Coming through in the clutch, Dick Dietz hit a pinch-homer with two men on base in the sixth inning to enable the Giants to defeat the Padres, 7-5, and increase their West division lead to two games over the Dodgers, who were beaten by the Braves. Three unearned runs gave the Padres a 5-3 lead before the Giants began their rally in the sixth with a pass to Dave Kingman and single by Al Gallagher.

Chris Speier, attempting to sacrifice, forceed Kingman at third, but Dietz batted for Russ Gibson and came through with his homer. The Giants went on to add an insurance run on walks to Ken Henderson and Willie Mays, a double steal and an infield out by Tito Fuentes, scoring Henderson. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 7, San Diego Padres 5

Game Played on Friday, September 17, 1971 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Padres       1  1  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  1
Giants       0  3  0    0  0  4    0  0  x  -   7  5  5


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          3   1   0   0     1   0   .224      Mays cf               3   0   0   0     2   2   .279
  Gaspar ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fuentes 2b            5   0   0   1     0   0   .267
Mason 2b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .212      Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .290
Jeter cf              4   2   3   0     0   1   .367      McCovey 1b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .264
Colbert 1b            4   0   1   2     0   0   .271      Kingman lf            3   1   1   0     1   2   .265
Lee lf                4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Gallagher 3b          3   2   1   0     1   1   .288
Stahl rf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .268        Lanier 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Jestadt 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .295      Speier ss             2   1   0   1     2   0   .238
Kendall c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .173      Gibson c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .193
  Brown ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .268        Dietz ph,c          1   1   1   3     1   0   .251
  Barton c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Marichal p            2   0   1   1     0   0   .138
Arlin p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Henderson ph        0   1   0   0     1   0   .259
  Corkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        J. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
  Severinsen p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  10   2     1   7             Totals               27   7   5   6    10   8

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  9,331
Left on Base: Padres 7, Giants 7
DP: Padres 2, Giants 1
Errors: Mason, Mays, Fuentes, Speier, Marichal 2
Doubles: Colbert (25), Marichal (4)
Home Runs: Dietz (18)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (16), Mays (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Jeter (1), J. Johnson (1)
GIDP: Lee (6), Gibson (2), Speier (13)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arlin L(9-18)           5.1   4   7   4   7   6   1  27   3.45
Corkins                 1.2   1   0   0   2   2   0   7   4.50
Severinsen              1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.43
Totals                  8     5   7   4  10   8   1  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal W(15-11)       6     7   5   2   1   5   0  27   3.07
J. Johnson SV(17)       3     3   0   0   0   2   0  12   2.92
Totals                  9    10   5   2   1   7   0  39

Wild Pitches: Severinsen (6), Marichal (4)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez flied out to center; Mason flied out to
right; Jeter singled to center; Colbert doubled to right [Jeter
scored, Colbert out at second (right to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Mays struck out; Fuentes flied out to left; Bonds
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 0.

PADRES 2ND: Lee flied out to left; Stahl singled to right; Stahl
was picked off first but was safe on an error by Marichal [Stahl
to second]; Jestadt struck out; Kendall reached on an error by
Fuentes [Stahl scored (unearned)]; Arlin made an out to second;
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey walked; Kingman singled to center [McCovey
to second]; Gallagher reached on an error by Mason [Kingman to
second, McCovey to third]; Speier walked [McCovey scored
(unearned), Kingman to third, Gallagher to second]; Gibson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Gallagher to
third, Kingman scored (unearned) (no RBI), Speier out at
second]; Marichal doubled to left [Gallagher scored (unearned)];
Mays walked; Fuentes flied out to center; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 2, Giants 3.

PADRES 3RD: Hernandez walked; Mason singled to center [Hernandez
to second]; Jeter reached on an error by Marichal on a sacrifice
bunt [Mason to second, Hernandez to third]; Colbert reached on
an error by Speier [Jeter to third, Mason scored (unearned),
Hernandez scored (RBI)]; Lee grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Jeter scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Colbert out at second]; Stahl singled to center; Jestadt popped
to first in foul territory; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds flied out to center; McCovey grounded out
(first unassisted); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 5, Giants 3.

PADRES 4TH: Kendall was called out on strikes; Arlin grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hernandez reached on an error by Mays
[Hernandez to second]; Mason was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Gallagher struck out; Speier walked; Gibson flied
out to center; Marichal flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 3.

PADRES 5TH: Jeter singled; Jeter was picked off first (pitcher
to first); Colbert flied out to left; Lee was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Mays was called out on strikes; Fuentes grounded out
(first to pitcher); Bonds walked; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 3.

PADRES 6TH: Stahl grounded out (first unassisted); Jestadt
singled; Marichal threw a wild pitch [Jestadt to second];
Kendall grounded out (pitcher to first); Arlin struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Kingman walked; Gallagher singled [Kingman to
second]; Speier forced Kingman (pitcher to third) [Gallagher to
second]; DIETZ BATTED FOR GIBSON; Dietz homered [Gallagher
scored, Speier scored]; HENDERSON BATTED FOR MARICHAL; Henderson
walked; CORKINS REPLACED ARLIN (PITCHING); Mays walked
[Henderson to second]; Henderson stole third and Mays stole
second; Fuentes grounded out (second to first) [Henderson
scored]; Bonds struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5,
Giants 7.

PADRES 7TH: DIETZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); J. JOHNSON
REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Hernandez grounded out (second to
first); Mason grounded out (shortstop to first); Jeter singled
to center; Colbert popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 7.

GIANTS 7TH: McCovey singled to center; Kingman was called out on
strikes; Gallagher walked [McCovey to second]; Speier grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Gallagher out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 7.

PADRES 8TH: LANIER REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING 3B); Lee grounded
out (second to first); Stahl struck out; Jestadt singled; BROWN
BATTED FOR KENDALL; Brown singled to center [Jestadt to second];
GASTON BATTED FOR CORKINS; Gaston flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 7.

GIANTS 8TH: BARTON REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING C ); SEVERINSEN
REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Dietz walked; J. Johnson out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Dietz to second]; Severinsen
threw a wild pitch [Dietz to third]; Mays popped to first in
foul territory; Fuentes flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 7.

PADRES 9TH: GASPAR BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ; Gaspar flied out to
center; Mason flied out to left; Jeter was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 5, Giants 7.

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