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Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 18, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 18, 1972 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 18, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 18, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Durham |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Willoughby |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 6,292 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Doug Harvey 1B: Shag Crawford 2B: John Kibler 3B: Frank Pulli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Brock | Left Fielder |
Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
Bernie Carbo | Right Fielder |
Joe Torre | First Baseman |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
Luis Melendez | Center Fielder |
Ed Crosby | Third Baseman |
Dal Maxvill | Shortstop |
Don Durham | Pitcher |
Red Schoendienst | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Chris Speier | Shortstop |
Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
Dave Rader | Catcher |
Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
Al Gallagher | Third Baseman |
Jim Willoughby | Pitcher |
Charlie Fox | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
August 18, 1972
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Willoughby
Brock hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Willoughby
Sizemore hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Willoughby
Carbo 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
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Durham
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Durham
Speier hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brock. Speier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Durham
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Durham
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Durham
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rader for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Willoughby
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Willoughby
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first, with Willoughby covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Willoughby
Melendez 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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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Durham
Fuentes hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Durham
Maddox hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Durham
Gallagher is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Willoughby
Crosby hits a line drive into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Willoughby
Maxvill strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Willoughby
Durham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brock vs. Willoughby
Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Durham moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Willoughby
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Durham scores. Brock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carbo vs. Willoughby
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Fuentes covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Willoughby vs. Durham
Willoughby strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Durham
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Durham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Durham
Speier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Durham
Henderson hits a popup towards short. Maxvill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Willoughby
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Willoughby
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melendez vs. Willoughby
Melendez 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
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Durham
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Durham
Rader hits a popup, foul, towards third. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Durham
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Willoughby
Crosby hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Willoughby
Maxvill hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Willoughby
Durham hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Willoughby
Brock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willoughby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Durham
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Durham
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Willoughby vs. Durham
Willoughby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Crosby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Willoughby
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. Willoughby
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first, with Willoughby covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Willoughby
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Simmons vs. Willoughby
Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torre moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melendez vs. Willoughby
Melendez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torre moves to third. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crosby vs. Willoughby
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Willoughby covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Durham
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Durham
There goes Bonds. The throw from Simmons and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. Durham
Speier hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Durham
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bonds scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Durham
There goes Henderson. The throw from Simmons and he is out, Maxvill applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Durham
McCovey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maxvill vs. Willoughby
Maxvill hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Willoughby
Durham hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate Rader fields the ball and throws to second. Speier drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Speier. Durham moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brock vs. Willoughby
Brock is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Willoughby
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Durham
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Durham
Fuentes bunts towards first. Torre juggles the ball. That's an error on Torre. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Durham
Maddox hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howarth vs. Segui
Diego Segui now pitching. Jim Howarth pinch hits for Al Gallagher.
Howarth hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodson vs. Segui
Ed Goodson pinch hits for Jim Willoughby.
Goodson takes first base on ball four. Rader moves to third. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bonds vs. Segui
Damaso Blanco pinch runs for Ed Goodson.
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carbo vs. McMahon
Damaso Blanco now playing third base. Don McMahon now pitching.
Carbo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. McMahon
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carbo moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. McMahon
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it and throws to second for the out. Carbo moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Melendez vs. Johnson
Jerry Johnson now pitching.
Melendez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Carbo scores. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crosby vs. Johnson
Crosby takes first base on ball four. Simmons moves to third. Melendez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maxvill vs. Johnson
Maxvill is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Segui vs. Johnson
Segui strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Segui
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maxvill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Segui
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Segui
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brock vs. Johnson
Brock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Johnson
There goes Brock. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Brock steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Johnson
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carbo vs. Johnson
Carbo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brock moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torre vs. Johnson
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Segui
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Melendez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Segui
Fuentes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Segui
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Carbo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Segui
Dave Kingman pinch hits for Jerry Johnson.
Kingman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/18/1972 -- St.Louis at San Francisco (N) St.Louis AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Brock L, lf 3 0 1 0 Bonds B, rf 4 1 1 0 Sizemore T, 2b 5 0 1 1 Speier C, ss 4 0 2 0 Carbo B, rf 5 1 1 0 Henderson K, lf 3 0 1 1 Torre J, 1b 5 0 2 0 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Simmons T, c 4 0 1 0 Rader D, c 3 0 0 0 Melendez L, cf 4 0 2 1 Fuentes T, 2b 2 0 0 0 Crosby E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Maddox G, cf 4 0 0 0 Maxvill D, ss 4 0 1 0 Gallagher A, 3b 2 0 0 0 Durham D, p 3 2 2 1 Howarth J, ph 1 0 0 0 Segui D, p 1 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson J, p 0 0 0 0 Kingman D, ph 1 0 0 0 Willoughby J, p 2 0 0 0 Goodson E, ph 0 0 0 0 Blanco D, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 3 11 3 30 1 4 1 St.Louis 001 010 010 -- 3 San Francisco 000 001 000 -- 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Durham D (W) 6.1 4 1 1 2 3 Segui D (S) 2.2 0 0 0 2 1 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Willoughby J (L) 7.0 8 2 2 1 1 McMahon D 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 Johnson J 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 E -- Speier C, Torre J DP -- San Francisco 1 LOB -- St.Louis 10, San Francisco 7 2B -- Speier C HR -- Durham D SB -- Bonds B, Brock L CS -- Henderson K SH -- Fuentes T T -- 2:27 A -- 6292
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