June 30:

San Francisco (39-33) at Houston (33-42)
The Astrodome

The Giants fly into town from the West Coast for a one-game series even though both teams have the next day off. They'll send Gaylord Perry to the mound for this one-day layover on their way to Chicago but he doesn't last long. Joe Morgan greets the future Hall-of-Famer with his fifth homer of the season to start the bottom of the first. After a walk and a single, Walt Bond delivers a base hit to drive in a run then Bob Aspromonte singles to load the bases. Jim Wynn walks to force the third run home and Perry's night is over without getting an out. Bob Lillis hits a sacrifice fly to make it a four-run lead but Aspromonte is tagged out attempting to score from second. Turk Farrell coasts along, up 4-1, until two outs in the eighth when the Giants attack. Willie Mays and Willie McCovey single followed by an infield hit from Jim Ray Hart, scoring Mays. Jesus Alou then singles to score McCovey and Farrell is yanked in favor of Claude Raymond. Tom Haller is hit by a pitch then Hart ties the game on a wild pitch.

Jim Wynn then comes to the rescue. He follows Aspromonte's single off Frank Linzy with a triple to the fence in right-center then steals home with Lillis at the plate to give Houston an insurance run. Raymond sews up the 6-4 triumph with his fourth win. Lillis breaks out of an oh- for-20 slump.

The Astros close the month of June with an 11-17 record and 34-42 on the season, stuck firmly in ninth place.