Houston Astros 1, San Francisco Giants 0
Regular Season Game 140
Doubleheader Opener
Played on Sunday, September 5, 1971 (D) at Candlestick Park
HOU N 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 SF N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 3
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Geronimo rf,lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Wynn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mayberry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 2 Menke 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 Edwards c 4 0 2 0 0 1 11 2 Busse ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Billingham p 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 Totals 35 1 6 0 1 6 27 11 FIELDING - E: Busse (1). BATTING - 2B: Geronimo (1,off Perry); Cedeno (34,off Perry). GDP: Billingham (1,off Perry). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Menke (4,2nd base off J. Johnson/Dietz).
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henderson lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Fuentes 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 7 Mays cf,1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 14 0 McCovey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Rosario cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Bonds rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 Dietz c 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 Gallagher 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Perry p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Hart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 0 5 0 2 11 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Perry-Speier-Mays. E: Fuentes (19), Speier (30), Perry (4). BATTING - SH: Rosario (3,off Billingham). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - CS: Mays (3,2nd base by Billingham/Edwards); Dietz (3,2nd base by Billingham/Edwards).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Billingham W(7-14) 9 5 0 0 2 11 0 33
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Perry L(14-11) 8 6 1 0 1 5 0 32 J. Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 9 6 1 0 1 6 0 36 WP: Perry (6). Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Dick Stello Time of Game: 2:44 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros San Francisco Giants 1. Geronimo rf Henderson lf 2. Morgan 2b Fuentes 2b 3. Cedeno cf Mays cf 4. Watson lf McCovey 1b 5. Mayberry 1b Bonds rf 6. Menke 3b Dietz c 7. Edwards c Gallagher 3b 8. Busse ss Speier ss 9. Billingham p Perry p ASTROS 1ST: Geronimo singled to right; Morgan grounded out (first unassisted) [Geronimo to second]; ROSARIO REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING CF); MAYS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Cedeno grounded out (second to first) [Geronimo to third]; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Fuentes struck out; Mays made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: Mayberry struck out; Menke singled to center; Edwards singled to center [Menke to second]; Busse reached on an error by Perry [Edwards to third, Menke scored (unearned)]; Perry threw a wild pitch [Busse to second]; Billingham was called out on strikes; Geronimo struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Rosario struck out; Bonds struck out; Dietz singled to center; Gallagher singled to right [Dietz to second]; Speier flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Morgan walked; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first) [Morgan to second]; Watson made an out to second; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Perry grounded out (second to first); Henderson grounded out (second to first); Fuentes grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. ASTROS 4TH: Menke popped to first in foul territory; Edwards singled to center; Busse reached on an error by Fuentes [Edwards to second]; Billingham grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Busse out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Mays walked; Mays was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rosario flied out to left; Bonds was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. ASTROS 5TH: Geronimo doubled to left; Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first) [Geronimo to third]; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Dietz reached on an error by Busse; Dietz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. ASTROS 6TH: Mayberry grounded out (second to first); Menke was called out on strikes; Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Perry struck out; Henderson struck out; Fuentes singled; Mays singled to left [Fuentes to second]; Rosario grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. ASTROS 7TH: Busse flied out to center; Billingham struck out; Geronimo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 7TH: Bonds struck out; Dietz struck out; Gallagher popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. ASTROS 8TH: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno doubled; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno to third]; Mayberry grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 8TH: WYNN REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING RF); GERONIMO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Speier struck out; HART BATTED FOR PERRY; Hart made an out to first; Henderson walked; Fuentes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. ASTROS 9TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED HART (PITCHING); Menke reached on an error by Speier; Menke stole second; Edwards struck out; Busse made an out to second; Billingham grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 9TH: Mays singled to center; Rosario out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Mays to second]; Bonds was called out on strikes; Dietz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 1 6 1 8 Giants 0 5 3 6
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