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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