The Giants collected only two hits off Ken Forsch, but a homer by Bobby Bonds with two out in the first inning was enough to beat the Astros, 1-0. Don Carrithers posted the shutout, limiting the Astros to three singles. [The Sporting News]



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


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Geronimo rf           4   0   1   0     0   3   .250      Henderson lf          3   0   0   0     0   3   .278
Morgan 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Fuentes 2b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .275
Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Bonds rf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .302
Chiles lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .230      McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Mayberry 1b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .173      Gallagher 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Menke 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .259      Speier ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Edwards c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Rosario cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Busse ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Gibson c              3   0   0   0     0   3   .208
Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .067      Carrithers p          2   0   1   0     0   0   .167
  Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   3   0     2   8             Totals               26   1   2   1     0   8

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 10,698
Left on Base: Astros 4, Giants 1
DP: Astros 0, Giants 0
Doubles: Carrithers (1)
Home Runs: Bonds (28)
Stolen Bases: Morgan (31)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(7-8)           7     2   1   1   0   7   1  23   2.85
Gladding                1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.08
Totals                  8     2   1   1   0   8   1  26

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carrithers W(4-2)       9     3   0   0   2   8   0  31   3.52
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   8   0  31

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


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

GIANTS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Fuentes flied out to center;
Bonds homered; McCovey lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Chiles grounded out (second to first); Mayberry
walked; Menke singled to right [Mayberry to second]; Edwards
flied out to left; Busse forced Mayberry (third unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Speier
flied out to right; Rosario flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Forsch flied out to right; Geronimo singled to
center; Morgan made an out to shortstop; Cedeno singled to left
[Geronimo to third, Cedeno out at second (left to second)]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Gibson struck out; Carrithers doubled to right;
Henderson struck out; Fuentes struck out (catcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Chiles flied out to center; Mayberry flied out to
right; Menke grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds popped to first in foul territory; McCovey
grounded out (first to pitcher); Gallagher flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Edwards was called out on strikes; Busse made an out
to first; Forsch was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Rosario
flied out to right; Gibson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Geronimo was called out on strikes; Morgan walked;
Morgan stole second; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first);
Chiles was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Carrithers grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson struck out; Fuentes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); Menke
struck out; Edwards popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey
flied out to center; Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Busse was called out on strikes; ALOU BATTED FOR
FORSCH; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Geronimo was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: GLADDING REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Speier grounded
out (second to first); Rosario grounded out (first unassisted);
Gibson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Morgan flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out (first
unassisted); Chiles grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.