Top 1

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Reberger
  
  Cedeno strikes out. Dietz drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cedeno out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Reberger
  
  Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mays scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Reberger
  
  Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Watson vs. Reberger
  
  Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Dierker
  
  Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Dierker
  
  Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mays vs. Dierker
  
  There's a wild pitch. Speier moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mays vs. Dierker
  
  Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dietz vs. Dierker
  
  Dietz hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Foster vs. Dierker
  
  Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Menke vs. Reberger
  
  Menke strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rader vs. Reberger
  
  Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Edwards vs. Reberger
  
  Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gallagher vs. Dierker
  
  Gallagher is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fuentes vs. Dierker
  
  Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rosario vs. Dierker
  
  Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metzger vs. Reberger
  
  Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dierker vs. Reberger
  
  There goes Metzger. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Metzger steals second. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dierker vs. Reberger
  
  Dierker strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cedeno vs. Reberger
  
  Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mays settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Morgan vs. Reberger
  
  Morgan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Morgan reaches second base with a double. Metzger scores. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Miller vs. Reberger
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mays scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reberger vs. Dierker
  
  Reberger strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Dierker
  
  Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Dierker
  
  Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. Reberger
  
  Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Menke vs. Reberger
  
  Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rader vs. Reberger
  
  Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Rader reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Edwards vs. Reberger
  
  Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mays vs. Dierker
  
  Mays strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dietz vs. Dierker
  
  Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Dierker
  
  Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metzger vs. Reberger
  
  Metzger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Metzger reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Dierker vs. Reberger
  
  Dierker bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Metzger moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Cedeno vs. Reberger
  
  Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. Metzger scores. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Morgan vs. Reberger
  
  Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Miller vs. Reberger
  
  Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gallagher vs. Dierker
  
  Gallagher strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fuentes vs. Dierker
  
  Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rosario vs. Dierker
  
  Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rosario for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. Reberger
  
  Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Menke vs. Reberger
  
  Menke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rader vs. Reberger
  
  Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heise vs. Dierker
  
  Bob Heise pinch hits for Frank Reberger.
  
  Heise hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Dierker
  
  Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Dierker. Bonds moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Speier vs. Dierker
  
  There's a wild pitch. Bonds scores. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Dierker
  
  Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mays vs. Dierker
  
  Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Speier moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dietz vs. Dierker
  
  Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 7

• Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Edwards vs. Cumberland
  
  John Cumberland now pitching.
  
  Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mays scoops it up and throws to first, with Cumberland covering, for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Metzger vs. Cumberland
  
  Metzger strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dierker vs. Cumberland
  
  Dierker hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Dierker
  
  Foster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Foster reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Gallagher vs. Dierker
  
  Gallagher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morgan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fuentes vs. Dierker
  
  Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Rosario vs. Dierker
  
  Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Cumberland
  
  Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Cumberland
  
  Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Cumberland
  
  Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Dierker
  
  Frank Johnson pinch hits for John Cumberland.
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bonds vs. Dierker
  
  Bonds hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Speier vs. Dierker
  
  Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mays vs. Dierker
  
  Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dietz vs. Dierker
  
  Dietz strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Watson vs. McMahon
  
  Don McMahon now pitching.
  
  Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Menke vs. McMahon
  
  Cesar Geronimo pinch runs for Bob Watson.
  
  Menke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Geronimo moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rader vs. McMahon
  
  Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Menke moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Edwards vs. McMahon
  
  Edwards hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Menke scores. Rader moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Metzger vs. Johnson
  
  Jerry Johnson now pitching.
  
  Metzger hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dietz fields it and tags Rader for the out. Edwards moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Alou vs. Johnson
  
  Jesus Alou pinch hits for Larry Dierker.
  
  Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Foster vs. Ray
  
  Cesar Geronimo now playing left field. Jim Ray now pitching.
  
  Foster strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gallagher vs. Ray
  
  Gallagher hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fuentes vs. Ray
  
  Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 10

• Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Johnson
  
  Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morgan vs. Johnson
  
  Morgan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Miller vs. Johnson
  
  Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes misplays the ball. That's an error on Fuentes. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Geronimo vs. Johnson
  
  The ball gets by Dietz for a passed ball. Miller moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Geronimo vs. Johnson
  
  Geronimo strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 10

• Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rosario vs. Ray
  
  Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Giants, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Healy vs. Ray
  
  Fran Healy pinch hits for Jerry Johnson.
  
  Healy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 

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         Game of 4/15/1971 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Cedeno C, cf          5  0  0  1   Bonds B, rf           4  2  2  2   
Morgan J, 2b          5  0  1  1   Speier C, ss          2  0  0  0   
Miller N, rf          4  0  0  0   Mays W, 1b            3  0  1  0   
Watson B, lf          3  0  2  0   Dietz D, c            4  0  0  0   
Geronimo C, pr-lf     1  0  0  0   Foster G, lf          4  0  1  0   
Menke D, 1b           4  1  1  0   Gallagher A, 3b       4  0  0  0   
Rader D, 3b           4  0  1  0   Fuentes T, 2b         4  0  0  0   
Edwards J, c          4  0  1  1   Rosario J, cf         4  0  0  0   
Metzger R, ss         4  2  2  0   Reberger F, p         1  0  0  0   
Dierker L, p          2  0  0  0   Heise B, ph           1  0  0  0   
Alou J, ph            1  0  0  0   Cumberland J, p       0  0  0  0   
Ray J, p              0  0  0  0   Johnson F, ph         1  1  1  0   
                                   McMahon D, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Johnson J, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Healy F, ph           1  1  1  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  3  8  3                        33  4  6  3

Houston          001 010 001 0 --  3
San Francisco    000 001 020 1 --  4
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Dierker L             8.0  5  3  3  3  5
Ray J (L)             1.1  1  1  1  0  1

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
Reberger F            6.0  5  2  2  2  3
Cumberland J          2.0  0  0  0  0  1
McMahon D             0.1  3  1  1  0  0
Johnson J (W)         1.2  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Dierker L, Fuentes T
DP -- Houston 1, San Francisco 2
LOB -- Houston 7, San Francisco 4
2B -- Morgan J, Rader D, Metzger R, Foster G
HR -- Bonds B, Healy F
SB -- Metzger R
SH -- Dierker L
WP -- Dierker L 2
PB -- Dietz D
T -- 2:39
A -- 3557

    

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