The Giants' failure to execute a double play with one out in the ninth inning enabled the Astros to gain a 4-3 victory. The Giants had successive homers by Willie McCovey and Dave Kingman in the seventh and tied the score at 3-3 on a round-tripper by Bobby Bonds in the eighth. Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 3Game Played on Saturday, August 5, 1972 (Day game) at Candlestick ParkAstros 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 - 4 9 1 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 3 7 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 .213 Bonds rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .265 Cedeno cf 5 2 1 1 0 0 .348 Maddox cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 Wynn rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .273 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .267 May 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .293 McCovey 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .221 Watson lf 3 0 1 2 1 0 .305 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Edwards c 4 0 3 0 0 0 .249 Kingman 3b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .217 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .244 Blanco 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Helms 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .267 Fuentes 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261 Roberts p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .207 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 Rader c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 Miller ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Carrithers p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .130 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Goodson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Totals 34 4 9 3 5 3 Totals 34 3 7 3 2 6 Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 8,081 Left on Base: Astros 8, Giants 6 DP: Astros 0, Giants 1 Errors: Edwards, Kingman Doubles: Edwards (14), McCovey (7) Home Runs: McCovey (7), Kingman (22), Bonds (19) Stolen Bases: Cedeno 2 (35), Henderson (7), Maddox (7), Fuentes (9) Caught Stealing: Wynn (5) GIDP: Rader (14) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts 7 6 3 3 1 5 3 28 4.16 Ray W(10-4) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 3.66 Gladding SV(10) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.70 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 6 3 36 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Carrithers L(3-7) 8.1 9 4 3 4 3 0 36 4.92 Johnson 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5.13 Totals 9 9 4 3 5 3 0 39 Passed Balls: Edwards (5), Rader (5) Wild Pitches: Carrithers (7) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Nick Colosi ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to left; Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Bonds popped to catcher in foul territory; Maddox struck out; Speier walked; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: May grounded out (second to first); Watson walked; Edwards singled to shortstop [Watson to second]; Rader flied out to right; Helms singled to right [Watson out at home (right to catcher), Edwards to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Kingman flied out to left; Fuentes flied out to center; Henderson singled to left; Henderson stole second [Henderson to third (error by Edwards)]; Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Roberts popped to first in foul territory; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Carrithers grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds popped to catcher in foul territory; Maddox singled to pitcher; Maddox stole second; Speier struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn popped to catcher in foul territory; May struck out; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: McCovey flied out to center; Kingman was called out on strikes; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards singled to left; Rader grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Edwards out at second]; Helms grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader grounded out (second to first); Carrithers made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 6TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Metzger lined to pitcher; Cedeno singled to second; Cedeno stole second; Wynn reached on an error by Kingman [Cedeno scored (unearned) (no RBI), Wynn to first]; May walked [Wynn to second]; Rader allowed a passed ball [Wynn to third, May to second]; Wynn was caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Bonds struck out; Maddox popped to first in foul territory; Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. ASTROS 7TH: Watson flied out to center; Edwards doubled to right; Rader struck out; Helms was walked intentionally; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0. GIANTS 7TH: McCovey homered; Kingman homered; Fuentes singled to left; Fuentes stole second; Henderson grounded out (third to first); Rader grounded out (second to first); Carrithers grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 2. ASTROS 8TH: BLANCO REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 3B); Metzger singled to center; Cedeno forced Metzger (second to shortstop); Cedeno stole second; Wynn walked; Carrithers threw a wild pitch [Cedeno to third, Wynn to second]; May made an out to shortstop; Watson singled to center [Cedeno scored, Wynn scored]; Edwards flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 2. GIANTS 8TH: Bonds homered; RAY REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Maddox flied out to center; Speier popped to catcher in foul territory; McCovey doubled to left; Edwards allowed a passed ball [McCovey to third]; Blanco walked; Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Giants 3. ASTROS 9TH: Rader was called out on strikes; Helms singled to left; MILLER BATTED FOR RAY; Miller singled to center [Helms to second]; GOODSON REPLACED CARRITHERS (PLAYING 1B); JOHNSON REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); Metzger walked [Helms to third, Miller to second]; Cedeno forced Metzger (third to second) [Helms scored, Miller to third]; Wynn flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 3. GIANTS 9TH: GLADDING REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Henderson was called out on strikes; Rader grounded out (second to first); Goodson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 3. |
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