Helped by an error with two out, the Giants scored five runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Dodgers, 8-4. Chris Speier and Willie Mays homered in succession for the Giants in the first. Speier's smash was the first of the rookie shortstop's major league career.

With the Dodgers leading, 4-3, Bobby Bonds walked in the seventh and Speier sacrificed. Mays struck out, but Willie McCovey walked and Ken Henderson singled to tie the score. Dick Dietz then rolled to Jim Lefebvre, who threw wildly to second trying for a forceout. That loaded the bases and Tito Fuentes capitalized on the error with a two-run single. Al Gallagher also singled, driving in another run, and when Bill Russell muffed the relay, the Giants' final tally counted. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Game Played on Friday, May 14, 1971 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Dodgers      2  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  2
Giants       2  0  1    0  0  0    5  0  x  -   8  9  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .313      Bonds rf              3   2   1   0     2   0   .306
Buckner rf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .283      Speier ss             4   1   1   1     0   0   .292
Davis cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .394      Mays cf               4   1   1   1     1   2   .373
Allen lf              4   0   0   1     0   1   .210      McCovey 1b            3   1   3   1     1   0   .333
Parker 1b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .257      Henderson lf          4   1   1   1     0   0   .243
Sims c                4   1   1   2     0   0   .271      Dietz c               3   1   0   0     1   1   .280
Lefebvre 2b,3b        4   0   2   0     0   0   .315      Fuentes 2b            4   1   1   2     0   0   .261
Garvey 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Gallagher 3b          2   0   1   1     2   0   .260
  Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lanier 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
  Haller ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Stone p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Downing p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .303
  Russell 2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .234        J. Johnson p        1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .318

Totals               35   4   8   4     1   4             Totals               31   8   9   7     7   4

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 30,862
Left on Base: Dodgers 5, Giants 7
DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 1
Errors: Lefebvre, Russell, Fuentes
Doubles: Davis 2 (8)
Home Runs: Sims (2), Speier (1), Mays (8)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (7)
Caught Stealing: Mays (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Speier (2)
GIDP: Garvey (5), Speier (4)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing                 5.2   6   3   3   5   2   2  26   2.12
Mikkelsen L(3-2)        2.1   3   5   1   2   2   0  13   4.26
Totals                  8     9   8   4   7   4   2  39

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   6     7   4   4   1   1   1  26   3.28
J. Johnson W(5-1)       3     1   0   0   0   3   0  10   1.07
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   4   1  36

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Al Barlick


DODGERS 1ST: Wills singled to left; Buckner singled to center
[Wills to second]; Davis doubled to right [Buckner to third,
Wills scored]; Allen grounded out (shortstop to first) [Buckner
scored]; Parker grounded out (pitcher to first) [Davis to
third]; Sims grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds popped to first in foul territory; Speier
homered; Mays homered; McCovey singled to right; Henderson
popped to catcher in foul territory; Dietz was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Lefebvre grounded out (pitcher to first); Garvey
grounded out (pitcher to first); Downing singled to shortstop;
Wills grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Fuentes flied out to center; Gallagher flied out to
right; Stone grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Davis
flied out to center; Allen grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds walked; Speier grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Bonds to second]; Bonds stole third; Mays struck out;
McCovey singled to right [Bonds scored]; Henderson popped to
catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Giants 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Parker walked; Sims homered [Parker scored];
Lefebvre singled to right; Garvey grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Lefebvre out at second]; Downing
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Dietz flied out to center; Fuentes made an out to
shortstop; Gallagher walked; Stone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Buckner made
an out to shortstop; Davis doubled to right; Allen flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Bonds singled to right; Speier grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Bonds out at second]; Mays
walked; Mays was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Parker reached on an error by Fuentes; Sims flied
out to right; Lefebvre flied out to left; Garvey grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: McCovey singled to center; Henderson flied out to
center; Dietz walked [McCovey to second]; Fuentes forced Dietz
(second to shortstop) [McCovey to third]; Gallagher walked
[Fuentes to second]; RUSSELL REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING 2B);
MIKKELSEN REPLACED GARVEY (PITCHING); LEFEBVRE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); FOSTER BATTED FOR STONE; Foster was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 3.

DODGERS 7TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Russell
struck out; Wills grounded out (third to first); Buckner flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Bonds walked; Speier out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Bonds to second]; Mays was called out on strikes;
McCovey was walked intentionally; Henderson singled to center
[McCovey to second, Bonds scored]; Dietz reached on an error by
Lefebvre [Henderson to second, McCovey to third]; Fuentes
singled to right [Dietz to third, Henderson scored (unearned),
McCovey scored (unearned)]; Gallagher singled to right [Dietz
scored (unearned), Fuentes scored (error by Russell)
(unearned)]; J. Johnson grounded out (third to first); 5 R (1
ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 8.

DODGERS 8TH: LANIER REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING 3B); Davis
grounded out (second to first); Allen was called out on strikes;
Parker made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
4, Giants 8.

GIANTS 8TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Speier flied
out to center; Mays grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants 8.

DODGERS 9TH: Sims popped to catcher in foul territory; Lefebvre
singled to right; HALLER BATTED FOR MIKKELSEN; Haller was called
out on strikes; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR RUSSELL; Crawford grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Giants
8.

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