Milt May batted in five runs with a homer, triple and infield out to pace the Astros to a 10-9 victory in the second game of a doubleheader for a split with the Giants, who won the first game, 5-4. In the opener, the Giants scored all their runs in the first two innings. A single by Derrel Thomas and doubles by Bobby Murcer, Gary Matthews and Chris Speier accounted for three runs in the first. Singles by Von Joshua, Thomas, Murcer and Matthews added the deciding pair in the second.

The Astros, after falling behind in the first inning of the nightcap, 4-0, battled back to take a 6-4 lead in the fourth. The Giants knotted the count with a pair in the fifth, but two errors, a double by Jose Cruz and infield out by May produced three runs for the Astros in the sixth. Their winning tally followed in the seventh on singles by Jerry DaVanon, Rob Andrews and Jim Crawford, whose hit earned him credit for the victory in relief. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    3, 1975 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   4 10  1
Giants       3  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Howard cf             3   1   1   0     2   1   .335      Joshua cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .323
Gross rf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .302      Thomas 2b             2   2   2   0     0   0   .276
Cabell 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .262        Robinson 2b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .036
Watson lf             5   0   1   1     0   2   .325      Murcer rf             3   1   2   1     1   0   .302
Johnson 1b            4   1   2   0     1   0   .283      Matthews lf           4   1   2   3     0   1   .284
Rader ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Montanez 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .290
Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .179      Speier ss             3   0   1   1     1   1   .285
Jutze c               3   1   1   0     1   1   .228      Miller 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Roberts p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .109      Hill c                3   0   0   0     1   1   .218
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000      Falcone p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .044
  de la Rosa ph       1   1   1   0     0   0   .500        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .273

Totals               35   4  10   3     4   5             Totals               32   5   9   5     4   6

Time of Game: 2:23
Left on Base: Astros 10, Giants 7
DP: Astros 1, Giants 0
Errors: Cabell, Robinson
Doubles: de la Rosa (1), Murcer (23), Matthews (16), Speier (25)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Cabell (4)
GIDP: Miller (9)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(6-12)         6.1   9   5   5   2   5   0  30   4.41
Sosa                    1.2   0   0   0   2   1   0   6   2.79
Totals                  8     9   5   5   4   6   0  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone W(8-7)          8.2   9   4   3   4   5   0  39   3.80
Moffitt SV(9)           0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.86
Totals                  9    10   4   3   4   5   0  41

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello


ASTROS 1ST: Howard struck out; Gross grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cabell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Joshua was called out on strikes; Thomas singled to
center; Murcer doubled [Thomas to third]; Matthews doubled
[Thomas scored, Murcer scored]; Montanez grounded out (second to
first) [Matthews to third]; Speier doubled to left [Matthews
scored]; Miller lined to pitcher; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Giants 3.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; Johnson singled to center; Rader
popped to third in foul territory; Helms flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Hill was called out on strikes; Falcone struck out;
Joshua singled to center; Thomas singled to center [Joshua to
second]; Murcer singled to right [Joshua scored, Thomas to
third, Murcer to second (error by Cabell)]; Matthews singled to
shortstop [Thomas scored, Murcer to third]; Montanez popped to
first in foul territory; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants
5.

ASTROS 3RD: ROBINSON REPLACED THOMAS (PLAYING 2B); Jutze singled
to first; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Jutze to second]; Howard walked; Gross singled to right [Jutze
scored, Howard to second]; Cabell lined to third; Watson flied
out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 5.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier grounded out (third to first); Miller flied
out to center; Hill made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 5.

ASTROS 4TH: Johnson singled to left; Rader singled to center
[Johnson to second]; Helms flied out to left; Jutze forced Rader
(third to second) [Johnson scored (error by Robinson) (unearned)
(no RBI)]; Roberts grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 5.

GIANTS 4TH: Falcone struck out; Joshua flied out to left;
Robinson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Giants 5.

ASTROS 5TH: Howard singled to right; Gross made an out to
shortstop; Cabell singled to left [Howard to second]; Watson
struck out; Johnson walked [Howard to third, Cabell to second];
Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2,
Giants 5.

GIANTS 5TH: Murcer grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews
flied out to center; Montanez walked; Speier struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Helms struck out; Jutze walked; Roberts popped to
catcher in foul territory; Howard flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 5.

GIANTS 6TH: Miller grounded out (third to first); Hill flied out
to left; Falcone grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell made
an out to shortstop; Watson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: Joshua singled to right; Robinson grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Joshua to second]; Murcer walked; SOSA
REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Matthews struck out; Montanez flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 5.

ASTROS 8TH: Johnson flied out to center; Rader flied out to
center; Helms popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Speier walked; Miller grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Speier out at second]; Hill
walked; Falcone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Jutze struck out; DE LA ROSA BATTED FOR SOSA; de la
Rosa doubled to center; Howard walked; Gross singled to center
[de la Rosa to third, Howard to second]; Cabell hit a sacrifice
fly to right [de la Rosa scored]; MOFFITT REPLACED FALCONE
(PITCHING); Watson singled to center [Howard scored, Gross to
second]; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 5.