The Astros set a Houston club record for scoring in an 18-4 trouncing of the Giants. The Astros sent 14 men to bat and piled up 10 runs in the fourth inning on eight hits, two walks and a sacrifice fly.

Ten more men batted in the sixth when the Astros counted six times. With the exception of Larry Dierker, every player in the starting lineup collected one or more hits and every starter, including Dierker, drove in at least one run and scored at least once. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 18, San Francisco Giants 4
Game Played on Wednesday, July      7, 1971 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  1  0   10  1  6    0  0  0  -  18 17  0
Giants       0  0  0    1  3  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  3


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            6   1   2   2     0   0   .218      Speier ss             3   1   1   0     0   0   .265
Morgan 2b             5   1   1   2     0   2   .250        Duffy ss            2   0   0   0     0   2   .107
  Ray p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Fuentes 2b            5   1   1   2     0   0   .277
Cedeno cf             6   2   3   4     0   1   .254      Mays 1b               2   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Watson lf,1b          5   3   3   1     1   0   .293        Goodson ph,1b       2   0   0   0     0   1   .208
Menke 1b,2b           5   2   1   2     0   1   .255      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Rader 3b              4   3   1   1     2   0   .238      Henderson lf          3   1   3   1     1   0   .250
Wynn rf               3   2   2   2     1   0   .222      Dietz c               2   0   1   0     1   0   .274
  Schlueter lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gibson c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .174
Edwards c             5   2   2   1     0   1   .220      Rosario cf            3   0   2   1     1   0   .260
Dierker p             3   1   0   1     0   0   .082      Gallagher 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Alou ph,lf,rf       2   1   2   2     0   0   .322      Stone p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Robertson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            Carrithers p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Williams ph         0   1   0   0     1   0   .183
                                                            Bryant p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .186
                                                            McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wicker ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .138
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lanier ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .221

Totals               45  18  17  18     4   5             Totals               34   4   9   4     4   6

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance:  5,791
Left on Base: Astros 6, Giants 7
DP: Astros 2, Giants 0
Errors: Mays, Henderson, Bryant
Doubles: Morgan (13), Cedeno 2 (19), Watson (14), Edwards (7), Wynn (9), Henderson (8)
Triples: Fuentes (4)
Stolen Bases: Rader (3), Wynn (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Menke (4)
GIDP: Stone (1), Gallagher (10)
Hit by Pitch: Wynn (2,by Bryant)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(12-4)         5     8   4   4   3   2   0  24   2.41
Ray SV(2)               4     1   0   0   1   4   0  14   2.11
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   6   0  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(5-8)            3     5   5   5   1   3   0  15   3.86
Robertson               0.1   3   5   4   1   0   0   6   4.47
Carrithers              1.2   3   2   1   1   0   0   9   3.77
Bryant                  0.1   3   6   3   1   1   0   7   2.91
McMahon                 0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.57
Hamilton                3     2   0   0   0   1   0  11   3.42
Totals                  9    17  18  13   4   5   0  51

Hit by Pitch: Bryant (3)
Wild Pitches: Ray (5), Stone (2), Carrithers (2)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Shag Crawford


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to left; Morgan struck out; Cedeno
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Speier popped to third in foul territory; Fuentes
flied out to left; Mays singled to center; Bonds made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Menke struck out; Stone threw a wild
pitch [Watson to second]; Rader reached on a fielder's choice
[Watson out at third (shortstop to third)]; Rader stole second;
Wynn singled to left [Rader scored]; Wynn stole second; Edwards
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Henderson singled to right; Dietz singled [Henderson
to third]; Rosario walked [Dietz to second]; Gallagher was
called out on strikes; Stone grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Rosario out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Dierker flied out to center; Metzger grounded out
(third to first); Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mays grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled to center; Watson singled [Cedeno to
third, Watson to second (on throw)]; Menke singled to left
[Watson to third, Cedeno scored]; Rader singled to right [Menke
to second, Watson scored]; ROBERTSON REPLACED STONE (PITCHING);
Wynn walked [Menke to third, Rader to second]; Edwards singled
[Wynn to second, Rader to third, Menke scored]; Dierker reached
on an error by Mays (assist by Speier) [Edwards to second, Wynn
to third, Rader scored]; Metzger flied out to left; Morgan
doubled [Dierker to third, Edwards scored, Wynn scored]; Cedeno
doubled to left [Morgan scored, Dierker scored (unearned)];
CARRITHERS REPLACED ROBERTSON (PITCHING); Watson doubled to left
[Cedeno scored]; Carrithers threw a wild pitch [Watson to
third]; Menke hit a sacrifice fly to left [Watson scored
(unearned)]; Rader walked; Wynn flied out to center; 10 R (8
ER), 8 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 11, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Henderson
singled to center; Dietz walked [Henderson to second]; Rosario
singled to right [Dietz to second, Henderson scored]; Gallagher
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Rosario out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 11,
Giants 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Edwards doubled to center; Dierker grounded out
(shortstop to first); Metzger singled to left [Edwards scored];
Morgan flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 12, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: WILLIAMS BATTED FOR CARRITHERS; Williams walked;
Speier singled to left [Williams to second]; Fuentes tripled to
center [Speier scored, Williams scored]; GOODSON BATTED FOR
MAYS; Goodson struck out; Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first);
Henderson doubled to right [Fuentes scored]; Dietz made an out
to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 12, Giants 4.

ASTROS 6TH: GOODSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BRYANT REPLACED
WILLIAMS (PITCHING); DUFFY REPLACED SPEIER (PLAYING SS); Watson
singled to right; Menke reached on an error by Bryant [Watson to
second]; Rader walked [Watson to third, Menke to second]; Wynn
was hit by a pitch [Watson scored, Menke to third, Rader to
second]; Edwards was called out on strikes; ALOU BATTED FOR
DIERKER; Alou singled [Wynn to second, Rader scored, Menke
scored (unearned)]; Metzger singled to left [Wynn scored, Alou
to third (error by Henderson), Metzger to second]; MCMAHON
REPLACED BRYANT (PITCHING); Morgan popped to catcher in foul
territory; Cedeno doubled to center [Metzger scored (unearned),
Alou scored (unearned)]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 6 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 18, Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); RAY REPLACED
MORGAN (PITCHING); MENKE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); WATSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Rosario singled to center;
Gallagher forced Rosario (shortstop to second); WICKER BATTED
FOR MCMAHON; Wicker was called out on strikes; Duffy was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 18, Giants 4.

ASTROS 7TH: HAMILTON REPLACED WICKER (PITCHING); GIBSON REPLACED
DIETZ (PLAYING C ); Menke made an out to first; Rader grounded
out (third to first); Wynn doubled; Edwards grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 18, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: SCHLUETER REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING LF); ALOU CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Fuentes grounded out (second to first);
Goodson flied out to left; Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 18, Giants 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Alou singled; Metzger forced Alou (shortstop to
second); Ray forced Metzger (pitcher to second); Cedeno struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 18, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Henderson walked; Gibson struck out; Rosario
grounded out (first unassisted) [Henderson to second]; Ray threw
a wild pitch [Henderson to third]; Gallagher grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 18, Giants 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Menke flied
out to left; Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 18, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: LANIER BATTED FOR HAMILTON; Lanier flied out to
left; Duffy struck out; Fuentes made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 18, Giants 4.