San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
April 23, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 23, 1975 at Astrodome. 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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San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Joshua cf 4 1 3 1
Phillips 2b 4 0 3 0
Murcer rf 3 0 1 1
Matthews lf 4 0 0 0
Goodson 1b 4 0 0 0
Speier ss 4 0 0 0
Ontiveros 3b 4 0 1 0
  Thomas pr 0 0 0 0
Hill c 3 1 0 0
Montefusco p 1 0 0 0
  Thomasson ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Rader ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard lf 4 0 2 0
Milbourne 2b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0
May c 3 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 0 1 0
  Cabell 1b 0 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 2 3 0
Boswell 3b 4 1 2 1
  Rader 3b 0 0 0 0
Metzger ss 1 0 0 2
Konieczny p 3 0 1 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 10 3
San Francisco 000 010 010280
Houston 020 100 00x3100
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco  L (2-1) 6.0 9 3 3 1 4
  Williams   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
10
3
3
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Konieczny  W (1-2) 7.0 7 2 2 1 3
  Forsch  SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
5

  E–None.  2B–San Francisco Murcer (5,off Konieczny); Joshua (2,off Konieczny), Houston Konieczny (1,off Montefusco).  3B–Houston Boswell (1,off Montefusco).  SH–Montefusco (2,off Konieczny); Metzger (1,off Montefusco).  SF–Murcer (1,off Forsch); Metzger (1,off Montefusco).  CS–Thomas (1,2nd base by Forsch/May); May (2,2nd base by Montefusco/Hill); Watson (2,2nd base by Montefusco/Hill).  SB–Howard (3,2nd base off Montefusco/Hill); Cedeno (11,2nd base off Williams/Hill).  WP–Williams (3).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:01.
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