Singles by Roger Metzger, Cesar Cedeno and Lee May in the 10th inning gave the Astros a 3-2 victory over the Giants. Stolen bases set up the first three runs of the game. After Gary Matthews walked for the Giants in the second, Chris Speier hit into a forceout, stole second and scored on a single by Ken Rudolph.

A single by Greg Gross, stolen base and double by Lee May produced the Astros' matching run in the sixth. Doug Rader singled, stole second and scored on a double by Tommy Helms to put the Astros ahead in the seventh, but the Giants tied the score in the ninth when Speier doubled and Ed Goodson singled. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Sunday, July      28, 1974 (Day game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  -   2 12  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0    1  -   3 12  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .266      Gross rf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .311
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .219      Metzger ss            5   1   1   0     0   1   .265
Maddox cf             5   0   1   0     0   2   .303      Cedeno cf             4   0   2   0     1   0   .304
Ontiveros 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .259      L. May 1b             5   0   2   2     0   0   .275
  Rader c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Edwards c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .220
Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     1   1   .273        Howard pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Speier ss             4   2   1   0     1   0   .245        M. May c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Miller 3b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Watson lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .301
  Arnold ph,3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Rader 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .258
Rudolph c             3   0   1   1     0   1   .216      Helms 2b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .302
  Goodson ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .320        Milbourne ph,2b     1   0   1   0     0   0   .311
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .385      Roberts p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Williams p            3   0   1   0     0   0   .176        Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bryant p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .050        C. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .083        York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thomasson ph,1b     1   0   0   0     0   1   .217

Totals               39   2  12   2     2   7             Totals               37   3  12   3     3   3

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 17,958
Left on Base: Giants 10, Astros 10
DP: Giants 1, Astros 0
Errors: Ontiveros
Doubles: Speier (15), Cedeno (22), L. May (17), Helms (17)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (27), Speier (3), Fuentes (3), Gross (11), Rader (7)
Caught Stealing: Miller (1), Howard (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Fuentes (5)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams                6     7   2   2   2   2   0  26   2.73
Bryant                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   6.44
Sosa                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.35
Moffitt L(4-5)          1     5   1   1   0   0   0   8   3.48
Totals                  9    12   3   3   3   3   0  40

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts                 8     8   2   2   2   4   0  33   3.64
Forsch                  1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.24
York W(2-1)             1     3   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.57
Totals                 10    12   2   2   2   7   0  42

Wild Pitches: Williams (3)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Art Williams


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled; Fuentes out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Bonds to second]; Bonds stole third; Maddox
struck out; Ontiveros struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross flied to left in foul territory; Metzger flied
out to left; Cedeno doubled; L. May made an out to third; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews walked; Speier forced Matthews (shortstop
unassisted); Speier stole second; Miller grounded out (shortstop
to first); Rudolph singled [Speier scored]; Williams singled
[Rudolph to second]; Bonds forced Williams (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Watson
walked; Williams threw a wild pitch [Watson to second]; Rader
struck out; Helms flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Astros 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes flied out to left; Maddox grounded out
(second to first); Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross
singled; Metzger hit into a double play (left to pitcher to
second) [Gross out at second]; Greg Gross out on appeal for
leaving 1B too soon; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros
0.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews struck out; Speier walked; Miller grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Speier to second]; Rudolph made an out
to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); L. May
grounded out (third to first); Edwards made an out to first; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
singled; Fuentes flied out to center; Maddox flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
flied out to right; Helms singled; Roberts flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Ontiveros made an out to first; Matthews grounded
out (third to first); Speier grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Gross singled; Gross stole second; Metzger struck
out; Cedeno grounded out (second to first) [Gross to third]; L.
May doubled [Gross scored]; Edwards walked; Watson flied out to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Miller singled; Miller was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Rudolph struck out; Williams grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader singled; Rader stole second; Helms doubled
[Rader scored]; BRYANT REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Roberts
grounded out (first to pitcher); Gross struck out; Metzger
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Astros 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox singled; Ontiveros
singled [Maddox to third]; Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno walked; SOSA REPLACED BRYANT (PITCHING); L.
May flied out to center; Edwards forced Cedeno (second
unassisted) [Edwards to first (error by Ontiveros; assist by
Fuentes)]; HOWARD RAN FOR EDWARDS; Howard was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Astros 2.

GIANTS 9TH: M. MAY REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING C ); Speier doubled;
FORSCH REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); ARNOLD BATTED FOR MILLER;
Arnold grounded out (shortstop to first); GOODSON BATTED FOR
RUDOLPH; Goodson singled [Speier scored]; THOMASSON BATTED FOR
SOSA; Thomasson struck out; Bonds was called out on strikes; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: RADER REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PLAYING C ); ARNOLD STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MOFFITT REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING);
THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Watson singled; Rader
popped to first in foul territory; MILBOURNE BATTED FOR HELMS;
Milbourne singled [Watson to third]; C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR
FORSCH; C. Johnson forced Milbourne (third to second); Gross
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 2.

GIANTS 10TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); YORK
REPLACED C. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Fuentes singled; Fuentes stole
second; Maddox struck out; Rader singled [Fuentes to third];
Matthews singled to center [Fuentes out at home (center to
catcher), Rader to second]; Speier grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 10TH: Metzger singled; Cedeno singled [Metzger to third];
L. May singled [Metzger scored, Cedeno to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 3.