Top 1

• Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Osteen
  
  Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Speier vs. Osteen
  
  Speier bunts towards the mound. Osteen fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Maddox vs. Osteen
  
  Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds scores. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Matthews vs. Osteen
  
  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, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ontiveros vs. Osteen
  
  Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metzger vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Cedeno hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Watson strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kingman vs. Osteen
  
  Kingman strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Osteen
  
  Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rudolph vs. Osteen
  
  Rudolph hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  May vs. D'Acquisto
  
  May strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rader vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Rader strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Edwards vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  D'Acquisto vs. Osteen
  
  D'Acquisto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bonds vs. Osteen
  
  Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Speier vs. Osteen
  
  Speier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonds moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Maddox vs. Osteen
  
  Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bonds tags and scores. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Matthews vs. Osteen
  
  Matthews takes first base on ball four. Speier moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Ontiveros vs. Osteen
  
  Ontiveros hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Helms vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Osteen vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Osteen hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metzger vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Metzger 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 

Top 4

• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kingman vs. Osteen
  
  Kingman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Kingman reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Phillips vs. Osteen
  
  Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Osteen fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rudolph vs. Osteen
  
  Rudolph hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  D'Acquisto vs. Osteen
  
  D'Acquisto hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  May vs. D'Acquisto
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Osteen
  
  Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Speier vs. Osteen
  
  Speier hits a popup towards first. May catches it and throws to Helms, who tags Bonds for the double play. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Osteen
  
  Maddox 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

• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rader vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Edwards vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Edwards hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds who is chasing the ball. Edwards reaches third base with a triple. Rader goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Helms vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. D'Acquisto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Osteen vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Osteen strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Metzger vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Matthews vs. Osteen
  
  Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ontiveros vs. Osteen
  
  Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kingman vs. Osteen
  
  Kingman takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Phillips vs. Osteen
  
  Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cedeno vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Bob Gallagher pinch runs for Ollie Brown.
  
  There's a wild pitch. Gallagher moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cedeno vs. D'Acquisto
  
  Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Watson vs. Williams
  
  Charlie Williams now pitching.
  
  Watson bunts towards third. Kingman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kingman. Gallagher scores. Cedeno moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  May vs. Williams
  
  May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to home to get Cedeno. Watson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rader vs. Williams
  
  Rader hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Edwards vs. Williams
  
  Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Arnold vs. Osteen
  
  Bob Gallagher now playing right field. Chris Arnold pinch hits for Ken Rudolph.
  
  Arnold hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Osteen
  
  Bruce Miller pinch hits for Charlie Williams.
  
  Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bonds vs. Osteen
  
  Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Speier vs. Osteen
  
  Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Helms vs. Sosa
  
  Dave Rader now catching. Elias Sosa now pitching.
  
  Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campbell vs. Sosa
  
  Dave Campbell pinch hits for Claude Osteen.
  
  Campbell hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metzger vs. Sosa
  
  Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gallagher vs. Sosa
  
  Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ontiveros scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gallagher for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Forsch
  
  Ken Forsch now pitching.
  
  Maddox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Matthews vs. Forsch
  
  Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ontiveros vs. Forsch
  
  Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Sosa
  
  Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Watson vs. Sosa
  
  Watson takes first base on ball four. Cedeno moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  May vs. Moffitt
  
  Greg Gross pinch runs for Bob Watson. Randy Moffitt now pitching. Gary Thomasson now playing left field.
  
  May strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rader vs. Moffitt
  
  Rader hits a line drive into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Edwards vs. Moffitt
  
  Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ontiveros scoops it up and throws to first, with Moffitt covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kingman vs. Forsch
  
  Greg Gross now playing left field. Denis Menke now playing first base.
  
  Kingman strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Phillips vs. Forsch
  
  Phillips strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goodson vs. Forsch
  
  Ed Goodson pinch hits for Dave Rader.
  
  Goodson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/17/1974 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Bonds B, rf           3  2  1  0   Metzger R, ss         2  0  0  0   
Speier C, ss          3  0  1  0   Brown O, rf           3  0  1  0   
Maddox G, cf          3  0  2  2   Gallagher B, pr-rf    1  1  0  0   
Matthews G, lf        3  0  0  0   Cedeno C, cf          2  1  1  1   
Moffitt R, p          0  0  0  0   Watson B, lf          2  0  1  0   
Ontiveros S, 1b       4  0  0  0   Gross G, pr-lf        0  0  0  0   
Kingman D, 3b         3  0  1  0   May L, 1b             4  0  0  0   
Phillips M, 2b        4  0  0  0   Menke D, 1b           0  0  0  0   
Rudolph K, c          2  0  0  0   Rader D, 3b           3  1  0  0   
Arnold C, ph          1  0  0  0   Edwards J, c          4  0  1  1   
Rader D, c            0  0  0  0   Helms T, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Goodson E, ph         1  0  0  0   Osteen C, p           2  0  0  0   
D'Acquisto J, p       2  0  1  0   Campbell D, ph        1  0  0  0   
Williams C, p         0  0  0  0   Forsch K, p           0  0  0  0   
Miller B, ph          1  0  1  0                                      
Sosa E, p             0  0  0  0                                      
Thomasson G, lf       0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  2  7  2                        27  3  4  2

San Francisco    101 000 000 --  2
Houston          100 011 00x --  3

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
D'Acquisto J (L)*     5.0  4  3  2  3  4
Williams C            1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Sosa E+               1.0  0  0  0  3  0
Moffitt R             1.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Osteen C (W)          7.0  6  2  2  3  1
Forsch K (S)          2.0  1  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

E -- Kingman D
DP -- San Francisco 1, Houston 2
LOB -- San Francisco 6, Houston 7
2B -- Kingman D
3B -- Edwards J
HR -- Cedeno C
SH -- Speier C, Watson B
SF -- Maddox G
WP -- D'Acquisto J
T -- 2:05
A -- 10038

    

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