Pulling away with a two-run homer by Gary Matthews in the sixth inning, the Giants defeated the Mets, 5-2. The Giants took a 2-1 lead in the fifth with doubles by Steve Ontiveros and John Boccabella and single by Tito Fuentes. After Garry Maddox singled in the sixth to chase George Stone, Tug McGraw relieved and retired Bobby Bonds, but Matthews followed with his homer.

Bruce Miller drew a pass from Bob Miller with the bases loaded in the eighth to force in the Giants' final run. John D'Acquisto was the Giants' winner, but the rookie needed help from Randy Moffitt, who relieved in the seventh and held the Mets to one hit the rest of the way. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      6, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  2  2    0  1  0  -   5 10  0
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Fuentes 2b            5   0   2   1     0   1   .205      Garrett 3b            2   0   0   0     3   0   .205
Speier ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Millan 2b             3   0   1   0     2   0   .252
  Phillips ss         2   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Maddox cf             5   1   2   0     0   0   .308      Jones lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .284
Bonds rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .255      Milner 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .245
  Thomasson rf        1   1   0   0     1   0   .247      Grote c               2   0   1   1     0   0   .262
Matthews lf           4   1   3   2     0   0   .250        Hodges c            1   1   1   0     1   0   .281
Ontiveros 1b          3   1   1   0     1   2   .251      Schneck cf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .225
Miller 3b             3   0   0   1     1   1   .308      Martinez ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .190
Boccabella c          4   1   1   1     0   1   .173      Stone p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .115
D'Acquisto p          3   0   0   0     0   3   .150        McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Moffitt p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Kranepool ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .361
                                                            Harrelson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .254

Totals               35   5  10   5     4   8             Totals               30   2   6   2     8   3

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 23,763
Left on Base: Giants 8, Mets 9
DP: Giants 3, Mets 0
Doubles: Ontiveros (8), Boccabella (2), Milner (8), Schneck (8)
Home Runs: Matthews (9)
Caught Stealing: Matthews (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Speier (6)
GIDP: Millan (8), Staub (10), Garrett (4)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D'Acquisto W(7-7)       6     5   2   2   6   3   0  27   3.41
Moffitt SV(13)          3     1   0   0   2   0   0  11   2.67
Totals                  9     6   2   2   8   3   0  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(2-7)            5     6   3   3   1   4   0  21   4.91
McGraw                  2     1   1   1   0   4   1   7   6.35
Miller                  0.2   1   1   1   3   0   0   6   3.92
Aker                    1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.73
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4   8   1  40

Wild Pitches: McGraw (2)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Nick Colosi


GIANTS 1ST: Fuentes was called out on strikes; Speier grounded
out (shortstop to first); Maddox flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett walked; Millan grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Garrett out at second]; Staub struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Matthews
singled to center; Ontiveros struck out; Matthews was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Jones walked; Milner doubled to right [Jones to
third]; Grote singled to right [Jones scored, Milner to third];
Schneck struck out; Martinez struck out; Stone flied to center;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Miller grounded out (third to first); Boccabella
flied to right; D'Acquisto struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Garrett walked; Millan walked [Garrett to second];
Staub lined to right; Jones forced Millan (shortstop to second)
[Garrett to third]; Milner walked [Jones to second]; Grote flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Fuentes singled to center; Speier out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Fuentes to second]; Maddox grounded out
(third to first); Bonds walked; Matthews lined to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Schneck flied to center; Martinez flied to left; Stone
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Ontiveros doubled to left; Miller flied to right
[Ontiveros to third]; Boccabella doubled to left [Ontiveros
scored]; D'Acquisto struck out; Fuentes singled to left
[Boccabella scored]; Speier popped to first; Jerry Grote
ejected by HP umpire Art Williams for abusive language from the
dugout; Chris Speier and Tito Fuentes were joking in the infield
about this and Speier was ejected 3B umpire Nick Colosi, who
thought their joking was directed at him; Colosi and Speier had
argued in the previous game about a called third strike; Giants
Manager Wes Westrum came onto the field to argue with Colosi
about the Speier ejection; Westrum told Colosi he was carrying a
grudge; Westrum ejected by Colosi; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Millan
walked; Staub grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
shortstop to first) [Millan out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 1.

GIANTS 6TH: HODGES REPLACED GROTE (PLAYING C ); Maddox singled
to right; MCGRAW REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Bonds grounded out
(third to first) [Maddox to second]; McGraw threw a wild pitch
[Maddox to third]; Matthews homered [Maddox scored]; Ontiveros
was called out on strikes; Miller was called out on strikes; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED SPEIER (PLAYING SS); THOMASSON
REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); Jones grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bobby Bonds left with a strained right rib
muscle; Milner grounded out (pitcher to first); Hodges
singled to left; Schneck doubled to right [Hodges scored];
Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 4, Mets 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Boccabella struck out; D'Acquisto struck out;
Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 4, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Kranepool singled to
right; HARRELSON RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; MOFFITT REPLACED D'ACQUISTO
(PITCHING); Garrett grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Harrelson out at second]; Millan singled to
left; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 4, Mets 2.

GIANTS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED HARRELSON (PITCHING); Phillips
grounded out (first to pitcher); Maddox flied to left; Thomasson
walked; Matthews singled to center [Thomasson to third, Matthews
to second (on throw to 3b)]; Ontiveros was walked intentionally;
Miller walked [Thomasson scored, Matthews to third, Ontiveros to
second]; AKER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Boccabella forced
Miller (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 5,
Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Milner flied to
center; Hodges walked; Schneck flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 5, Mets 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Moffitt grounded out (pitcher to first); Fuentes
grounded out (second to first); Phillips singled to pitcher;
Maddox singled to right [Phillips to third]; Thomasson flied to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Martinez popped to catcher in foul territory; BOSWELL
BATTED FOR AKER; Boswell popped to third; Garrett walked; Millan
forced Garrett (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 5, Mets 2.