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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 12, 1973
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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 April 12, 1973 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 12, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 12, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Forsch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Bradley |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 3,704 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: John McSherry 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Chris Pelekoudas |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Ken Forsch | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Ed Goodson | Third Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Gary Thomasson | Left Fielder |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Tom Bradley | Pitcher |
| Charlie Fox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
April 12, 1973
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Bradley
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Bradley
Helms strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Bradley
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Forsch
Bonds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Forsch
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Forsch
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Forsch
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Bradley
Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Bradley
May hits a ball on the ground into center field. Maddox picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Maddox. Watson moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rader vs. Bradley
Rader hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Bradley
Edwards hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson scores. May moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Metzger vs. Bradley
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it and throws to second for the out. May scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Forsch vs. Bradley
Forsch hits a fly ball into left field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodson vs. Forsch
Goodson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Goodson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Forsch
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomasson vs. Forsch
Thomasson hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Forsch
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rader for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Bradley
Wynn hits a line drive towards third. Goodson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Bradley
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Bradley
Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Forsch
Bradley strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Forsch
Bonds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Forsch
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Forsch
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Bradley
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Bradley
May hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Bradley
Rader strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Forsch
McCovey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodson vs. Forsch
Goodson 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 -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Forsch
Maddox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Forsch
Thomasson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Forsch
Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Rader reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bradley vs. Forsch
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Forsch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Forsch
Bonds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Bonds reaches second base with a double. Rader scores. Bradley moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fuentes vs. Crawford
Jim Crawford now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Bradley scores. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fuentes vs. Crawford
Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Speier vs. Crawford
Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Crawford
McCovey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodson vs. Crawford
Goodson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Bradley
Dave Kingman now playing first base.
Edwards is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Bradley
Metzger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Bradley
Crawford hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Crawford
Maddox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno who is chasing the ball. Maddox reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomasson vs. Crawford
Thomasson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Crawford
Rader hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bradley vs. Crawford
Bradley strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Bradley
Wynn 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 -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Bradley
Helms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Bradley
Cedeno hits a popup towards first. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Bradley
Watson takes first base on ball four. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Bradley
May hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Cosgrove
Mike Cosgrove now pitching.
Bonds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Cosgrove
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Speier vs. Cosgrove
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Speier vs. Cosgrove
Speier hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kingman vs. Cosgrove
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Goodson vs. Cosgrove
Goodson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonds scores. Fuentes moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maddox vs. Cosgrove
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Bradley
Gary Matthews now playing right field.
Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Bradley
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Bradley
Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Bradley
Norm Miller pinch hits for Mike Cosgrove.
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Bradley
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Fuentes fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
Thomasson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Gladding
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Gladding
Bradley hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Bradley
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Bradley
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Bradley
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. York
Jim York now pitching.
Matthews strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. York
Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. York
Speier hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. York
Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Bradley
May strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Bradley
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Bradley
Edwards hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Edwards reaches second base with a double. Rader goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Bradley
Hector Torres pinch runs for Johnny Edwards.
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kingman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gallagher vs. Bradley
Bob Gallagher pinch hits for Jim York.
Gallagher strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/12/1973 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Wynn J, rf 4 0 0 0 Bonds B, rf 4 2 3 1
Helms T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Matthews G, rf 1 0 0 0
Cedeno C, cf 4 0 0 0 Fuentes T, 2b 5 0 1 0
Watson B, lf 3 1 1 0 Speier C, ss 4 1 1 0
May L, 1b 4 1 1 0 McCovey W, 1b 3 2 2 4
Rader D, 3b 3 1 1 0 Kingman D, 1b 2 0 0 0
Edwards J, c 4 0 2 2 Goodson E, 3b 4 0 2 1
Torres H, pr 0 0 0 0 Maddox G, cf 4 1 2 0
Metzger R, ss 4 0 1 1 Thomasson G, lf 4 1 1 2
Forsch K, p 1 0 0 0 Rader D, c 4 1 1 0
Crawford J, p 1 0 0 0 Bradley T, p 4 1 1 0
Cosgrove M, p 0 0 0 0
Miller N, ph 1 0 0 0
Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0
York J, p 0 0 0 0
Gallagher B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 7 3 39 9 14 8
Houston 020 000 001 -- 3
San Francisco 000 801 00x -- 9
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch K (L) 3.1 8 6 6 0 2
Crawford J 1.2 2 2 2 1 2
Cosgrove M 1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Gladding F 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
York J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Bradley T (W) 9.0 7 3 2 2 7
E -- Rader D, Maddox G
LOB -- Houston 6, San Francisco 7
2B -- Goodson E, Rader D, Bonds B, Edwards J
3B -- Maddox G
HR -- McCovey W 2, Thomasson G
SB -- Fuentes T, Bonds B
WP -- Crawford J
T -- 2:11
A -- 3704
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