Hitting a pair of doubles, Chris Speier drove in five runs as the Giants defeated the Braves, 9-1. Speier came up with the bases loaded in the first inning and cleared the sacks with a double, before scoring himself on an error. His second double produced two of the Giants' five runs in the fourth. The Braves committed six errors. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 9, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      1, 1975 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  6
Giants       4  0  0    5  0  0    0  0  x  -   9  9  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Joshua cf             3   2   3   0     2   0   .332
  Gaston ph,lf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Thomas 2b             5   1   1   0     0   1   .257
Gilbreath 2b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .255        Arnold 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Baker rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Murcer rf             1   2   1   1     2   0   .300
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .246        Miller 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Williams 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .212      Montanez 1b           3   2   0   0     2   0   .280
Blanks ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Speier ss             3   1   2   5     1   1   .275
Correll c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Hill c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Office cf             3   0   2   1     0   0   .326      Ontiveros 3b,rf       3   0   1   1     0   1   .257
Easterly p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Adams lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .293
  Sadecki p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Thomasson lf,rf       3   0   1   0     1   1   .201
  Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Caldwell p            3   1   0   0     0   0   .118
  Beard p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   7   1     1   4             Totals               30   9   9   7     8   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance:  2,796
Left on Base: Braves 6, Giants 7
DP: Braves 2, Giants 0
Errors: Evans, Williams 2, Blanks 2, Correll, Arnold
Doubles: Speier 2 (14)
Stolen Bases: Baker (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Caldwell (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Ontiveros (2)
GIDP: Thomas (5), Caldwell (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Easterly L(1-2)         3.1   5   7   6   6   3   0  20   6.30
Sadecki                 3.2   3   2   1   2   2   0  16   4.19
Beard                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.12
Totals                  8     9   9   7   8   5   0  40

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell W(5-7)         9     7   1   1   1   4   0  34   4.43
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1   4   0  34

Wild Pitches: Sadecki (2)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Gilbreath
grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker singled to center;
Baker stole second; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Joshua singled to left; Thomas struck out; Murcer
walked [Joshua to second]; Montanez walked [Joshua to third,
Murcer to second]; Speier doubled to left [Joshua scored, Murcer
scored, Montanez scored, Speier to third (error by Correll)];
Hill struck out; Ontiveros reached on an error by Williams
[Speier scored (unearned) (no RBI), Ontiveros out at second
(right to shortstop)]; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 4.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams struck out; Blanks grounded out (third to
first); Correll made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 2ND: Thomasson singled to second; Caldwell out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Thomasson to second]; Joshua
walked; Thomas grounded into a double play (third to first)
[Thomasson out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Office singled to right; Office was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Easterly flied out to left; Garr grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 3RD: Murcer walked; Montanez forced Murcer (second to
shortstop) [Montanez to second (error by Blanks)]; Speier
walked; Hill grounded out (shortstop to first) [Montanez to
third, Speier to second]; Ontiveros was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath struck out; Baker grounded out (shortstop
to first); Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomasson walked; Caldwell forced Thomasson
(shortstop to second); Joshua singled to center [Caldwell to
second]; Thomas singled to center [Caldwell to third, Joshua to
second]; SADECKI REPLACED EASTERLY (PITCHING); Murcer singled to
first [Caldwell scored, Joshua scored (error by Williams) (no
RBI), Thomas to third]; Montanez walked [Murcer to second];
Speier doubled to left [Thomas scored, Murcer scored, Montanez
to third]; Hill reached on an error by Evans [Montanez stayed at
third, Hill to first]; Ontiveros hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Montanez scored (unearned)]; Sadecki threw a wild pitch [Speier
to third, Hill to second]; Thomasson struck out; 5 R (4 ER), 4
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 9.

BRAVES 5TH: MILLER REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING 3B); ONTIVEROS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Williams singled to center;
Blanks grounded out (third to first) [Williams to second];
Correll made an out to second; Office singled to center
[Williams scored]; Sadecki grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 9.

GIANTS 5TH: Caldwell flied out to center; Joshua walked; Thomas
forced Joshua (second to shortstop); Miller reached on an error
by Blanks [Thomas out at third (shortstop to third), Miller to
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 9.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr walked; Gilbreath singled to left [Garr to
second]; Baker flied out to center; Evans flied out to center;
Williams forced Gilbreath (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 9.

GIANTS 6TH: Montanez flied out to left; Speier was called out on
strikes; Hill flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Giants 9.

BRAVES 7TH: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll
flied out to right; Office flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 9.

GIANTS 7TH: Ontiveros singled to shortstop; Thomasson popped to
first in foul territory; Caldwell grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Ontiveros out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 9.

BRAVES 8TH: GOODSON BATTED FOR SADECKI; ADAMS REPLACED ONTIVEROS
(PLAYING LF); THOMASSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Goodson
grounded out (shortstop to first); GASTON BATTED FOR GARR;
Gaston singled to second; Gilbreath struck out; Baker flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 9.

GIANTS 8TH: GASTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BEARD REPLACED
GOODSON (PITCHING); Joshua singled to left; Thomas forced Joshua
(second to shortstop); Miller grounded out (third to first)
[Thomas to second]; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 9.

BRAVES 9TH: ARNOLD REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING 2B); Evans singled
to right; Williams popped to first in foul territory; Blanks
forced Evans (second unassisted) [Blanks to second (error by
Arnold)]; Correll grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 9.