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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 15, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants, played on April 15, 1972 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Juan Marichal |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Don Wilson |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 23,021 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Shag Crawford 1B: Chris Pelekoudas 2B: Mel Steiner 3B: Jerry Dale |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Third Baseman |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Juan Marichal | Pitcher |
| Charlie Fox | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Don Wilson | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 15, 1972
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Wilson
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Wilson
Fuentes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wilson
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilson covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Marichal
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marichal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Marichal
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Marichal
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Marichal
Wynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Marichal
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Cedeno trying to get to home. Henderson throws the ball in to Healy who tags Cedeno, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Wilson
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wilson
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Wilson
Kingman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Marichal
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Marichal
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Marichal covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Marichal
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Wilson
Healy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Wilson
Speier strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marichal vs. Wilson
Marichal hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Healy moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Wilson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Healy moves to third. Marichal moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fuentes vs. Wilson
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Marichal
Edwards hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Marichal
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Marichal
Metzger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays who is chasing the ball. Metzger reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Marichal
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wilson
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Wilson
McCovey hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Wilson
Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Wilson
There goes Henderson. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Wilson
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Marichal
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Marichal
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Marichal
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Marichal
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Wilson
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Wilson
Speier hits a line drive towards the mound. Wilson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. Wilson
Marichal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Marichal
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Marichal
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Helms moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Marichal
Wilson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metzger vs. Marichal
Metzger takes first base on ball four. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cedeno vs. Marichal
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Wilson
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Wilson
Fuentes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Wilson
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Wilson
McCovey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wilson
Bonds hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Marichal
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Marichal
May hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Marichal
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Wilson
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Wilson
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Wilson
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Marichal
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Marichal
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Marichal
Edwards hits a line drive into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marichal vs. Wilson
Marichal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Marichal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Wilson
Mays bunts towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mays for the out. Marichal moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fuentes vs. Wilson
Fuentes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wilson
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Blasingame
Wade Blasingame now pitching.
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Culver
George Culver now pitching. Bob Stinson now catching.
There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Culver
Bonds hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stinson vs. Marichal
Stinson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Marichal
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Marichal
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Marichal
Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Culver
Kingman hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Culver
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Culver
Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howarth vs. Culver
Jim Howarth pinch hits for Juan Marichal.
Howarth takes first base on ball four. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Culver
Mays hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Speier scores. There goes Howarth trying to get to third. Cedeno throws the ball in to Rader, who tags Howarth for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Johnson
Jerry Johnson now pitching.
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Johnson
Watson hits a line drive towards first. McCovey catches it and steps on first to double up May. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Johnson
Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Rader reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Johnson
There's a wild pitch. Rader moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Helms vs. Johnson
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1972 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Mays W, cf 4 0 1 1 Metzger R, ss 3 0 1 0
Fuentes T, 2b 4 2 2 2 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 2 0
Henderson K, lf 4 0 2 0 Wynn J, rf 4 0 0 0
McCovey W, 1b 4 1 1 2 May L, 1b 4 0 2 0
Bonds B, rf 4 0 0 0 Watson B, lf 3 0 0 0
Kingman D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Healy F, c 3 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Speier C, ss 3 1 0 0 Edwards J, c 3 0 1 0
Marichal J, p 3 1 2 0 Culver G, p 0 0 0 0
Howarth J, ph 0 0 0 0 Wilson D, p 2 0 0 0
Johnson J, p 0 0 0 0 Blasingame W, p 0 0 0 0
Stinson B, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 8 5 32 0 8 0
San Francisco 000 002 021 -- 5
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Marichal J (W) 8.0 6 0 0 2 7
Johnson J (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson D (L) 7.1 7 4 4 1 4
Blasingame W 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Culver G 1.1 1 1 1 2 0
DP -- San Francisco 2
LOB -- San Francisco 5, Houston 7
2B -- Marichal J, Rader D
3B -- Metzger R
HR -- McCovey W, Fuentes T
SB -- Cedeno C, Henderson K
SH -- Mays W
WP -- Culver G, Johnson J
T -- 2:23
A -- 23021
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