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Saturday May 22, 1971
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John Mayberry singled in the 12th inning for his first hit since being recalled from Oklahoma City (American Association) and drove in the run that gave the Astros a 2-1 victory over the Giants. Cesar Cedeno, who looped a two-out double into right field, scored on Mayberry's single. [The Sporting News]


Houston Astros 2, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Saturday, May 22, 1971 (Night game) at Astrodome

Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Astros       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   1   1   0     1   1   .299      Metzger ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .241
Fuentes 2b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .257      Morgan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   1   .248
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Alou rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .382
  Mays ph,cf          2   0   1   1     0   0   .352        Wynn cf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .214
McCovey 1b            2   0   0   0     2   0   .316      Watson lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Dietz c               4   0   0   0     1   1   .282        Cedeno cf,rf        2   1   1   0     0   0   .189
Foster lf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .273      Mayberry 1b           4   0   1   1     0   3   .143
  F. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .103      Miller cf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .239
  Lanier ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Geronimo lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Gallagher 3b          5   0   2   0     0   0   .271      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .177
Rosario cf,lf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .214      Edwards c             3   1   1   0     0   1   .202
Robertson p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .083        Martinez ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Healy ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .700        Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilson p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .111
  Heise ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiatt ph,c          1   0   1   0     0   0   .419
  McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cumberland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   1   7   1     5   9             Totals               40   2   6   1     0  13

Time of Game: 3:04   Attendance: 25,893
Left on Base: Giants 9, Astros 4
DP: Giants 1, Astros 2
Doubles: Edwards (2), Cedeno (6)
Stolen Bases: Rosario (2), Fuentes (3), Edwards (1)
Caught Stealing: Rosario (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Fuentes (2), Rosario (1), McMahon (1)
GIDP: Speier (5)
Hit by Pitch: McCovey (2,by Gladding), Mayberry (1,by Robertson)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Robertson               7     2   1   0   0   8   0  24   3.94
J. Johnson              2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   0.89
Hamilton                1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   1.35
McMahon L(3-3)          1.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   5   6.86
Cumberland              0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.25
Totals                 11.2   6   2   1   0  13   0  41

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson                  8.1   5   1   1   4   9   0  32   3.11
Gladding                2.2   1   0   0   1   0   0  10   1.84
Culver W(3-4)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.18
Totals                 12     7   1   1   5   9   0  46

Passed Balls: Dietz (6)
Hit by Pitch: Robertson (1), Gladding (3)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled; Fuentes made an out to third; Speier
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to left; Morgan was called out on
strikes; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey flied out to right; Dietz flied out to
right; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 0.

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

GIANTS 3RD: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Rosario
singled; Rosario stole second; Robertson struck out; Bonds
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
doubled to center; Dietz allowed a passed ball [Edwards to
third]; Edwards stole home; Wilson struck out; Metzger flied out
to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Fuentes struck out; Speier flied out to center;
McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Morgan singled; Alou grounded out (second to first)
[Morgan to second]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Morgan to third]; Mayberry struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Dietz grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
grounded out (pitcher to first); Gallagher made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Miller flied out to center; Rader flied out to
center; Edwards flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Rosario flied out to center; Robertson struck out;
Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Wilson struck out; Metzger was called out on
strikes; Morgan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Fuentes singled to center; Fuentes stole second;
Speier struck out; McCovey walked; Dietz was called out on
strikes; Foster struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Alou flied out to center; Watson made an out to
second; Mayberry was hit by a pitch; Miller was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 8TH: CEDENO REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING CF); GERONIMO
REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING LF); Gallagher grounded out (second to
first); Rosario singled; HEALY BATTED FOR ROBERTSON; Healy
struck out; Rosario was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED HEALY (PITCHING); Rader struck
out; Edwards struck out; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 9TH: WYNN REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING CF); CEDENO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Bonds walked; Fuentes out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Bonds to second]; MAYS BATTED FOR
SPEIER; Mays singled to left [Bonds scored, Mays to second (on
throw)]; McCovey was walked intentionally; Dietz walked [Mays to
third, McCovey to second]; GLADDING REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING);
F. JOHNSON BATTED FOR FOSTER; F. Johnson lined into a double
play (third unassisted) [Mays out at third]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: MAYS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LANIER REPLACED F.
JOHNSON (PLAYING SS); ROSARIO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Metzger flied out to right; Morgan grounded out (second to
first); Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 1.

GIANTS 10TH: Gallagher singled; Rosario out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Gallagher to second]; HEISE BATTED FOR J.
JOHNSON; Heise reached on a fielder's choice [Gallagher out at
third (shortstop to third)]; Bonds forced Heise (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 10TH: HAMILTON REPLACED HEISE (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded
out (third to first); Mayberry was called out on strikes;
Geronimo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 1.

GIANTS 11TH: Fuentes walked; Mays made an out to second; McCovey
was hit by a pitch [Fuentes to second]; Dietz grounded out
(first to pitcher) [McCovey to second, Fuentes to third]; Lanier
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 11TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); MARTINEZ
BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Martinez singled to left; HIATT BATTED FOR
GLADDING; MCMAHON REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Hiatt singled to
center [Martinez to third]; Metzger lined into a double play
(pitcher to third) [Martinez out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 1.

GIANTS 12TH: CULVER REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); HIATT STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Gallagher singled to center; Rosario
forced Gallagher (third to shortstop); McMahon out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rosario to second]; Bonds
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 12TH: Morgan flied out to left; Wynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cedeno doubled to right; CUMBERLAND
REPLACED MCMAHON (PITCHING); Mayberry singled [Cedeno scored]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 2.



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