The Giants pounded out 20 hits, including a homer and three singles by Tito Fuentes, driving in four runs, to wallop the Expos, 16-6. Willie Mays rapped a triple and two doubles, while Dick Dietz and Bobby Bonds contributed homers to the Giants' attack.

Juan Marichal, who started for the Giants, was tagged for two homers by Bob Watson and one by John Mayberry before being lifted in the fifth inning. Jim Barr, who relieved, received credit for his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 16, Houston Astros 6
Game Played on Friday, September 3, 1971 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  1  3    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   6 10  0
Giants       0  0  4    0  3  1    1  7  x  -  16 20  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Geronimo rf           4   1   2   0     1   0   .250      Henderson lf          4   3   2   0     2   0   .280
Morgan 2b             5   0   0   0     0   2   .256      Fuentes 2b            6   2   4   4     0   1   .276
Cedeno cf             5   1   0   0     0   3   .265      Mays cf               6   2   4   3     0   2   .291
Watson lf             4   2   3   4     0   1   .300        Rosario cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  Chiles pr,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .240      McCovey 1b            5   2   2   2     1   1   .269
Menke 3b              4   0   1   1     1   1   .258      Bonds rf              4   2   2   1     1   1   .302
Mayberry 1b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .178      Dietz c               3   2   1   3     2   1   .256
Edwards c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .230      Gallagher 3b          4   1   1   1     1   0   .295
Martinez ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .204        Lanier 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Blasingame p          1   1   1   0     0   0   .204      Speier ss             2   0   0   0     0   2   .247
  Ray p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .176        Duffy ss            3   1   3   2     0   0   .186
  Culver p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .111      Marichal p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .135
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .285        Barr p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Harris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hart ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .150
  Lemaster p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Healy ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .313
                                                            J. Johnson p        1   1   1   0     0   0   .111

Totals               37   6  10   6     4   8             Totals               42  16  20  16     7   9

Time of Game: 3:24   Attendance:  9,120
Left on Base: Astros 8, Giants 9
DP: Astros 0, Giants 1
Errors: Mays, Duffy
Doubles: Mays 2 (21), Bonds (27), McCovey (10), Henderson (23)
Triples: Mays (5)
Home Runs: Watson 2 (8), Mayberry (3), Fuentes (3), Bonds (27), Dietz (15)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (15)
GIDP: Martinez (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blasingame              2.2   7   4   4   1   2   2  15   4.33
Ray L(9-4)              2     1   3   3   3   2   0  10   2.40
Culver                  2.1   6   2   2   1   4   0  13   2.92
Harris                  0.2   4   6   6   2   0   1   8   6.46
Lemaster                0.1   2   1   1   0   1   0   3   3.45
Totals                  8    20  16  16   7   9   3  49

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal                4.2   7   6   5   3   5   3  24   2.93
Barr W(1-1)             0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.40
McMahon                 2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.63
J. Johnson SV(16)       2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   2.45
Totals                  9    10   6   5   4   8   3  41

Wild Pitches: Marichal (3), J. Johnson (6)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Geronimo flied out to center; Morgan struck out;
Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
singled to left; Fuentes was picked off first (pitcher to
first); Mays doubled to center; McCovey grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson homered; Menke walked; Mayberry grounded out
(third to first) [Menke to second]; Edwards grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Menke to third]; Martinez made an out to
second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Bonds doubled to center; Dietz grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Bonds to third]; Speier was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Blasingame singled to right; Geronimo singled
[Blasingame to second]; Morgan struck out; Cedeno was called out
on strikes; Watson homered [Blasingame scored, Geronimo scored];
Menke flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Marichal struck out; Henderson singled; Fuentes
homered [Henderson scored]; Mays tripled to right; McCovey
grounded out (first to pitcher) [Mays scored]; Bonds homered;
Dietz walked; RAY REPLACED BLASINGAME (PITCHING); Gallagher
forced Dietz (shortstop to second); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 4, Giants 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Mayberry homered; Edwards walked; Martinez grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Edwards out at
second]; Ray singled to left; Geronimo grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 4.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier was called out on strikes; Marichal flied out
to left; Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 5, Giants 4.

ASTROS 5TH: DUFFY REPLACED SPEIER (PLAYING SS); Morgan flied out
to center; Cedeno reached on an error by Duffy; Cedeno stole
second; Watson struck out; Menke singled to left [Cedeno scored
(unearned)]; Marichal threw a wild pitch [Menke to second];
Mayberry walked; BARR REPLACED MARICHAL (PITCHING); Edwards made
an out to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Fuentes flied out to center; Mays struck out;
McCovey doubled to right; Bonds walked; Dietz walked [McCovey to
third, Bonds to second]; Gallagher walked [McCovey scored, Bonds
to third, Dietz to second]; CULVER REPLACED RAY (PITCHING);
Duffy singled to left [Bonds scored, Dietz scored, Gallagher to
third, Duffy to second (on throw)]; HART BATTED FOR BARR; Hart
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
6, Giants 7.

ASTROS 6TH: MCMAHON REPLACED HART (PITCHING); Martinez grounded
out (third to first); Culver struck out; Geronimo singled;
Morgan flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6,
Giants 7.

GIANTS 6TH: Henderson doubled to left; Fuentes was called out on
strikes; Mays was called out on strikes; McCovey singled to
center [Henderson scored]; Bonds was called out on strikes; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 8.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson singled; CHILES RAN FOR
WATSON; Menke made an out to first; Mayberry flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 8.

GIANTS 7TH: CHILES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Dietz struck
out; Gallagher singled to right; Duffy singled to right
[Gallagher to second]; HEALY BATTED FOR MCMAHON; Healy grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Duffy to second, Gallagher to third];
Henderson walked; Fuentes singled to center [Gallagher scored,
Duffy out at third (catcher to third), Henderson to second]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 9.

ASTROS 8TH: J. JOHNSON REPLACED HEALY (PITCHING); Edwards
singled to center [Edwards to second (error by Mays)]; J.
Johnson threw a wild pitch [Edwards to third]; Martinez flied
out to left; ALOU BATTED FOR CULVER; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); Geronimo walked; Morgan popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 9.

GIANTS 8TH: HARRIS REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Mays singled;
McCovey walked [Mays to second]; Bonds made an out to shortstop;
Dietz homered [Mays scored, McCovey scored]; Gallagher made an
out to second; Duffy singled to left; J. Johnson singled to left
[Duffy to second]; LEMASTER REPLACED HARRIS (PITCHING);
Henderson walked (walk was charged to Harris) [Duffy to third,
J. Johnson to second]; Fuentes singled [Henderson to second, J.
Johnson to third, Duffy scored]; Mays doubled to left [Fuentes
scored, Henderson scored, J. Johnson scored]; McCovey was called
out on strikes; 7 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 16.

ASTROS 9TH: ROSARIO REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING CF); LANIER REPLACED
GALLAGHER (PLAYING 3B); Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Chiles
flied out to left; Menke struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 6, Giants 16.