Two rookies, John Montefusco and Pete Falcone, pitched the Giants to 5-0 and 4-2 victories in a doubleheader with the Braves. Montefusco, who had a 3-2 record with the Giants late last season, but still is rated as a rookie, pitched for the first time in 19 days after injuring a finger in spring training. The young righthander allowed only four hits. The Giants were led by Gary Matthews, who rapped three hits including a homer. Garry Maddox drove in two runs with a double.

Falcone, lefthander from Amarillo (Texas), worked eight innings in the nightcap before yielding the mound to Randy Moffitt. The Braves scored on a two-run homer by Vic Correll in the fourth. The Giants broke a 2-2 tie in the eighth with the aid of two errors by Dusty Baker. Maddox and Derrel Thomas singled and when Baker booted the ball in right field, Maddox scored. Thomas moved to second on a wild throw by Baker in returning the ball to the infield and crossed the plate on a single by Bobby Murcer. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, Atlanta Braves 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     13, 1975 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  0    3  1  x  -   5  8  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .320      Maddox cf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .100
Perez 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .217      Thomas 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .059
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Thomasson 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
Lum 1b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .130      Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .429
Baker rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .182      Matthews lf           4   3   3   1     0   0   .462
Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Speier ss             4   0   1   1     0   1   .286
Oates c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .333      Ontiveros 3b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .143
Blanks ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .143      Hill c                3   1   2   1     0   0   .333
Reed p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Montefusco p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  May ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Harrison p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     2   7             Totals               32   5   8   5     1   4

Time of Game: 1:50
Left on Base: Braves 6, Giants 4
DP: Braves 0, Giants 0
Errors: Evans
Doubles: Oates (1), Matthews (2), Hill (1), Maddox (1)
Home Runs: Matthews (1)
Stolen Bases: Baker (1), Matthews (1)
Caught Stealing: Speier (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(0-2)             6.2   7   4   4   1   4   0  28   8.71
House                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  81.00
Harrison                1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   2.25
Totals                  8     8   5   5   1   4   1  33

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco W(1-0)       9     4   0   0   2   7   0  33   0.00
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   7   0  33

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Satch Davidson


BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Perez walked; Evans forced
Perez (first to shortstop); Lum grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Maddox flied out to center; Thomas grounded out
(pitcher to first); Thomasson walked; Murcer lined to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker flied out to right; Office singled to center;
Oates struck out; Blanks struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews singled to left; Matthews stole second;
Speier struck out; Ontiveros grounded out (second to first)
[Matthews to third]; Hill singled to center [Matthews scored];
Montefusco struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Reed struck out; Garr flied out to center; Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Thomas popped
to third; Thomasson reached on an error by Evans [Thomasson to
first]; Murcer forced Thomasson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans was called out on strikes; Lum grounded out
(third to first); Baker singled to center; Baker stole second;
Office was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
made an out to second; Ontiveros flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Oates doubled to left; Blanks popped to shortstop;
Reed was called out on strikes; Garr grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Hill flied out to left; Montefusco grounded out
(shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
grounded out (first unassisted); Lum grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Thomas grounded out (second to first); Thomasson
lined to third; Murcer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Giants 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Baker popped to catcher in foul territory; Office
grounded out (second to first); Oates grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Matthews doubled to left; Speier singled to center
[Matthews scored]; Speier was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Ontiveros singled to right; Hill doubled [Ontiveros
to third]; Montefusco struck out; Maddox doubled to left
[Ontiveros scored, Hill scored]; HOUSE REPLACED REED (PITCHING);
Thomas grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Blanks popped to catcher in foul territory; MAY
BATTED FOR HOUSE; May walked; Garr made an out to shortstop;
Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: HARRISON REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Thomasson flied
out to center; Murcer grounded out (second to first); Matthews
homered; Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Evans singled to center; Lum popped to shortstop;
Baker flied out to left; Office flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 5.