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Astros 5 @ Giants 1
Candlestick Park
September 7, 1972

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on September 7, 1972 at Candlestick Park. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Astros with a score of 5 to 1.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 7, 1972 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 5 H: 15 E: 0 LOB: 13
Runs: 5
Hits: 15
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
San Francisco Giants
R: 1 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 1
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherDon Wilson  
Losing PitcherRandy Moffitt  
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Game Winning RBIBob Watson 

Game Info

DateSeptember 7, 1972 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamSan Francisco Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherDon Wilson  
Home Starting PitcherSam McDowell  
BallparkCandlestick Park 
CitySan Francisco 
StateCA 
Attendance2,427 
Time of Game3 hours 27 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Harry Wendelstedt
1B: Jerry Dale
2B: Ed Vargo
3B: Paul Pryor

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
Jim Wynn  Right Fielder 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Lee May  First Baseman 
Bob Watson  Left Fielder 
Doug Rader  Third Baseman 
Tommy Helms  Second Baseman 
Larry Howard  Catcher 
Don Wilson  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

San Francisco Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Bonds  Right Fielder 
Chris Speier  Shortstop 
Ken Henderson  Left Fielder 
Willie McCovey  First Baseman 
Dave Rader  Catcher 
Jim Ray Hart  Third Baseman 
Tito Fuentes  Second Baseman 
Garry Maddox  Center Fielder 
Sam McDowell  Pitcher 
Charlie Fox  Manager 

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Astros 5 @ Giants 1
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September 7, 1972

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         Game of 9/7/1972 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    San Francisco      AB  R  H RBI
Metzger R, ss         5  1  4  4   Bonds B, rf           6  0  0  0   
Wynn J, rf            4  0  2  0   Speier C, ss          5  0  3  0   
Cedeno C, cf          7  0  0  0   Henderson K, lf       6  0  2  0   
May L, 1b             6  0  1  0   McCovey W, 1b         6  0  0  0   
Watson B, lf          6  1  3  1   Rader D, c            4  1  0  0   
Rader D, 3b           6  0  1  0   Hart J, 3b            5  0  3  0   
Helms T, 2b           6  1  1  0   Williams B, pr        0  0  0  0   
Howard L, c           4  1  2  0   Blanco D, 3b          0  0  0  0   
Wilson D, p           6  1  1  0   Fuentes T, 2b         5  0  2  1   
                                   Maddox G, cf          5  0  0  0   
                                   McMahon D, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   McDowell S, p         3  0  0  0   
                                   Kingman D, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Moffitt R, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Howarth J, cf         1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     50  5 15  5                        47  1 10  1

Houston          001 000 000 000 4 --  5
San Francisco    000 010 000 000 0 --  1

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wilson D (W)         13.0 10  1  1  2  7

  San Francisco        IP  H  R ER BB SO
McDowell S           10.0 10  1  1  5  8
Moffitt R (L)         2.2  3  3  3  2  2
McMahon D             0.1  2  1  1  0  0

DP -- San Francisco 3
LOB -- Houston 13, San Francisco 9
2B -- Howard L, Fuentes T, Helms T, Wynn J, Henderson K
3B -- Wilson D, Fuentes T
HR -- Watson B, Metzger R
SB -- Metzger R
CS -- Metzger R, Hart J
T -- 3:27
A -- 2427

    

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