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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 12, 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 12, 1972 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | August 12, 1972 |
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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 12, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Barr |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Wilson |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 28,296 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Dick Stello 2B: Ed Sudol 3B: Mel Steiner |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
Chris Speier | Shortstop |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
Dave Rader | Catcher |
Dave Kingman | Third Baseman |
Jim Barr | Pitcher |
Charlie Fox | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Don Wilson | Pitcher |
Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 12, 1972
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wilson
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Wilson
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Wilson
Speier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Barr
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Barr
Cedeno 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: ---
Wynn vs. Barr
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first 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 line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Wilson
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Wilson
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fuentes for the out. McCovey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Wilson
Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCovey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kingman vs. Wilson
Kingman takes first base on ball four. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Barr vs. Wilson
Barr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Barr
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Barr
Watson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Barr
Edwards is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Barr
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up 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: ---
Bonds vs. Wilson
Bonds 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: ---
Maddox vs. Wilson
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Wilson
Speier is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Barr
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Barr
Wilson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Barr
Metzger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kingman settles under it 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: ---
McCovey vs. Wilson
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wilson
Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson who is chasing the ball. Henderson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fuentes vs. Wilson
Fuentes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Wilson
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Barr
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Barr
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Barr
May hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Barr
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. May moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Barr
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. May tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Barr
Rader is hit by the pitch. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Barr
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, 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 -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barr vs. Wilson
Barr strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Barr
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Barr
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, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Barr
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Wilson
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Wilson
Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Wilson
McCovey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Barr
Wynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Barr
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Barr
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Barr
Edwards strikes out. Rader drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Edwards out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wilson
Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Henderson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fuentes vs. Wilson
Fuentes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Fuentes reaches second base with a double. Cedeno throws the ball in to Rader who tags Fuentes trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Henderson scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Wilson
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Wilson
Kingman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Barr
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Barr
There goes Rader. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Rader steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Barr
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Barr
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Barr
Metzger strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howarth vs. Wilson
Jim Howarth pinch hits for Jim Barr.
Howarth hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wilson
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Wilson
Maddox is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Johnson
Jerry Johnson now pitching.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Johnson
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Johnson
May hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Johnson
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Wilson
Speier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Wilson
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Wilson
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodson vs. Wilson
Ed Goodson pinch hits for Tito Fuentes.
Goodson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/12/1972 -- San Francisco at Houston (N) San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Bonds B, rf 4 0 1 0 Metzger R, ss 4 0 0 0 Maddox G, cf 4 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 0 0 Speier C, ss 4 0 0 0 Wynn J, rf 2 2 1 1 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 1 0 May L, 1b 4 1 1 0 Henderson K, lf 4 1 3 0 Watson B, lf 4 0 1 1 Fuentes T, 2b 3 0 1 1 Edwards J, c 1 0 0 1 Goodson E, ph 1 0 0 0 Rader D, 3b 2 0 1 0 Rader D, c 3 0 1 0 Helms T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Kingman D, 3b 2 0 0 0 Wilson D, p 3 0 0 0 Barr J, p 2 0 0 0 Howarth J, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 7 1 27 3 4 3 San Francisco 000 000 100 -- 1 Houston 000 201 00x -- 3 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Barr J (L) 7.0 4 3 3 1 5 Johnson J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Wilson D (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 12 DP -- Houston 1 LOB -- San Francisco 5, Houston 5 2B -- Henderson K, Fuentes T 3B -- Henderson K HR -- Wynn J SB -- Rader D SF -- Edwards J HBP -- by Barr J (Edwards J), by Barr J (Rader D) T -- 1:58 A -- 28296
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