While Larry Dierker pitched a shutout, the Astros handed John Montefusco his first major league defeat, beating the Giants, 5-0. Montefusco, who had two victories to his credit, yielded only four hits but gave up two runs in the first inning on walks to Roger Metzger and Bob Watson, a single by Milt May and throwing error by Gary Thomasson. The Astros added their other runs in the third on a double by Cesar Cedeno, single by May, walk to Cliff Johnson and double by Tommy Helms. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 14, 1974 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       2  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  5  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross rf              3   0   0   0     2   1   .307      Thomasson cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Metzger ss            4   1   1   0     1   1   .261      Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .251
Cedeno cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .274      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .264
Watson lf             3   1   0   0     1   1   .295      Matthews lf           3   0   2   0     1   0   .289
  Howard lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Ontiveros 3b          2   0   1   0     2   1   .252
M. May c              4   1   2   2     0   0   .293      Kingman 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .222
C. Johnson 1b         2   1   0   0     2   0   .216      Speier ss             2   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Rader 3b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .253        Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Helms 2b              4   0   1   2     0   1   .283        Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Milbourne 2b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .291        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Dierker p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .169        Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .234
                                                          Rader c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .295
                                                          Montefusco p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Phillips ph,ss      2   0   1   0     0   0   .211

Totals               30   5   5   4     8   5             Totals               30   0   5   0     4   8

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  3,144
Left on Base: Astros 7, Giants 7
DP: Astros 2, Giants 1
Errors: Thomasson
Doubles: Cedeno (28), Helms (19)
Stolen Bases: Metzger (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Dierker (10)
GIDP: Helms (13), Thomasson (9), Matthews (14)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(10-9)         9     5   0   0   4   8   0  34   2.93
Totals                  9     5   0   0   4   8   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(2-1)       5     4   5   4   5   5   0  24   4.37
Metzger                 2     0   0   0   2   0   0   8   1.59
Lavelle                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   1.17
Totals                  9     5   5   4   8   5   0  39

Wild Pitches: Dierker (7)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Nick Colosi


ASTROS 1ST: Gross struck out; Metzger walked; Metzger stole
second; Cedeno popped to third in foul territory; Watson walked;
M. May singled to center [Metzger scored, Watson scored (error
by Thomasson) (unearned), M. May to third]; C. Johnson walked;
Rader made an out to shortstop; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Thomasson made an out to shortstop; Fuentes grounded
out (pitcher to first); Bonds flied to left in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Helms struck out; Dierker grounded out (third to
first); Gross walked; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews walked; Dierker threw a wild pitch
[Matthews to second]; Ontiveros walked; Kingman walked [Matthews
to third, Ontiveros to second]; Speier struck out; Rader made an
out to third; Montefusco made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno doubled; Watson flied out to right; M. May
singled to right [Cedeno scored]; C. Johnson walked [M. May to
second]; Rader struck out; Helms doubled to center [M. May
scored, C. Johnson scored]; Dierker lined to third; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomasson struck out; Fuentes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Gross flied out to left; Metzger struck out; Cedeno
made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews singled; Ontiveros struck out; Kingman made
an out to second; Speier forced Matthews (shortstop unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson struck out; M. May flied out to center; C.
Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Rader grounded out (second to first); PHILLIPS
BATTED FOR MONTEFUSCO; Phillips singled to center; Thomasson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Phillips out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5,
Giants 0.

ASTROS 6TH: PHILLIPS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); METZGER
REPLACED SPEIER (PITCHING); Rader walked; Helms flied out to
left; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Rader
to second]; Gross was walked intentionally; Metzger grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Fuentes singled to second; Bonds flied to right in
foul territory; Matthews grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; Watson
made an out to shortstop; M. May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: HOWARD REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Ontiveros
singled to right; Kingman struck out; GOODSON BATTED FOR
METZGER; Goodson lined to right; Rader made an out to first; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

ASTROS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); C. Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Rader walked; Helms grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rader out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Phillips
flied out to left; Thomasson grounded out (first to pitcher);
Fuentes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Dierker flied out to right; Gross flied out to
center; Metzger singled to right; Cedeno flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Bonds struck out; Matthews singled to right;
Ontiveros walked [Matthews to second]; Kingman popped to third
in foul territory; ARNOLD BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Arnold struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 0.