| The Astros put together a double by Jim Wynn and five singles for four runs in the third inning to defeat the Giants, 5-3. Chris Speier and Jim Ray Hart homered for the Giants. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1972 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Astros 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 5 14 0 Giants 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 3 6 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Metzger ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .228 Bonds rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .249 Wynn rf 5 1 3 2 0 1 .274 Speier ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 .277 Cedeno cf 5 1 1 1 0 2 .328 Henderson lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .260 May 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .284 McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .207 Watson lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .311 Rader c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .265 Edwards c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .265 Hart 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .263 Rader 3b 3 1 0 0 1 2 .243 Maddox cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .264 Helms 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Dierker p 2 0 2 0 0 0 .169 Blanco 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 .350 Miller ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Barr p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Sosa p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Matthews ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Carrithers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howarth ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 5 14 5 1 5 Totals 33 3 6 3 2 8 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 3,406 Left on Base: Astros 9, Giants 5 DP: Astros 0, Giants 1 Errors: Blanco Doubles: Watson (21), Wynn (26), Henderson (18), Blanco (1) Home Runs: Speier (14), Hart (4) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (48), Bonds (36) GIDP: Metzger (5) Hit by Pitch: Dierker (1,by Carrithers) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker W(15-7) 7 6 3 3 2 6 2 29 3.06 Roberts SV(1) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 4.42 Totals 9 6 3 3 2 8 2 35 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barr L(6-8) 2.2 8 4 4 0 2 0 15 2.90 Sosa 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 Carrithers 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 9 5.59 Moffitt 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 3.53 Johnson 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.37 Totals 9 14 5 5 1 5 0 41 Hit by Pitch: Carrithers (5) Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt ASTROS 1ST: Metzger made an out to shortstop; Wynn was called out on strikes; Cedeno made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled to center; Bonds stole second; Speier flied out to center [Bonds to third]; Henderson struck out; McCovey grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson doubled to right [Watson out at third (right to third)]; Edwards singled to right; Rader struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Hart grounded out (third to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Giants 0. ASTROS 3RD: Helms grounded out (second to first); Dierker singled to center; Metzger forced Dierker (shortstop to second); Wynn doubled to center [Metzger scored]; Cedeno singled to right [Wynn scored]; Cedeno stole second; May singled to center [Cedeno scored]; Watson singled to center [May to second]; Edwards singled to left [May scored, Watson to third, Edwards to second (on throw)]; SOSA REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Debut game for Elias Sosa; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: Blanco walked; Sosa struck out; Bonds made an out to shortstop; Speier singled to right [Blanco to second]; Henderson doubled to left [Blanco scored, Speier to third]; McCovey walked; Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 1. ASTROS 4TH: Helms made an out to second; Dierker singled to right; Metzger forced Dierker (second to shortstop); Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 1. GIANTS 4TH: Hart made an out to second; Maddox struck out; Blanco doubled to left; MATTHEWS BATTED FOR SOSA; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 1. ASTROS 5TH: CARRITHERS REPLACED MATTHEWS (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded out (second to first); May singled to center; Watson forced May (third to second) [Watson to second (error by Blanco)]; Edwards made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 1. GIANTS 5TH: Bonds flied out to center; Speier homered; Henderson grounded out (second to first); McCovey made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Giants 2. ASTROS 6TH: Rader walked; Helms flied out to center; Dierker was hit by a pitch [Rader to second]; Metzger singled to shortstop [Rader to third, Dierker to second]; Wynn singled to center [Rader scored, Dierker to third, Metzger to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED CARRITHERS (PITCHING); Cedeno struck out; May made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 2. GIANTS 6TH: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); Hart homered; Maddox struck out; Blanco flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 3. ASTROS 7TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 3. GIANTS 7TH: HOWARTH BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Howarth grounded out (first unassisted); Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Speier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 3. ASTROS 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED HOWARTH (PITCHING); Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); MILLER BATTED FOR DIERKER; Miller singled to center; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Miller out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 3. GIANTS 8TH: ROBERTS REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); Henderson flied out to left; McCovey popped to first in foul territory; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 3. ASTROS 9TH: Wynn singled to shortstop; Cedeno struck out; May grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wynn to second]; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 3. GIANTS 9TH: Hart flied out to right; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR MADDOX; Gallagher grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanco struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Giants 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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