A two-run triple by Denis Menke in the third inning enabled the Astros to defeat the Giants, 3-1. Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson, who walked, scored on Menke's smash past Willie Mays in center field. The Astros added their other run in the fourth on a single by Norm Miller, a hit batsman, an error on a pickoff play and a sacrifice fly by Joe Morgan. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 29, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
Astros       0  0  2    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Foster rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .316      Cedeno cf             3   1   1   0     2   1   .305
  Bonds ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Morgan 2b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .264
Fuentes ss            4   0   3   0     0   0   .263      Wynn lf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .283
Mays cf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .289      Watson 1b             1   1   0   0     1   0   .272
McCovey 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .292        Mayberry ph,1b      2   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Henderson lf          4   0   2   1     0   1   .296      Menke ss              3   0   3   2     1   0   .305
Hart 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Rader 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
  Jerry Johnson p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .063      Howard c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .307
  Hunt ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Miller rf             1   1   1   0     3   0   .234
Gibson c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .232      Wilson p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .116
Heise 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Lemaster p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .178
  F. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Lanier 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Dietz ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .298
Reberger p            1   0   1   0     0   0   .234
  Robertson p         1   0   1   0     0   0   .102
  Gallagher 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .274

Totals               33   1   8   1     2   5             Totals               28   3   8   3     9   3

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  6,768
Left on Base: Giants 7, Astros 12
DP: Giants 3, Astros 1
Errors: Reberger
Doubles: Rader (25)
Triples: Menke (6)
Stolen Bases: Fuentes (4), Morgan (42)
Sacrifice Flies: Morgan (2)
GIDP: Fuentes (7), Watson (10), Rader (23)
Hit by Pitch: Wilson (1,by Reberger)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reberger L(7-8)         3.1   4   3   3   5   1   0  19   5.57
Robertson               1.2   2   0   0   2   2   0   9   4.85
Jerry Johnson           3     2   0   0   2   0   0  11   4.11
Totals                  8     8   3   3   9   3   0  39

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson W(11-6)          7.1   8   1   1   2   3   0  30   3.91
Lemaster SV(3)          1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   4.56
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   5   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Reberger (7)
Wild Pitches: Reberger (15), Jerry Johnson (4)
Balks: Reberger (2)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Foster struck out; Fuentes singled; Mays forced
Fuentes (third to second); McCovey singled to center [Mays to
third]; Henderson singled to right [McCovey to second, Mays
scored]; Hart made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno struck out; Morgan singled; Morgan stole
second; Wynn walked; Watson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Gibson was called out on strikes; Heise grounded out
(second to first); Reberger singled to center; Foster forced
Reberger (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Menke singled; Rader popped to catcher in foul
territory; Howard flied out to center; Miller walked [Menke to
second]; Reberger balked [Miller to second, Menke to third];
Wilson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1,
Astros 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes singled to center; Mays made an out to
third; McCovey made an out to shortstop; Fuentes stole second;
Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno walked; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Cedeno to second]; Wynn grounded out (third to first);
Reberger threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to third]; Watson walked;
Menke tripled to center [Watson scored, Cedeno scored]; Rader
flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Hart flied out to center; Gibson flied out to
center; Heise grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); Miller
singled; Wilson was hit by a pitch [Miller to second]; Wilson
was picked off first but was safe on an error by Reberger
[Wilson to second, Miller to third]; Cedeno walked; ROBERTSON
REPLACED REBERGER (PITCHING); Morgan hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Wilson to third, Miller scored]; Wynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Robertson singled to left; Foster made an out to
first; Fuentes grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Robertson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: MAYBERRY BATTED FOR WATSON; Mayberry flied out to
right; Menke walked; Rader doubled to left [Menke to third];
Howard was called out on strikes; Miller was walked
intentionally; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants
1, Astros 3.

GIANTS 6TH: MAYBERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Mays made an
out to second; McCovey walked; Henderson singled to right
[McCovey to third, Henderson out at second (right to
shortstop)]; Hart made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno singled to center; JERRY JOHNSON REPLACED
HART (PITCHING); GALLAGHER REPLACED ROBERTSON (PLAYING 3B);
Morgan flied into a double play (left to second to first)
[Cedeno out at first]; Wynn singled; Mayberry popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Gibson flied out to right; F. JOHNSON BATTED FOR
HEISE; F. Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Gallagher
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: LANIER REPLACED F. JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); Menke
singled; Rader grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Menke out at second]; Howard grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 3.

GIANTS 8TH: BONDS BATTED FOR FOSTER; Bonds flied out to right;
Fuentes singled to center; Mays walked [Fuentes to second];
LEMASTER REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); McCovey grounded out
(second to first) [Mays to second, Fuentes to third]; Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: BONDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Miller walked;
Lemaster popped to first in foul territory; Cedeno grounded out
(third to first) [Miller to second]; Morgan was walked
intentionally; Jerry Johnson threw a wild pitch [Morgan to
second, Miller to third]; Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 3.

GIANTS 9TH: HUNT BATTED FOR JERRY JOHNSON; Hunt struck out;
Gibson made an out to shortstop; DIETZ BATTED FOR LANIER; Dietz
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Astros 3.