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Astros 12 @ Giants 8
Candlestick Park
May 4, 1975

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on May 4, 1975 at Candlestick Park. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Astros with a score of 12 to 8.

Game Summary

DateMay 4, 1975 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 12 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 13
Runs: 12
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 8 H: 7 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 8
Hits: 7
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherJ.R. Richard  
Losing PitcherJohn D'Acquisto  
SaveWayne Granger  
Game Winning RBIMilt May 

Game Info

DateMay 4, 1975 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherJ.R. Richard  
Home Starting PitcherJohn D'Acquisto  
BallparkCandlestick Park 
CitySan Francisco 
StateCA 
Attendance9,451 
Time of Game3 hours 5 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Chris Pelekoudas
1B: Paul Pryor
2B: Nick Colosi
3B: John McSherry

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Greg Gross  Left Fielder 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Cliff Johnson  First Baseman 
Jose Cruz  Right Fielder 
Milt May  Catcher 
Ken Boswell  Third Baseman 
Rob Andrews  Second Baseman 
J.R. Richard  Pitcher 
Preston Gomez  Manager 

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Von Joshua  Center Fielder 
Derrel Thomas  Second Baseman 
Bobby Murcer  Right Fielder 
Gary Matthews  Left Fielder 
Gary Thomasson  First Baseman 
Chris Speier  Shortstop 
Steve Ontiveros  Third Baseman 
Dave Rader  Catcher 
John D'Acquisto  Pitcher 
Wes Westrum  Manager 

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Astros 12 @ Giants 8
Candlestick Park
May 4, 1975

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         Game of 5/4/1975, game 2 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Gross G, lf           4  1  1  1   Joshua V, cf          4  0  1  0   
Metzger R, ss         5  2  2  0   Thomas D, 2b          1  1  0  0   
Cedeno C, cf          4  3  1  1   Arnold C, ph-2b       2  0  1  0   
Johnson C, 1b         5  1  2  0   Murcer B, rf          2  2  0  0   
Cruz J, rf            3  1  0  1   Heaverlo D, p         0  0  0  0   
May M, c              4  1  1  2   Goodson E, ph         1  0  0  0   
Jutze S, c            1  0  0  0   Lavelle G, p          0  0  0  0   
Boswell K, 3b         6  1  1  1   Matthews G, lf        2  1  1  1   
Andrews R, 2b         2  2  1  2   Speed H, pr-lf-rf     1  1  0  0   
Richard J, p          4  0  1  1   Thomasson G, 1b       4  2  1  2   
Granger W, p          1  0  0  0   Speier C, ss          2  0  0  0   
                                   Ontiveros S, 3b       5  0  1  0   
                                   Rader D, c            5  0  2  2   
                                   D'Acquisto J, p       0  1  0  0   
                                   Williams C, p         1  0  0  0   
                                   Toms T, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Adams G, ph-lf        2  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39 12 10  9                        32  8  7  5

Houston          300 620 010 -- 12
San Francisco    004 010 201 --  8

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Richard J (W)*        6.0  4  7  7 11  6
Granger W (S)         3.0  3  1  0  2  1

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
D'Acquisto J (L)      3.2  4  8  8  9  5
Williams C+           0.1  4  3  3  0  0
Toms T                2.0  0  0  0  3  3
Heaverlo D            2.0  2  1  1  1  2
Lavelle G             1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 5th

E -- Thomas D, Ontiveros S, Metzger R
DP -- Houston 3
LOB -- Houston 13, San Francisco 10
2B -- Richard J, Cedeno C, Rader D
3B -- Andrews R
SB -- Cedeno C 2, Cruz J, Andrews R
WP -- D'Acquisto J 3, Richard J
Balk -- Toms T, Richard J
T -- 3:05
A -- 9451

    

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