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Friday June 16, 1972
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Making his first start since May 20, Don Carrithers yielded only five singles and pitched the Giants to a 6-1 victory over the Cardinals. Carrithers also batted in one of the Giants' runs with a single in the second inning. Bobby Bonds homered with a man on base in the sixth. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Game Played on Friday, June 16, 1972 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Giants       0  2  2    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   6 11  0
Cardinals    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   1   2   2     0   1   .270      Brock lf              2   1   2   0     2   0   .302
Speier ss             5   1   2   0     0   1   .260      Sizemore 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Kingman lf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .221      Alou 1b               3   0   0   1     1   0   .328
McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .322
  Goodson 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Simmons c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .272
Rader c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .248      Carbo rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .193
Gallagher 3b          4   1   0   0     0   1   .276      Cruz cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .195
Maddox cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .259      Anderson ss           3   0   2   0     1   0   .310
Fuentes 2b            3   1   1   1     1   1   .260      Wise p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .189
Carrithers p          4   0   1   1     0   1   .133        Palmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Alyea ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .190
                                                            Santorini p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Clendenon ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .206
                                                            Grzenda p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Drabowsky p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crosby ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .233

Totals               38   6  11   5     1   5             Totals               32   1   7   1     4   3

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 20,913
Left on Base: Giants 7, Cardinals 8
DP: Giants 1, Cardinals 0
Errors: Brock
Doubles: Bonds (15), Maddox (14), Kingman (7), Speier (13), Cruz (3)
Home Runs: Bonds (10)
Stolen Bases: Fuentes (7), Brock 2 (22)
GIDP: Torre (11)
Hit by Pitch: Bonds (3,by Drabowsky)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carrithers W(2-3)       9     7   1   1   4   3   0  36   3.33
Totals                  9     7   1   1   4   3   0  36

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(5-7)             2.2   8   4   4   0   0   0  16   4.02
Palmer                  2.1   0   0   0   1   4   0   8   0.00
Santorini               2     3   2   2   0   0   1   9   4.99
Grzenda                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.75
Drabowsky               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.38
Totals                  9    11   6   6   1   5   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Drabowsky (1)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Jerry Dale


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds doubled to left; Speier grounded out (third to
first) [Bonds to third]; Kingman grounded out (third to first);
McCovey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock singled to right; Brock stole second;
Sizemore singled to right [Brock to third]; Alou forced Sizemore
(pitcher to second) [Brock scored]; Torre flied out to center;
Simmons flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Cardinals 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Rader singled to center; Gallagher forced Rader
(second to shortstop); Maddox doubled to right [Gallagher to
third]; Fuentes grounded out (second to first) [Gallagher
scored, Maddox to third]; Carrithers singled to left [Maddox
scored]; Bonds flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Carbo popped to third in foul territory; Cruz
singled to center; Anderson walked [Cruz to second]; Cruz was
picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Wise struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Cardinals 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Speier singled to right; Kingman doubled to left
[Speier scored (error by Brock) (no RBI)]; McCovey grounded out
(first unassisted) [Kingman to third]; Rader singled to left
[Kingman scored]; Gallagher flied out to center; Maddox singled
to left [Rader to second]; PALMER REPLACED WISE (PITCHING);
Fuentes walked [Rader to third, Maddox to second]; Carrithers
struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 3RD: Brock singled to left; Brock stole second;
Sizemore grounded out (third to first); Alou walked; Torre
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Alou
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds was called out on strikes; Speier struck out;
Kingman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 4TH: Simmons grounded out (shortstop to first); Carbo
lined to shortstop; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 4, Cardinals 1.

GIANTS 5TH: McCovey popped to shortstop; Rader flied out to
left; Gallagher struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: Anderson singled to center; ALYEA BATTED FOR
PALMER; Alyea struck out; Brock walked [Anderson to second];
Sizemore forced Anderson (third unassisted) [Brock to second];
Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 4,
Cardinals 1.

GIANTS 6TH: SANTORINI REPLACED ALYEA (PITCHING); Maddox grounded
out (shortstop to first); Fuentes singled to second; Fuentes
stole second; Carrithers grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bonds homered [Fuentes scored]; Speier doubled to left; Kingman
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Torre popped to catcher in foul territory;
Simmons flied out to center; Carbo flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Cardinals 1.

GIANTS 7TH: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Rader flied
out to center; Gallagher flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 6, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Anderson
singled to right; CLENDENON BATTED FOR SANTORINI; Clendenon
popped to second; Brock walked [Anderson to second]; Sizemore
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 6, Cardinals 1.

GIANTS 8TH: GRZENDA REPLACED CLENDENON (PITCHING); Maddox popped
to second; Fuentes struck out; Carrithers grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: GOODSON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); Alou
grounded out (first unassisted); Torre flied out to center;
Simmons lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6,
Cardinals 1.

GIANTS 9TH: DRABOWSKY REPLACED GRZENDA (PITCHING); Bonds was hit
by a pitch; Speier flied out to right; Kingman popped to
shortstop; Goodson forced Bonds (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 6, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Carbo struck out; Cruz doubled to center;
Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); CROSBY BATTED FOR
DRABOWSKY; Crosby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 6, Cardinals 1.



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