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Exploding in the 13th inning, the Astros scored four runs on homers by Bob Watson and Roger Metzger to defeat the Giants, 5-1. Don Wilson pitched the route for the Astros. Randy Moffitt was on the mound for the Giants in relief of Sam McDowell when Watson led off the 13th with a circuit clout to break a 1-1 tie. Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 1Game Played on Thursday, September 7, 1972 (Day game) at Candlestick ParkAstros 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 5 15 0
Giants 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 0
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Metzger ss 5 1 4 4 2 1 .228 Bonds rf 6 0 0 0 0 2 .249
Wynn rf 4 0 2 0 3 1 .271 Speier ss 5 0 3 0 1 1 .275
Cedeno cf 7 0 0 0 0 1 .330 Henderson lf 6 0 2 0 0 0 .260
May 1b 6 0 1 0 0 1 .283 McCovey 1b 6 0 0 0 0 0 .209
Watson lf 6 1 3 1 0 0 .310 Rader c 4 1 0 0 1 0 .268
Rader 3b 6 0 1 0 0 3 .245 Hart 3b 5 0 3 0 0 1 .265
Helms 2b 6 1 1 0 0 0 .277 B. Williams pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
Howard c 4 1 2 0 2 0 .217 Blanco 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
Wilson p 6 1 1 0 0 3 .109 Fuentes 2b 5 0 2 1 0 1 .266
Maddox cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .266
McMahon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
McDowell p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .135
Kingman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .216
Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Howarth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .255
Totals 50 5 15 5 7 10 Totals 47 1 10 1 2 7
Time of Game: 3:27 Attendance: 2,427
Left on Base: Astros 13, Giants 9
DP: Astros 0, Giants 3
Doubles: Howard (7), Helms (18), Wynn (25), Fuentes (30), Henderson (17)
Triples: Wilson (1), Fuentes (5)
Home Runs: Watson (13), Metzger (2)
Stolen Bases: Metzger (21)
Caught Stealing: Metzger (8), Hart (1)
GIDP: Wilson (2)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Wilson W(11-8) 13 10 1 1 2 7 0 49 2.79
Totals 13 10 1 1 2 7 0 49
Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
McDowell 10 10 1 1 5 8 0 42 4.47
Moffitt L(1-3) 2.2 3 3 3 2 2 1 12 3.63
McMahon 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 3.75
Totals 13 15 5 5 7 10 2 57
Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor
ASTROS 1ST: Metzger was called out on strikes; Wynn struck out;
Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0,
Giants 0.
GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to center; Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); Henderson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
ASTROS 2ND: May struck out; Watson singled to center; Rader
struck out; Helms flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0.
GIANTS 2ND: McCovey flied out to right; Rader flied out to
right; Hart struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants
0.
ASTROS 3RD: Howard made an out to shortstop; Wilson tripled to
left; Metzger singled to center [Wilson scored]; Metzger was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second); Wynn walked; Cedeno forced Wynn (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.
GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes tripled to right; Maddox struck out;
McDowell flied out to center; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.
ASTROS 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Watson singled
to center; Rader struck out; Helms forced Watson (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.
GIANTS 4TH: Speier struck out; Henderson made an out to first;
McCovey grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.
ASTROS 5TH: Howard doubled to left; Wilson popped to pitcher;
Metzger walked; Wynn singled to right [Howard to third, Metzger
to second]; Cedeno struck out; May forced Metzger (third
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 0.
GIANTS 5TH: Rader walked; Hart singled to second [Rader to
second]; Fuentes doubled to right [Rader scored, Hart to third];
Maddox made an out to third; McDowell made an out to shortstop;
Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 1.
ASTROS 6TH: Watson flied out to right; Rader singled to left;
Helms flied out to left; Howard singled to right [Rader to
second]; Wilson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1,
Giants 1.
GIANTS 6TH: Speier walked; Henderson flied out to right; McCovey
grounded out (second to first) [Speier to second]; Rader made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
ASTROS 7TH: Metzger singled to left; Wynn walked [Metzger to
second]; Cedeno lined into a double play (second to first) [Wynn
out at first]; May made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 1.
GIANTS 7TH: Hart singled to left; Hart was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Fuentes made an out to second;
Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Giants 1.
ASTROS 8TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader made
an out to first; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
GIANTS 8TH: McDowell flied out to right; Bonds popped to catcher
in foul territory; Speier singled to center; Henderson flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
ASTROS 9TH: Howard walked; Wilson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Howard out at second]; Metzger
walked; Wynn flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros
1, Giants 1.
GIANTS 9TH: McCovey popped to catcher in foul territory; Rader
made an out to first; Hart flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
ASTROS 10TH: Cedeno flied out to left; May singled to center;
Watson flied out to center; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
GIANTS 10TH: Fuentes struck out; Maddox flied out to center;
KINGMAN BATTED FOR MCDOWELL; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
ASTROS 11TH: MOFFITT REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Helms flied
out to right; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
GIANTS 11TH: Bonds was called out on strikes; Speier singled to
center; Henderson singled to right [Speier out at third (right
to third)]; McCovey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
ASTROS 12TH: Metzger singled to right; Metzger stole second;
Wynn walked; Cedeno hit into a double play (center to third)
[Metzger out at third]; May made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
GIANTS 12TH: Rader flied out to center; Hart singled to left; B.
WILLIAMS RAN FOR HART; Fuentes grounded out (second to first)
[B. Williams to second]; Maddox popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Giants 1.
ASTROS 13TH: BLANCO REPLACED B. WILLIAMS (PLAYING 3B); Watson
homered; Rader grounded out (third to first); Helms doubled to
center; Howard was walked intentionally; On a bunt Wilson struck
out; MCMAHON REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); HOWARTH REPLACED
MOFFITT (PLAYING CF); Metzger homered [Helms scored, Howard
scored]; Wynn doubled to center; Cedeno grounded out (third to
first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 1.
GIANTS 13TH: Howarth struck out; Bonds flied out to right;
Speier singled to center; Henderson doubled to left [Speier to
third]; McCovey flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 5, Giants 1.
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