Nate Colbert clouted a homer with two men on base in the 10th inning to give the Padres a 4-1 victory over the Giants, who were assured, nevertheless, of at least a tie for the West division title when the Dodgers lost to to the Astros. The Padres took a 1-0 lead against John Cumberland in the second inning when Ollie Brown singled, took third on a single by Garry Jestadt and scored on an infield out by Bob Barton.

Clay Kirby, who hurled the route for the Padres, gave up the tying tally in the seventh. Ken Henderson led off with a single and Tito Fuentes sacrificed. After a strikeout of Willie Mays and intentional pass to Willie McCovey, Dave Kingman singled to drive in Henderson. Jerry Johnson was on the mound in relief for the Giants in the 10th when Tommy Dean singled and was forced by Don Mason. Johnny Jeter grounded to Chris Speier, but Fuentes dropped the throw to second and both Mason and Jeter were safe. Colbert then smashed his game-winning homer. [The Sporting News]

San Diego Padres 4, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Wednesday, September 29, 1971 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium

Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  -   1  7  2
Padres       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    3  -   4  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          5   1   2   0     0   0   .264      Hernandez ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Fuentes 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .270        Dean ss             3   0   1   0     1   0   .119
Mays cf               5   0   1   0     0   3   .271      Mason 2b              3   1   0   0     2   0   .212
McCovey 1b            3   0   1   0     2   1   .273      Jeter cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .324
Bonds rf              2   0   0   0     1   1   .288      Colbert 1b            5   1   1   3     0   2   .266
  Kingman rf          2   0   1   1     0   0   .279      Brown rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .274
Dietz c               4   0   0   0     1   3   .252      Gaston lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .228
Gallagher 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Jestadt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
  Lanier 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Barton c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .247
Speier ss             3   0   0   0     1   1   .234      Kirby p               4   0   0   0     0   2   .093
Cumberland p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .119
  J. Johnson p        2   0   0   0     0   1   .154

Totals               35   1   7   1     5  11             Totals               36   4   9   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 17,134
Left on Base: Giants 11, Padres 8
DP: Giants 2, Padres 0
Errors: Fuentes, Gallagher
Doubles: Mays (23), Gaston (13), Jeter (4)
Home Runs: Colbert (27)
Caught Stealing: Barton (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Fuentes 2 (16)
GIDP: Colbert (17), Gaston (10)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cumberland              4.2   5   1   1   2   0   0  21   2.92
J. Johnson L(12-9)      4.2   4   3   2   2   5   1  19   2.97
Totals                  9.1   9   4   3   4   5   1  40

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kirby W(15-13)         10     7   1   1   5  11   0  42   2.83
Totals                 10     7   1   1   5  11   0  42

Balks: J. Johnson (2)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Dick Stello


GIANTS 1ST: Henderson singled to center; Fuentes out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Henderson to second]; Mays
was called out on strikes; McCovey was walked intentionally;
Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Hernandez flied out to right; Mason walked; Jeter
reached on an error by Gallagher [Mason to second]; Colbert
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Jeter out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Dietz walked; Gallagher singled to center [Dietz to
second]; Speier forced Gallagher (shortstop to second) [Dietz to
third]; Cumberland flied out to right; Henderson grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Brown singled to left; Gaston flied out to right;
Jestadt singled to center [Brown to third]; Barton grounded out
(pitcher to second to first) [Jestadt to second, Brown scored];
Kirby made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Padres 1.

GIANTS 3RD: DEAN REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PLAYING SS); Fuentes
singled to left; Mays doubled to right [Fuentes to third];
McCovey struck out; Bonds was walked intentionally; Dietz struck
out; Gallagher flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants
0, Padres 1.

PADRES 3RD: Dean grounded out (second to first); Mason grounded
out (third to first); Jeter singled to right; Colbert flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier flied out to center; Cumberland flied out to
right; Henderson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 4TH: Brown flied out to center; Gaston doubled to right;
Jestadt flied out to right; Barton was walked intentionally;
Kirby grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Padres 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Fuentes grounded out (third to first); Mays made an
out to second; McCovey singled to right; Bonds struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: KINGMAN REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); Dean flied out
to center; Mason grounded out (pitcher to first); Jeter doubled
to left; J. JOHNSON REPLACED CUMBERLAND (PITCHING); Colbert
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Dietz struck out; Gallagher grounded out (shortstop
to first); Speier walked; J. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Brown singled to right; Gaston grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Brown out at
second]; Jestadt made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Padres 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Henderson singled; Fuentes out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Henderson to second]; Mays struck out;
McCovey was walked intentionally; Kingman singled to left
[McCovey to second, Henderson scored]; Dietz forced Kingman
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 7TH: Barton singled; Barton was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop to second to shortstop); Kirby struck out;
Dean walked; J. Johnson balked [Dean to second]; Mason walked;
Jeter flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Padres
1.

GIANTS 8TH: Gallagher struck out; Speier was called out on
strikes; J. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 8TH: LANIER REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING 3B); Colbert
struck out; Brown flied out to center; Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Padres 1.

GIANTS 9TH: On a bunt Henderson made an out to pitcher; Fuentes
grounded out (first unassisted); Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 9TH: Jestadt flied out to left; Barton flied out to
right; Kirby struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Padres
1.

GIANTS 10TH: McCovey flied out to center; Kingman flied out to
left; Dietz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 1, Padres 1.

PADRES 10TH: Dean singled to right; Mason forced Dean (third to
shortstop); Jeter reached on an error by Fuentes (assist by
Speier) [Mason to second]; Colbert homered [Mason scored
(unearned), Jeter scored]; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
1, Padres 4.

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