WHA game summary from October 19, 1974
| 1: |
SD , | Wayne Rivers 1 (Gene Peacosh, Ray Adduono), 4:48 |
| HOU, | Gordie Howe 1 (Poul Popiel, Rich Preston), 9:08 |
| HOU, | John Schella 1 (Gord Labossiere, Ted Taylor), 12:23 |
| 2: |
SD , | Ron Plumb 1, 17:44 |
| SD , | Wayne Rivers 2 (Andre Lacroix), 19:58 |
| 3: |
SD , | Andre Lacroix 1 (Wayne Rivers, Ken Block), :57 |
| SD , | Ray Adduono 2 (Bob Wall, Gene Peacosh), 3:01 |
| SD , | Brian Morenz 1 (Jamie Bateman), 15:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: |
Ron Plumb, SD 7:50 |
| Brian Morenz, SD 8:50 |
| Terry Ruskowski, HOU 13:34 |
| John Schella, HOU 18:47 |
| 2: |
Brian Morenz, SD 2:55 |
| John Schella, HOU 5:40 |
| Marty Howe, HOU 10:00 |
| Bob Falkenberg, SD 15:02 |
| Gord Labossiere, HOU 15:02 |
| Kevin Morrison, SD 17:25 |
| Jim Sherrit, HOU [misconduct] 18:29 |
| Gordie Howe, HOU 19:55 |
| Kevin Morrison, SD 19:55 |
| 3: |
Jamie Bateman, SD 3:24 |
| Jamie Bateman, SD 10:47 |
| Ron Plumb, SD 11:55 |
Penalty time: HOU: 22 minutes
SD : 18 minutes
Shots: HOU: 9-10- 7-26
SD : 12-12- 7-31
Goalies: HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 0-1-0)
SD : Joe Junkin (W, 1-0-0)
Attendance: 7,264
Houston Aeros (1-2-0)
San Diego Mariners (1-1-0)