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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 8, 1970
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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 April 8, 1970 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 8, 1970 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Denny Lemaster |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mike McCormick |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 4,399 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Doug Harvey 2B: Frank Dezelan 3B: Shag Crawford |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Morgan | Second Baseman |
| Jesus Alou | Right Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Center Fielder |
| Tommy Davis | Left Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Denis Menke | Shortstop |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Denny Lemaster | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Al Gallagher | Third Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Dick Dietz | Catcher |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Hal Lanier | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Pitcher |
| Clyde King | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 8, 1970
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. McCormick
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. McCormick
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. McCormick
Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. McCormick
There goes Wynn. The throw from Dietz and he is safe. Wynn steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. McCormick
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Lemaster
Bonds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Lemaster
Gallagher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Lemaster
Mays bunts towards the mound. Lemaster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Lemaster
McCovey hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Lemaster scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out. Bonds moves to third. Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henderson vs. Lemaster
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dietz vs. Lemaster
Dietz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. McCormick
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. McCormick
Menke hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. McCormick
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Lemaster
Fuentes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Lemaster
Lanier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lemaster
McCormick strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. McCormick
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemaster vs. McCormick
Lemaster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. McCormick
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Lemaster
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Lemaster
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Lemaster
Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Lemaster
McCovey 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
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. McCormick
Alou hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. McCormick
Wynn hits a popup in front of the plate. Dietz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McCormick
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lemaster
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Lemaster
Dietz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Dietz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuentes vs. Lemaster
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lanier vs. Lemaster
Lanier hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. McCormick
Rader hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. McCormick
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. McCormick
Watson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. McCormick
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with McCormick covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lemaster
McCormick hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Lemaster
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Menke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Lemaster
Gallagher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemaster vs. McCormick
Lemaster hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. McCormick
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. McCormick
Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. McCormick
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Lemaster
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Lemaster
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Lemaster
Henderson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dietz vs. Lemaster
Dietz hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Lemaster
Fuentes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Davis. Fuentes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lanier vs. Lemaster
Lanier is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Lemaster
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCormick for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McCormick
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. McCormick
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. McCormick
Menke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. McCormick
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCormick throws to second for one, and Fuentes throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Rader scores. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. McCormick
Edwards 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 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Lemaster
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Lemaster
Gallagher bunts towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemaster covering, for the out. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Lemaster
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Lemaster
McCovey hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Lemaster
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beauchamp vs. McCormick
Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Denny Lemaster.
Beauchamp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. McCormick
Morgan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
There goes Morgan. The throw from Dietz and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Alou vs. McMahon
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wynn vs. McMahon
The ball gets by Dietz for a passed ball. Morgan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. McMahon
Wynn hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dietz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McMahon
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dietz vs. Billingham
Jim Beauchamp now playing left field. Jack Billingham now pitching.
Dietz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morgan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Billingham
Fuentes strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanier vs. Billingham
Lanier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Billingham
Steve Whitaker pinch hits for Don McMahon.
There's a wild pitch. Lanier moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Billingham
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Whitaker reaches second base with a double. Lanier scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hunt vs. DiLauro
Bob Burda pinch hits for Bobby Bonds. Jack DiLauro now pitching. Ron Hunt pinch hits for Bob Burda.
Hunt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitaker scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
Gallagher hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Alou. Gallagher reaches second base with a double. Hunt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Gladding
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Linzy
Ron Hunt now playing second base. Frank Linzy now pitching. Steve Whitaker now playing left field. Ken Henderson now playing right field.
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Linzy
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lanier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayberry vs. Linzy
John Mayberry pinch hits for Bob Watson.
Mayberry hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mayberry for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/8/1970 -- Houston at San Francisco (N)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Morgan J, 2b 4 1 1 0 Bonds B, rf 3 0 1 0
Alou J, rf 4 0 1 0 Burda B, ph 0 0 0 0
Wynn J, cf 4 0 1 0 Hunt R, ph-2b 1 1 1 1
Davis T, lf 4 0 0 0 Gallagher A, 3b 4 0 3 1
Billingham J, p 0 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 0 0
DiLauro J, p 0 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 1 1 0
Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0 Henderson K, lf-rf 3 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 3 2 1 1 Dietz D, c 4 1 2 2
Menke D, ss 4 0 1 0 Fuentes T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Watson B, 1b 3 0 0 1 Linzy F, p 0 0 0 0
Mayberry J, ph 1 0 0 0 Lanier H, ss 3 1 1 0
Edwards J, c 3 0 0 0 McCormick M, p 3 0 0 0
Lemaster D, p 2 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0
Beauchamp J, ph-lf 1 1 1 1 Whitaker S, ph-lf 1 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 6 3 34 5 11 5
Houston 000 010 120 -- 4
San Francisco 000 002 03x -- 5
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster D 7.0 7 2 2 4 3
Billingham J 0.2 2 2 2 0 1
DiLauro J (L)* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Gladding F 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McCormick M+ 7.0 6 4 3 1 1
McMahon D (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Linzy F (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Fuentes T, Dietz D
LOB -- Houston 3, San Francisco 10
2B -- Dietz D, Fuentes T, Whitaker S, Gallagher A
HR -- Rader D, Dietz D, Beauchamp J
SB -- Wynn J, Morgan J
SH -- Gallagher A
WP -- Billingham J
PB -- Dietz D
T -- 2:22
A -- 4399
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