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Astros 7 @ Giants 5
Candlestick Park
August 9, 1970

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on August 9, 1970 at Candlestick Park. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Astros with a score of 7 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 9, 1970 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 7 H: 16 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 7
Hits: 16
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 5 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherJack DiLauro  
Losing PitcherRich Robertson  
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Game Winning RBIJoe Morgan 

Game Info

DateAugust 9, 1970 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherRon Cook  
Home Starting PitcherJuan Marichal  
BallparkCandlestick Park 
CitySan Francisco 
StateCA 
Attendance 
Time of Game3 hours 39 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Stan Landes
1B: Doug Harvey
2B: Frank Dezelan
3B: Shag Crawford

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jesus Alou  Right Fielder 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Jim Wynn  Left Fielder 
Doug Rader  Third Baseman 
Denis Menke  Shortstop 
John Mayberry  First Baseman 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Johnny Edwards  Catcher 
Ron Cook  Pitcher 
Harry Walker  Manager 

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Bonds  Right Fielder 
Tito Fuentes  Second Baseman 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Willie McCovey  First Baseman 
Ken Henderson  Left Fielder 
Dick Dietz  Catcher 
Jim Ray Hart  Third Baseman 
Hal Lanier  Shortstop 
Juan Marichal  Pitcher 
Charlie Fox  Manager 

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Astros 7 @ Giants 5
Candlestick Park
August 9, 1970

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         Game of 8/9/1970, game 1 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Alou J, rf            6  2  4  2   Bonds B, rf           5  2  1  0   
Morgan J, 2b          6  2  2  2   Fuentes T, 2b-ss      5  0  1  1   
Wynn J, lf            5  0  3  1   Mays W, cf            5  1  1  2   
Rader D, 3b           6  0  1  2   McCovey W, 1b         5  0  3  1   
Menke D, ss           5  0  1  0   Henderson K, lf       4  0  0  0   
Mayberry J, 1b        4  1  2  0   Dietz D, c            3  1  2  0   
Cedeno C, cf          5  1  2  0   Hart J, 3b            4  0  2  0   
Edwards J, c          5  1  1  0   Lanier H, ss          2  0  0  0   
Cook R, p             3  0  0  0   Johnson F, ph         0  0  0  0   
Gladding F, p         1  0  0  0   Robertson R, p        0  0  0  0   
Lemaster D, p         0  0  0  0   Gibson R, ph          1  0  0  0   
Culver G, p           0  0  0  0   Marichal J, p         2  0  1  0   
DiLauro J, p          1  0  0  0   Hunt R, ph            1  0  0  0   
                                   McMahon D, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Gallagher A, ph       1  0  1  0   
                                   Mason D, pr-2b        1  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47  7 16  7                        39  5 12  4

Houston          001 000 220 2 --  7
San Francisco    000 010 022 0 --  5

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cook R                6.1  6  1  1  1  4
Gladding F            1.0  2  2  2  0  1
Lemaster D*           0.2  2  2  2  2  0
Culver G              0.2  1  0  0  0  0
DiLauro J (W)         1.1  1  0  0  1  0

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Marichal J            7.0  9  3  3  1  9
McMahon D             2.0  4  2  2  1  2
Robertson R (L)       1.0  3  2  2  0  1
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th

E -- Hart J, Henderson K
DP -- Houston 2
LOB -- Houston 12, San Francisco 10
2B -- McCovey W 2
HR -- Mays W, Morgan J
SB -- Morgan J, Alou J, Cedeno C
SH -- Lanier H
HBP -- by Cook R (Hart J)
WP -- Marichal J, Robertson R
PB -- Dietz D
T -- 3:39
A -- 0

    

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