Select a date:      
Monday April 9, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

A homer by Chris Speier in the fifth inning lifted the Giants to a 2-1 victory over the Padres behind the four-hit hurling of Ron Bryant. The Padres picked up an unearned run in the first inning and the Giants tied the score with doubles by Bobby Bonds and Tito Fuentes in the third before Speier hit his homer to win the Giants' home opener before a crowd of 18,650 at Candlestick Park. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 2, San Diego Padres 1

Game Played on Monday, April 9, 1973 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Padres       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Giants       0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hernandez ss          4   1   0   0     0   0   .125      Bonds rf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .278
J. Morales cf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .368
Lee lf                4   0   1   0     0   2   .333      Speier ss             3   1   1   1     1   0   .188
Colbert 1b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .417      McCovey 1b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .167
Gaston rf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .308      Hart 3b               2   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Hilton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .143        Gallagher pr,3b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Roberts 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .083      Maddox cf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .412
Davis c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Matthews lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .182
  Kendall ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Rader c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Thomas pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bryant p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .000
Caldwell p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Murrell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Troedson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   4   1     3   6             Totals               30   2   6   2     6   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 18,560
Left on Base: Padres 8, Giants 10
DP: Padres 1, Giants 0
Errors: Hernandez, Hart 2
Doubles: Bonds (3), Fuentes (2)
Home Runs: Speier (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Davis (1)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(0-1)         6     5   2   2   3   4   1  27   3.00
Troedson                2     1   0   0   3   2   0   9   0.00
Totals                  8     6   2   2   6   6   1  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant W(1-0)           9     4   1   0   3   6   0  36   0.00
Totals                  9     4   1   0   3   6   0  36

Passed Balls: Davis (1)
Wild Pitches: Caldwell (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Nick Colosi


PADRES 1ST: Hernandez reached on an error by Hart [Hernandez to
first]; J. Morales flied out to center; Lee singled to left
[Hernandez to second]; Colbert singled to right [Hernandez
scored (unearned), Lee to third]; Gaston struck out; Hilton
forced Colbert (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Fuentes grounded out (third to first) [Bonds to second];
Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey walked; Hart
forced McCovey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 1, Giants 0.

PADRES 2ND: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Davis
grounded out (second to first); Caldwell singled to left;
Hernandez forced Caldwell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Maddox struck out; Matthews flied out to center;
Rader flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants
0.

PADRES 3RD: J. Morales reached on an error by Hart [J. Morales
to second]; Lee struck out; Colbert flied out to right; Gaston
was walked intentionally; Hilton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Bryant grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds
doubled to left; Fuentes doubled to right [Bonds scored];
Caldwell threw a wild pitch [Fuentes to third]; Speier flied out
to left; McCovey walked; Hart was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 1.

PADRES 4TH: Roberts singled to left; Davis out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Roberts to second]; Caldwell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Hernandez grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Maddox singled to third; Matthews singled to left
[Maddox to third, Matthews to second (on throw)]; Rader grounded
out (second to first); Bryant grounded out (first unassisted);
Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1,
Giants 1.

PADRES 5TH: J. Morales grounded out (third to first); Lee was
called out on strikes; Colbert walked; Gaston forced Colbert
(third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Fuentes lined to shortstop; Speier homered; McCovey
flied out to right; Hart walked; GALLAGHER RAN FOR HART; Maddox
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
1, Giants 2.

PADRES 6TH: GALLAGHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hilton struck
out; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); Rader flied
out to center; Bryant struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
1, Giants 2.

PADRES 7TH: MURRELL BATTED FOR CALDWELL; Murrell flied out to
right; Hernandez flied out to center; J. Morales grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: TROEDSON REPLACED MURRELL (PITCHING); Bonds
walked; Debut game for Rich Troedson; Fuentes lined into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Bonds out at first]; Speier
walked; McCovey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Padres 1, Giants 2.

PADRES 8TH: Lee grounded out (second to first); Colbert grounded
out (pitcher to first); Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Padres 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Maddox
singled to left [Maddox to second (error by Hernandez)];
Matthews was walked intentionally; Rader popped to catcher in
foul territory; Bryant struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
1, Giants 2.

PADRES 9TH: Hilton grounded out (pitcher to first); Roberts
flied out to center; KENDALL BATTED FOR DAVIS; Kendall walked;
THOMAS RAN FOR KENDALL; CAMPBELL BATTED FOR TROEDSON; Campbell
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Giants 2.



The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report