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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
July 8, 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 July 8, 1971 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 8, 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 | July 8, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Wilson |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Cumberland |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 6,849 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: John Kibler 2B: Shag Crawford 3B: Satch Davidson |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
Denis Menke | First Baseman |
Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
Jack Hiatt | Catcher |
Don Wilson | Pitcher |
Harry Walker | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chris Speier | Shortstop |
Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
Dick Dietz | Catcher |
Hal Lanier | Third Baseman |
John Cumberland | Pitcher |
Charlie Fox | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
July 8, 1971
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Cumberland
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Cumberland
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-
Morgan vs. Cumberland
Morgan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cedeno vs. Cumberland
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. Metzger scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Cumberland
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Cumberland
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menke vs. Cumberland
Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Cumberland
Rader strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Wilson
Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Wilson
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Menke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fuentes for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Wilson
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Wilson
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Cumberland
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiatt vs. Cumberland
Hiatt strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Cumberland
Wilson bunts towards the mound. Cumberland fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Cumberland
Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wilson
Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Wilson
There goes Bonds. The throw from Hiatt and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Wilson
Henderson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dietz vs. Wilson
Dietz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Wilson
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cumberland vs. Wilson
Cumberland is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Cumberland
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Cumberland
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Cumberland
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Wilson
Speier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Wilson
There goes Speier. The throw from Hiatt and he is safe. Speier steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuentes vs. Wilson
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Speier moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mays vs. Wilson
Mays bunts towards first. Menke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Wilson
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bonds vs. Wilson
Bonds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Bonds reaches second base with a double. Speier scores. Fuentes scores. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henderson vs. Wilson
Henderson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dietz vs. Wilson
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. McCovey scores. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lanier vs. Wilson
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Cumberland
Menke strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Cumberland
Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Cumberland
Wynn hits a popup towards third. Lanier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Cumberland
Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cumberland vs. Wilson
Cumberland hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Wilson
Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Wilson
Fuentes hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Cumberland
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Cumberland
Metzger 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, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Cumberland
Morgan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Wilson
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Wilson
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wilson
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Cumberland
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. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Cumberland
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Cumberland
Menke hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Cumberland
Rader hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wilson
Henderson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Wilson
Dietz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lanier vs. Wilson
There goes Henderson. The throw from Hiatt and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lanier vs. Wilson
Lanier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cumberland vs. Wilson
Cumberland strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Cumberland
Wynn 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, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Cumberland
Hiatt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Cumberland
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Cumberland
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Wilson
Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Wilson
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, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Wilson
Mays strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Cumberland
Morgan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Morgan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Cumberland
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Cumberland
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Cumberland
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Wilson
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wilson
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Wilson
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dietz vs. Wilson
Dietz hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lanier vs. Wilson
Lanier hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Cumberland
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Cumberland
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lanier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Cumberland
Hiatt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/8/1971 -- Houston at San Francisco (D) Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Metzger R, ss 4 1 1 0 Speier C, ss 4 1 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 4 0 2 0 Fuentes T, 2b 4 1 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 0 1 Mays W, cf 3 0 0 0 Watson B, lf 3 0 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 1 0 0 Menke D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bonds B, rf 3 1 2 2 Rader D, 3b 4 1 1 1 Henderson K, lf 2 0 1 0 Wynn J, rf 3 0 0 0 Dietz D, c 4 0 1 2 Hiatt J, c 4 0 0 0 Lanier H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Wilson D, p 2 0 1 0 Cumberland J, p 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 6 2 30 4 6 4 Houston 100 100 000 -- 2 San Francisco 013 000 00x -- 4 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Wilson D (L) 8.0 6 4 4 5 8 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Cumberland J (W) 9.0 6 2 2 2 6 LOB -- Houston 6, San Francisco 7 2B -- Bonds B, Morgan J HR -- Rader D SB -- Metzger R, Cedeno C, Bonds B, Speier C, Henderson K SH -- Wilson D T -- 2:01 A -- 6849
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