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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 14, 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 August 14, 1972 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 14, 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 | August 14, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frank Reberger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Roberts |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 19,451 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Sudol 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Bill Williams 3B: Dick Stello |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Al Gallagher | Third Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Frank Reberger | 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 |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Dave Roberts | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 14, 1972
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Roberts
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Roberts
Speier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Roberts
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bonds scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Roberts
McCovey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. McCovey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuentes vs. Roberts
Fuentes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Reberger
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 -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Reberger
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Reberger
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Reberger
Wynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Reberger
May 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 2
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Roberts
Gallagher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Roberts
Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Roberts
Healy strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reberger vs. Roberts
Reberger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Reberger
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Reberger
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Reberger
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Reberger
There goes Edwards. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Edwards steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Reberger
Helms takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. Reberger
There's a wild pitch. Edwards moves to third. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roberts vs. Reberger
Roberts 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 3
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Roberts
Bonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Roberts
Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Roberts
The ball gets by Edwards for a passed ball. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Roberts
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Roberts
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fuentes vs. Roberts
Fuentes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Fuentes reaches second base with a double. Speier scores. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gallagher vs. Culver
George Culver now pitching.
Gallagher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCovey scores. Fuentes scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Culver
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Culver
Healy takes first base on ball four. Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reberger vs. Culver
Reberger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver juggles the ball. That's an error on Culver. Gallagher moves to third. Healy moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bonds vs. Culver
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Reberger
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Reberger
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Reberger
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reberger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Reberger
May hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Forsch
Ken Forsch now pitching.
Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Forsch
Henderson hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Forsch
McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Reberger
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Reberger
Edwards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Reberger
Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Reberger
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reberger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Reberger
Norm Miller pinch hits for Ken Forsch.
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson scores. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Reberger
There's a wild pitch. Helms moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Metzger vs. Reberger
Metzger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Metzger reaches second base with a double. Helms scores. Miller scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Reberger
Cedeno is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Richard
J.R. Richard now pitching.
Fuentes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Richard
Gallagher 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, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Richard
Maddox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Maddox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Healy vs. Richard
Healy hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Reberger
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Reberger
May 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, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Reberger
Watson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reberger vs. Richard
Reberger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Richard
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Richard
There goes Bonds. The throw from Edwards and he is out, Metzger applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Richard
Speier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Reberger
Edwards hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gallagher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Reberger
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Reberger
Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Stone
Jesus Alou pinch hits for J.R. Richard. Steve Stone now pitching.
Alou hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Healy settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Healy. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Stone
Alou hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Stone
Metzger takes first base on ball four. Rader moves to third. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cedeno vs. Stone
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader scores. Helms scores. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Moffitt
There's a wild pitch. Cedeno scores. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Moffitt
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Moffitt
Watson is hit by the pitch. Wynn moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Edwards vs. Moffitt
Edwards is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Griffin
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Griffin
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Griffin
Gallagher is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Moffitt
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Moffitt
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffin vs. Moffitt
Griffin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Griffin
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Griffin
Dave Rader pinch hits for Fran Healy.
Rader hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howarth vs. Griffin
Jim Howarth pinch hits for Randy Moffitt.
Howarth hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Johnson
Dave Rader now catching. Jerry Johnson now pitching.
Metzger hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Johnson
Cedeno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Johnson
Wynn hits a line drive towards third. Gallagher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Johnson
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Johnson
May 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, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Griffin
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Griffin
Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Griffin
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Astros, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodson vs. Gladding
Bernie Williams pinch runs for Willie McCovey. Ed Goodson pinch hits for Tito Fuentes.
Goodson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/14/1972 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Bonds B, rf 4 2 2 1 Metzger R, ss 4 1 1 2
Speier C, ss 3 1 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 1 2 2
Henderson K, lf 5 0 1 0 Wynn J, rf 5 0 2 1
McCovey W, 1b 4 1 2 0 May L, 1b 4 0 0 0
Williams B, pr 0 0 0 0 Watson B, lf 3 1 1 0
Fuentes T, 2b 4 1 1 1 Edwards J, c 4 0 1 0
Goodson E, ph 1 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 3 1 0 0
Gallagher A, 3b 4 0 2 2 Helms T, 2b 3 2 2 0
Maddox G, cf 4 0 1 0 Roberts D, p 1 0 0 0
Healy F, c 2 0 0 0 Culver G, p 0 0 0 0
Rader D, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Forsch K, p 0 0 0 0
Reberger F, p 3 0 0 0 Miller N, ph 1 1 1 1
Stone S, p 0 0 0 0 Richard J, p 0 0 0 0
Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0 Alou J, ph 1 0 0 0
Howarth J, ph 1 0 0 0 Griffin T, p 1 0 0 0
Johnson J, p 0 0 0 0 Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0
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36 5 10 4 34 7 10 6
San Francisco 104 000 000 -- 5
Houston 000 304 00x -- 7
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Reberger F 5.1 7 5 5 3 3
Stone S (L) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Moffitt R 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Johnson J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts D 2.1 6 5 5 2 2
Culver G 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Forsch K 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Richard J (W) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Griffin T 2.1 2 0 0 1 2
Gladding F (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Culver G, Healy F
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- San Francisco 9, Houston 9
2B -- McCovey W, Fuentes T, Metzger R, Maddox G
HR -- Bonds B
SB -- Cedeno C 2, Edwards J
CS -- Bonds B
HBP -- by Moffitt R (Watson B)
WP -- Reberger F 2, Moffitt R
PB -- Edwards J
T -- 3:16
A -- 19451
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