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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 29, 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 September 29, 1970 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | September 29, 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 | September 29, 1970 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Reberger |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Wilson |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 6,768 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Tom Gorman |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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George Foster | Right Fielder |
Tito Fuentes | Shortstop |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
Jim Ray Hart | Third Baseman |
Russ Gibson | Catcher |
Bob Heise | Second Baseman |
Frank Reberger | Pitcher |
Charlie Fox | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Jim Wynn | Left Fielder |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Denis Menke | Shortstop |
Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
Larry Howard | Catcher |
Norm Miller | Right Fielder |
Don Wilson | Pitcher |
Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 29, 1970
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Wilson
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Wilson
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. Wilson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Wilson
McCovey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Wilson
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays scores. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hart vs. Wilson
Hart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Reberger
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Reberger
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Reberger
There goes Morgan. The throw from Gibson and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Reberger
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Reberger
Watson 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, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Wilson
Gibson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Wilson
Heise 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, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reberger vs. Wilson
Reberger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Wilson
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Reberger
Menke hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Reberger
Rader hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Reberger
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Reberger
Miller takes first base on ball four. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilson vs. Reberger
The umpire calls a balk on Reberger Menke moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wilson vs. Reberger
Wilson hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Wilson
Fuentes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Wilson
Mays hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Wilson
McCovey hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Wilson
There goes Fuentes. The throw from Howard and he is safe. Fuentes steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Wilson
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Reberger
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Reberger
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Reberger
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Reberger
There's a wild pitch. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Watson vs. Reberger
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Menke vs. Reberger
Menke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Menke reaches third base with a triple. Cedeno scores. Watson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Reberger
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Wilson
Hart hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Wilson
Gibson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heise vs. Wilson
Heise hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Reberger
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Reberger
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Reberger
Wilson is hit by the pitch. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Reberger
Reberger fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Reberger. Miller moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cedeno vs. Reberger
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morgan vs. Robertson
Rich Robertson now pitching.
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miller tags and scores. Wilson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Robertson
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Wilson
Robertson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Wilson
Foster hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Wilson
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Robertson
John Mayberry pinch hits for Bob Watson.
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Robertson
Menke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Robertson
Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Rader reaches second base with a double. Menke moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Howard vs. Robertson
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Robertson
Miller is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wilson vs. Robertson
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Wilson
John Mayberry now playing first base.
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Wilson
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Wilson
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miller throws the ball in to Menke who tags Henderson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hart vs. Wilson
Hart hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Robertson
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Johnson
Jerry Johnson now pitching. Al Gallagher now playing third base.
Morgan hits a fly ball towards left. Henderson catches it and throws to Heise who relays to McCovey to double up Cedeno. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Johnson
Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Johnson
Mayberry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gibson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Wilson
Gibson hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wilson
Frank Johnson pinch hits for Bob Heise.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Wilson
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
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Johnson
Hal Lanier now playing second base.
Menke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Johnson
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Johnson
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wilson
Bobby Bonds pinch hits for George Foster.
Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Wilson
Fuentes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Wilson
Mays takes first base on ball four. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Lemaster
Denny Lemaster now pitching.
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 moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henderson vs. Lemaster
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Johnson
Bobby Bonds now playing right field.
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemaster vs. Johnson
Lemaster hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Johnson
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Johnson
Morgan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Johnson
There's a wild pitch. Miller moves to third. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wynn vs. Johnson
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Lemaster
Ron Hunt pinch hits for Jerry Johnson.
Hunt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Lemaster
Gibson hits a popup towards short. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Lemaster
Dick Dietz pinch hits for Hal Lanier.
Dietz is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/29/1970 -- San Francisco at Houston (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Foster G, rf 3 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 3 1 1 0 Bonds B, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Morgan J, 2b 3 0 1 1 Fuentes T, ss 4 0 3 0 Wynn J, lf 4 0 1 0 Mays W, cf 3 1 0 0 Watson B, 1b 1 1 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 0 1 0 Mayberry J, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Henderson K, lf 4 0 2 1 Menke D, ss 3 0 3 2 Hart J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Johnson J, p 0 0 0 0 Howard L, c 4 0 0 0 Hunt R, ph 1 0 0 0 Miller N, rf 1 1 1 0 Gibson R, c 4 0 0 0 Wilson D, p 2 0 0 0 Heise B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Lemaster D, p 1 0 0 0 Johnson F, ph 1 0 0 0 Lanier H, 2b 0 0 0 0 Dietz D, ph 1 0 0 0 Reberger F, p 1 0 1 0 Robertson R, p 1 0 1 0 Gallagher A, 3b 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 1 8 1 28 3 8 3 San Francisco 100 000 000 -- 1 Houston 002 100 00x -- 3 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Reberger F (L) 3.1 4 3 3 5 1 Robertson R* 1.2 2 0 0 2 2 Johnson J 3.0 2 0 0 2 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Wilson D (W) 7.1 8 1 1 2 3 Lemaster D (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th E -- Reberger F DP -- San Francisco 3, Houston 1 LOB -- San Francisco 7, Houston 12 2B -- Rader D 3B -- Menke D SB -- Morgan J, Fuentes T SF -- Morgan J HBP -- by Reberger F (Wilson D) WP -- Reberger F, Johnson J Balk -- Reberger F T -- 2:07 A -- 6768
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