Sunday August 13, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Jim Willoughby, the Giants' rookie righthander who defeated the Astros, 6-2, August 6 for his first major league victory, gained his second by beating the Astros again, 4-3. Willoughby helped himself with a safe bunt in the sixth inning.

With the score tied, 2-2, Garry Maddox and Fran Healy opened the stanza with singles and Willoughby beat out his bunt to load the bases. Jerry Reuss then walked Bobby Bonds to force in the tie-breaking tally and Chris Speier followed with a sacrifice fly to drive in what proved to be the winning run. [The Sporting News]

San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 3

Game Played on Sunday, August 13, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome

Giants 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 4 12 1 Astros 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 5 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bonds rf 4 0 1 1 1 0 .261 Metzger ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .214 Speier ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .269 Cedeno cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .348 Henderson lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .242 Wynn rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 .279 McCovey 1b 4 0 2 1 1 1 .227 May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 Fuentes 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .259 Watson lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .303 Gallagher 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .234 Edwards c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .261 Maddox cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .259 Fenwick pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Healy c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .160 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .236 Willoughby p 4 0 1 0 0 2 .143 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Reuss p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .122 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Miller ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .209 Totals 37 4 12 4 3 4 Totals 30 3 5 2 2 6 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 25,475 Left on Base: Giants 10, Astros 6 DP: Giants 0, Astros 1 Errors: McCovey Doubles: Cedeno (25) Stolen Bases: Speier (7), Fuentes (10), Cedeno 2 (41) Sacrifice Hits: Watson (2), Miller (4), Rader (2) Sacrifice Flies: Speier (6) GIDP: Fuentes (7) Hit by Pitch: Helms (2,by Willoughby) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Willoughby W(2-0) 9 5 3 3 2 6 0 36 2.50 Totals 9 5 3 3 2 6 0 36 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss L(8-10) 5.1 10 4 4 2 3 0 28 4.05 Culver 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.04 York 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 4.88 Totals 9 12 4 4 3 4 0 41 Hit by Pitch: Willoughby (1) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Bill Williams GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to center; Speier grounded out (second to first); Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Wynn walked; May struck out; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey struck out; Fuentes singled to center; Gallagher singled to right [Fuentes to third]; Maddox forced Gallagher (shortstop to second) [Fuentes scored]; Healy grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Edwards was called out on strikes; Rader flied out to left; Helms flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. GIANTS 3RD: Willoughby was called out on strikes; Bonds grounded out (third to first); Speier singled to center; Speier stole second; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Reuss struck out; Metzger singled to second; Cedeno doubled to right [Metzger to third]; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first) [Metzger scored, Cedeno to third]; Cedeno stole home; May grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. GIANTS 4TH: McCovey lined to shortstop; Fuentes grounded out (third to first); Gallagher walked; Maddox singled to center [Gallagher to second]; Healy popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Edwards reached on an error by McCovey [Edwards to second]; Rader grounded out (second to first) [Edwards to third]; Helms grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. GIANTS 5TH: Willoughby grounded out (third to first); Bonds singled to right; Speier forced Bonds (shortstop to second); Henderson singled to left [Speier to second]; McCovey singled to right [Speier scored, Henderson to third]; Fuentes lined to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Reuss grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 2. GIANTS 6TH: Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox singled to center; Healy singled to center [Maddox to second]; On a bunt Willoughby singled [Maddox to third, Healy to second]; Bonds walked [Maddox scored, Healy to third, Willoughby to second]; CULVER REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Speier hit a sacrifice fly to left [Healy scored, Willoughby to third]; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn singled to third; May singled to center [Wynn to second]; Watson out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Wynn to third, May to second]; Edwards grounded out (second to first) [Wynn scored, May to third]; Rader grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3. GIANTS 7TH: McCovey singled to third; Fuentes forced McCovey (shortstop to second); Fuentes stole second; Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fuentes to third]; Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Helms was hit by a pitch; MILLER BATTED FOR CULVER; Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Helms to second]; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Helms to third]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3. GIANTS 8TH: YORK REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Healy grounded out (third to first); Willoughby struck out; Bonds grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Wynn struck out; May grounded out (second to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3. GIANTS 9TH: Speier singled to pitcher; Henderson flied out to center; McCovey walked [Speier to second]; Fuentes grounded into a double play (second to first) [McCovey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: Edwards singled to center; FENWICK RAN FOR EDWARDS; Rader out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Fenwick to second]; Helms reached on a fielder's choice [Fenwick out at third (shortstop to third)]; STEWART BATTED FOR YORK; Stewart struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 3.

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