Top 1

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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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         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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