San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2

Game Played on Friday, August 1, 1975 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Astros       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  1
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  8  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Howard cf             4   2   2   0     0   1   .341      Joshua cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .315
Gross rf              4   0   3   0     0   0   .303      Thomas 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .270
Cruz lf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .243      Murcer rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .298
Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .325      Matthews lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .278
May c                 4   0   0   0     0   2   .241      Montanez 1b           4   1   2   2     0   1   .290
Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .238      Speier ss             4   1   2   1     0   0   .285
Boswell 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Rader c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .299
  Andrews pr,2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Miller 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Milbourne ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .185      Halicki p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .125
Richard p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .213

Totals               33   2   8   1     1   9             Totals               31   3   8   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  2,653
Left on Base: Astros 6, Giants 6
DP: Astros 0, Giants 2
Errors: Milbourne, Thomas
Home Runs: Montanez (8), Speier (9)
Stolen Bases: Howard (14)
Caught Stealing: Thomas (11), Matthews (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (4)
GIDP: Cruz (5), Watson (8)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard L(7-7)          8     8   3   2   2   4   2  33   4.55
Totals                  8     8   3   2   2   4   2  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(5-8)          9     8   2   1   1   9   0  35   4.05
Totals                  9     8   2   1   1   9   0  35

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford


ASTROS 1ST: Howard flied out to right; Gross singled to center;
Cruz singled to right [Gross to second]; Watson walked [Gross to
third, Cruz to second]; May struck out; Rader popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Joshua flied out to left; Thomas walked; Thomas was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Murcer flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Boswell flied out to left; Milbourne struck out;
Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews singled to left; Matthews was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Montanez struck out;
Speier made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard singled to second; Howard stole second; Gross
reached on an error by Thomas [Howard to third, Gross to first];
Cruz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Howard scored (unearned) (no RBI), Gross out at second]; Watson
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rader struck out; Miller grounded out (second to
first); Halicki struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Rader struck
out; Boswell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Joshua singled to center; Thomas reached on an error
by Milbourne [Joshua to second, Thomas to first]; Murcer forced
Thomas (second to shortstop) [Joshua to third]; Matthews popped
to catcher in foul territory; Montanez singled to center [Joshua
scored (unearned), Murcer to second]; Speier singled to left
[Murcer to third, Montanez to second]; Rader flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Milbourne grounded out (first to pitcher); Richard
struck out; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); Halicki
flied out to left; Joshua grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Gross singled to center; Cruz flied out to left;
Watson singled to left [Gross to second]; May flied out to
center; Rader struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Thomas grounded out (pitcher to first); Murcer
struck out; Matthews walked; Montanez grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Boswell flied out to center; Milbourne made an out
to shortstop; Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Speier grounded out (second to first); Rader flied
out to center; Miller singled to right; Halicki grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Howard singled to center; Gross singled to center
[Howard to third]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to right [Howard
scored]; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Gross out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Joshua grounded out (second to first); Thomas flied
out to center; Murcer singled to center; Matthews grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 1.

ASTROS 9TH: May struck out; Rader flied out to center; Boswell
singled to center; ANDREWS RAN FOR BOSWELL; Milbourne made an
out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Montanez
homered; Speier homered; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants
3.