Paul Siebert, lefthander from Columbus (Southern), pitched the Astros to a 6-0 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Giants came back to win the second game, 8-4. Siebert, son of former major league first baseman Dick Siebert, who now is baseball coach at Minnesota U., yielded only four hits in gaining his first major league victory. The Astros handed Mike Caldwell his first loss in Candlestick Park this season after the lefthander had won eight straight decisions at home. Caldwell gave up four runs in the first seven innings, including a homer by Wilbur Howard. The Astros then tagged Randy Moffitt for homers by Cesar Cedeno and Doug Rader in the eighth.

In the nightcap, Bruce Miller batted in three runs, Gary Matthews accounted for two and Bobby Bonds hit a homer to escort John D'Acquisto to victory. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 15, 1974 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  0  0    2  0  1    1  2  0  -   6  7  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Howard rf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .277      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Kelleher ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Cedeno cf             2   3   2   1     2   0   .277      Bonds rf              2   0   0   0     2   1   .263
Watson lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .296      Matthews lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .289
  Gallagher lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Ontiveros 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .249
L. May 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Kingman 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .223
Rader 3b              3   1   1   2     0   1   .254      Miller ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .281      Rudolph c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .252
Jutze c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Caldwell p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .155
Siebert p             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
                                                            Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .313

Totals               33   6   7   5     3   3             Totals               28   0   4   0     5   3

Time of Game: 1:54
Left on Base: Astros 4, Giants 7
DP: Astros 2, Giants 1
Errors: Bonds, Ontiveros
Doubles: Fuentes (14), Kingman (16)
Home Runs: Howard (2), Cedeno (25), Rader (16)
Stolen Bases: Howard (3), Cedeno (51)
Sacrifice Hits: Caldwell (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Rader (4)
GIDP: Jutze (1), Miller (7)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Siebert W(1-0)          9     4   0   0   5   3   0  34   0.56
Totals                  9     4   0   0   5   3   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(13-4)        7     5   4   3   3   2   1  29   3.02
Moffitt                 2     2   2   2   0   1   2   8   4.64
Totals                  9     7   6   5   3   3   3  37

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Bill Williams


ASTROS 1ST: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelleher
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno walked; Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Maddox flied out to center; Fuentes doubled; Bonds
walked; Matthews flied out to center [Fuentes to third];
Ontiveros grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: L. May grounded out (second to first); Rader lined
to left; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Kingman walked; Miller grounded out (first
unassisted) [Kingman to second]; Rudolph flied out to right
[Kingman to third]; Caldwell grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); Siebert
flied out to right; Howard singled to left; Howard stole second;
Kelleher flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Maddox flied out to center; Fuentes grounded out
(second to first); Bonds walked; Matthews flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Watson singled
[Cedeno scored]; L. May reached on a fielder's choice [Watson
scored (error by Ontiveros) (error by Bonds) (unearned), L. May
to second]; Rader was called out on strikes; Helms was walked
intentionally; Jutze grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Helms out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Ontiveros walked; Kingman struck out; Miller
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Ontiveros out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Giants 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Siebert was called out on strikes; Howard lined to
center; Kelleher grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Rudolph walked; Caldwell out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Rudolph to second]; Maddox flied out to
center; Fuentes made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno walked; Watson singled [Cedeno to second]; L.
May forced Watson (shortstop to second) [Cedeno to third]; Rader
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cedeno scored]; Helms forced L.
May (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Bonds flied out to center; Matthews singled;
Ontiveros forced Matthews (shortstop to second); Kingman
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
3, Giants 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Jutze grounded out (second to first); Siebert
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard homered; Kelleher made
an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Miller grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Rudolph grounded out (third to first); ARNOLD BATTED FOR
CALDWELL; Arnold flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Giants 0.

ASTROS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Cedeno homered;
Watson grounded out (second to first); L. May flied out to left;
Rader homered; Helms made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); On a bunt
Maddox singled to third; Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Maddox to second]; Bonds struck out; Matthews struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Jutze struck out; Siebert grounded out (pitcher to
first); Howard made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 6, Giants 0.

GIANTS 9TH: Ontiveros flied out to center; Kingman doubled;
Miller lined into a double play (shortstop to second) [Kingman
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 0.