Although tagged for 10 hits, Larry Dierker lasted the route and pitched the Astros to a 6-3 victory over the Giants. The Astros made it possible for Dierker to survive by piling up five runs in the second inning. A walk to Doug Rader, double by Tommy Helms and single by Roger Metzger accounted for the first two tallies. Metzger, who took second on the throw to the plate, scored on a single by Cesar Cedeno.

After stealing second, Cedeno also counted on a single by Lee May. Bob Watson and Johnny Edwards followed with singles to drive in May with the fifth run. Jim Wynn homered for the Astros' final tally in the fourth. Ken Henderson hit a two-run homer for the Giants in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Friday, August    11, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  2  0  -   3 10  1
Astros       0  5  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 10  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              5   0   1   1     0   1   .261      Metzger ss            5   1   2   1     0   0   .215
Maddox cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .259      Cedeno cf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .352
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   3   .269      Wynn rf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .278
McCovey 1b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .220      May 1b                3   1   2   1     0   0   .294
Henderson lf          4   1   2   2     0   1   .235      Watson lf             4   0   2   0     0   2   .305
Rader c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Edwards c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .262
Kingman 3b            3   1   0   0     1   3   .219      Rader 3b              3   1   0   0     1   2   .237
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Helms 2b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .266
Carrithers p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .130      Dierker p             4   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Moffitt p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Gallagher ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
  Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .129
  Howarth ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .264
  McMahon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Goodson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .290
  Blanco pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               35   3  10   3     2   9             Totals               34   6  10   6     2   6

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 23,145
Left on Base: Giants 7, Astros 7
DP: Giants 0, Astros 2
Errors: McCovey
Doubles: Helms (13)
Triples: Maddox (7)
Home Runs: Henderson (11), Wynn (19)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (39), Edwards (1)
GIDP: Gallagher (8), Bonds (11)
Hit by Pitch: May (2,by Carrithers)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carrithers L(3-8)       1.2   6   5   5   2   2   0  14   5.40
Moffitt                 2.1   4   1   1   0   1   1  11   3.19
Stone                   2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.90
McMahon                 2     0   0   0   0   3   0   6   2.98
Totals                  8    10   6   6   2   6   1  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(11-6)         9    10   3   3   2   9   1  37   3.31
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   9   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Carrithers (4)

Umpires: HP - Mel Steiner, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - Ed Sudol


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Maddox tripled
to center; Speier was called out on strikes; McCovey flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger singled to left; Cedeno walked [Metzger to
second]; Wynn flied out to left [Metzger to third]; May was hit
by a pitch [Cedeno to second]; Watson struck out; Edwards was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Henderson struck out; Rader flied out to right;
Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader walked; Helms doubled to center [Rader
scored]; Dierker popped to pitcher; Metzger singled to center
[Helms scored, Metzger to third (error by McCovey)]; Cedeno
singled to right [Metzger scored]; Cedeno stole second; Wynn
flied out to left; May singled to center [Cedeno scored]; Watson
singled to left [May to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED CARRITHERS
(PITCHING); Edwards singled to left [May scored, Watson to
third]; Edwards stole second; Rader popped to first in foul
territory; 5 R, 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 5.

GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes grounded out (second to first); Moffitt
struck out; Bonds made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 5.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); Dierker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 5.

GIANTS 4TH: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Speier was
called out on strikes; McCovey singled to center; Henderson
singled to second [McCovey to second]; Rader forced Henderson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 5.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Wynn homered; May
singled to right; Watson singled to center [May to second];
Edwards grounded out (second to first) [May to third, Watson to
second]; Rader was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 6.

GIANTS 5TH: Kingman walked; On a bunt Fuentes singled [Kingman
to second]; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Gallagher grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kingman to
third, Fuentes out at second]; Bonds singled to center [Kingman
scored]; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 6.

ASTROS 5TH: STONE REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Helms grounded
out (shortstop to first); Dierker flied out to center; Metzger
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 6.

GIANTS 6TH: Speier lined to pitcher; McCovey walked; Henderson
forced McCovey (second to shortstop); Rader singled to right
[Henderson to second]; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Giants 1, Astros 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to center; Wynn flied out to left;
May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros
6.

GIANTS 7TH: Fuentes grounded out (third to first); HOWARTH
BATTED FOR STONE; Howarth singled to center; Bonds grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Howarth out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 6.

ASTROS 7TH: MCMAHON REPLACED HOWARTH (PITCHING); Watson struck
out; Edwards made an out to second; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 6.

GIANTS 8TH: Maddox singled to center; Speier was called out on
strikes; McCovey flied out to center; Henderson homered [Maddox
scored]; Rader flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 3, Astros 6.

ASTROS 8TH: Helms struck out; Dierker flied out to center;
Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3,
Astros 6.

GIANTS 9TH: Kingman struck out; Fuentes grounded out (first to
pitcher); GOODSON BATTED FOR MCMAHON; Goodson singled to center;
BLANCO RAN FOR GOODSON; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 3, Astros 6.