Bill Singer yielded only two hits, but was a hard-luck loser when Willie Mays doubled in the seventh inning and scored on a single by Dick Dietz to give the Giants a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers. Juan Marichal pitched a six-hitter for the shutout. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Saturday, May       15, 1971 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   1  2  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wills ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Buckner rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .284
Davis cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .390      Mays cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .368
Allen lf              4   0   3   0     0   0   .229      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Parker 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Henderson lf          1   0   0   0     2   1   .241
Sims c                3   0   1   0     1   0   .274      Dietz c               2   0   1   1     1   1   .284
Lefebvre 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .298      Fuentes 2b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Grabarkewitz 3b       3   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Gallagher 3b          2   0   0   0     1   1   .255
Singer p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .056        Lanier 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .196
  Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .304      Marichal p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .087
  Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   0   6   0     2   2             Totals               25   1   2   1     4   8

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 33,370
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Giants 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Giants 1
Errors: Lefebvre
Doubles: Allen (7), Mays (9)
Stolen Bases: Grabarkewitz (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Marichal (4)
GIDP: Parker (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Singer L(2-7)           7     2   1   1   4   6   0  27   4.55
Brewer                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.92
Totals                  8     2   1   1   4   8   0  30

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal W(6-2)         9     6   0   0   2   2   0  34   1.60
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   2   0  34

Wild Pitches: Singer (2)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Buckner
grounded out (first to pitcher); Davis flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Speier grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mays made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Allen singled to center; Parker grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Allen out at
second]; Sims singled to right; Lefebvre grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey flied out to left; Henderson walked; Dietz
walked [Henderson to second]; Fuentes lined into a double play
(third to second) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Grabarkewitz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Singer struck out; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Gallagher was called out on strikes; Marichal flied
out to left; Bonds popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Davis
singled to center; Allen flied out to left; Parker singled to
center [Davis to third]; Sims grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier flied out to right; Mays made an out to
shortstop; McCovey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Lefebvre walked; Grabarkewitz forced Lefebvre
(third to second); Grabarkewitz stole second; Singer flied out
to left; Wills grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Henderson struck out; Dietz was called out on
strikes; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Davis flied
out to right; Allen doubled; Parker grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Gallagher reached on an error by Lefebvre; Marichal
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Gallagher to second];
Bonds struck out; Speier was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Sims grounded out (second to first); Lefebvre
grounded out (second to first); Grabarkewitz grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Mays doubled to left; McCovey made an out to second;
Henderson walked; Dietz singled to left [Henderson to second,
Mays scored]; Fuentes struck out; Singer threw a wild pitch
[Dietz to second, Henderson to third]; Gallagher was walked
intentionally; Marichal flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 1.

DODGERS 8TH: CRAWFORD BATTED FOR SINGER; Crawford was called out
on strikes; Wills grounded out (second to first); Buckner flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: BREWER REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Bonds made an
out to third; Speier struck out; Mays was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Giants 1.

DODGERS 9TH: LANIER REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING 3B); Davis
grounded out (second to first); Allen singled; Parker grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Allen to second]; Sims walked; Lefebvre
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Giants 1.