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Sunday August 9, 1970
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San Francisco Giants 6, Houston Astros 1 (Game 2)

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

Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
Giants       0  1  0    0  0  3    0  2  x  -   6 10  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf               4   0   3   0     0   0   .321      Bonds cf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .311
Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Wynn lf               3   1   1   1     1   1   .289      Henderson rf          3   1   1   0     1   0   .318
Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .215      McCovey 1b            4   2   3   1     0   1   .276
Menke 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .301      Hunt 3b               3   2   1   0     1   1   .287
Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .273      F. Johnson lf         4   1   1   2     0   1   .269
Martinez ss           4   0   1   0     0   2   .240      Gibson c              3   0   3   3     1   0   .246
Howard c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Lanier ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .227
Wilson p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .132      Perry p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .126
  Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .061
  Lampard ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .213
  Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               32   1   8   1     2   5             Totals               32   6  10   6     3  10

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 14,540
Left on Base: Astros 6, Giants 5
DP: Astros 1, Giants 4
Errors: Gibson, Lanier
Doubles: Hunt (15), Gibson (6), McCovey 2 (26), F. Johnson (1)
Triples: Alou (1)
Home Runs: Wynn (19)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (9)
Caught Stealing: Mayberry (1)
GIDP: Lampard (3), Henderson (11)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson                  5     5   1   1   1   7   0  20   4.02
Griffin L(3-13)         1     3   3   3   1   1   0   6   5.74
Ray                     2     2   2   2   1   2   0   9   4.07
Totals                  8    10   6   6   3  10   0  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(16-10)          9     8   1   1   2   5   1  34   3.57
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   5   1  34

Passed Balls: Gibson (4)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Alou singled to right; Morgan lined into a double
play (third to first) [Alou out at first]; Wynn struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Fuentes flied out to right;
Henderson singled to right; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Mayberry flied out to right; Menke walked; Cedeno
forced Menke (third to second); Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Hunt doubled to left; F. Johnson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Gibson doubled to right [Hunt scored];
Lanier was called out on strikes; Perry struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Howard singled to left; Debut game for Larry
Howard; Wilson forced Howard (pitcher to shortstop); Gibson
allowed a passed ball [Wilson to second]; Alou grounded out
(third to first); Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds flied out to center; Fuentes singled to right;
Henderson grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Fuentes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants
1.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn homered; Mayberry singled; Menke struck out
while Mayberry was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second [Cedeno to third
(error by Gibson)]; Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey singled to center; Hunt struck out; F.
Johnson struck out; Gibson walked [McCovey to second]; Lanier
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Howard flied out to center; Wilson grounded out
(second to first); Alou tripled to center; Morgan struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Perry grounded out (second to first); Bonds struck
out; Fuentes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn popped to first in foul territory; Mayberry
popped to first in foul territory; Menke reached on an error by
Lanier; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Henderson
grounded out (first to pitcher); McCovey doubled to right; Hunt
walked; F. Johnson doubled to center [Hunt scored, McCovey
scored]; Gibson singled to right [F. Johnson scored, Gibson out
at second (right to shortstop)]; Lanier struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Martinez singled to left; Howard flied out to right;
LAMPARD BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Lampard grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Martinez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: RAY REPLACED LAMPARD (PITCHING); Perry struck out;
Bonds struck out; Fuentes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Alou singled to center; Morgan made an out to
second; Wynn walked [Alou to second]; Mayberry hit into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Henderson walked; McCovey doubled to center
[Henderson scored]; Hunt grounded out (second to first) [McCovey
to third]; F. Johnson grounded out (first unassisted); Gibson
singled [McCovey scored]; Lanier grounded out (second to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 6.

ASTROS 9TH: Menke flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out
(second to first); Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 6.



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