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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 3Game Played on Friday, September 8, 1972 (Night game) at Candlestick ParkAstros 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.
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