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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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