Bobby Bonds and Dick Dietz each drove in two runs for the Giants to support the pitching of John Cumberland, who beat the Astros, 4-2, for his fifth straight victory. Bonds singled, stole second and scored on a single by Dietz in the second inning. The Giants' three other runs followed in the third.

Chris Speier and Tito Fuentes singled and Willie McCovey, making his first appearance since coming off the disabled list, walked to load the bases. Bonds doubled to drive in two runs. After an intentional pass to Ken Henderson, Dietz singled for the Giants' last tally. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Thursday, July      8, 1971 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Giants       0  1  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .218      Speier ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .264
Morgan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .253      Fuentes 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .277
Cedeno cf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .251      Mays cf               3   0   0   0     1   2   .285
Watson lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .293      McCovey 1b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .287
Menke 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Bonds rf              3   1   2   2     1   1   .306
Rader 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .238      Henderson lf          2   0   1   0     2   1   .252
Wynn rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .218      Dietz c               4   0   1   2     0   0   .274
Hiatt c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .313      Lanier 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .215
Wilson p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .160      Cumberland p          3   0   0   0     0   2   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     2   6             Totals               30   4   6   4     5   8

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  6,849
Left on Base: Astros 6, Giants 7
DP: Astros 0, Giants 0
Doubles: Morgan (14), Bonds (17)
Home Runs: Rader (3)
Stolen Bases: Metzger (8), Cedeno (6), Bonds (13), Speier (2), Henderson (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Wilson (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson L(6-6)           8     6   4   4   5   8   0  35   3.38
Totals                  8     6   4   4   5   8   0  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cumberland W(5-0)       9     6   2   2   2   6   1  35   1.82
Totals                  9     6   2   2   2   6   1  35

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


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled to center; Metzger stole second;
Morgan singled [Metzger to third]; Cedeno forced Morgan
(shortstop to second) [Metzger scored]; Cedeno stole second;
Watson walked; Menke flied out to right; Rader struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Speier flied out to right; Fuentes grounded out
(first unassisted); Mays walked; McCovey flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Wynn walked; Hiatt struck out; Wilson out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wynn to second]; Metzger
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Bonds singled to center; Bonds stole second;
Henderson was called out on strikes; Dietz singled to left
[Bonds scored]; Lanier forced Dietz (shortstop to second);
Cumberland was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Morgan flied out to right; Cedeno grounded out
(third to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier singled; Speier stole second; Fuentes singled
[Speier to third]; On a bunt Mays made an out to first; McCovey
walked [Fuentes to second]; Bonds doubled to right [McCovey to
third, Fuentes scored, Speier scored]; Henderson was walked
intentionally; Dietz forced Henderson (shortstop to second)
[Bonds to third, McCovey scored]; Lanier forced Dietz (shortstop
to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Menke struck out; Rader homered; Wynn made an out to
third; Hiatt grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Cumberland popped to catcher in foul territory;
Speier flied out to right; Fuentes flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Wilson struck out; Metzger grounded out (second to
first); Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Mays struck out; McCovey struck out; Bonds was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Watson
singled to center; Menke flied out to right; Rader made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Henderson singled; Dietz popped to catcher in foul
territory; Henderson stole second; Lanier was called out on
strikes; Cumberland struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Giants 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Wynn grounded out (second to first); Hiatt was
called out on strikes; Wilson singled; Metzger grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: Speier flied out to right; Fuentes grounded out
(second to first); Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Giants 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Morgan doubled to right; Cedeno flied out to left;
Watson grounded out (third to first); Menke grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
walked; Henderson walked [Bonds to second]; Dietz flied out to
right; Lanier flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Rader flied out to right; Wynn grounded out (third
to first); Hiatt made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Giants 4.