The Giants extended their winning streak to eight games by sweeping a doubleheader with the Cubs, 5-1 and 8-1. In the lidlifter, the Giants erupted for all their runs in the fourth inning. George Foster, Jimmy Rosario and Tito Fuentes singled to load the bases with two out. Frank Johnson batted for Steve Stone and cleared the sacks with a double. Bobby Bonds followed with a two-run homer.

Fran Healy led the Giants' attack in the nightcap, driving in four runs with a homer and three singles. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     18, 1971 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Cubs         0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Giants       0  0  0    5  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  9  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .146      Bonds rf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .333
Beckert 2b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .304      Speier ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .302
Williams lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .349      Mays 1b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .390
Santo 3b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .211      Dietz c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Pepitone 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .357      Foster lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .316
Ortiz cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Gallagher 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Callison rf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .121      Rosario cf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .368
  Hickman ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .091      Fuentes 2b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .346
Rudolph c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .095      Stone p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Pappas p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .125        F. Johnson ph       1   1   1   3     0   0   .167
  Jestadt ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cumberland p        1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Colborn p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   6   1     3   3             Totals               30   5   9   5     3   6

Time of Game: 2:09
Left on Base: Cubs 5, Giants 5
DP: Cubs 2, Giants 3
Doubles: Williams (3), F. Johnson (1), Fuentes (1)
Home Runs: Bonds (4)
GIDP: Pappas (1), Kessinger (1), Santo (2), Gallagher (2), Mays (1)
Hit by Pitch: Dietz (1,by Pappas)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas L(2-1)           7     9   5   5   2   5   1  31   2.52
Colborn                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     9   5   5   3   6   1  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   4     3   1   1   2   1   0  16   3.86
Cumberland W(1-0)       5     3   0   0   1   2   0  17   0.00
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   3   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Pappas (1)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Dale


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger made an out to second; Beckert made an out
to second; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Speier flied out to left; Mays
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
0, Giants 0.

CUBS 2ND: Santo flied out to left; Pepitone flied out to left;
Ortiz singled to shortstop; Callison grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Dietz struck out; Foster flied out to center;
Gallagher singled to center; Rosario singled to right [Gallagher
to third]; Fuentes forced Rosario (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 3RD: Rudolph singled to left; Pappas grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Rudolph out at second];
Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Stone struck out; Bonds grounded out (shortstop to
first); Speier walked; Mays flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Giants 0.

CUBS 4TH: Beckert walked; Williams doubled to right [Beckert to
third]; Santo grounded out (shortstop to first) [Beckert
scored]; Pepitone was walked intentionally; Ortiz flied out to
center; Callison struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Dietz flied out to center; Foster singled to left;
Gallagher struck out; Rosario singled to left [Foster to
second]; Fuentes singled to shortstop [Rosario to second, Foster
to third]; F. JOHNSON BATTED FOR STONE; F. Johnson doubled
[Fuentes scored, Rosario scored, Foster scored]; Bonds homered
[F. Johnson scored]; Speier grounded out (pitcher to first); 5
R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 5.

CUBS 5TH: CUMBERLAND REPLACED F. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Rudolph
struck out; Pappas walked; Kessinger grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Pappas out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 5.

GIANTS 5TH: Mays walked; Dietz was hit by a pitch [Mays to
second]; Foster forced Dietz (shortstop to second) [Mays to
third]; Gallagher grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Foster out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 5.

CUBS 6TH: Beckert singled to right; Williams singled to right
[Beckert to second]; Santo grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Beckert to third, Williams out at
second]; Pepitone popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 5.

GIANTS 6TH: Rosario grounded out (first unassisted); Fuentes
doubled to right; Cumberland struck out; Bonds flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 5.

CUBS 7TH: Ortiz flied out to right; HICKMAN BATTED FOR CALLISON;
Hickman struck out; Rudolph popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: HICKMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Speier singled
to right; Mays grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Speier out at second]; Dietz popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 5.

CUBS 8TH: JESTADT BATTED FOR PAPPAS; Jestadt made an out to
shortstop; Kessinger flied out to center; Beckert flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: COLBORN REPLACED JESTADT (PITCHING); Foster walked;
Foster was picked off first (pitcher to first); Gallagher made
an out to catcher; Rosario struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, Giants 5.

CUBS 9TH: Williams flied out to right; Santo grounded out
(shortstop to first); Pepitone singled to first; Ortiz made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Giants 5.