The Astros extended their winning streak to six games by defeating the Giants, 4-3. Bobby Bonds homered for the Giants, who held a 3-1 lead before the Astros rallied to tie the score in the sixth inning on singles by Larry Dierker and Cesar Cedeno, a double by Joe Morgan and sacrifice fly by Jim Wynn.

In the ninth, after Don McMahon replaced Juan Marichal on the mound for the Giants, Denis Menke singled and Doug Rader sacrificed. Norm Miller was passed intentionally and Johnny Edwards then singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 3

Game Played on Wednesday, September 30, 1970 (Night game) at Astrodome

Giants       1  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  1  -   4  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .302      Cedeno cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .308
Fuentes ss            2   1   2   0     2   0   .267      Morgan 2b             3   1   2   1     0   0   .267
Mays cf               3   0   1   0     1   2   .289      Wynn lf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .282
McCovey 1b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .291      Watson 1b             2   0   0   1     1   0   .270
Dietz c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .298      Menke ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .305
Henderson lf          4   0   1   1     0   2   .296      Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Gallagher 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Miller rf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .237
Heise 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Edwards c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .220
  F. Johnson ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Dierker p             3   1   2   0     0   0   .174
  Lanier 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Marichal p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .059
  Hart ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               33   3   8   3     3   8             Totals               28   4   9   4     3   2

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance:  8,673
Left on Base: Giants 6, Astros 6
DP: Giants 1, Astros 1
Doubles: Dietz (35), Henderson (35), Morgan 2 (28), Miller (9)
Home Runs: Bonds (26)
Caught Stealing: Fuentes (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Morgan (5), Rader (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Watson (6), Wynn (7)
GIDP: Hart (12), Menke (7)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal                8     7   3   3   2   2   0  31   4.12
McMahon L(9-5)          0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   2.96
Totals                  8.1   9   4   4   3   2   0  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(16-12)        9     8   3   3   3   8   1  36   3.87
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   8   1  36

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


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to center; Fuentes singled to
center; Mays singled [Fuentes to second]; McCovey singled to
center [Mays to third, Fuentes scored]; Dietz made an out to
second; Henderson struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno struck out; Morgan grounded out (second to
first); Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Gallagher grounded out (third to first); Heise
struck out; Marichal struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Menke grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Watson out at second]; Rader struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds popped to first in foul territory; Fuentes
walked; Fuentes was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Mays walked; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Miller grounded out (second to first); Edwards
popped to first in foul territory; Dierker singled to left;
Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Astros 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Dietz made an out to third; Henderson struck out;
Gallagher flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Morgan doubled; Wynn grounded out (first to pitcher)
[Morgan to third]; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Morgan
scored]; Menke made an out to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Astros 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Heise grounded out (third to first); Marichal flied
out to center; Bonds homered; Fuentes walked; Mays struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader popped to catcher in foul territory; Miller
walked; Miller was picked off first (pitcher to first); Edwards
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 1.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey flied out to center; Dietz doubled;
Henderson doubled to center [Dietz scored]; Gallagher grounded
out (shortstop to first); Heise made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Dierker singled to right; Cedeno singled to center
[Dierker to second]; Morgan doubled to right [Cedeno to third,
Dierker scored]; Wynn hit a sacrifice fly to left [Morgan to
third, Cedeno scored]; Watson made an out to second; Menke
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
3, Astros 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Marichal grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes singled; Mays struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader flied out to right; Miller doubled to right;
Edwards flied out to right [Miller to third]; Dierker flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 3.

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

ASTROS 8TH: On a bunt Cedeno singled; Morgan out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Cedeno to second]; Wynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Watson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); F. JOHNSON
BATTED FOR HEISE; F. Johnson singled to center; HART BATTED FOR
MARICHAL; Hart grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [F. Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: LANIER REPLACED F. JOHNSON (PLAYING 2B); MCMAHON
REPLACED HART (PITCHING); Menke singled to left; Rader out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Menke to second]; Miller was
walked intentionally; Edwards singled to right [Miller to
second, Menke scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 4.

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