A single, double and triple by Bobby Bonds, who drove in three runs and scored one, led the Giants to a 7-4 victory over the Astros. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 7, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Sunday, May       23, 1971 (Day game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  2  2    1  2  0    0  0  0  -   7  8  1
Astros       1  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 12  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   1   3   3     0   1   .308      Metzger ss            5   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Morgan 2b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .253
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Alou rf               5   1   2   0     0   1   .383
McCovey 1b            3   1   0   1     2   0   .308      Watson lf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .283
Healy c               4   1   1   0     1   1   .571      Wynn cf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .216
Foster lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Rader 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .179
Gallagher 3b          2   2   1   1     1   0   .275      Mayberry 1b           3   2   1   0     1   1   .200
Rosario cf            3   1   0   0     1   1   .200      Hiatt c               3   0   1   0     1   1   .412
Bryant p              4   1   1   1     0   2   .160      Griffin p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Ray p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cedeno ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .188
                                                            Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Menke ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .259
                                                            Culver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   7   8   6     6   5             Totals               38   4  12   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 23,692
Left on Base: Giants 7, Astros 9
DP: Giants 2, Astros 1
Errors: Speier, Wynn
Doubles: Bryant (1), Bonds (10), Alou (6)
Triples: Bonds (2), Mayberry (1)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Fuentes (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Gallagher (1)
GIDP: Healy (1), Griffin (2), Alou (4)
Hit by Pitch: Speier (2,by Ray)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant W(5-1)           8    12   4   3   2   5   0  38   2.24
J. Johnson SV(4)        1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.86
Totals                  9    12   4   3   2   5   0  40

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(0-5)          2     6   4   3   3   0   0  15   5.08
Ray                     4     2   3   3   2   3   0  17   2.82
Lemaster                2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   0.73
Culver                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.08
Totals                  9     8   7   6   6   5   0  41

Passed Balls: Healy (1)
Hit by Pitch: Ray (2)
Wild Pitches: Griffin (2)
Balks: Bryant (1), Ray (1)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Fuentes
singled; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Fuentes to second]; Speier
walked; McCovey made an out to shortstop; Healy walked [Fuentes
to third, Speier to second]; Foster flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to center; Morgan flied out to
left; Alou doubled to center; Watson singled [Alou to third];
Wynn singled [Watson to second, Alou scored]; Rader flied out to
right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Gallagher singled to center; Rosario grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Gallagher to second]; Bryant doubled to
center [Gallagher scored]; Bonds tripled to center [Bryant
scored]; Fuentes grounded out (second to first); Speier grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Mayberry walked; Hiatt singled to center [Mayberry
to third]; Griffin grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Mayberry scored (no RBI), Hiatt out at
second]; Metzger singled to center; Healy allowed a passed ball
[Metzger to second]; Morgan flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 2, Astros 2.

GIANTS 3RD: McCovey walked; Healy singled to center [McCovey
scored (error by Wynn), Healy to second]; Foster singled to left
[Healy to third]; RAY REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Gallagher hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Healy scored (unearned)]; Rosario
flied out to center; Bryant struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Alou was called out on strikes; Watson grounded out
(second to first); Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Astros 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds singled to left; Bonds stole second; Fuentes
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Bonds to third];
Speier was hit by a pitch; McCovey forced Speier (second to
shortstop) [Bonds scored]; Healy was called out on strikes; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Mayberry
tripled to center; Bryant balked [Mayberry scored]; Hiatt was
called out on strikes; Ray flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 5, Astros 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Foster popped to first in foul territory; Gallagher
walked; Ray balked [Gallagher to second]; Rosario walked; Bryant
was called out on strikes; Bonds doubled to center [Rosario
scored, Gallagher scored]; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Morgan
singled to left; Alou singled to center [Morgan to second];
Watson flied out to center [Morgan to third]; Wynn made an out
to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Speier grounded out (second to first); McCovey
grounded out (third to first); Healy flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader singled to left; Mayberry struck out; Hiatt
walked [Rader to second]; CEDENO BATTED FOR RAY; Cedeno struck
out; Metzger lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 7,
Astros 3.

GIANTS 7TH: LEMASTER REPLACED CEDENO (PITCHING); Foster grounded
out (shortstop to first); Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rosario struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Morgan grounded out (first unassisted); Alou popped
to third in foul territory; Watson singled; Wynn grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Bryant made an out to first; Bonds struck out;
Fuentes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 7, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Rader reached on an error by Speier; Mayberry flied
out to right; Hiatt grounded out (second to first) [Rader to
second]; MENKE BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Menke singled to center
[Rader scored (unearned)]; Metzger flied out to center; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 4.

GIANTS 9TH: CULVER REPLACED MENKE (PITCHING); Speier flied out
to center; McCovey walked; Healy grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [McCovey out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Morgan singled to right; J. JOHNSON REPLACED BRYANT
(PITCHING); Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Morgan out at second]; Watson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 4.