McBride cf            5   0   3   0     0   2   .303      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .252      Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Smith rf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .315      Thomasson rf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .251
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Matthews lf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .282
Simmons c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Goodson 3b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .281
Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     1   2   .200        Phillips 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .219
Dwyer lf,rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Kingman 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .232
  Melendez ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Speier ss             1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Reitz 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .281        Miller ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .268
  Foster pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .174      Rudolph c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .255
Tyson ss              2   0   0   0     0   2   .221      D'Acquisto p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .115
  Cruz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .240        Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Heidemann ss        1   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .167
  Brock ph,lf         2   1   1   0     0   0   .315

Totals               35   2   9   1     2  10             Totals               31   3   6   1     3   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 14,356
Left on Base: Cardinals 8, Giants 7
DP: Cardinals 1, Giants 0
Errors: Sizemore, Simmons, Hernandez, Reitz, Tyson, Kingman
Stolen Bases: McBride (20), Brock (94), Kingman (7), Thomasson (7), Goodson (1), Matthews (10)
Caught Stealing: McBride (8), Maddox (7)
GIDP: Kingman (6)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(3-4)           7     6   3   1   3   3   0  31   3.21
Hrabosky                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.05
Totals                  8     6   3   1   3   4   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto W(10-12)     7.1   8   2   2   2   8   0  30   3.58
Morris SV(1)            1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.84
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2  10   0  37

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


CARDINALS 1ST: McBride singled to center; McBride was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Sizemore grounded out
(second to first); Smith singled to right; Simmons singled to
right [Smith scored (no RBI), Simmons out at second (right to
shortstop to first to second to first)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Maddox popped to first in foul territory; Fuentes
grounded out (second to first); Thomasson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); Dwyer lined to shortstop; Reitz was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Goodson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Kingman walked; Kingman stole
second; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Tyson struck out; Forsch struck out; McBride
singled to shortstop; McBride stole second; Sizemore popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rudolph grounded out (second to first); D'Acquisto
was called out on strikes; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: MILLER REPLACED SPEIER (PLAYING SS); Smith popped
to first in foul territory; Simmons flied out to right;
Hernandez walked; Dwyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Fuentes flied out to left; Thomasson singled to
shortstop; Thomasson stole second [Thomasson to third (error by
Simmons)]; Matthews walked; Goodson singled to center [Thomasson
scored, Matthews to second]; Matthews stole third and Goodson
stole second; Kingman was called out on strikes; Miller reached
on an error by Tyson [Matthews scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Goodson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Miller to first]; Rudolph
singled to right [Miller to second]; D'Acquisto struck out; 3 R
(1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz was called out on strikes; Tyson struck
out; Forsch was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Maddox reached on an error by Reitz [Maddox to
first]; Maddox was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Fuentes flied out to center; Thomasson flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: McBride singled to center; Sizemore flied out to
right; Smith flied out to left; Simmons grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Matthews singled to shortstop; Goodson flied out to
center; Kingman reached on an error by Sizemore [Matthews out at
third (right to shortstop to third to second to catcher),
Kingman to second]; Miller walked; Rudolph grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants
3.

CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez was called out on strikes; Dwyer
grounded out (first unassisted); Reitz singled to right; CRUZ
BATTED FOR TYSON; Cruz popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: HEIDEMANN REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING SS); D'Acquisto
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox singled to center;
Fuentes forced Maddox (second to shortstop); Thomasson singled
to left [Fuentes to second]; Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED GOODSON (PLAYING 3B); BROCK
BATTED FOR FORSCH; Brock singled to right; Brock stole second;
McBride struck out; Sizemore walked; Smith singled to center
[Brock scored, Sizemore to second]; MORRIS REPLACED D'ACQUISTO
(PITCHING); Simmons popped to second; Hernandez struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: BROCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DWYER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HRABOSKY REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING);
Phillips reached on an error by Hernandez [Phillips to first];
Kingman grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Phillips out at second]; Miller struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: MELENDEZ BATTED FOR DWYER; Melendez flied out to
center; Reitz reached on an error by Kingman (assist by Miller)
[Reitz to first]; FOSTER RAN FOR REITZ; Heidemann singled to
left [Foster to second]; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Foster to third, Heidemann to second]; McBride struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Giants 3.