San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
May 7, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1974 at Shea Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 4, New York Mets 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 5 0 0 0
Phillips 2b 4 1 2 0
Maddox cf 4 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 1 2 1 1
Matthews lf 4 1 2 3
Speier ss 4 0 2 0
Kingman 1b 4 0 2 0
Rudolph c 4 0 1 0
Bryant p 2 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Thomasson ph 1 0 0 0
  Sosa p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 0 2 0
Staub rf 4 0 1 0
Jones lf 3 1 1 0
  Schneck lf 1 0 0 0
Milner 1b 2 1 0 0
Grote c 4 1 1 1
Martinez 3b 3 0 1 2
  Garrett ph 0 0 0 0
Hahn cf 2 0 2 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
Seaver p 1 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
San Francisco 000 100 0304100
New York 010 002 000380
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Bryant   5.1 5 3 3 4 5
  Williams   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Sosa  W (2-0) 3.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
5
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (1-3) 9.0 10 4 4 3 9
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
9

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 3, New York 2.  2B–New York Jones (4,off Bryant); Hahn (2,off Sosa).  HR–San Francisco Ontiveros (3,4th inning off Seaver 0 on, 0 out); Matthews (3,8th inning off Seaver 2 on, 2 out), New York Grote (3,2nd inning off Bryant 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Seaver (4,off Sosa).  CS–Kingman (2,2nd base by Seaver/Grote).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:17.
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