The Giants capped their attack with a three-run homer by Ken Henderson and defeated the Braves, 9-0, behind the pitching of Gaylord Perry. Dave Kingman and Chris Speier each had three hits for the Giants and drove in two runs apiece. [The Sporting News]
San Francisco Giants 9, Atlanta Braves 0

Game Played on Tuesday, August 31, 1971 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Giants       0  1  3    0  5  0    0  0  x  -   9 11  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Henderson lf          4   1   2   3     1   1   .280
  LaRussa 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fuentes 2b            5   1   0   0     0   1   .270
Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Mays cf               2   1   0   0     2   2   .284
H. Aaron 1b           2   0   1   0     1   0   .322        Rosario pr,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  King c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Bonds rf              5   1   1   0     0   0   .300
Williams c,1b         4   0   1   0     0   2   .269      Dietz c               3   1   1   1     2   0   .255
Lum rf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Kingman 1b            4   2   3   2     1   1   .246
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Gallagher 3b          2   0   1   1     2   0   .297
Jackson cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .272        Lanier 3b           0   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   2   .233      Speier ss             5   1   3   2     0   0   .247
Stone p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Perry p               2   1   0   0     1   1   .110
  Herbel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Versalles ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
  Priddy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               33   0   7   0     1   5             Totals               33   9  11   9    10   6

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 13,615
Left on Base: Braves 8, Giants 11
DP: Braves 2, Giants 0
Errors: Perez
Doubles: Kingman (4)
Home Runs: Henderson (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Stone (3), Perry (9)
GIDP: Dietz (7), Rosario (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(6-5)            4     8   7   4   5   2   0  25   3.04
Herbel                  2     2   2   2   2   2   1  11   4.89
Priddy                  2     1   0   0   3   2   0   8   4.00
Totals                  8    11   9   6  10   6   1  44

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(14-10)          9     7   0   0   1   5   0  35   3.12
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   5   0  35

Wild Pitches: Herbel (5), Priddy (6), Perry (5)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - Dick Stello


BRAVES 1ST: Millan struck out; Garr grounded out (pitcher to
first); H. Aaron walked; Williams was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Henderson was called out on strikes; Fuentes flied
out to left; Mays was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum flied out to left; Evans flied out to left;
Jackson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Bonds singled to left; Dietz grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Bonds out at second];
Kingman doubled to left; Gallagher singled to right [Kingman
scored]; Speier flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez singled; Stone out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Perez to second]; Millan grounded out (third
to first) [Perez to third]; Garr made an out to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Perry walked; Henderson flied out to left; Fuentes
reached on an error by Perez [Perry to third, Fuentes to
second]; Mays was walked intentionally; Bonds forced Perry
(pitcher to catcher) [Mays to second, Fuentes to third]; Dietz
walked [Fuentes scored (unearned), Mays to third, Bonds to
second]; Kingman singled to center [Dietz to third, Bonds scored
(unearned), Mays scored (unearned)]; Gallagher flied out to
center; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 4.

BRAVES 4TH: H. Aaron flied out to right; Williams popped to
first in foul territory; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier singled; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Speier to second]; Henderson singled to left [Speier
to third]; Fuentes reached on a fielder's choice [Speier out at
home (third to catcher to shortstop), Henderson to third]; Mays
walked [Fuentes to second]; Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Evans flied out to center; Jackson singled; Perez
struck out; Stone grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Dietz singled to center; Kingman singled to left
[Dietz to second]; Gallagher walked [Dietz to third, Kingman to
second]; HERBEL REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Speier singled to
center [Gallagher to second, Kingman scored, Dietz scored];
Perry forced Gallagher (pitcher to third) [Speier to second];
Henderson homered [Speier scored, Perry scored]; Fuentes flied
out to right; Mays struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; ROSARIO RAN FOR MAYS; Bonds forced Rosario (third to
second); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 9.

BRAVES 6TH: ROSARIO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Millan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Garr flied out to center; H. Aaron
singled to left; Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Giants 9.

GIANTS 6TH: KING REPLACED H. AARON (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Dietz popped to first in foul
territory; Kingman walked; Gallagher walked [Kingman to second];
Speier forced Gallagher (third to second) [Kingman to third];
Perry was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Giants 9.

BRAVES 7TH: LANIER REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING 3B); Lum singled
to right; Evans singled to right [Lum to second]; Jackson flied
out to center; Perez struck out; VERSALLES BATTED FOR HERBEL;
Versalles grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 9.

GIANTS 7TH: PRIDDY REPLACED VERSALLES (PITCHING); Henderson
walked; Fuentes was called out on strikes; Rosario grounded into
a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Henderson out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 9.

BRAVES 8TH: Millan flied out to center; Garr singled; King flied
out to left; On a bunt Williams singled [Garr to second]; Perry
threw a wild pitch [Williams to second, Garr to third]; Lum
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Giants 9.

GIANTS 8TH: LARUSSA REPLACED MILLAN (PLAYING 2B); Bonds grounded
out (second to first); Dietz walked; Priddy threw a wild pitch
[Dietz to second]; Kingman struck out; Lanier walked; Speier
singled to center [Lanier to second, Dietz out at home (center
to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 9.

BRAVES 9TH: Evans flied out to center; Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 9.
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