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Braves
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
June 27, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves, played on June 27, 1972 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | June 27, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 27, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sam McDowell |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 5,116 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Bruce Froemming |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Oscar Brown | Right Fielder |
Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
Hank Aaron | First Baseman |
Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
Earl Williams | Catcher |
Mike Lum | Center Fielder |
Marty Perez | Shortstop |
Gil Garrido | Third Baseman |
Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
Lum Harris | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Jim Howarth | Center Fielder |
Chris Speier | Shortstop |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
Dave Rader | Catcher |
Al Gallagher | Third Baseman |
Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
Sam McDowell | Pitcher |
Charlie Fox | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
June 27, 1972
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McDowell
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. McDowell
Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aaron vs. McDowell
Aaron hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. McDowell
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Niekro
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howarth vs. Niekro
Howarth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howarth for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Niekro
Speier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McDowell
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. McDowell
Lum is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. McDowell
Perez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrido vs. McDowell
Garrido hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Niekro
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Niekro
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rader for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Niekro
Gallagher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. McDowell
Niekro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. McDowell
Brown bunts towards the mound. McDowell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Niekro moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Millan vs. McDowell
Millan bunts towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Fuentes covering, for the out. Niekro moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aaron vs. McDowell
Aaron hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Carty vs. McDowell
Carty is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. McDowell
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Howarth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Niekro
Fuentes hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Niekro
McDowell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. McDowell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Niekro
Bonds hits a popup, foul, towards first. Aaron settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howarth vs. Niekro
Howarth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howarth for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. McDowell
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McDowell
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrido vs. McDowell
Garrido is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Niekro
Speier hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Niekro
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Niekro
Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Niekro
Gallagher hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. McDowell
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McDowell
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. McDowell
Millan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. McDowell
Aaron takes first base on ball four. Millan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carty vs. McDowell
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Niekro
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Niekro
McDowell bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Niekro
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrido fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howarth vs. Niekro
Howarth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. McDowell
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Howarth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. McDowell
Lum hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds who is chasing the ball. Lum reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. McDowell
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lum scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrido vs. McDowell
Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Niekro
Speier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey hits a popup towards third. Garrido settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Niekro
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. McDowell
Niekro strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. McDowell
Brown hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. McDowell
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Niekro
Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Niekro
Gallagher strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Niekro
Fuentes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McDowell vs. Niekro
McDowell bunts towards third. Garrido fields it and throws to first for the out. Rader moves to third. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bonds vs. Niekro
Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. McDowell
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. McDowell
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. McDowell
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lum vs. McDowell
There's a wild pitch. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lum vs. McDowell
Lum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. McDowell
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howarth vs. Niekro
Howarth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Niekro
Speier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Niekro
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Niekro
There goes Speier. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Speier steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Niekro
Kingman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brown. Kingman reaches second base with a double. Speier scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Niekro
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrido vs. McDowell
Garrido hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McDowell
Orlando Cepeda pinch hits for Phil Niekro.
Cepeda takes first base on ball four. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. McDowell
Sonny Jackson pinch runs for Orlando Cepeda.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McDowell, and towards Fuentes, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Millan vs. Johnson
Jerry Johnson now pitching.
Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jackson scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Johnson
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw now pitching.
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrido fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Upshaw
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Lum settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Upshaw
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrido fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Johnson
Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Howarth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lum vs. Johnson
Lum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Johnson
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Upshaw
Bonds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/27/1972 -- Atlanta at San Francisco (N) Atlanta AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Brown O, rf 5 0 2 0 Bonds B, rf 5 1 1 1 Millan F, 2b 3 0 2 1 Howarth J, cf 4 0 0 0 Aaron H, 1b 4 0 1 0 Speier C, ss 4 2 3 1 Carty R, lf 4 0 0 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Williams E, c 5 0 1 0 Kingman D, lf 4 0 1 1 Lum M, cf 4 1 2 0 Rader D, c 4 0 2 0 Perez M, ss 5 0 1 1 Gallagher A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Garrido G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Fuentes T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Niekro P, p 3 0 1 0 McDowell S, p 2 0 2 0 Cepeda O, ph 0 0 0 0 Johnson J, p 1 0 0 0 Jackson S, pr 0 1 0 0 Upshaw C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 2 10 2 36 3 10 3 Atlanta 000 001 001 0 -- 2 San Francisco 000 100 010 1 -- 3 0 outs when winning run was scored. Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Niekro P 8.0 9 2 2 0 5 Upshaw C (L) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO McDowell S 8.2 8 2 2 5 6 Johnson J (W) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 DP -- San Francisco 2 LOB -- Atlanta 11, San Francisco 7 2B -- McDowell S, Kingman D 3B -- Lum M HR -- Speier C, Bonds B SB -- Speier C SH -- Millan F, McDowell S WP -- McDowell S 2 T -- 2:20 A -- 5116
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