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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 4, 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 4, 1971 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 4, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Forsch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Carrithers |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 10,698 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Nick Colosi |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Geronimo | Right Fielder |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Rich Chiles | Left Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Ray Busse | Shortstop |
| Ken Forsch | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Al Gallagher | Third Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Rosario | Center Fielder |
| Russ Gibson | Catcher |
| Don Carrithers | Pitcher |
| Charlie Fox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 4, 1971
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Carrithers
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Carrithers
Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Carrithers
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Forsch
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Forsch
Fuentes 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: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Forsch
Bonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Forsch
McCovey hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Carrithers
Chiles 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, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Carrithers
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Carrithers
Menke hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Carrithers
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Busse vs. Carrithers
Busse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Forsch
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 -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Forsch
Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Forsch
Rosario hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Carrithers
Forsch hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Carrithers
Geronimo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Carrithers
Morgan hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Carrithers
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson throws the ball in to Fuentes who tags Cedeno, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Geronimo moves to third. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Forsch
Gibson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carrithers vs. Forsch
Carrithers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Geronimo. Carrithers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Forsch
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Fuentes vs. Forsch
Fuentes strikes out. Edwards drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Fuentes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Carrithers
Chiles hits a fly ball into center field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Carrithers
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Carrithers
Menke 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 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Forsch
Bonds hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Forsch
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Forsch
Gallagher hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Carrithers
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Busse vs. Carrithers
Busse hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Carrithers
Forsch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Forsch
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busse scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Forsch
Rosario hits a fly ball into right field. Geronimo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Forsch
Gibson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Carrithers
Geronimo strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Carrithers
Morgan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Carrithers
There goes Morgan. The throw from Gibson and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Carrithers
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Chiles vs. Carrithers
Chiles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Carrithers vs. Forsch
Carrithers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busse scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Forsch
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Forsch
Fuentes strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Carrithers
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Carrithers covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Carrithers
Menke strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Carrithers
Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gallagher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Forsch
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busse scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Forsch
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Forsch
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Busse scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Busse vs. Carrithers
Busse strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Carrithers
Jesus Alou pinch hits for Ken Forsch.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Geronimo vs. Carrithers
Geronimo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
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 -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Gladding
Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rosario for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gibson vs. Gladding
Gibson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Carrithers
Morgan hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Carrithers
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cedeno for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Chiles vs. Carrithers
Chiles 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
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1971 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Geronimo C, rf 4 0 1 0 Henderson K, lf 3 0 0 0
Morgan J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Fuentes T, 2b 3 0 0 0
Cedeno C, cf 4 0 1 0 Bonds B, rf 3 1 1 1
Chiles R, lf 4 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Mayberry J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Gallagher A, 3b 3 0 0 0
Menke D, 3b 3 0 1 0 Speier C, ss 3 0 0 0
Edwards J, c 3 0 0 0 Rosario J, cf 3 0 0 0
Busse R, ss 3 0 0 0 Gibson R, c 3 0 0 0
Forsch K, p 2 0 0 0 Carrithers D, p 2 0 1 0
Alou J, ph 1 0 0 0
Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
29 0 3 0 26 1 2 1
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
San Francisco 100 000 00x -- 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch K (L) 7.0 2 1 1 0 7
Gladding F 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Carrithers D (W) 9.0 3 0 0 2 8
LOB -- Houston 4, San Francisco 1
2B -- Carrithers D
HR -- Bonds B
SB -- Morgan J
T -- 1:57
A -- 10698
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