The Astros gained their 82nd victory of the season, one more than the club's previous record in 1969, when Don Wilson pitched a six-hitter to beat the Giants, 3-0. The Astros collected only four hits, but Larry Howard drove in two runs with a single and homer. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 27, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Astros       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   3  4  1


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Wynn rf               4   1   1   0     0   2   .278
Howarth cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .235      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .322
McCovey 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .213      May 1b                4   1   1   0     0   2   .291
  Matthews lf         2   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Watson lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .310
Kingman 3b            3   0   1   0     1   2   .230      Rader 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .238
Rader c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Helms 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .262
Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .260      Howard c              3   1   2   2     0   0   .233
Thomasson lf,1b       3   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Wilson p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .108
Willoughby p          1   0   1   0     0   0   .185
  Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .257
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   6   0     2   5             Totals               29   3   4   2     2   8

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance:  6,223
Left on Base: Giants 7, Astros 4
DP: Giants 0, Astros 0
Errors: Fuentes, Rader
Doubles: May (30), Wynn (29)
Home Runs: Howard (2)
Caught Stealing: Howarth (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Willoughby (5)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Willoughby L(6-4)       6     3   2   2   1   6   1  22   2.06
Moffitt                 2     1   1   0   1   2   0   9   3.69
Totals                  8     4   3   2   2   8   1  31

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson W(15-9)          9     6   0   0   2   5   0  34   2.66
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   5   0  34

Wild Pitches: Wilson 3 (11)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Tom Gorman


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (first unassisted); Howarth
walked; Howarth was caught stealing second; Speier flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Wynn was called out on strikes; Metzger grounded out
(second to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman
walked; Kingman was picked off first (pitcher to first); Rader
singled; Fuentes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May doubled; Watson grounded out (third to first);
Rader walked; Helms forced Rader (third to second) [May to
third]; Howard singled [May scored, Helms to second]; Wilson
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Thomasson grounded out (first to pitcher);
Willoughby singled; Wilson threw a wild pitch [Willoughby to
second]; Bonds reached on an error by Rader [Willoughby to
third, Bonds to first]; Howarth popped to first in foul
territory; Speier was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Wynn struck out; Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey flied out to center; Kingman struck out;
Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: MATTHEWS REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING LF); THOMASSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); May lined to center; Watson
lined to right; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomasson
singled; Willoughby out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Thomasson to second]; Bonds flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms flied out to center; Howard homered; Wilson
struck out; Wynn grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Howarth flied out to right; Speier grounded out
(pitcher to first); Matthews singled; Kingman singled [Matthews
to third]; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger made an out to shortstop; Cedeno made an out
to second; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Fuentes singled; Wilson threw a wild pitch [Fuentes
to second]; Wilson threw a wild pitch [Fuentes to third];
Thomasson was called out on strikes; HENDERSON BATTED FOR
WILLOUGHBY; Henderson was called out on strikes; Bonds flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: MOFFITT REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Watson was
called out on strikes; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first);
Helms walked; Howard grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Howarth flied out to center; Speier made an out to
shortstop; Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Wynn doubled;
Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Wynn to third]; Cedeno
reached on an error by Fuentes [Wynn scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Cedeno to second]; May struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Kingman struck out; Rader grounded out (first to
pitcher); Fuentes flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 3.