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Giants 11 @ Astros 9
Astrodome
April 16, 1970

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 16, 1970 at Astrodome. The home team Astros were bested by the visiting Giants with a score of 11 to 9.

Game Summary

DateApril 16, 1970 
Visiting Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 11 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 11
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 9 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 9
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherRon Bryant  
Losing PitcherDan Osinski  
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Game Winning RBIWillie McCovey 

Game Info

DateApril 16, 1970 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherMike McCormick  
Home Starting PitcherJim Bouton  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance10,814 
Time of Game3 hours 31 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Augie Donatelli
1B: Chris Pelekoudas
2B: John Kibler
3B: Satch Davidson

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Bonds  Right Fielder 
Al Gallagher  Third Baseman 
Willie Mays  Center Fielder 
Willie McCovey  First Baseman 
Ken Henderson  Left Fielder 
Dick Dietz  Catcher 
Tito Fuentes  Second Baseman 
Bob Heise  Shortstop 
Mike McCormick  Pitcher 
Clyde King  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joe Morgan  Second Baseman 
Joe Pepitone  Right Fielder 
Jim Wynn  Center Fielder 
Tommy Davis  Left Fielder 
Denis Menke  Shortstop 
John Mayberry  First Baseman 
Doug Rader  Third Baseman 
Johnny Edwards  Catcher 
Jim Bouton  Pitcher 
Harry Walker  Manager 

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Giants 11 @ Astros 9
Astrodome
April 16, 1970

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         Game of 4/16/1970 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)

  San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Bonds B, rf           6  2  4  1   Morgan J, 2b          4  1  1  0   
Gallagher A, 3b       5  1  1  1   Pepitone J, rf        6  1  1  0   
Mays W, cf            5  1  2  3   Wynn J, cf            3  3  1  1   
McCovey W, 1b         5  1  1  2   Davis T, lf           5  2  3  3   
Henderson K, lf       4  1  0  0   Menke D, ss           3  1  2  2   
Dietz D, c            5  2  3  1   Mayberry J, 1b        2  1  0  0   
Fuentes T, 2b         4  2  2  1   Watson B, ph-1b       1  0  0  0   
Heise B, ss           5  0  1  1   Rader D, 3b           4  0  2  1   
McCormick M, p        1  0  0  0   Edwards J, c          4  0  1  0   
Whitaker S, ph        1  0  0  0   Beauchamp J, ph       1  0  0  0   
Johnson J, p          0  0  0  0   Osinski D, p          0  0  0  0   
Taylor B, ph          1  1  0  1   DiLauro J, p          0  0  0  0   
Linzy F, p            0  0  0  0   Bouton J, p           2  0  0  0   
McMahon D, p          0  0  0  0   Billingham J, p       1  0  0  0   
Mason D, ph           1  0  0  0   Miller N, ph          1  0  1  1   
Bryant R, p           1  0  0  0   Gladding F, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Martinez M, ph-c      1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     44 11 14 11                        38  9 12  8

San Francisco    001 203 120 2 -- 11
Houston          302 100 300 0 --  9

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
McCormick M           3.0  5  5  5  5  1
Johnson J             2.0  0  1  1  3  2
Linzy F*              1.0  3  2  2  0  0
McMahon D             1.0  2  1  1  1  1
Bryant R (W)          3.0  2  0  0  0  0

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bouton J              5.1  8  6  5  3  8
Billingham J          1.2  2  1  1  0  2
Gladding F            2.0  2  2  2  2  0
Osinski D (L)         0.2  1  1  1  0  1
DiLauro J             0.1  1  1  1  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Edwards J, Menke D
DP -- San Francisco 3
LOB -- San Francisco 9, Houston 9
2B -- Pepitone J, Davis T, Dietz D 2
3B -- Davis T, Bonds B
HR -- Menke D, Fuentes T, Wynn J, Mays W, McCovey W
SB -- Henderson K, Bonds B, Morgan J
SH -- Menke D, Fuentes T
WP -- Bouton J, McCormick M, Johnson J
Balk -- Johnson J
PB -- Dietz D
T -- 3:31
A -- 10814

    

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