Willie McCovey, who had struck out on his first four trips to the plate, smashed a homer with a man on base in the 10th inning to carry the Giants to an 11-9 victory over the Astros. Denis Menke and Jim Wynn hit homers for the Astros, Menke connecting with a man on base in the first inning. Tito Fuentes homered to give the Giants a 7-6 lead in the seventh, but Wynn's wallop sparked a three-run outburst by the Astros in their half.

Willie Mays tied the score by hitting for the circuit with a man on base in the eighth. Bobby Bonds tripled for the Giants in the 10th and still was on third after Al Gallagher struck out and Mays grounded out. The Astros then played the percentages, bringing southpaw Jack DiLauro to the mound to face McCovey, but the Giants' slugger wrecked the move with his winning homer. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 11, Houston Astros 9
Game Played on Thursday, April     16, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  0  1    2  0  3    1  2  0    2  -  11 14  0
Astros       3  0  2    1  0  0    3  0  0    0  -   9 12  2


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              6   2   4   1     0   0   .293      Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     2   0   .231
Gallagher 3b          5   1   1   1     1   3   .422      Pepitone rf           6   1   1   0     0   0   .310
Mays cf               5   1   2   3     1   1   .321      Wynn cf               3   3   1   1     3   0   .256
McCovey 1b            5   1   1   2     1   4   .189      Davis lf              5   2   3   3     0   0   .316
Henderson lf          4   1   0   0     2   0   .476      Menke ss              3   1   2   2     1   1   .342
Dietz c               5   2   3   1     0   2   .436      Mayberry 1b           2   1   0   0     2   1   .200
Fuentes 2b            4   2   2   1     0   0   .222        Watson ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Heise ss              5   0   1   1     0   0   .211      Rader 3b              4   0   2   1     1   0   .250
McCormick p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Edwards c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .088
  Whitaker ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .176        Beauchamp ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
  Jim Johnson p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Osinski p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Taylor ph           1   1   0   1     0   0   .143        DiLauro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Linzy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bouton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .500
  McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Billingham p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mason ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Miller ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .320
  Bryant p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martinez ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44  11  14  11     5  11             Totals               38   9  12   8     9   4

Time of Game: 3:31   Attendance: 10,814
Left on Base: Giants 9, Astros 9
DP: Giants 3, Astros 0
Errors: Menke, Edwards
Doubles: Dietz 2 (5), Pepitone (3), Davis (2)
Triples: Bonds (1), Davis (1)
Home Runs: Fuentes (1), Mays (1), McCovey (3), Menke (1), Wynn (3)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (1), Bonds (4), Morgan (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Fuentes (1), Menke (1)
GIDP: Pepitone (2), Bouton (1), Rader (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCormick               3     5   5   5   5   1   1  17   6.61
Jim Johnson             2     0   1   1   3   2   0   8  10.13
Linzy                   1     3   2   2   0   0   1   6   3.75
McMahon                 1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   4.00
Bryant W(2-2)           3     2   0   0   0   0   0  11   2.45
Totals                 10    12   9   9   9   4   2  48

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bouton                  5.1   8   6   5   3   8   0  28   6.91
Billingham              1.2   2   1   1   0   2   1   7   7.71
Gladding                2     2   2   2   2   0   1  10   3.18
Osinski L(0-1)          0.2   1   1   1   0   1   0   3   9.82
DiLauro                 0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   7.94
Totals                 10    14  11  10   5  11   3  50

Passed Balls: Dietz (2)
Wild Pitches: McCormick (2), Jim Johnson (1), Bouton (1)
Balks: Jim Johnson (1)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Satch Davidson


