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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 21, 1971
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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 May 21, 1971 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1971 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 21, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gaylord Perry |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 18,555 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Jerry Dale |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Dick Dietz | Catcher |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Al Gallagher | Third Baseman |
| Gaylord Perry | Pitcher |
| Charlie Fox | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Norm Miller | Center Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 21, 1971
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Dierker
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Dierker
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Dierker
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Perry
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Perry
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Perry
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Dierker
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Dierker
Dietz strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Dierker
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Perry
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Perry
Miller 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
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Dierker
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 -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Dierker
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 -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Dierker
Perry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Perry
Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Rader reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Perry
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dierker vs. Perry
Dierker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Perry
Metzger hits a line drive into left field. Foster picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Foster. Rader scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Perry
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Dierker
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Dierker
Speier hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Dierker
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Morgan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Dierker
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bonds tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Dierker
There's a wild pitch. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dietz vs. Dierker
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Perry
Alou is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Perry
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes misplays the ball. That's an error on Fuentes. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Miller vs. Perry
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Foster. Miller reaches second base with a double. Alou scores. Watson scores. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rader vs. Perry
Rader hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Edwards vs. Perry
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mayberry scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Perry
Dierker is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Dierker
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Dierker
Fuentes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Dierker
Gallagher hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Perry
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Perry covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Perry
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Perry
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Dierker
Cesar Cedeno now playing center field. Jesus Alou now playing left field. Norm Miller now playing right field.
Perry strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Dierker
Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Dierker
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Dierker
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Perry
Mayberry hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Perry
Miller is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Perry
Rader hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dietz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Perry
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Dierker
McCovey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Dierker
Dietz strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Dierker
Foster strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Dierker
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gallagher vs. Dierker
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCovey moves to third. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Healy vs. Dierker
Fran Healy pinch hits for Gaylord Perry.
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Cumberland
John Cumberland now pitching.
Dierker hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Cumberland
Morgan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Morgan reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. Cumberland
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Dierker
Cesar Geronimo now playing left field. Jim Wynn now playing center field. Cesar Cedeno now playing right field.
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Dierker
Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Dierker
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Cumberland
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Cumberland
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Cumberland
Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Cumberland
Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Foster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Dierker
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mayberry scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Dierker
Dietz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Dierker
Foster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dietz moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fuentes vs. Dierker
Fuentes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dietz moves to third. Foster moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gallagher vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1971 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Bonds B, rf 4 1 2 0 Metzger R, ss 4 0 2 0
Speier C, ss 4 0 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 4 0 2 0
Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0 Alou J, rf-lf 3 1 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 3 0 1 1 Geronimo C, lf 0 0 0 0
Dietz D, c 4 0 1 0 Watson B, lf 3 1 0 0
Foster G, lf 4 0 1 0 Cedeno C, cf-rf 1 0 0 0
Fuentes T, 2b 4 0 2 0 Mayberry J, 1b 3 1 0 0
Gallagher A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Miller N, cf-rf 2 0 1 2
Perry G, p 2 0 0 0 Wynn J, cf 1 0 1 0
Healy F, ph 1 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 4 1 1 0
Cumberland J, p 0 0 0 0 Edwards J, c 3 0 1 1
Dierker L, p 3 0 0 0
Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 9 1 31 4 8 3
San Francisco 000 100 000 -- 1
Houston 001 300 00x -- 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Perry G (L) 6.0 6 4 1 1 2
Cumberland J 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (W) 8.1 9 1 1 0 9
Gladding F (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Foster G, Fuentes T
DP -- San Francisco 2, Houston 1
LOB -- San Francisco 7, Houston 6
2B -- Rader D, Miller N
3B -- Morgan J
SF -- McCovey W
HBP -- by Perry G (Alou J), by Perry G (Miller N)
WP -- Dierker L
T -- 2:27
A -- 18555
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