Sunday September 5, 1971
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Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, September 5, 1971 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Astros 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 1 Giants 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alou rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .283 Henderson lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .275 Morgan 2b 2 2 1 0 3 1 .253 Fuentes 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 Geronimo lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .292 Lanier 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .267 Mays 1b 3 1 0 0 1 3 .291 Menke 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Bonds rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .299 Mayberry 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .169 Gallagher 3b 4 0 3 2 0 1 .298 Howard c 4 0 1 1 0 2 .185 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .243 Busse ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Rosario cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .228 Richard p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Hart ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .182 Duffy pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Howarth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gibson c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .204 McMahon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rader ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Healy ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .309 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Barr p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dietz c 3 0 0 0 0 3 .254 Totals 34 5 9 5 3 8 Totals 35 3 7 2 3 15 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 25,527 Left on Base: Astros 6, Giants 8 DP: Astros 0, Giants 1 Errors: Menke, Mays Doubles: Morgan (25), Geronimo (2), Gallagher (18) Triples: Alou (4) Stolen Bases: Morgan 2 (33) Sacrifice Hits: Richard (1) GIDP: Menke (13) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(1-0) 9 7 3 2 3 15 0 38 2.00 Totals 9 7 3 2 3 15 0 38 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Willoughby L(0-1) 3 6 3 3 1 3 0 16 9.00 Barr 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 5 6.05 McMahon 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.53 Stone 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 3.98 Hamilton 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3.29 Totals 9 9 5 5 3 8 0 38 Passed Balls: Howard (2) Wild Pitches: Willoughby (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Ed Sudol ASTROS 1ST: Alou grounded out (pitcher to first); Debut game for J.R. Richard Debut game for Jim Willoughby; Morgan doubled to right; Geronimo flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Henderson singled to center; Fuentes grounded out (second to first) [Henderson to second]; Mays struck out; Bonds singled [Henderson to third]; Gallagher doubled to right [Bonds scored, Henderson scored]; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 2ND: Menke grounded out (third to first); Mayberry struck out; Howard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. GIANTS 2ND: Rosario grounded out (second to first); Gibson walked; Willoughby struck out; Henderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 2. ASTROS 3RD: Busse struck out; Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou tripled to right; Morgan walked; Geronimo singled to right [Morgan to third, Alou scored]; Cedeno singled to center [Geronimo to third, Morgan scored]; Menke forced Cedeno (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 2. GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes struck out; Mays was called out on strikes; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Giants 2. ASTROS 4TH: Mayberry singled to left; Willoughby threw a wild pitch [Mayberry to second]; Howard singled to center [Mayberry scored]; BARR REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING); Busse forced Howard (third to second); Richard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Busse to second]; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 2. GIANTS 4TH: Gallagher singled to right; Speier flied out to center; Rosario forced Gallagher (second to shortstop); Gibson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 2. ASTROS 5TH: Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Geronimo doubled to right [Morgan scored]; MCMAHON REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); DIETZ REPLACED BARR (PLAYING C ); Cedeno singled to right [Geronimo scored]; Menke grounded into a double play (second to first) [Cedeno out at second]; Mayberry grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 2. GIANTS 5TH: Dietz struck out; Henderson grounded out (first unassisted); Fuentes singled; Mays struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 2. ASTROS 6TH: Howard struck out; Busse struck out; Richard grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 2. GIANTS 6TH: Bonds struck out; Gallagher singled to right; Speier walked [Gallagher to second]; Rosario struck out; RADER BATTED FOR MCMAHON; Rader grounded out (first unassisted); Debut game for Dave Rader; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 2. ASTROS 7TH: STONE REPLACED RADER (PITCHING); Alou flied out to left; Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Geronimo grounded out (third to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 2. GIANTS 7TH: Dietz was called out on strikes; Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 2. ASTROS 8TH: LANIER REPLACED FUENTES (PLAYING 2B); Menke singled to shortstop [Menke to second (error by Mays)]; Mayberry made an out to shortstop; Howard grounded out (first to pitcher) [Menke to third]; Busse struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 2. GIANTS 8TH: Mays walked; Howard allowed a passed ball [Mays to second]; Bonds popped to first in foul territory [Mays to third]; Gallagher was called out on strikes; Speier reached on an error by Menke [Mays scored (unearned) (no RBI), Speier to first]; HART BATTED FOR ROSARIO; Hart singled [Speier to second]; DUFFY RAN FOR HART; HEALY BATTED FOR STONE; Healy was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 3. ASTROS 9TH: HOWARTH REPLACED DUFFY (PLAYING CF); HAMILTON REPLACED HEALY (PITCHING); Richard struck out; Debut game for Jim Howarth; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 3. GIANTS 9TH: Dietz struck out; Henderson struck out; Lanier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 3.

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