Although Gary Matthews smashed a grand slam, John Montefusco grabbed the spotlight for the Giants by pitching nine innings of relief and hitting a homer on his first official time at bat in the major leagues to defeat the Dodgers, 9-5. Dave Kingman batted in two runs for the Giants with a single in the first, but Giants' starter Ron Bryant failed to retire a batter in the Dodgers' half. Four runs scored on one hit, three walks and two errors before Montefusco retired the side.

Doug Rau, pitching for the Dodgers, loaded the bases on three walks in the third and then was the victim of Matthews' grand slam. Montefusco, who had walked in the second inning, hit his homer off Charlie Hough with a man on base in the third. Oddly, the rookie righthander had not had a previous time at bat this season, having pitched for Amarillo (Texas) and Phoenix (Pacific Coast) in leagues which employed designated hitters for pitchers. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Game Played on Tuesday, September 3, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Giants       2  4  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   9  9  3
Dodgers      4  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5  7  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Maddox cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Lopes 2b              4   2   1   0     2   0   .273
Fuentes 2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .242      Russell ss            4   1   2   0     1   0   .272
Bonds rf              4   2   1   0     1   0   .261      Wynn cf               4   1   1   0     1   1   .283
Matthews lf           4   2   1   4     1   1   .281      Garvey 1b             5   1   1   1     0   0   .323
Kingman 1b            5   0   2   2     0   2   .236      Ferguson rf,c         4   0   0   1     1   2   .233
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     1   0   .248      Cey 3b                3   0   1   1     2   0   .273
Miller 3b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .270      Paciorek lf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .235
Rudolph c             0   1   0   0     1   0   .255        Shanahan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rader pr,c          2   1   0   0     0   0   .297        Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Bryant p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .080        Solomon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Montefusco p        3   2   1   2     1   0   .333        Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .292
                                                          Yeager c              2   0   0   0     0   1   .259
                                                            Crawford ph,rf      3   0   1   0     0   2   .301
                                                          Rau p                 1   0   0   0     0   1   .150
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Buckner ph,lf       3   0   0   0     0   0   .311

Totals               35   9   9   9     5   4             Totals               38   5   7   4     8   7

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 25,187
Left on Base: Giants 6, Dodgers 14
DP: Giants 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Kingman, Miller 2, Paciorek
Doubles: Kingman (14)
Home Runs: Matthews (15), Montefusco (1)
Stolen Bases: Russell (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Miller (1)
Hit by Pitch: Rudolph (1,by Hough)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant                  0     1   4   3   3   0   0   6   5.86
Montefusco W(1-0)       9     6   1   1   5   7   0  40   1.00
Totals                  9     7   5   4   8   7   0  46

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(12-7)             1.2   4   6   6   4   1   1  13   3.36
Hough                   3.1   2   2   2   0   2   1  13   3.97
Shanahan                2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   5.40
Solomon                 2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.80
Totals                  9     9   9   9   5   4   2  42

Passed Balls: Rudolph (4)
Hit by Pitch: Hough (4)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Maddox struck out; Fuentes singled to right; Bonds
singled to center [Fuentes to second]; Matthews grounded out
(third to first) [Fuentes to third, Bonds to second]; Kingman
singled to left [Fuentes scored, Bonds scored, Kingman to second
(error by Paciorek)]; Speier walked; Miller flied out to right;
2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Russell singled to center [Lopes to
second]; Rudolph allowed a passed ball [Lopes to third, Russell
to second]; Wynn walked; Garvey reached on an error by Miller
[Lopes scored (no RBI), Russell to third, Wynn to second, Garvey
to first]; Ferguson reached on a fielder's choice [Russell
scored, Wynn to third, Garvey to second]; Cey walked [Wynn
scored, Garvey to third, Ferguson to second]; MONTEFUSCO
REPLACED BRYANT (PITCHING); Paciorek forced Ferguson (third
unassisted) [Garvey scored (unearned), Cey to second]; Debut
game for John Montefusco; Yeager struck out; Rau struck out;
4 R (3 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 2ND: Rudolph walked; Montefusco walked [Rudolph to
second]; Maddox flied out to right; Fuentes flied out to center;
Bonds walked [Rudolph to third, Montefusco to second]; Matthews
homered [Rudolph scored, Montefusco scored, Bonds scored]; HOUGH
REPLACED RAU (PITCHING); Kingman struck out; 4 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 6, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 2ND: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Russell
singled to left; Wynn singled to center [Russell to third];
Garvey popped to shortstop; Ferguson walked [Wynn to second];
Cey forced Ferguson (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 6, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudolph was hit by a pitch;
RADER RAN FOR RUDOLPH; Montefusco homered [Rader scored]; Maddox
flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 3RD: RADER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Paciorek flied
out to center; Yeager popped to second; Hough walked; Lopes
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
8, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
popped to shortstop; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 8, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell walked; Russell stole second; Wynn struck
out; Garvey grounded out (third to first); Ferguson struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8, Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Kingman popped to third; Speier grounded out (third
to first); Miller singled to center; Rader popped to shortstop;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey walked; Paciorek flied out to center; CRAWFORD
BATTED FOR YEAGER; Crawford struck out; BUCKNER BATTED FOR
HOUGH; Buckner lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8,
Dodgers 4.

GIANTS 6TH: FERGUSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); SHANAHAN
REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); CRAWFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); BUCKNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Montefusco grounded
out (pitcher to first); Maddox popped to third in foul
territory; Fuentes singled to center; Bonds forced Fuentes
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8, Dodgers
4.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes singled to left; Russell grounded out (third
to first) [Lopes to second]; Wynn popped to first; Garvey
singled to left [Lopes scored]; Ferguson forced Garvey (third to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8, Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 7TH: Matthews walked; Kingman struck out; Speier singled
to right [Matthews to third]; Miller hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Matthews scored]; Rader grounded out (second unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey reached on an error by Miller; JOSHUA BATTED
FOR SHANAHAN; Joshua reached on an error by Kingman (assist by
Fuentes) [Cey to third]; Crawford struck out; Buckner flied out
to right; Lopes walked [Joshua to second]; Russell flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 8TH: SOLOMON REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Montefusco flied
out to left; Maddox flied out to right; Fuentes grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded
out (pitcher to first); Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 5.

GIANTS 9TH: Bonds flied out to right; Matthews grounded out
(pitcher to first); Kingman doubled to left; Speier grounded out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey singled to center; MOTA BATTED FOR SOLOMON;
Mota forced Cey (shortstop to second); Crawford singled to
second [Mota to second]; Buckner popped to shortstop; Lopes
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 9, Dodgers 5.

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