Splitting a doubleheader that produced a major league record for most walks, 42, the Giants won the first game, 8-6, and the Astros captured the second game, 12-8. In the second inning of the lidlifter, Bob Watson crossed the plate for the Astros to score the 1,000,000th run in major league history. San Francisco Giants 8, Houston Astros 6 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, May 4, 1975 (Day game) at Candlestick ParkAstros 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 7 0 Giants 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 x - 8 8 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .152 Maddox cf 2 1 1 0 3 0 .135 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 .235 Thomas 2b 4 2 1 2 1 1 .203 Cedeno cf 5 0 2 2 0 1 .298 Murcer rf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .306 Watson 1b 3 2 0 0 1 3 .367 Matthews lf 3 0 2 4 2 0 .297 Cruz rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .275 Speier ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .299 May c 4 1 1 4 0 1 .218 Hill c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Rader 3b 2 0 0 0 3 1 .307 Ontiveros 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .277 Helms 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .444 Thomasson 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .100 Roberts p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Montefusco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lavelle p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Speed ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Arnold ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Barr p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 6 7 6 8 9 Totals 32 8 8 8 8 4 Time of Game: 3:07 Left on Base: Astros 10, Giants 9 DP: Astros 0, Giants 0 Errors: Moffitt Doubles: Cedeno (8), Matthews (8), Thomas (3) Triples: Matthews (1), Thomasson (1) Home Runs: May (2) Stolen Bases: Watson (1), Rader (1), Speier (2), Maddox (1), Matthews (4) Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (5) Sacrifice Flies: May (2) Hit by Pitch: Watson (1,by Moffitt), Speier (1,by York) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts 4.2 4 4 4 5 2 0 23 2.52 Granger 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.46 Crawford 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 6 2.51 York L(0-2) 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 8 6.75 Scherman 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1.13 Griffin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.19 Totals 8 8 8 8 8 4 0 41 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Montefusco 1.2 2 5 5 3 1 1 10 3.73 Lavelle 3.1 3 0 0 1 5 0 14 2.13 Heaverlo 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0.93 Moffitt 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 6 1.50 Barr W(2-2) 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 8 2.75 Totals 9 7 6 6 8 9 1 43 Hit by Pitch: York (3), Moffitt (1) Wild Pitches: Scherman (1) Balks: Crawford (1), Heaverlo (1) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Nick Colosi ASTROS 1ST: Gross popped to catcher in foul territory; Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Maddox walked; Thomas grounded out (second to first) [Maddox to second]; Murcer flied out to right; Matthews walked; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Watson stole second; Cruz walked; May homered [Watson scored, Cruz scored]; Rader grounded out (third to first); Helms singled to center; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Helms to second]; Gross walked; LAVELLE REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Metzger singled to second [Helms to third, Gross to second]; Cedeno singled to left [Helms scored, Gross scored, Metzger to second]; Watson struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Hill grounded out (third to first); Ontiveros flied out to right; Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); May made an out to shortstop; Rader walked; Helms popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Lavelle was called out on strikes; Maddox singled to left; Thomas forced Maddox (shortstop to second); Murcer walked [Thomas to second]; Matthews doubled to right [Thomas scored, Murcer scored]; Speier made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 2. ASTROS 4TH: Roberts flied out to center; Gross struck out; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 2. GIANTS 4TH: Hill made an out to shortstop; Ontiveros flied out to center; Thomasson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 2. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno doubled to left; Watson struck out; Cruz struck out; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 2. GIANTS 5TH: SPEED BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Speed was called out on strikes; Maddox flied out to right; Thomas walked; Murcer singled to right [Thomas to third]; Matthews tripled to center [Thomas scored, Murcer scored]; Speier walked; GRANGER REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Speier stole second; Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4. ASTROS 6TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED SPEED (PITCHING); Rader walked; Helms singled [Rader to second]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR GRANGER; Heaverlo balked [Rader to third, Helms to second]; Boswell flied out to right; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 4. GIANTS 6TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Ontiveros struck out; Thomasson singled to left; ARNOLD BATTED FOR HEAVERLO; Arnold forced Thomasson (shortstop to second); Crawford balked [Arnold to second]; Maddox walked; Thomas doubled to right [Arnold scored, Maddox scored]; Murcer made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 6. ASTROS 7TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson was hit by a pitch; Cruz singled to right [Watson to third]; May hit a sacrifice fly to left [Watson scored, Cruz to second]; Cruz was picked off second but was safe on an error by Moffitt [Cruz to third]; Rader walked; Rader stole second; Helms walked; JOHNSON BATTED FOR CRAWFORD; BARR REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); Johnson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 6. GIANTS 7TH: YORK REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Matthews lined to pitcher; Speier was hit by a pitch; Hill flied out to center; Ontiveros singled to right [Speier to third]; Thomasson tripled to right [Speier scored, Ontiveros scored]; Barr grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 8. ASTROS 8TH: Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger walked; Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 8. GIANTS 8TH: Maddox walked; Maddox stole second; Thomas struck out; SCHERMAN REPLACED YORK (PITCHING); Scherman threw a wild pitch [Maddox to third]; Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews walked; GRIFFIN REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Matthews stole second; Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 8. ASTROS 9TH: Cruz grounded out (pitcher unassisted); May grounded out (second to first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Giants 8. |
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