Willie Mays hit his 25th and 26th homers, driving in five runs, to pace the Giants to a 9-5 victory over the Astros. Mays connected for the circuit in the first inning after a pass to Bobby Bonds, and homered again in the fourth following a walk to Hal Lanier and single by Tito Fuentes. Willie McCovey, who was out of the lineup with a sore ankle, drove in two runs with a pinch-double in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 9, Houston Astros 5
Game Played on Wednesday, September 9, 1970 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  1  0    3  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 13  1
Giants       2  0  1    3  0  0    3  0  x  -   9 12  3


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alou rf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .311      Bonds rf              4   1   2   0     1   1   .309
Morgan 2b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .278      Fuentes 2b            5   2   2   0     0   1   .258
Wynn lf               5   0   3   1     0   1   .287      Mays cf               5   2   3   5     0   1   .285
Watson 1b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .275      Dietz c               4   1   2   1     1   0   .319
Menke ss              3   1   1   0     2   2   .310      Henderson lf          4   1   1   0     1   1   .295
Rader 3b              5   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Hart 3b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .294
Cedeno cf             3   2   3   0     1   0   .295        Gallagher 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Howard c              4   1   3   2     0   0   .346      Goodson 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Dierker p             2   0   1   1     0   0   .163        McCovey ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .277
  Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        F. Johnson pr,1b    0   1   0   0     0   0   .260
  Lampard ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Lanier ss             3   1   1   1     1   0   .228
  Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Bryant p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .045
                                                            Jerry Johnson p     2   0   0   0     0   1   .063
                                                            Hunt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .281
                                                            McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .154

Totals               38   5  13   5     3   7             Totals               36   9  12   9     5   6

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance:  3,180
Left on Base: Astros 10, Giants 8
DP: Astros 0, Giants 1
Errors: Menke, Fuentes, Hart, Goodson
Doubles: Cedeno (14), Alou (27), Wynn (31), McCovey (33), Bonds (33)
Triples: Bonds (8)
Home Runs: Mays 2 (26)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (11), Wynn (22), Bonds (43)
Sacrifice Hits: Dierker (9)
GIDP: Rader (21)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(13-12)        6     9   8   8   5   2   2  32   4.01
Ray                     1     3   1   1   0   1   0   5   3.63
Culver                  1     0   0   0   0   3   0   4   3.79
Totals                  8    12   9   9   5   6   2  41

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant                  3.2   7   4   3   1   2   0  20   5.19
Jerry Johnson W(5-3)    3.1   5   1   1   2   3   0  15   4.45
McMahon SV(15)          2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.93
Totals                  9    13   5   4   3   7   0  42

Passed Balls: Dietz (20)
Wild Pitches: McMahon (6)

Umpires: HP - Stan Landes, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Augie Donatelli


ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan flied
out to left; Wynn singled to third [Wynn to second (error by
Hart)]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Fuentes flied out
to center; Mays homered [Bonds scored]; Dietz grounded out
(third to first); Henderson walked; Hart made an out to second;
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke struck out; Rader flied out to right; Cedeno
singled to center; Howard singled to right [Cedeno to third];
Dierker singled to right [Howard to second, Cedeno scored]; Alou
grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Goodson grounded out (first unassisted); Lanier
grounded out (first unassisted); Bryant grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Morgan flied out to right; Wynn struck out; Watson
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
singled to center; Mays singled to right [Fuentes to third];
Dietz singled to left [Mays to second, Fuentes scored];
Henderson flied out to center [Mays to third]; Hart walked
[Dietz to second]; Goodson grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Menke walked; Rader flied out to center; Cedeno
doubled to left [Menke to third]; Howard singled to center
[Cedeno scored, Menke scored]; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Howard to second]; Alou reached on an error
by Fuentes [Howard to third]; Morgan singled to right [Alou to
third, Howard scored (unearned)]; JERRY JOHNSON REPLACED BRYANT
(PITCHING); Wynn grounded out (third to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Lanier walked; Jerry Johnson struck out; Bonds
struck out; Fuentes singled to center [Lanier to second]; Mays
homered [Lanier scored, Fuentes scored]; Dietz singled;
Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 4, Giants 6.

ASTROS 5TH: Goodson dropped a foul fly hit by Watson for an
error; Watson struck out; Menke singled; Rader struck out;
Cedeno singled to center [Menke to second]; Howard forced Menke
(third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 6.

GIANTS 5TH: Hart grounded out (third to first); Goodson grounded
out (second to first); Lanier flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Dierker grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou
doubled to center; Dietz allowed a passed ball [Alou to third];
Morgan struck out; Wynn doubled [Alou scored]; Watson flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 6.

GIANTS 6TH: Jerry Johnson grounded out (third to first); Bonds
tripled to right; Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted); Mays
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
5, Giants 6.

ASTROS 7TH: Menke walked; Rader grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Menke out at second]; Cedeno
walked; Cedeno stole second; Howard singled to shortstop [Cedeno
out at home (shortstop to third to catcher to pitcher to
catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 6.

GIANTS 7TH: Dietz walked; Henderson singled to center [Dietz to
second]; RAY REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Hart struck out;
MCCOVEY BATTED FOR GOODSON; McCovey doubled to right [Henderson
scored, Dietz scored]; F. JOHNSON RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Lanier
singled to left [F. Johnson scored]; HUNT BATTED FOR JERRY
JOHNSON; Hunt flied out to center; Bonds doubled to left [Lanier
out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 9.

ASTROS 8TH: F. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GALLAGHER
REPLACED HART (PLAYING 3B); MCMAHON REPLACED HUNT (PITCHING);
LAMPARD BATTED FOR RAY; Lampard popped to third in foul
territory; Alou grounded out (second to first); Morgan popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants
9.

GIANTS 8TH: CULVER REPLACED LAMPARD (PITCHING); Fuentes was
called out on strikes; Mays struck out; Dietz reached on an
error by Menke; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 5, Giants 9.

ASTROS 9TH: Wynn singled; Watson struck out; Wynn stole second;
McMahon threw a wild pitch [Wynn to third]; Menke struck out;
Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5,
Giants 9.