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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
October 1, 1970
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on October 1, 1970 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | October 1, 1970 |
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Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | October 1, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wade Blasingame |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 9,018 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Engel 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Stan Landes 3B: Nick Colosi |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Tito Fuentes | Shortstop |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Dick Dietz | Catcher |
Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
Al Gallagher | Third Baseman |
Bob Heise | Second Baseman |
Gaylord Perry | Pitcher |
Charlie Fox | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Geronimo | Left Fielder |
Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Denis Menke | Shortstop |
Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
Wade Blasingame | Pitcher |
Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
October 1, 1970
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Blasingame
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Blasingame
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Blasingame
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fuentes moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Blasingame
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fuentes scores. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dietz vs. Blasingame
Dietz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Dietz reaches second base with a double. Mays scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Blasingame
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Perry
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Perry
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Perry
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Perry
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fuentes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Blasingame
Gallagher 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 -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Blasingame
Heise hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Blasingame
Perry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Blasingame
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Perry
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Perry
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Perry
Edwards strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Blasingame
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Blasingame
Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Blasingame
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Perry
Blasingame hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Perry
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Perry
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Blasingame
Dietz hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Blasingame
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Blasingame
Gallagher is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Perry
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Perry
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Perry, and towards Fuentes, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martinez vs. Perry
Marty Martinez pinch hits for Doug Rader.
There's a wild pitch. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Perry
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Perry
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Blasingame
Marty Martinez now playing shortstop. Denis Menke now playing third base.
Heise hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Blasingame
Perry strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Blasingame
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Perry
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blasingame vs. Perry
Blasingame hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Blasingame
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Blasingame
Mays hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Mays reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Blasingame
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dietz vs. Blasingame
Dietz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Blasingame
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Mays moves to third. Dietz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gallagher vs. Blasingame
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Perry
Geronimo hits a popup towards short. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Perry
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Perry
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Blasingame
Heise hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Heise reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perry vs. Blasingame
Perry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heise scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Blasingame
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Blasingame
Fuentes bunts towards the mound. Blasingame fields it and throws to first for the out. Perry moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Blasingame
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Blasingame
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Perry
Menke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Perry
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Perry
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise fields it and throws to second for the out. Martinez moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Perry
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lampard vs. Perry
Keith Lampard pinch hits for Wade Blasingame.
Lampard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Geronimo vs. Perry
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
Dietz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Gladding
Henderson 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 -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Gladding
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Perry
Morgan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Perry
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Perry
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Heise scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Perry
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Gladding
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan misplays the ball. That's an error on Morgan. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Gladding
Frank Johnson pinch hits for Gaylord Perry.
Johnson bunts towards the mound. Gladding fields it and throws to first for the out. Heise moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Gladding
Bonds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. Bonds reaches third base with a triple. Heise scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fuentes vs. Gladding
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fuentes for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Gladding
Mays hits a popup in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Davison
Russ Gibson now catching. Hal Lanier now playing second base. Mike Davison now pitching. Jim Wynn pinch hits for Norm Miller.
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Davison
Mayberry bunts towards the mound. Davison fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. McMahon
Larry Howard pinch hits for Johnny Edwards. Don McMahon now pitching.
Howard is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. McMahon
Bob Watson pinch hits for Fred Gladding.
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Howard moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 10/1/1970 -- San Francisco at Houston (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Bonds B, rf 5 0 1 1 Geronimo C, lf 4 0 0 0 Fuentes T, ss 4 1 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 4 1 2 1 Mays W, cf 4 1 2 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 1 2 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 0 1 Menke D, ss-3b 4 0 1 0 Dietz D, c 3 0 2 1 Rader D, 3b 1 0 0 0 Gibson R, c 0 0 0 0 Martinez M, ph-ss 3 1 0 0 Henderson K, lf 3 0 0 0 Miller N, rf 2 0 1 0 Gallagher A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Wynn J, ph 0 1 0 0 Heise B, 2b 4 2 2 0 Mayberry J, 1b 3 1 0 0 Lanier H, 2b 0 0 0 0 Edwards J, c 3 0 1 1 Perry G, p 3 0 1 1 Howard L, ph 0 0 0 0 Johnson F, ph 0 0 0 0 Blasingame W, p 2 0 0 0 Davison M, p 0 0 0 0 Lampard K, ph 1 0 1 1 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0 Watson B, ph 1 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 9 4 32 5 9 4 San Francisco 200 000 101 -- 4 Houston 000 100 211 -- 5 1 out when winning run was scored. San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Perry G 8.0 8 4 4 1 3 Davison M (L) 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 McMahon D 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Blasingame W 7.0 7 3 3 3 6 Gladding F (W) 2.0 2 1 0 0 0 E -- Morgan J DP -- San Francisco 1, Houston 1 LOB -- San Francisco 8, Houston 6 2B -- Dietz D, Cedeno C, Mays W, Heise B 3B -- Bonds B HR -- Morgan J SH -- Fuentes T, Johnson F, Mayberry J WP -- Perry G T -- 2:42 A -- 9018
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