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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 15, 1974
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 15, 1974 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
|
| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1974 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Caldwell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 8,713 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Dick Stello 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Tom Gorman |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Steve Ontiveros | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Third Baseman |
| Mike Phillips | Second Baseman |
| John Boccabella | Catcher |
| Mike Caldwell | Pitcher |
| Charlie Fox | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Ollie Brown | Right Fielder |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Preston Gomez | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 15, 1974
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Dierker
Bonds hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Dierker
Speier is hit by the pitch. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Dierker
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Matthews vs. Dierker
Matthews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bonds scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ontiveros vs. Dierker
Ontiveros takes first base on ball four. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Dierker
Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Caldwell
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Caldwell
Brown hits a line drive into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Caldwell
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Dierker
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boccabella vs. Dierker
Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caldwell vs. Dierker
Caldwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Caldwell
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Caldwell
May hits a line drive into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Caldwell
Rader hits a popup into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Rader reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Caldwell
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Caldwell
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Dierker
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Dierker
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Dierker
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Caldwell
Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Caldwell
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Caldwell
Brown hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Brown reaches second base with a double. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cedeno vs. Caldwell
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metzger scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Caldwell
Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Caldwell
May is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Dierker
Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Dierker
Ontiveros strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Dierker
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Caldwell
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Caldwell
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ontiveros scoops it up and throws to first, with Caldwell covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Caldwell
Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Dierker
Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boccabella vs. Dierker
Boccabella hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Caldwell vs. Dierker
Caldwell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Edwards fields it and throws to first for the out. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bonds vs. Dierker
Bonds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Caldwell
Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Caldwell
Metzger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Metzger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Caldwell
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Caldwell
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Dierker
Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Dierker
The umpire calls a balk on Dierker Speier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Dierker
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matthews vs. Dierker
Matthews hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ontiveros vs. Dierker
Ontiveros hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Caldwell
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Caldwell
May hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Caldwell
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Caldwell
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Caldwell
Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Dierker
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Dierker
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boccabella vs. Dierker
Boccabella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Caldwell
Dierker strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Caldwell
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Caldwell
Brown hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Caldwell
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Williams
Charlie Williams now pitching. Dave Rader now catching.
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Williams
Bob Gallagher pinch runs for Bob Watson.
May hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Dierker
Greg Gross now playing left field. Bob Gallagher now playing right field.
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Dierker
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Dierker
Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Dierker
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Williams
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Williams
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Williams
Helms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Williams
Larry Milbourne pinch runs for Tommy Helms.
Dierker strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Dierker
Larry Milbourne now playing second base.
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ontiveros vs. Dierker
Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Dierker
Kingman is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1974 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Bonds B, rf 3 1 1 0 Metzger R, ss 4 1 2 0
Speier C, ss 2 0 0 0 Brown O, rf 4 1 2 1
Maddox G, cf 4 0 0 0 Gross G, lf 0 0 0 0
Matthews G, lf 4 0 1 1 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 1 1
Ontiveros S, 1b 3 0 0 0 Watson B, lf 3 0 1 0
Kingman D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Gallagher B, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
Phillips M, 2b 3 0 1 0 May L, 1b 4 1 1 1
Boccabella J, c 3 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Williams C, p 0 0 0 0 Edwards J, c 3 0 1 0
Caldwell M, p 2 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Rader D, c 1 0 0 0 Milbourne L, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Dierker L, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 1 3 1 34 3 10 3
San Francisco 100 000 000 -- 1
Houston 001 001 10x -- 3
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell M (L) 6.2 9 3 3 1 3
Williams C 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (W) 9.0 3 1 1 3 8
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- San Francisco 5, Houston 9
2B -- Rader D, Brown O, Metzger R, Cedeno C
HR -- May L, Brown O
HBP -- by Dierker L (Speier C)
Balk -- Dierker L
T -- 2:03
A -- 8713
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