Larry Dierker, who has been struggling this season after winning 20 games in 1969, gained only the second victory in his last 14 starts when the Astros defeated the Giants, 11-2. Dierker balanced his ledger at 10-10. Doug Rader hit a homer with two men on base for the Astros and Johnny Edwards, who collected two triples and a single, also batted in three runs. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 11, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Friday, August    7, 1970 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       3  0  0    2  3  1    1  0  1  -  11 14  2
Giants       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf               6   2   2   1     0   0   .307      Bonds cf              5   1   3   0     0   0   .316
Morgan 2b             3   2   0   0     2   0   .270      Fuentes 2b            3   0   1   0     2   0   .248
  Geronimo lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Henderson rf          5   0   2   0     0   0   .321
Wynn lf               5   0   1   1     0   0   .284      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   1     0   1   .263
  Martinez ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .232        F. Johnson 1b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Rader 3b              4   2   2   3     1   1   .253      Dietz c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Menke ss,2b           3   0   1   1     1   1   .306      Hart lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Watson 1b             4   1   2   0     1   1   .265      Hunt 3b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .284
Cedeno cf             5   2   2   0     0   1   .273      Lanier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Edwards c             4   2   3   3     1   0   .204      Bryant p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Dierker p             4   0   1   1     0   0   .138        Carrithers p        0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Robertson p         1   1   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
                                                            Davison p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mason ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .103

Totals               39  11  14  10     6   5             Totals               34   2   6   1     4   5

Time of Game: 2:58   Attendance:  5,394
Left on Base: Astros 9, Giants 10
DP: Astros 0, Giants 0
Errors: Menke, Cedeno
Doubles: Rader (16), Cedeno (9), Henderson (22), Fuentes (7)
Triples: Edwards 2 (4), Bonds (5)
Home Runs: Rader (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Menke (8), Dierker (1)
Hit by Pitch: McCovey (2,by Dierker)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(10-10)        9     6   2   1   4   5   0  39   4.05
Totals                  9     6   2   1   4   5   0  39

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant L(3-5)           0.1   3   3   3   2   0   1   6   6.02
Carrithers              3.2   4   4   4   4   3   0  19  10.50
Robertson               2     3   2   2   0   0   0   9   5.18
Davison                 3     4   2   2   0   2   0  13   6.99
Totals                  9    14  11  11   6   5   1  47

Hit by Pitch: Dierker (4)
Wild Pitches: Carrithers (1), Robertson (15)

Umpires: HP - Frank Dezelan, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Stan Landes, 3B - Doug Harvey


ASTROS 1ST: Alou singled to center; Morgan walked [Alou to
second]; Wynn flied out to left; Rader homered [Alou scored,
Morgan scored]; Menke walked; Watson singled to left [Menke to
second]; CARRITHERS REPLACED BRYANT (PITCHING); Cedeno struck
out; Edwards walked [Menke to third, Watson to second]; Dierker
grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros
3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds tripled [Bonds scored (error by Cedeno)];
Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson doubled;
McCovey flied out to center; Dietz flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Alou grounded out (second to first); Morgan made an
out to third; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Hart struck out; Hunt grounded out (third to first);
Lanier flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Giants 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Rader struck out; Menke struck out; Watson walked;
Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Carrithers walked; Bonds made an out to third;
Fuentes doubled to right [Carrithers to third]; Henderson made
an out to third; McCovey was hit by a pitch; Dietz forced
McCovey (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 3,
Giants 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Dierker
singled to left; Alou forced Dierker (pitcher to shortstop);
Morgan walked [Alou to second]; Wynn singled to left [Morgan to
third, Alou scored]; Carrithers threw a wild pitch [Morgan
scored]; Rader walked [Wynn to second]; Menke grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Hart grounded out (first unassisted); Hunt lined to
pitcher; Lanier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson singled; Cedeno singled to right [Watson to
second]; ROBERTSON REPLACED CARRITHERS (PITCHING); Edwards
tripled to right [Cedeno scored, Watson scored]; Dierker flied
out to right; Alou singled to center [Edwards scored]; Morgan
made an out to second; Wynn popped to third in foul territory; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 8, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Robertson reached on an error by Menke; Bonds popped
to third in foul territory; Fuentes walked [Robertson to
second]; Henderson singled to right [Fuentes to second,
Robertson to third]; McCovey forced Henderson (second to
shortstop) [Fuentes to third, Robertson scored (unearned)];
Dietz forced McCovey (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 8, Giants 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader doubled to right; Robertson threw a wild pitch
[Rader to third]; Menke hit a sacrifice fly to left [Rader
scored]; Watson flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 9, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Hart flied out to center; Hunt walked; Lanier flied
out to center; TAYLOR BATTED FOR ROBERTSON; Taylor flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Giants 2.

ASTROS 7TH: DAVISON REPLACED TAYLOR (PITCHING); Edwards tripled
to left; Dierker hit a sacrifice fly to right [Edwards scored];
Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 10, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Bonds singled to left; Fuentes walked [Bonds to
second]; Henderson forced Fuentes (first to shortstop) [Bonds to
third]; McCovey struck out; Dietz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 10, Giants 2.

ASTROS 8TH: F. JOHNSON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Wynn flied
out to left; Rader made an out to first; Menke singled to
center; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 10,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING SS); MENKE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); GERONIMO REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING LF);
Hart flied out to right; Hunt made an out to second; Lanier
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 10, Giants 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno doubled to center; Edwards singled to right
[Cedeno scored, Edwards to second (on throw to home)]; Dierker
grounded out (second to first); Alou grounded out (shortstop to
first); Geronimo struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 11,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: MASON BATTED FOR DAVISON; Mason struck out; Bonds
singled; Fuentes flied out to left; Henderson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 11, Giants 2.