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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 16, 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 16, 1972 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 16, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Roberts |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 10,778 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Jerry Dale 3B: Shag Crawford |
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 |
| Sam McDowell | 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 |
| Jack Hiatt | Catcher |
| Dave Roberts | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 16, 1972
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Roberts
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Roberts
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Roberts
Henderson hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hiatt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. McDowell
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. McDowell
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. McDowell
Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. McDowell
May strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. McDowell
Watson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. McDowell
Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Roberts
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Roberts
Bonds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Bonds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Roberts
Kingman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonds scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Roberts
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Roberts. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speier vs. Roberts
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out. Kingman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McDowell vs. Roberts
McDowell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kingman scores. Speier moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Roberts
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. McDowell
Helms is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiatt vs. McDowell
Hiatt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. McDowell
Roberts bunts between the mound and first base. McDowell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roberts for the out. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. McDowell
Metzger hits a line drive into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Roberts
Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Roberts
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Roberts
McCovey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hiatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. McDowell
Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. McDowell
Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McDowell
May is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Roberts
Bonds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Bonds reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Roberts
Kingman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Kingman reaches third base with a triple. Bonds scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Healy vs. Roberts
Healy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kingman scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Roberts
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Healy moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Roberts
McDowell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Roberts
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fuentes vs. Roberts
Fuentes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Fuentes reaches second base with a double. Healy scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henderson vs. Ray
Jim Ray now pitching.
Henderson strikes out. There goes Mays. He's safe. There goes Fuentes. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Ray
McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. McDowell
Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. McDowell
Rader hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. McDowell
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hiatt vs. McDowell
Hiatt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Ray
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Ray
There goes Bonds. The throw from Hiatt and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Ray
Kingman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Kingman reaches second base with a double. Bonds scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Healy vs. Ray
Healy hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kingman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speier vs. Ray
Speier strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McDowell vs. Ray
McDowell 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, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. McDowell
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Jim Ray.
Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. McDowell
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McDowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. McDowell
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Mays hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Griffin
Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Griffin
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. McDowell
Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McDowell
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. McDowell
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. McDowell
There's a wild pitch. May moves to third. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rader vs. McDowell
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Helms vs. McDowell
Helms hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hiatt vs. McDowell
Hiatt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. McMahon
Bob Stinson pinch hits for Tom Griffin. Don McMahon now pitching.
Stinson hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Blasingame
Wade Blasingame now pitching. Bob Stinson now catching.
McCovey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. McCovey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Blasingame
Bonds is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Blasingame
Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. Blasingame
Healy hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Blasingame
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMahon vs. Blasingame
McMahon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. McMahon
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. McMahon
Cedeno 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 -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. McMahon
Wynn hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Blasingame
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Blasingame
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Blasingame
Henderson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McMahon
Jimmy Rosario now playing center field.
May hits a popup towards third. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. McMahon
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. McMahon
Rader strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Blasingame
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Blasingame
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Blasingame
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Blasingame
There goes Bonds. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Healy vs. Blasingame
Healy hits a line drive into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. McMahon
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. McMahon
Norm Miller pinch hits for Wade Blasingame.
Miller is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stinson vs. McMahon
Stinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Healy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. McMahon
Metzger 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
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1972 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Mays W, cf 4 1 0 0 Metzger R, ss 4 1 0 0
Rosario J, cf 0 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 1 1 0
Fuentes T, 2b 5 0 1 1 Wynn J, rf 4 0 0 0
Henderson K, lf 5 0 0 0 May L, 1b 4 1 1 0
McCovey W, 1b 5 1 1 0 Watson B, lf 4 2 3 3
Bonds B, rf 3 4 3 0 Rader D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Kingman D, 3b 5 3 4 6 Helms T, 2b 3 1 1 3
Healy F, c 5 1 1 1 Hiatt J, c 2 0 0 0
Speier C, ss 4 0 0 0 Blasingame W, p 0 0 0 0
McDowell S, p 3 0 1 1 Miller N, ph 0 0 0 0
McMahon D, p 1 0 0 0 Roberts D, p 0 0 0 0
Ray J, p 0 0 0 0
Stewart J, ph 1 0 0 0
Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0
Stinson B, ph-c 2 0 0 0
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40 10 11 9 32 6 6 6
San Francisco 020 410 300 -- 10
Houston 300 003 000 -- 6
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell S (W) 5.2 6 6 6 2 4
McMahon D (S) 3.1 0 0 0 0 1
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts D (L) 3.2 7 6 5 1 1
Ray J 1.1 2 1 1 0 3
Griffin T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Blasingame W 3.0 2 3 3 1 3
E -- Roberts D
LOB -- San Francisco 6, Houston 4
2B -- Bonds B 2, Fuentes T, Kingman D, McCovey W
3B -- Kingman D
HR -- Watson B, Helms T, Kingman D
SB -- Bonds B 2
SH -- Roberts D
HBP -- by McDowell S (Helms T), by Blasingame W (Bonds B), by McMahon D (Miller N)
WP -- Ray J, McDowell S
T -- 2:34
A -- 10778
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