Willie Montanez' fourth hit of the game was a two-run homer in the eighth that produced the Giants' 7-6 victory over the Astros. Bobby Murcer's third career grand slam, in the fifth inning, was his first homer since opening day, when he hit two. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 7, Houston Astros 6
Game Played on Tuesday, May       25, 1976 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       1  1  0    0  1  0    1  2  0  -   6 11  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  5  0    0  2  x  -   7 10  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Howard rf             5   3   3   3     0   1   .200      Herndon cf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .462
Andrews 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .269      Thomas 2b             3   1   0   0     2   1   .231
Cedeno cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .299      Murcer rf             4   2   3   4     1   1   .274
Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     2   0   .286      Matthews lf           4   1   0   0     1   1   .229
Roberts lf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .300      Montanez 1b           5   1   4   2     0   0   .320
  Cruz ph,lf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Speier ss             3   0   1   1     1   1   .250
Cabell 3b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .299      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .263
Jutze c               4   2   1   0     1   0   .128      Hill c                1   0   0   0     0   1   .204
Metzger ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .250        Rader ph,c          1   1   0   0     2   1   .231
Richard p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .034      Caldwell p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .255
  Milbourne ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .172
  Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .133        Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  DaVanon ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Ontiveros ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .132
                                                            Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6  11   5     5   2             Totals               32   7  10   7     9   8

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance:  2,903
Left on Base: Astros 10, Giants 11
DP: Astros 1, Giants 0
Errors: Andrews, Thomas, Speier
Doubles: Cedeno (7), Montanez (12)
Triples: Roberts (2)
Home Runs: Howard (1), Murcer (3), Montanez (2)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno (5), Thomas (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Andrews (1), Metzger (4), Speier (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard                 4.1   6   5   4   5   4   1  23   3.15
Siebert                 0.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.57
Niekro                  2     1   0   0   3   2   0  10   3.69
Forsch L(1-1)           1     2   2   2   0   1   1   5   2.00
Totals                  8    10   7   6   9   8   2  42

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell                5     8   3   2   2   1   0  24   4.79
Williams                1.1   1   1   0   1   0   0   7   1.54
Moffitt                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.86
Lavelle                 0.2   2   2   2   2   0   1   6   1.36
Heaverlo W(2-0)         1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.94
Totals                  9    11   6   4   5   2   1  43

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Sudol


ASTROS 1ST: Howard singled; Andrews out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Howard to second]; Cedeno reached on an
error by Speier [Howard scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Cedeno was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Watson walked;
Roberts grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Thomas
walked; Thomas was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Murcer singled; Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell singled; Jutze singled [Cabell to second];
Metzger walked [Cabell to third, Jutze to second]; Richard
forced Cabell (pitcher to catcher) [Jutze to third, Metzger to
second]; Howard singled [Jutze scored, Metzger to third, Richard
to second]; Andrews flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Montanez singled; Speier was called out on strikes;
Reitz hit into a double play (center to first) [Montanez out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Watson singled; Roberts flied out to center; Cabell
singled to right [Watson to third, Cabell out at second (right
to shortstop to first to second)]; Jutze grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill struck out; Caldwell flied out to right;
Herndon singled; Thomas grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger flied out to right; Richard grounded out
(third to first); Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Murcer struck out; Matthews popped to catcher in
foul territory; Montanez singled; Speier walked [Montanez to
second]; Reitz forced Speier (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Cedeno
doubled; Watson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Cedeno to
third]; Roberts tripled [Cedeno scored]; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: RADER BATTED FOR HILL; Rader walked; JOSHUA BATTED
FOR CALDWELL; Joshua struck out; Herndon singled [Rader to
second]; Thomas walked [Rader to third, Herndon to second];
Murcer homered [Rader scored, Herndon scored, Thomas scored];
Matthews walked; Montanez reached on an error by Andrews
[Matthews to second]; SIEBERT REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING);
Speier singled [Matthews scored (unearned), Montanez to second];
Reitz was walked intentionally [Montanez to third, Speier to
second]; Rader was called out on strikes; ARNOLD BATTED FOR
JOSHUA; Arnold grounded out (pitcher to first); 5 R (4 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 5.

ASTROS 6TH: RADER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS REPLACED
ARNOLD (PITCHING); Jutze flied out to center; Metzger flied out
to left; MILBOURNE BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Milbourne grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 6TH: NIEKRO REPLACED MILBOURNE (PITCHING); Herndon flied
out to center; Thomas struck out; Murcer walked; Matthews flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Howard reached on an error by Thomas; Andrews
singled [Howard to third]; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Howard scored (unearned), Andrews to second]; Watson walked;
MOFFITT REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); CRUZ BATTED FOR ROBERTS;
Cruz flied out to left; Cabell struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Montanez doubled;
Speier out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Montanez to
third]; Reitz struck out; Rader was walked intentionally;
ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Ontiveros walked [Rader to
second]; Herndon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 5.

ASTROS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PITCHING); Jutze walked;
Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Jutze to
second]; DAVANON BATTED FOR NIEKRO; DaVanon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howard homered [Jutze scored]; Andrews
walked; Cedeno singled [Andrews to second]; HEAVERLO REPLACED
LAVELLE (PITCHING); Watson flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED DAVANON (PITCHING); Thomas grounded
out (second to first); Murcer singled; Matthews struck out;
Montanez homered [Murcer scored]; Speier grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 7.

ASTROS 9TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Cabell flied
out to right; Jutze grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 7.