Don Wilson scattered seven hits and struck out 12 in pitching the Astros to a 3-1 victory over the Giants. A walk to Jim Wynn, singles by Lee May and Bob Watson and a sacrifice fly by Johnny Edwards gave the Astros two runs in the fourth inning. Wynn homered for the other run in the sixth. Ken Henderson, who had three hits for the Giants, scored their run on a double by Tito Fuentes in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 1
Game Played on Saturday, August    12, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  7  0
Astros       0  0  0    2  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  4  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .261      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Maddox cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .256      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .348
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   3   .266      Wynn rf               2   2   1   1     2   0   .279
McCovey 1b            4   0   1   0     0   3   .220      May 1b                4   1   1   0     0   0   .294
Henderson lf          4   1   3   0     0   0   .242      Watson lf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .305
Fuentes 2b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .259      Edwards c             1   0   0   1     0   1   .261
  Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Rader 3b              2   0   1   0     0   0   .238
Rader c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Kingman 3b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .218      Wilson p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .089
Barr p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .154
  Howarth ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     1  12             Totals               27   3   4   3     2   5

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 28,296
Left on Base: Giants 5, Astros 5
DP: Giants 0, Astros 1
Doubles: Henderson (14), Fuentes (24)
Triples: Henderson (2)
Home Runs: Wynn (20)
Stolen Bases: Rader (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Edwards (6)
GIDP: Maddox (5)
Hit by Pitch: Edwards (1,by Barr), Rader (4,by Barr)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(4-6)             7     4   3   3   1   5   1  28   3.24
Johnson                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.91
Totals                  8     4   3   3   2   5   1  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson W(8-8)           9     7   1   1   1  12   0  33   3.35
Totals                  9     7   1   1   1  12   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Barr 2 (3)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to right; Maddox grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bonds out at
second]; Speier struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger flied out to left; Cedeno grounded out
(third to first); Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey singled to right; Henderson flied out to
left; Fuentes grounded out (first unassisted) [McCovey to
second]; Rader singled to left [McCovey to third]; Kingman
walked [Rader to second]; Barr grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson was
called out on strikes; Edwards was hit by a pitch; Rader
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
struck out; Speier was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson was
called out on strikes; Metzger popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey struck out; Henderson tripled to left;
Fuentes was called out on strikes; Rader flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; Wynn
walked; May singled to right [Wynn to third]; Watson singled to
center [Wynn scored, May to third]; Edwards hit a sacrifice fly
to center [May scored]; Rader was hit by a pitch [Watson to
second]; Helms flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants
0, Astros 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Kingman made an out to second; Barr struck out;
Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Metzger
grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier
flied out to right; McCovey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn homered; May grounded out (third to first);
Watson struck out; Edwards struck out (catcher to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Henderson doubled to right; Fuentes doubled to
center [Henderson scored, Fuentes out at third (center to
third)]; Rader flied out to right; Kingman popped to third in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader singled to second; Rader stole second; Helms
grounded out (third to first); Wilson grounded out (third to
first); Metzger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1,
Astros 3.

GIANTS 8TH: HOWARTH BATTED FOR BARR; Howarth flied out to right;
Bonds struck out; Maddox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HOWARTH (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wynn walked; May flied out to center;
Watson forced Wynn (pitcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Giants 1, Astros 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Speier was called out on strikes; McCovey struck
out; Henderson singled to center; GOODSON BATTED FOR FUENTES;
Goodson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Astros 3.