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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 5, 1971
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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 September 5, 1971 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 5, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 5, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: Dick Stello |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Geronimo | Right Fielder |
Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
John Mayberry | First Baseman |
Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
Ray Busse | Shortstop |
Jack Billingham | Pitcher |
Harry Walker | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Dick Dietz | Catcher |
Al Gallagher | Third Baseman |
Chris Speier | Shortstop |
Gaylord Perry | Pitcher |
Charlie Fox | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 5, 1971
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Perry
Geronimo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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. Geronimo moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Perry
Jimmy Rosario now playing center field. Willie Mays now playing first base.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Geronimo moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Watson vs. Perry
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Billingham
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Billingham
Fuentes strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Billingham
Mays hits a popup towards third. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Perry
Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Perry
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Busse vs. Perry
Busse hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Perry. Menke scores. Edwards moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Billingham vs. Perry
There's a wild pitch. Busse moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Billingham vs. Perry
Billingham is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Geronimo vs. Perry
Geronimo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Billingham
Rosario strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Billingham
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Billingham
Dietz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Billingham
Gallagher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dietz moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speier vs. Billingham
Speier hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Perry
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Perry
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Perry
Watson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Billingham
Perry 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Billingham
Henderson 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Billingham
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Perry
Menke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mays settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Perry
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Busse vs. Perry
Busse hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fuentes. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Billingham vs. Perry
Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perry fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Billingham
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosario vs. Billingham
There goes Mays. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Busse applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Billingham
Rosario hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Billingham
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Perry
Geronimo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Geronimo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Perry
Morgan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dietz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Perry
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Geronimo moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Watson vs. Perry
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Billingham
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busse fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Busse. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Billingham
There goes Dietz. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Busse applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Billingham
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busse scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Billingham
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Perry
Menke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Perry
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Billingham
Perry strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Billingham
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Billingham
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Billingham
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosario vs. Billingham
Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Busse vs. Perry
Busse hits a fly ball into center field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Billingham vs. Perry
Billingham strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Perry
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Billingham
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Billingham
Dietz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Billingham
Gallagher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Perry
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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Perry
Cedeno hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rosario. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Perry
Watson 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 third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Billingham
Jim Wynn now playing right field. Cesar Geronimo now playing left field.
Speier strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Billingham
Jim Ray Hart pinch hits for Gaylord Perry.
Hart hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Billingham
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Billingham
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
Top 9
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Johnson
Jerry Johnson now pitching.
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier misplays the ball. That's an error on Speier. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Johnson
There goes Menke. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Menke steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Johnson
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Busse vs. Johnson
Busse hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Billingham vs. Johnson
Billingham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Billingham
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosario vs. Billingham
Rosario bunts towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Billingham
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dietz vs. Billingham
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Menke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/5/1971, game 1 -- Houston at San Francisco (D) Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Geronimo C, rf-lf 4 0 2 0 Henderson K, lf 3 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Fuentes T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 1 0 Mays W, cf-1b 3 0 2 0 Watson B, lf 4 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 0 0 0 0 Wynn J, rf 0 0 0 0 Rosario J, cf 3 0 0 0 Mayberry J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bonds B, rf 4 0 0 0 Menke D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Dietz D, c 4 0 1 0 Edwards J, c 4 0 2 0 Gallagher A, 3b 3 0 1 0 Busse R, ss 4 0 0 0 Speier C, ss 3 0 0 0 Billingham J, p 4 0 0 0 Perry G, p 2 0 0 0 Hart J, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 1 6 0 30 0 5 0 Houston 010 000 000 -- 1 San Francisco 000 000 000 -- 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Billingham J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 11 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Perry G (L) 8.0 6 1 0 1 5 Johnson J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Perry G, Fuentes T, Busse R, Speier C DP -- San Francisco 1 LOB -- Houston 8, San Francisco 6 2B -- Geronimo C, Cedeno C SB -- Menke D CS -- Mays W, Dietz D SH -- Rosario J WP -- Perry G T -- 2:44 A -- 0
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