Chris Speier singled with the bases loaded in the 10th inning, scoring Von Joshua, to lift the Giants to a 2-1 victory over the Cardinals. The Giants scored their initial run in the fourth on singles by Willie Montanez and Speier and an infield out by Gary Thomasson. The Cardinals, who collected only four hits in the game, tied the score in the ninth on singles by Luis Melendez and Ted Simmons around a sacrifice by Ted Sizemore.

Joshua led off the Giants' 10th with a single and, after a sacrifice by Derrel Thomas, Bobby Murcer was handed an intentional pass. Following a passed ball that allowed both runners to advance, another intentional pass to Montanez loaded the bases to set the stage for Speier's hit. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Friday, July      18, 1975 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  -   1  4  1
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   2  6  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Melendez cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .255      Joshua cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .319
  Terlecky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Thomas 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Sizemore 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Murcer rf             3   0   0   0     2   0   .303
Smith 1b,rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .299      Montanez 1b           4   1   1   0     1   0   .274
Simmons c             3   0   1   1     1   0   .327      Speier ss             3   0   2   1     2   0   .276
Davis rf,lf,cf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Thomasson lf          3   0   0   1     1   0   .222
Bradford lf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .188      Ontiveros 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
  Fairly ph,1b        0   0   0   0     1   0   .304        Sadek c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Reitz 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Rader c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Tyson ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .248        Matthews ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Forsch p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .340        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Falcone p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .056
  Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Miller ph,3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Brock ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .312

Totals               30   1   4   1     4   5             Totals               33   2   6   2     7   1

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  3,291
Left on Base: Cardinals 6, Giants 11
DP: Cardinals 1, Giants 1
Errors: Reitz
Doubles: Davis (9)
Caught Stealing: Bradford (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (3), Melendez (3), Sizemore (14), Thomas (5)
GIDP: Bradford (1), Murcer (8)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  7     4   1   1   2   1   0  27   2.62
Garman                  0.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   3   1.93
Hrabosky                1.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   6   1.66
Terlecky L(0-1)         0.1   2   1   1   2   0   0   5   2.76
Totals                  9.1   6   2   2   7   1   0  41

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone                 8.2   4   1   1   3   5   0  32   3.63
Moffitt                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.94
Lavelle W(5-3)          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.50
Totals                 10     4   1   1   4   5   0  37

Passed Balls: Simmons (13)
Wild Pitches: Garman (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Nick Colosi


CARDINALS 1ST: Melendez flied out to center; Sizemore popped to
first in foul territory; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Joshua grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas
singled to right; Murcer grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Thomas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis
grounded out (second to first); Bradford walked; Bradford was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Montanez flied out to center; Speier walked;
Thomasson flied out to center; Ontiveros flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Reitz flied out to center; Tyson struck out;
Forsch walked; Melendez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rader reached on an error by Reitz; On a bunt
Falcone struck out; Joshua flied out to left; Thomas forced
Rader (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Sizemore made an out to first; Smith grounded out
(third to first); Simmons popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Murcer flied out to center; Montanez singled to
right; Speier singled to right [Montanez to third]; Thomasson
forced Speier (third to second) [Montanez scored]; Ontiveros
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); Bradford
flied out to right; Reitz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Rader flied out to center; Falcone popped to third
in foul territory; Joshua grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Tyson singled to shortstop; Forsch reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Tyson to second]; Melendez
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Tyson to third,
Forsch to second]; Sizemore reached on a fielder's choice [Tyson
out at home (third to catcher to shortstop)]; Smith was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Thomas flied out to center; Murcer popped to third
in foul territory; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Simmons walked; Davis struck out; Bradford
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Speier walked; Thomasson forced Speier (third to
second); Ontiveros singled to left [Thomasson to second]; Rader
flied out to center; Falcone flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Reitz struck out; Tyson flied out to left; HOWARD
BATTED FOR FORSCH; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Joshua grounded
out (shortstop to first); Thomas walked; Garman threw a wild
pitch [Thomas to second]; Murcer was walked intentionally;
HRABOSKY REPLACED GARMAN (PITCHING); Montanez flied out to
center; Speier flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Melendez singled to left; Sizemore out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Melendez to second]; Smith
made an out to second; Simmons singled to right [Melendez
scored]; Davis doubled to left [Simmons to third]; MOFFITT
REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); FAIRLY BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Fairly
was walked intentionally; Reitz made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: FAIRLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SMITH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); DAVIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Thomasson walked; On a bunt Ontiveros popped to third in foul
territory; MATTHEWS BATTED FOR RADER; Matthews flied out to
right; MILLER BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Miller made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

CARDINALS 10TH: MILLER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SADEK
REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PLAYING C ); LAVELLE REPLACED MATTHEWS
(PITCHING); Tyson grounded out (first to pitcher); BROCK BATTED
FOR HRABOSKY; Brock grounded out (shortstop to first); Melendez
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 10TH: BROCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); DAVIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); TERLECKY REPLACED MELENDEZ (PITCHING);
Joshua singled to left; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Joshua to second]; Murcer was walked intentionally;
Simmons allowed a passed ball [Joshua to third, Murcer to
second]; Montanez was walked intentionally; Speier singled to
left [Joshua scored, Murcer to third, Montanez to second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Giants 2.