The Astros took advantage of Gaylord Perry's troubles and scored three runs in the fourth inning to defeat the Giants, 4-1. Perry hit Jesus Alou with a pitch to start the stanza, Bob Watson was safe on an error and John Mayberry walked. Noem Miller then doubled on a drive misplayed by George Foster in left field, two runs scoring. Johnny Edwards singled to plate the third tally.

Larry Dierker gained his seventh victory but needed the help of Fred Gladding, who took over with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth and induced Al Gallagher to ground into a double play. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Friday, May       21, 1971 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  2
Astros       0  0  1    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .302      Metzger ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .248
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Morgan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .250
Mays cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .349      Alou rf,lf            3   1   0   0     0   0   .395
McCovey 1b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .322        Geronimo lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Dietz c               4   0   1   0     0   2   .291      Watson lf             3   1   0   0     0   0   .285
Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .282        Cedeno cf,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Fuentes 2b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .255      Mayberry 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .000
Gallagher 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Miller cf,rf          2   0   1   2     0   0   .256
Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .091        Wynn cf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .219
  Healy ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .778      Rader 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .182
  Cumberland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Edwards c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .198
                                                          Dierker p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .115
                                                            Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   9   1     0   9             Totals               31   4   8   3     1   2

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 18,555
Left on Base: Giants 7, Astros 6
DP: Giants 2, Astros 1
Errors: Foster, Fuentes
Doubles: Rader (6), Miller (3)
Triples: Morgan (2)
Sacrifice Flies: McCovey (2)
GIDP: Gallagher (7), Morgan (2)
Hit by Pitch: Alou (1,by Perry), Miller (1,by Perry)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(4-2)            6     6   4   1   1   2   0  26   2.70
Cumberland              2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.25
Totals                  8     8   4   1   1   2   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(7-1)          8.1   9   1   1   0   9   0  34   2.16
Gladding SV(3)          0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.25
Totals                  9     9   1   1   0   9   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Perry 2 (3)
Wild Pitches: Dierker (5)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to center; Speier grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mays flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled to center; Morgan grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Metzger out at
second]; Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey flied out to center; Dietz struck out;
Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
flied out to left; Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes grounded out (second to first); Gallagher
grounded out (second to first); Perry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Rader doubled to left; Edwards flied out to center;
Dierker was called out on strikes; Metzger singled to left
[Rader scored (error by Foster) (unearned)]; Morgan grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds singled to right; Speier singled [Bonds to
second]; Mays forced Speier (second unassisted) [Bonds to
third]; McCovey hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bonds scored];
Dierker threw a wild pitch [Mays to second]; Dietz grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Alou was hit by a pitch; Watson reached on an error
by Fuentes [Alou to third]; Mayberry walked [Watson to second];
Miller doubled to left [Mayberry to third, Watson scored
(unearned), Alou scored]; Rader flied into a double play (right
to catcher to second) [Miller out at second]; Edwards singled to
center [Mayberry scored (unearned)]; Dierker was called out on
strikes; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Fuentes struck
out; Gallagher flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); Morgan
singled to right; Alou forced Morgan (third to second); Watson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Astros 4.

GIANTS 6TH: CEDENO REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING CF); ALOU CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MILLER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Perry struck out; Bonds singled to center; Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Bonds to second]; Mays was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Mayberry flied out to center; Miller was hit by a
pitch; Rader popped to catcher in foul territory; Edwards flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 4.

GIANTS 7TH: McCovey singled; Dietz struck out; Foster struck
out; Fuentes singled [McCovey to second]; Gallagher singled
[Fuentes to second, McCovey to third]; HEALY BATTED FOR PERRY;
Healy grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Giants 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: CUMBERLAND REPLACED HEALY (PITCHING); Dierker made
an out to first; Metzger flied out to right; Morgan tripled to
center; Alou made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Astros 4.

GIANTS 8TH: GERONIMO REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING LF); WYNN REPLACED
MILLER (PLAYING CF); CEDENO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
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.  Giants 1,
Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno flied out to left; Mayberry flied out to
right; Wynn singled; Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 4.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher); Dietz
singled; Foster singled to center [Dietz to second]; Fuentes
singled to right [Foster to second, Dietz to third]; GLADDING
REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Gallagher grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Fuentes out at second]; 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 4.