A single by Willie Mays capped a five-run rally in the ninth inning as the Giants came from behind to defeat the Astros, 6-5. With John Mayberry hitting a two-run homer, the Astros built up a 5-1 lead. Skip Pitlock accounted for the Giants' initial run with the first homer of the young pitcher's major league career.

The Giants opened the ninth by loading the bases on consecutive singles by Dick Dietz, Jim Ray Hart and Ron Hunt. After Denny Lemaster relieved and struck out Bob Taylor, George Culver took over and failed in relief. Frank Johnson singled for one run, a wild pitch permitted another and two walks forced in a third run before Jim Ray took over. Mays then hit Ray's first pitch for a single, driving in the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Astros 5

Game Played on Saturday, August 8, 1970 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Astros       1  2  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   5  8  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  5  -   6 11  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf,lf            5   0   2   2     0   0   .308      Bonds rf              4   1   1   0     1   2   .315
Morgan 2b             4   1   1   0     1   0   .270      Fuentes 2b,ss         3   0   0   1     2   1   .245
Wynn lf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .284      Mays cf               5   0   1   2     0   0   .274
  Miller rf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .259      McCovey 1b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .265
Rader 3b              5   0   1   0     0   2   .252      Dietz c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .308
Menke ss              4   1   1   0     1   0   .305      Hart lf,3b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .306
Cedeno cf             2   1   0   0     2   0   .270      Hunt 3b,2b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .288
Mayberry 1b           4   2   1   2     1   0   .193      Lanier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Edwards c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .202        McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Blasingame p          0   0   0   0     3   0   .000        Taylor ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .190
  Martinez ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Pitlock p             2   1   1   1     0   1   .063
  Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        F. Johnson lf       2   1   2   1     0   0   .269
  Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               34   5   8   5     8   4             Totals               34   6  11   5     4   6

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance:  8,023
Left on Base: Astros 11, Giants 8
DP: Astros 1, Giants 1
Errors: Fuentes 2
Doubles: Menke (19), Rader (17), McCovey (22)
Home Runs: Mayberry (4), Pitlock (1)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (27)
Caught Stealing: Fuentes (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Cedeno (2)
GIDP: Alou (11), Lanier (11)
Hit by Pitch: Hunt (24,by Blasingame)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blasingame              7     4   1   1   2   4   1  26   1.00
Gladding                1     5   3   3   0   1   0   8   3.93
Lemaster                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   4.46
Culver L(5-4)           0     1   2   2   2   0   0   3   3.82
Ray                     0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.94
Totals                  8.1  11   6   6   4   6   1  39

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pitlock                 7.2   6   5   5   7   3   1  35   4.38
McMahon W(7-3)          1.1   2   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.15
Totals                  9     8   5   5   8   4   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Blasingame (1)
Wild Pitches: Culver (8), McMahon (3)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan
walked; Morgan stole second; Wynn singled [Morgan scored, Wynn
out at second (left to second)]; Rader popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Fuentes walked; Fuentes was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mays flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke doubled to right; Cedeno out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Menke to third]; Mayberry walked; Edwards
struck out; Blasingame walked [Mayberry to second]; Alou singled
to left [Blasingame to second, Mayberry scored, Menke scored];
Morgan popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey singled to center; Dietz walked [McCovey to
second]; Hart was called out on strikes; Hunt was hit by a pitch
[McCovey to third, Dietz to second]; Lanier grounded into a
double play (third to first) [Dietz out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 0.

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

GIANTS 3RD: Pitlock struck out; Bonds grounded out (third to
first); Fuentes popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno made an out to first; Mayberry flied out to
center; Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Mays grounded out (third to first); McCovey doubled
to center; Dietz grounded out (third to first); Hart grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Blasingame walked; Alou grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Blasingame out at second]; Morgan singled
to right; Wynn made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Hunt flied out to left; Lanier flied out to center;
Pitlock hit an inside the park homer to center; Bonds was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader popped to catcher in foul territory; Menke
popped to first in foul territory; Cedeno walked; Mayberry flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: MILLER REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING RF); ALOU CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Mays grounded out (third to first); McCovey popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants
1.

ASTROS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Blasingame
walked; Alou singled to left [Blasingame to second]; Morgan
flied out to center; Miller grounded out (catcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Dietz grounded out (first unassisted); Hart grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hunt singled to left; Lanier made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Rader struck out; Menke grounded out (third to
first); Cedeno walked; Mayberry homered [Cedeno scored]; Edwards
reached on an error by Fuentes; MCMAHON REPLACED LANIER
(PITCHING); F. JOHNSON REPLACED PITLOCK (PLAYING LF); HUNT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); HART CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); FUENTES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); MARTINEZ BATTED FOR
BLASINGAME; Martinez singled to left [Edwards to second];
McMahon threw a wild pitch [Martinez to second, Edwards to
third]; Alou grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: GLADDING REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); F. Johnson
singled to center; Bonds singled to center [F. Johnson to
third]; Fuentes was called out on strikes; Mays flied out to
center; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Morgan flied out to right; Miller struck out; Rader
doubled; Menke walked; Cedeno reached on an error by Fuentes
[Menke to second, Rader to third]; Mayberry forced Cedeno
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Dietz singled to center; Hart singled to left [Dietz
to second]; Hunt singled to right [Hart to second, Dietz to
third]; TAYLOR BATTED FOR MCMAHON; LEMASTER REPLACED GLADDING
(PITCHING); Taylor was called out on strikes; CULVER REPLACED
LEMASTER (PITCHING); F. Johnson singled to left [Hunt to second,
Hart to third, Dietz scored]; Culver threw a wild pitch [F.
Johnson to second, Hunt to third, Hart scored]; Bonds walked;
Fuentes walked [Hunt scored, F. Johnson to third, Bonds to
second]; RAY REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING); Mays singled to left
[Fuentes to second, Bonds scored, F. Johnson scored]; 5 R, 5 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 6.

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