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to right; Gallagher forced Bonds
(second to shortstop); Mays struck out; Bouton threw a wild
pitch [Gallagher to second]; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Morgan walked; Pepitone grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Morgan out at second]; Wynn
walked; Davis tripled to right [Wynn scored]; Menke homered
[Davis scored]; Mayberry was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Henderson walked; Henderson stole second; Dietz
struck out; Fuentes flied out to center; Heise flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (third to first); Edwards singled
to right; On a bunt Bouton grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to second) [Edwards out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 3RD: McCormick made an out to second; Bonds singled;
Bonds stole second [Bonds to third (error by Edwards)];
Gallagher struck out; Mays singled to left [Bonds scored
(unearned)]; McCovey struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Morgan grounded out (first to pitcher); Pepitone
doubled to center; Wynn walked; McCormick threw a wild pitch
[Wynn to second, Pepitone to third]; Davis doubled to left [Wynn
scored, Pepitone scored]; Menke was walked intentionally; Dietz
allowed a passed ball [Menke to second, Davis to third];
Mayberry made an out to shortstop; Rader was walked
intentionally; Edwards grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 5.

GIANTS 4TH: Henderson walked; Dietz doubled to right [Henderson
scored]; Fuentes flied out to center [Dietz to third]; Heise
reached on an error by Menke [Dietz scored (RBI)]; WHITAKER
BATTED FOR MCCORMICK; Whitaker was called out on strikes; Bonds
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Astros 5.

ASTROS 4TH: JIM JOHNSON REPLACED WHITAKER (PITCHING); Bouton
struck out; Morgan walked; Jim Johnson balked [Morgan to
second]; Pepitone grounded out (second to first) [Morgan to
third]; Wynn walked; Jim Johnson threw a wild pitch [Wynn to
second, Morgan scored]; Davis flied out to right; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 6.

GIANTS 5TH: Gallagher struck out; Mays walked; McCovey struck
out; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 6.

ASTROS 5TH: Menke struck out; Mayberry walked; Rader grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mayberry out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 6.

GIANTS 6TH: Dietz doubled to left; Fuentes singled to left
[Dietz to third]; Heise singled [Dietz stayed at third, Fuentes
to second]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR JIM JOHNSON; Taylor forced Heise
(first to shortstop) [Fuentes to third, Dietz scored]; Bonds
singled to left [Taylor to second, Fuentes scored]; BILLINGHAM
REPLACED BOUTON (PITCHING); Gallagher singled [Bonds to second,
Taylor scored]; Mays flied out to right [Bonds to third];
McCovey struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6, Astros 6.

ASTROS 6TH: LINZY REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Edwards grounded
out (shortstop to first); Billingham grounded out (first to
pitcher); Morgan singled to right; Morgan stole second; Pepitone
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Astros 6.

GIANTS 7TH: Henderson made an out to second; Dietz struck out;
Fuentes homered; Heise flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 7, Astros 6.

ASTROS 7TH: Wynn homered; Davis singled to center; MCMAHON
REPLACED LINZY (PITCHING); Menke out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Davis to second]; Mayberry was walked intentionally;
Rader singled to center [Mayberry to second, Davis scored];
Edwards struck out; MILLER BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Miller singled
to right [Rader to third, Mayberry scored]; Morgan popped to
third in foul territory; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros
9.

GIANTS 8TH: GLADDING REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); MASON BATTED
FOR MCMAHON; Mason flied out to center; Bonds grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gallagher walked; Mays homered [Gallagher
scored]; McCovey walked; Henderson forced McCovey (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Astros 9.

ASTROS 8TH: BRYANT REPLACED MASON (PITCHING); Pepitone made an
out to second; Wynn flied out to left; Davis flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 9, Astros 9.

GIANTS 9TH: Dietz singled to left; Fuentes out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Dietz to second]; Heise grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Dietz to third]; Bryant grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Astros 9.

ASTROS 9TH: Menke singled; WATSON BATTED FOR MAYBERRY; Watson
flied out to center; Rader singled [Menke to second]; BEAUCHAMP
BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Beauchamp flied out to right [Menke to
third]; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR GLADDING; Martinez grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 9, Astros 9.

GIANTS 10TH: OSINSKI REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); WATSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C
); Bonds tripled to center; Gallagher struck out; Mays grounded
out (third to first); DILAURO REPLACED OSINSKI (PITCHING);
McCovey homered [Bonds scored]; Henderson flied out to left; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 11, Astros 9.

ASTROS 10TH: Morgan grounded out (second to first); Pepitone
grounded out (second to first); Wynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 11, Astros 9.