Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
August 6, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1974 at Candlestick Park. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 13, San Francisco Giants 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 6 1 3 1
Metzger ss 6 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 5 2 1 0
May L. 1b 5 2 2 2
May M. c 4 3 3 0
Watson lf 5 2 3 4
  Howard pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Rader 3b 4 1 3 1
Helms 2b 4 1 0 0
  Milbourne 2b 1 0 1 2
Griffin p 2 0 1 0
  Cosgrove p 3 0 1 0
Totals 45 13 18 10
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 5 1 2 1
Fuentes 2b 4 1 1 1
Thomasson cf 3 0 1 1
  Maddox ph,cf 2 0 1 0
Goodson 1b 2 0 1 0
  Kingman ph,1b 2 0 1 1
Matthews lf 3 0 0 0
Speier ss 4 0 0 0
Rader c 3 1 1 0
  Boccabella ph,c 1 0 0 0
Miller 3b 4 0 2 0
Halicki p 1 1 1 0
  Sosa p 1 0 0 0
  Bradley p 0 0 0 0
  Arnold ph 1 0 0 0
  Morris p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4
Houston 010 203 25013180
San Francisco 000 030 1004111
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin   4.2 8 3 3 1 1
  Cosgrove  W (6-1) 4.1 3 1 1 1 4
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
2
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki  L (1-5) 5.2 9 6 3 0 2
  Sosa   2.0 7 7 7 2 0
  Bradley   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Morris   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
18
13
10
3
3

  E–Matthews (7).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–Houston Cedeno (25,off Halicki); L May (20,off Sosa), San Francisco Halicki (1,off Griffin); Kingman (11,off Cosgrove).  3B–Houston Watson (3,off Sosa); Gross (6,off Sosa).  HR–Houston Watson (9,2nd inning off Halicki 0 on, 2 out); L May (18,4th inning off Halicki 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–M May (7,by Sosa); Goodson (4,by Griffin).  SH–Halicki (2,off Griffin).  HBP–Matthews (3,by Griffin).  SB–Thomasson (5,2nd base off Griffin/M May).  WP–Sosa (3).  HBP–Griffin (4,Matthews).  IBB–Griffin (7,Goodson); Sosa (4,M May).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:30.  A–2,746.
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