| 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. 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