Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A cikin, kakar wasan Mays ta ƙarshe tare da San Francisco, Giants sun yi ihu zuwa farkon jagora a cikin NL West, suna cin nasara 37 na wasannin farko na 51 don gina ragin wasa -game akan Dodgers har zuwa Mayu 31. Daga nan sai suka fadi a duniya, suna tafiya ne kawai 53 zuwa 58 ga sauran kakar. Duk da haka, sun yi nasara da wasa daya a kan Los Angeles don zama zakarun rukuni. A cikin
1971 National League Championship Series, duk da haka, zakaran duniya Pittsburgh Pirates ya kula da kulob din Stoneham a wasanni hudu.