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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 23, 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 23, 1971 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 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 23, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ron Bryant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Griffin |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 23,692 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 43 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Chris Pelekoudas |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| George Foster | Left Fielder |
| Al Gallagher | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Rosario | Center Fielder |
| Ron Bryant | Pitcher |
| Charlie Fox | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| John Mayberry | First Baseman |
| Jack Hiatt | Catcher |
| Tom Griffin | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 23, 1971
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Griffin
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Griffin
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Griffin
There's a wild pitch. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. Griffin
Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Griffin
McCovey hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Healy vs. Griffin
Healy takes first base on ball four. Fuentes moves to third. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Foster vs. Griffin
Foster hits a fly ball into right field. Alou 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. Bryant
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bryant
Morgan 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: ---
Alou vs. Bryant
Alou hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosario. Alou reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Bryant
Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Bryant
Wynn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alou scores. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Bryant
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Griffin
Gallagher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosario vs. Griffin
Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bryant vs. Griffin
Bryant hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Bryant reaches second base with a double. Gallagher scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Griffin
Bonds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn who is chasing the ball. Bonds reaches third base with a triple. Bryant scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fuentes vs. Griffin
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, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speier vs. Griffin
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
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Bryant
Mayberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiatt vs. Bryant
Hiatt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mayberry moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Griffin vs. Bryant
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Mayberry scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Bryant
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Bryant
The ball gets by Healy for a passed ball. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Bryant
Morgan hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Griffin
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Griffin
Healy hits a line drive into center field. Wynn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wynn. McCovey goes all the way around to score. Healy moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Griffin
Foster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Healy moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gallagher vs. Ray
Jim Ray now pitching.
Gallagher hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Healy tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosario vs. Ray
Rosario hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bryant vs. Ray
Bryant strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Bryant
Alou is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Bryant
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 -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Bryant
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Ray
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Ray
There goes Bonds. The throw from Hiatt and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuentes vs. Ray
Fuentes bunts towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speier vs. Ray
Speier is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Ray
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morgan fields it and throws to second for the out. Bonds scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Ray
Healy is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Bryant
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Bryant
Mayberry hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosario who is chasing the ball. Mayberry reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hiatt vs. Bryant
The umpire calls a balk on Bryant Mayberry scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. Bryant
Hiatt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ray vs. Bryant
Ray hits a fly ball into center field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Ray
Foster hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Ray
Gallagher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosario vs. Ray
The umpire calls a balk on Ray Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rosario vs. Ray
Rosario takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bryant vs. Ray
Bryant is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Ray
Bonds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Bonds reaches second base with a double. Gallagher scores. Rosario goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuentes vs. Ray
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Bryant
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 -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bryant
Morgan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Bryant
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Bryant
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Bryant
Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Ray
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 -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Ray
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Ray
Healy hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Bryant
Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Bryant
Mayberry strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiatt vs. Bryant
Hiatt takes first base on ball four. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Bryant
Cesar Cedeno pinch hits for Jim Ray.
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Bryant
Metzger hits a line drive towards third. Gallagher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Lemaster
Denny Lemaster now pitching.
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Lemaster
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Lemaster
Rosario strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bryant
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morgan for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Bryant
Alou hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gallagher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Bryant
Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Bryant
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Lemaster
Bryant hits a popup towards first. Mayberry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Lemaster
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Lemaster
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Bryant
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier misplays the ball. That's an error on Speier. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayberry vs. Bryant
Mayberry hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiatt vs. Bryant
Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Menke vs. Bryant
Denis Menke pinch hits for Denny Lemaster.
Menke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Bryant
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Culver
George Culver now pitching.
Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Culver
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Culver
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Bryant
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Johnson
Jerry Johnson now pitching.
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Johnson
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1971 -- San Francisco at Houston (D)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Bonds B, rf 5 1 3 3 Metzger R, ss 5 0 1 0
Fuentes T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Morgan J, 2b 5 0 2 0
Speier C, ss 3 0 0 0 Alou J, rf 5 1 2 0
McCovey W, 1b 3 1 0 1 Watson B, lf 5 0 2 0
Healy F, c 4 1 1 0 Wynn J, cf 4 0 1 1
Foster G, lf 4 0 1 0 Rader D, 3b 4 1 1 0
Gallagher A, 3b 2 2 1 1 Mayberry J, 1b 3 2 1 0
Rosario J, cf 3 1 0 0 Hiatt J, c 3 0 1 0
Bryant R, p 4 1 1 1 Griffin T, p 1 0 0 0
Johnson J, p 0 0 0 0 Ray J, p 1 0 0 0
Cedeno C, ph 1 0 0 0
Lemaster D, p 0 0 0 0
Menke D, ph 1 0 1 1
Culver G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 7 8 6 38 4 12 2
San Francisco 022 120 000 -- 7
Houston 110 100 010 -- 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Bryant R (W)* 8.0 12 4 3 2 5
Johnson J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin T (L)+ 2.0 6 4 3 3 0
Ray J 4.0 2 3 3 2 3
Lemaster D 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Culver G 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
E -- Wynn J, Speier C
DP -- San Francisco 2, Houston 1
LOB -- San Francisco 7, Houston 9
2B -- Alou J, Bryant R, Bonds B
3B -- Bonds B, Mayberry J
SB -- Bonds B
SH -- Fuentes T
SF -- Gallagher A
HBP -- by Ray J (Speier C)
WP -- Griffin T
Balk -- Bryant R, Ray J
PB -- Healy F
T -- 2:43
A -- 23692
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