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Friday August 4, 1972
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Lee May smashed two homers and Johnny Edwards added one to lead the Astros' attack in a 6-1 victory over the Giants. May also doubled and scored the Astros' first run on a single by Bob Watson in the second inning. May's homers in the fourth and sixth came off Juan Marichal. Edwards socked his off Don McMahon in the ninth. [The Sporting News]


Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 1

Game Played on Friday, August 4, 1972 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Astros       0  1  0    1  1  1    0  0  2  -   6 11  0
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  3


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Metzger ss            5   0   2   1     0   0   .213      Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .265
Cedeno cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .350      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Wynn rf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .277      Speier ss             4   0   1   1     0   0   .269
May 1b                4   3   3   2     0   0   .295      McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Watson lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .305      Fuentes 2b            2   0   1   0     2   0   .261
Edwards c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .241      Rader c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .258
Rader 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .247      Arnold 3b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .221
Helms 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .263        Howarth ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .130      Henderson lf          3   1   2   0     0   0   .206
  Gladding p          0   0   0   1     0   0   .000      Marichal p            2   0   0   0     0   0   .244
                                                            Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            B. Williams ph      0   0   0   0     1   0   .190
                                                            McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               36   6  11   6     1   2             Totals               31   1   6   1     3   6

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance:  6,331
Left on Base: Astros 5, Giants 6
DP: Astros 2, Giants 1
Errors: Maddox, Speier, Arnold
Doubles: May (21), McCovey (6), Henderson (9)
Triples: Rader (4)
Home Runs: May 2 (24), Edwards (5)
Stolen Bases: Helms (2)
Caught Stealing: Cedeno (12)
Sacrifice Flies: Gladding (1)
GIDP: Edwards (4), Rader 2 (7)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(8-8)            7     4   1   1   3   5   0  27   3.72
Gladding SV(9)          2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.78
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   6   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal L(4-12)        5.1   8   4   4   0   0   2  23   3.60
Moffitt                 2.2   0   0   0   1   2   0   9   3.07
McMahon                 1     3   2   2   0   0   1   6   3.16
Totals                  9    11   6   6   1   2   3  38

Wild Pitches: Moffitt (5)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno singled to left;
Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Wynn made
an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Maddox grounded out (second to
first); Speier singled to left; McCovey doubled to left [Speier
to third]; Fuentes popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May doubled to left; Watson singled to center [May
scored]; Edwards grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Watson out at second]; Rader reached on an
error by Arnold [Rader to second]; Helms made an out to first; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Arnold was
called out on strikes; Henderson doubled to center; Marichal
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Reuss grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds flied out to center; Maddox popped to catcher
in foul territory; Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Wynn flied out to center; May homered; Watson
grounded out (second to first); Edwards flied out to right; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey made an out to shortstop; Fuentes walked;
Rader struck out; Arnold struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Giants 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Helms singled
to center; Helms stole second; Reuss popped to catcher in foul
territory; Metzger singled to center [Helms scored, Metzger to
third (error by Maddox)]; Cedeno made an out to shortstop; 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Henderson flied out to right; Marichal made an out
to second; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Giants 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn flied out to center; May homered; Watson
singled to right; MOFFITT REPLACED MARICHAL (PITCHING); Moffitt
threw a wild pitch [Watson to second]; Edwards grounded out
(second to first); Rader was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
flied out to center; McCovey grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Reuss
struck out; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: Fuentes walked; Rader grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Fuentes out at second]; Arnold grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4,
Giants 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn
walked; May grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wynn to second];
Watson popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 4, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: Henderson singled to left; B. WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
MOFFITT; B. Williams walked [Henderson to second]; GLADDING
REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Bonds struck out; Maddox singled to
pitcher [Henderson to third, B. Williams to second]; Speier
forced B. Williams (third unassisted) [Henderson scored, Maddox
to second]; McCovey flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 4, Giants 1.

ASTROS 9TH: MCMAHON REPLACED B. WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Edwards
homered; Rader tripled to center; Helms flied out to right;
Gladding hit a sacrifice fly to center [Rader scored]; Metzger
singled to shortstop [Metzger to second (error by Speier)];
Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 6, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: Fuentes singled to pitcher; Rader grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fuentes out at
second]; HOWARTH BATTED FOR ARNOLD; Howarth made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Giants 1.



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