Willie Montanez and Chris Speier each drove in three of the Giants' runs in an 8-1 victory over the Astros. Von Joshua, who had four hits for the Giants, led off the game with a single and scored on a walk to Derrel Thomas and single by Bobby Murcer. After another pass to Gary Matthews, Montanez and Speier hit successive two-run doubles.

Montanez got his third RBI with a sacrifice fly in the seventh and Speier did it with a homer in the eighth. The Astros' lone run off Jim Barr came in the third on a walk and singles by Greg Gross and Enos Cabell. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 8, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Friday, July      25, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       5  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  1  -   8 13  0
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Joshua cf             5   2   4   0     0   0   .314      Howard cf             4   1   0   0     1   0   .355
Thomas 2b             4   2   2   1     1   1   .278      Gross rf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .301
  Robinson 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .042      Cabell lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .259
Murcer rf             5   1   2   1     0   0   .302        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Matthews lf           4   1   0   0     1   0   .289      Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .334
Montanez 1b           3   1   2   3     0   0   .285      May c                 3   0   1   0     1   0   .248
Speier ss             4   1   2   3     0   0   .280      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Miller 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .231      Boswell 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Sadek c               3   0   0   0     1   2   .237      Milbourne ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Barr p                4   0   0   0     0   2   .067      Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .119
                                                            Niekro p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Cruz ph,lf          1   0   0   0     1   0   .222

Totals               36   8  13   8     3   6             Totals               35   1   8   1     3   1

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 14,452
Left on Base: Giants 5, Astros 10
DP: Giants 0, Astros 1
Errors: Gross
Doubles: Montanez 2 (17), Speier (21), Thomas (12), Boswell (5)
Home Runs: Speier (6)
Stolen Bases: Joshua (11)
Caught Stealing: Murcer (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (4)
GIDP: Barr (2)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(8-8)             9     8   1   1   3   1   0  38   2.38
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   1   0  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(5-11)         0     3   5   5   2   0   0   5   4.44
Niekro                  7     7   1   1   1   4   0  27   4.11
Sosa                    2     3   2   2   0   2   1   8   8.10
Totals                  9    13   8   8   3   6   1  40

Wild Pitches: Barr (2)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Joshua singled to center; Thomas walked [Joshua to
second]; Murcer singled to right [Joshua scored, Thomas to
third, Murcer to second (on throw)]; Matthews walked; Montanez
doubled to right [Thomas scored, Murcer scored, Matthews to
third]; NIEKRO REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Speier doubled to
center [Matthews scored, Montanez scored]; Miller singled to
right [Speier to third]; Sadek struck out; Barr grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Miller out at
second]; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Howard lined to shortstop; Gross singled to third;
Cabell forced Gross (second to shortstop); Watson singled to
center [Cabell to third]; May popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Joshua singled to center; Thomas forced Joshua
(shortstop to second); Murcer forced Thomas (first to
shortstop); Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader lined to third; Boswell grounded out (first
unassisted); Milbourne flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 5, Astros 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Montanez doubled; Speier flied out to center; Miller
made an out to second; Sadek walked; Barr struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Niekro popped to first in foul territory; Howard
walked; Gross singled to second [Howard to second]; Cabell
singled to center [Howard scored, Gross to second]; Watson
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Gross to third, Cabell to
second]; May walked; Rader flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Giants 5, Astros 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Joshua singled to right; Thomas struck out; Murcer
flied out to right; Joshua stole second; Matthews made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Boswell flied out to left; Milbourne grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Niekro singled to second; Howard
lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Astros 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Montanez grounded out (third to first); Speier
grounded out (shortstop to first); Miller grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Cabell flied
out to right; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Astros 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Sadek grounded out (third to first); Barr struck
out; Joshua grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 5, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: May lined to second; Rader was called out on
strikes; Boswell doubled to right; Milbourne flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Astros 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Thomas singled to center; Murcer singled to right
[Thomas to third]; Matthews flied out to right; Montanez hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Thomas scored]; Murcer was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 6, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Cruz walked; Howard forced
Cruz (second to shortstop); Gross made an out to third; Barr
threw a wild pitch [Howard to second]; Cabell grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Astros 1.

GIANTS 8TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SOSA REPLACED
CABELL (PITCHING); Speier homered; Miller was called out on
strikes; Sadek struck out; Barr grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); May singled;
Rader made an out to second; Boswell forced May (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Joshua singled to center; Thomas doubled to right
[Joshua scored, Thomas out at home (error by Gross) (center to
second to catcher)]; Derrell Thomas injured sliding home;
Murcer flied out to right; Matthews flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: ROBINSON REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING 2B); Milbourne
singled to center; Cruz grounded out (first unassisted)
[Milbourne to second]; Howard grounded out (third to first)
[Milbourne to third]; Gross grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8, Astros 1.