With last-out help from Randy Moffitt, John Montefusco gained his third straight victory when the Giants edged the Astros, 2-1. The Giants got to Larry Dierker for their initial run in the seventh inning. Gary Matthews led off with a single, advanced to third on a single by Willie Montanez and forceout by Dave Rader and scored on a sacrifice fly by Steve Ontiveros.

Dierker was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the Astros' half of the seventh and the Giants added the deciding run off Jim Crawford in the eighth on a triple by Derrel Thomas and single by Bobby Murcer. The Astros counted in the ninth on singles by Bob Watson and Ken Boswell around a walk to Jose Cruz before Moffitt came in to save the game. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Thursday, September 4, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  6  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .320      Howard lf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .312
Thomas 2b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .272      Andrews 2b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .207
Murcer rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .305      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .282
Matthews lf           1   1   1   0     3   0   .269      Johnson c             3   0   1   0     1   1   .284
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Watson 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .330
Rader c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .318      Cruz rf               1   0   0   0     3   0   .267
Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   1     0   0   .288      Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
LeMaster ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .091        Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Montefusco p          3   0   0   0     0   3   .075      Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Gardner ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Milbourne ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .189
                                                            Boswell ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .252
                                                          Dierker p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .085
                                                            May ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .253
                                                            Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .294
                                                            Cabell ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .262

Totals               31   2   6   2     3   6             Totals               30   1   4   1     6   8

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  4,323
Left on Base: Giants 6, Astros 9
DP: Giants 1, Astros 1
Doubles: Rader (15)
Triples: Thomas (7), Howard (8)
Stolen Bases: Thomas (24)
Sacrifice Flies: Ontiveros (3)
GIDP: Montanez (24), Cedeno (8)
Hit by Pitch: Cabell (3,by Montefusco)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco W(13-7)      8.2   4   1   1   6   8   0  36   2.97
Moffitt SV(10)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.74
Totals                  9     4   1   1   6   8   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(13-14)        7     4   1   1   2   4   0  26   3.86
Crawford                2     2   1   1   1   2   0   9   3.52
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   6   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Montefusco (6)
Wild Pitches: Dierker (11), Crawford (5)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Dutch Rennert


GIANTS 1ST: Joshua grounded out (second to first); Thomas struck
out; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (first unassisted); Andrews
walked; Cedeno grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Andrews out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews walked; Montanez grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Matthews out at second]; Rader made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson walked; Watson made an out to second; Cruz
flied out to right; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Ontiveros lined to shortstop; LeMaster flied out to
left; Montefusco struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger made an out to third; Dierker grounded out
(second to first); Howard grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Joshua grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas
singled to right; Murcer flied out to center; Thomas stole
second; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Thomas to third]; Matthews
walked; Montanez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Andrews walked; Cedeno was called out on strikes;
Johnson singled to center [Andrews to third]; Watson made an out
to second; Cruz walked [Johnson to second]; Rader struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Rader doubled to left; Ontiveros flied out to left;
LeMaster struck out; Montefusco struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger flied out to center; Dierker grounded out
(first unassisted); Howard tripled to right; Andrews flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Joshua made an out to shortstop; Thomas grounded out
(second to first); Murcer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno struck out; Johnson struck out; Watson popped
to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Matthews singled to center; Montanez singled to
right [Matthews to second]; Rader forced Montanez (second to
shortstop) [Matthews to third]; Ontiveros lined out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Matthews scored]; LeMaster forced Rader
(third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz walked; On a bunt Rader popped to catcher in
foul territory; GARDNER BATTED FOR METZGER; Gardner struck out;
MAY BATTED FOR DIERKER; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Astros 0.

GIANTS 8TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); MILBOURNE REPLACED
GARDNER (PLAYING SS); Montefusco was called out on strikes;
Joshua struck out; Thomas tripled to right; Murcer singled to
second [Thomas scored]; Crawford threw a wild pitch [Murcer to
second]; Matthews walked; Montanez grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Howard struck out; Andrews flied out to left; Cedeno
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); Ontiveros
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
singled to center; Cruz walked [Watson to second]; GROSS BATTED
FOR RADER; Gross struck out; BOSWELL BATTED FOR MILBOURNE;
Boswell singled to right [Watson scored, Cruz to third]; CABELL
BATTED FOR CRAWFORD; Cabell was hit by a pitch [Boswell to
second]; MOFFITT REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Howard flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 1.