Willie Mays, playing his first game since the previous day's celebration of his 40th birthday, drove in a run with a single in the 10th inning to give the Giants a 4-3 victory over the Braves. Earl Williams homered for the Braves in the ninth to send the game into overtime. Bobby Bonds doubled in the Giants' 10th, went to third on a bunt by Chris Speier and scored on Mays' single. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Friday, May       7, 1971 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1    0  -   3  7  1
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0    1  -   4 13  3


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jackson cf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .309      Bonds rf              5   2   2   0     0   3   .347
Garr lf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .402      Speier ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .307
H. Aaron rf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Mays cf               5   2   3   1     0   1   .383
Cepeda 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .316      McCovey 1b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .270
Millan 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .381      Dietz c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .297
  Perez 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .230      Henderson lf          4   0   1   2     0   0   .244
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .138      Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .258
  Boyer ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Gallagher 3b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .239
Williams 3b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .242        Lanier 3b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .182
Didier c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Perry p               4   0   2   0     0   0   .080
Garrido ss,2b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .200        J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stone p               4   0   1   0     0   1   .167
  Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   3   7   2     0   3             Totals               38   4  13   4     0   6

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 11,097
Left on Base: Braves 6, Giants 8
DP: Braves 2, Giants 0
Errors: Perez, Mays, Gallagher 2
Doubles: Garr (3), McCovey (2), Bonds (9)
Home Runs: Williams (5)
Stolen Bases: Millan (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Speier (1)
GIDP: Henderson (1), McCovey (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(0-1)            9    12   4   2   0   6   0  38   3.00
Upshaw                  0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.63
Totals                  9    13   4   2   0   6   0  39

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   9.1   7   3   2   0   3   1  37   3.05
J. Johnson W(4-0)       0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.46
Totals                 10     7   3   2   0   3   1  39

Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Nick Colosi


BRAVES 1ST: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Garr flied
out to center; H. Aaron grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds was called out on strikes; Speier flied out to
center; Mays was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda grounded out (second to first); Millan made
an out to second; Williams reached on an error by Gallagher;
Didier popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (third to first); Dietz made an
out to shortstop; Henderson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Garrido flied out to center; Stone flied out to
left; Jackson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes made an out to second; Gallagher struck out;
Perry singled to center; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr singled to center; H. Aaron forced Garr (third
to second); Cepeda struck out; Millan singled to center [H.
Aaron to third, Millan to second (error by Mays)]; Williams
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier singled to left; Mays forced Speier
(shortstop to second); McCovey doubled to center [Mays scored];
Dietz singled to right [McCovey to third]; Henderson grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dietz out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Didier flied out to center; Garrido flied out to
right; Stone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Fuentes flied out to left; Gallagher grounded out
(second to first); Perry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Jackson singled to center; Garr doubled to center
[Jackson scored]; H. Aaron grounded out (second to first) [Garr
to third]; Cepeda grounded out (third to first); Millan reached
on an error by Gallagher [Garr scored (unearned)]; Millan stole
second; Williams struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: PEREZ REPLACED MILLAN (PLAYING 2B); Bonds singled;
Speier out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Bonds to
second]; Mays singled [Bonds stayed at second]; McCovey reached
on an error by Perez [Mays to second, Bonds to third]; Dietz
struck out; Henderson singled to left [McCovey to second, Mays
scored (unearned), Bonds scored (unearned)]; Fuentes grounded
out (second to first); 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Giants 3.

BRAVES 7TH: LANIER REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING 3B); Didier flied
out to left; Garrido grounded out (shortstop to first); Stone
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Lanier flied out to left; Perry singled to left;
Bonds was called out on strikes; Speier flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Garr made
an out to second; H. Aaron grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Mays singled to left; McCovey grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Mays out at second]; Dietz
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
2, Giants 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); LUM BATTED
FOR PEREZ; Lum flied out to center; Williams homered; Didier
made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: BOYER REPLACED LUM (PLAYING SS); GARRIDO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Henderson flied out to right; Fuentes
singled to left; Lanier flied out to right; Perry grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 3.

BRAVES 10TH: Garrido grounded out (second to first); Stone
singled; Jackson singled to right [Stone to second]; J. JOHNSON
REPLACED PERRY (PITCHING); Garr forced Jackson (shortstop to
second) [Stone to third]; H. Aaron forced Garr (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Giants 3.

GIANTS 10TH: Bonds doubled to left; On a bunt Speier singled
[Bonds to third]; UPSHAW REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Mays singled
to right [Speier to second, Bonds scored]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Braves 3, Giants 4.