Jack Billingham held the Giants to six hits, struck out 12 and pitched the Astros to a 3-0 victory. The Astros scored all their runs in the second inning on a walk, singles by Doug Rader and Larry Howard, an infield out and a squeeze bunt by Cesar Cedeno. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Monday, September 28, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0
Astros       0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .303      Cedeno cf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .305
Fuentes ss            3   0   1   0     1   2   .259      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Mays cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .291      Wynn lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
McCovey 1b            2   0   1   0     1   0   .291      Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   3   .295      Menke ss              3   1   0   0     1   0   .301
Dietz c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .299      Rader 3b              3   1   2   0     0   1   .254
Gallagher 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Howard c              3   1   1   1     0   0   .321
Heise 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .234      Miller rf             2   0   0   1     1   0   .231
Bryant p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Billingham p          2   0   1   0     0   0   .103
  Goodson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .273
  Robertson p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .086
  Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .375
  Jerry Johnson p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
  Hart ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .287

Totals               32   0   6   0     3  12             Totals               29   3   7   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  6,160
Left on Base: Giants 9, Astros 5
DP: Giants 1, Astros 0
Doubles: McCovey (39)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Billingham (7)
GIDP: Watson (9)
Hit by Pitch: McCovey (3,by Billingham)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant L(5-8)           2     4   3   3   1   0   0  11   4.78
Robertson               3     2   0   0   0   2   0  10   4.90
Jerry Johnson           3     1   0   0   1   0   0  11   4.28
Totals                  8     7   3   3   2   2   0  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(13-9)      9     6   0   0   3  12   0  36   3.98
Totals                  9     6   0   0   3  12   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Billingham (10)
Wild Pitches: Billingham (10)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Bob Engel


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Fuentes struck out; Mays walked;
Billingham threw a wild pitch [Mays to second]; McCovey walked;
Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

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

GIANTS 2ND: Dietz grounded out (third to first); Gallagher
grounded out (second to first); Heise grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke walked; Rader singled to left [Menke to
second]; Howard singled to right [Rader to third, Menke scored];
Miller grounded out (third to first) [Howard to second, Rader
scored]; Billingham grounded out (shortstop to first) [Howard to
third]; On a bunt Cedeno singled [Howard scored]; Cedeno stole
second; Morgan made an out to first; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 3RD: GOODSON BATTED FOR BRYANT; Goodson singled to left;
Bonds was called out on strikes; Fuentes singled to right
[Goodson to second]; Mays forced Fuentes (third to second)
[Goodson to third]; McCovey was hit by a pitch [Mays to second];
Henderson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: ROBERTSON REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Wynn singled
to left; Watson grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Wynn out at second]; Menke grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Dietz grounded out (third to first); Gallagher flied
out to right; Heise singled to left; Robertson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader struck out; Howard grounded out (shortstop to
first); Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Fuentes walked;
Mays popped to catcher in foul territory; McCovey doubled
[Fuentes out at home (center to shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Billingham singled to center; Cedeno struck out;
Morgan flied out to left; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Henderson struck out; Dietz struck out; Gallagher
singled; Heise singled to center [Gallagher to second]; FOSTER
BATTED FOR ROBERTSON; Foster struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: JERRY JOHNSON REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Watson
flied out to left; Menke grounded out (third to first); Rader
singled to right; Howard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Bonds struck out; Fuentes struck out; Mays made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Miller walked; Billingham out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Miller to second]; Cedeno grounded out (third
to first); Morgan made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 8TH: McCovey flied out to center; Henderson grounded out
(first unassisted); Dietz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Wynn flied out to left; Watson made an out to
shortstop; Menke flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); Heise
was called out on strikes; HART BATTED FOR JERRY JOHNSON; Hart
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.