A two-run homer by Joe Morgan in the 10th inning gave the Astros a 7-5 victory in the first game of a doubleheader, but the Giants came back behind the pitching of Gaylord Perry to win the second game, 6-1. Jesus Alou had big day at bat for the Astros, collecting a total of seven hits in the twin bill. Willie McCovey rapped three in each game for the Giants.

The Giants wiped out a 5-1 deficit in the first game with two runs in the eighth inning on a homer by Willie Mays and two more in ninth. A double by McCovey drove in the tying tally. Jack DiLauro stopped the Giants with the bases loaded, getting Dick Dietz on a fly, and then received credit for his first victory of the season when Johnny Edwards singled and Jim Wynn hit his homer in the 10th.

Wynn homered in the nightcap to account for the only run off Perry. Russ Gibson batted in three runs for the Giants with a double and two singles. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 5 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, August 9, 1970 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Astros       0  0  1    0  0  0    2  2  0    2  -   7 16  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  2    0  -   5 12  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf               6   2   4   2     0   0   .316      Bonds rf              5   2   1   0     0   1   .314
Morgan 2b             6   2   2   2     0   1   .271      Fuentes 2b,ss         5   0   1   1     0   2   .244
Wynn lf               5   0   3   1     1   1   .288      Mays cf               5   1   1   2     0   1   .273
Rader 3b              6   0   1   2     0   1   .251      McCovey 1b            5   0   3   1     0   1   .270
Menke ss              5   0   1   0     0   1   .304      Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     1   0   .318
Mayberry 1b           4   1   2   0     1   1   .213      Dietz c               3   1   2   0     2   0   .312
Cedeno cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .274      Hart 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .312
Edwards c             5   1   1   0     0   1   .202      Lanier ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Cook p                3   0   0   0     0   3   .214        F. Johnson ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .269
  Gladding p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Robertson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Gibson ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Marichal p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .058
  DiLauro p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Hunt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
                                                            McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Gallagher ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .274
                                                            Mason pr,2b         1   1   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               47   7  16   7     2  12             Totals               39   5  12   4     4   5

Time of Game: 3:39
Left on Base: Astros 12, Giants 10
DP: Astros 2, Giants 0
Errors: Henderson, Hart
Doubles: McCovey 2 (24)
Home Runs: Morgan (3), Mays (22)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (28), Alou (2), Cedeno (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Lanier (2)
GIDP: Lanier (12)
Hit by Pitch: Hart (1,by Cook)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cook                    6.1   6   1   1   1   4   0  26   3.57
Gladding                1     2   2   2   0   1   1   4   4.19
Lemaster                0.2   2   2   2   2   0   0   6   4.56
Culver                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.79
DiLauro W(1-3)          1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   6   4.67
Totals                 10    12   5   5   4   5   1  45

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal                7     9   3   3   1   9   0  32   4.76
McMahon                 2     4   2   2   1   2   0  11   3.31
Robertson L(6-8)        1     3   2   2   0   1   1   6   5.26
Totals                 10    16   7   7   2  12   1  49

Passed Balls: Dietz (17)
Hit by Pitch: Cook (2)
Wild Pitches: Marichal (4), Robertson (16)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Alou singled to right; Morgan forced Alou (second to
shortstop); Morgan stole second; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Fuentes flied
out to center; Mays made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke reached on an error by Hart; Mayberry struck
out; Cedeno struck out; Edwards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey made an out to second; Henderson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Dietz walked; Hart singled to center
[Dietz to second]; Lanier forced Hart (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cook struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Alou forced Cook (shortstop to second); Alou stole
second; Morgan struck out; Wynn singled to center [Alou scored];
Rader forced Wynn (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Marichal flied out to center; Bonds grounded out
(first unassisted); Fuentes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Menke made an out to third; Mayberry grounded out
(first to pitcher); Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second;
Edwards popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Mays flied out to right; McCovey struck out;
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cook struck out; Alou singled to right; Morgan
forced Alou (second to shortstop); Morgan was picked off first
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Dietz singled to left; Hart singled to center [Dietz
to third]; Lanier grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Dietz scored (no RBI), Hart out at second];
Marichal singled to left; Bonds struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Rader popped to first in foul territory; Menke flied out
to right; Mayberry singled [Wynn to third]; Cedeno flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Fuentes flied out to left; Mays was called out on
strikes; McCovey doubled; Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Edwards struck out; Cook struck out; Alou singled;
Morgan singled to right [Alou to third, Morgan to second (on
throw to 3b)]; Wynn walked; Rader singled to center [Wynn to
second, Morgan scored, Alou scored]; Menke singled to right
[Wynn to third, Rader out at second (right to catcher to
shortstop)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Dietz singled to left; Hart was hit by a pitch
[Dietz to second]; Lanier out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Hart to second, Dietz to third]; HUNT BATTED FOR
MARICHAL; GLADDING REPLACED COOK (PITCHING); Hunt hit into a
double play (third to catcher to third to pitcher) [Dietz out at
home, Hart out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3,
Giants 1.

ASTROS 8TH: MCMAHON REPLACED HUNT (PITCHING); Mayberry singled
to left; Cedeno singled [Mayberry to second]; Edwards grounded
out (first unassisted) [Cedeno to second, Mayberry to third];
Gladding struck out; Alou singled to right [Cedeno scored,
Mayberry scored]; Morgan flied to right in foul territory; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Bonds singled to center; Fuentes was called out on
strikes; Mays homered [Bonds scored]; LEMASTER REPLACED GLADDING
(PITCHING); McCovey singled to center; Henderson flied out to
center; Dietz walked [McCovey to second]; Hart flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Wynn singled to left; Rader flied out to left [Wynn
to second (error by Henderson)]; Menke was called out on
strikes; Mayberry was walked intentionally; Cedeno made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: F. JOHNSON BATTED FOR LANIER; F. Johnson walked;
GALLAGHER BATTED FOR MCMAHON; Gallagher singled to left [F.
Johnson to second]; MASON RAN FOR GALLAGHER; CULVER REPLACED
LEMASTER (PITCHING); Bonds forced F. Johnson (pitcher to third)
[Mason to second]; Fuentes singled to center [Bonds to third,
Mason scored]; Mays made an out to second; DILAURO REPLACED
CULVER (PITCHING); McCovey doubled to right [Fuentes to third,
Bonds scored]; Henderson walked; Dietz made an out to second; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 5.

ASTROS 10TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED F. JOHNSON (PITCHING); MASON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FUENTES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); Edwards singled to left; Robertson threw a wild pitch
[Edwards to second]; DiLauro was called out on strikes; Alou
made an out to shortstop; Morgan homered [Edwards scored]; Wynn
singled; Rader forced Wynn (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 7, Giants 5.

GIANTS 10TH: Hart popped to catcher in foul territory; GIBSON
BATTED FOR ROBERTSON; Gibson grounded out (second to first);
Mason grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 7, Giants 5.

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