Playing for the first time under Charlie Fox as their new manager, the Giants beat the Padres in a doubleheader, 6-1 and 7-6. Willie McCovey smashed two homers in the lidlifter, marking the 30th time in the slugger's career that he had belted two in one game. Bobby Bonds and Willie Mays also homered for the Giants. Gaylord Perry pitched a four-hitter with the Padres' run coming on a round-tripper by Ivan Murrell.

In the nightcap, the Giants scored all their runs in the fifth inning, but six were unearned on two errors by Ed Spiezio and one by Steve Huntz. Singles by Tito Fuentes, Ron Hunt and Ken Henderson were the Giants' only hits during the stanza. Spiezlo and Huntz made partial amends with homers. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, San Diego Padres 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       24, 1970 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Padres       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Giants       0  0  0    2  0  1    1  2  x  -   6 10  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campbell 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Bonds rf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .305
Huntz ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .196      Hunt 2b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Gaston cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Mays cf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .294
Ferrara lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .248        F. Johnson lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Colbert 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .241      McCovey 1b            3   2   2   2     1   0   .252
Murrell rf            3   1   1   1     0   0   .271      Henderson lf,cf       3   2   2   0     1   0   .339
Kelly 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .160      Dietz c               3   0   2   1     1   0   .346
Barton c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .292      Fuentes 3b            2   0   0   1     1   1   .240
Herbel p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Lanier ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Webster ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .186      Perry p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .111
  Ross p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .667

Totals               30   1   4   1     1   5             Totals               30   6  10   6     4   5

Time of Game: 2:19
Left on Base: Padres 3, Giants 5
DP: Padres 2, Giants 1
Doubles: Kelly (3), Henderson (11)
Home Runs: Murrell (6), McCovey 2 (15), Bonds (8), Mays (11)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (4)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Fuentes (1)
GIDP: Murrell (4), Lanier (4)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Herbel L(1-1)           7     7   4   4   4   5   3  29   3.57
Ross                    1     3   2   2   0   0   1   6   5.97
Totals                  8    10   6   6   4   5   4  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(6-5)            9     4   1   1   1   5   1  31   4.50
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   5   1  31

Wild Pitches: Herbel (2)
Balks: Herbel (1)

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


PADRES 1ST: Campbell struck out; Huntz flied out to right;
Gaston grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds was called out on strikes; Hunt flied out to
center; Mays popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 0.

PADRES 2ND: Ferrara singled; Colbert forced Ferrara (third to
second); Murrell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Colbert out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey walked; Henderson doubled to left [McCovey
to third]; Dietz made an out to second; Fuentes was walked
intentionally; Lanier grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 0, Giants 0.

PADRES 3RD: Kelly flied out to center; Barton flied out to
right; Herbel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Perry struck out; Bonds grounded out (third to
first); Hunt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 0.

PADRES 4TH: Campbell made an out to shortstop; Huntz made an out
to second; Gaston flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Mays struck out; McCovey homered; Henderson walked;
Dietz singled to right [Henderson to third]; Fuentes hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Henderson scored]; Herbel balked [Dietz
to second]; Lanier popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Giants 2.

PADRES 5TH: Ferrara grounded out (second to first); Colbert
grounded out (pitcher to first); Murrell homered; Kelly doubled
to right; Barton was walked intentionally; Herbel grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Perry singled to left; Herbel threw a wild pitch
[Perry to second]; Bonds singled to center [Perry to third];
Perry was picked off third (catcher to third); Hunt struck out
while Bonds was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 2.

PADRES 6TH: Campbell grounded out (third to first); Huntz was
called out on strikes; Gaston grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Mays grounded out (first to pitcher); McCovey
homered; Henderson flied out to center; Dietz walked; Fuentes
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 3.

PADRES 7TH: Ferrara grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbert
made an out to shortstop; Murrell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Lanier flied out to left; Perry grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bonds homered; Hunt popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 4.

PADRES 8TH: Kelly made an out to third; Barton struck out;
WEBSTER BATTED FOR HERBEL; Webster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: ROSS REPLACED WEBSTER (PITCHING); Mays homered;
McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson singled;
Henderson stole second; Dietz singled to right [Henderson
scored]; Fuentes grounded out (third to first) [Dietz to
second]; Lanier flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Giants 6.

PADRES 9TH: HENDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); F. JOHNSON
REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING LF); Campbell grounded out (third to
first); Huntz singled to left; Gaston forced Huntz (third to
second); Ferrara flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 1, Giants 6.