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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 13, 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 13, 1972 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 13, 1972 |
|---|---|
| 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 13, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Willoughby |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Reuss |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 25,475 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Mel Steiner 3B: Bill Williams |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Al Gallagher | Third Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Fran Healy | Catcher |
| Jim Willoughby | Pitcher |
| Charlie Fox | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jerry Reuss | Pitcher |
| Harry Walker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 13, 1972
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Reuss
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Reuss
Speier 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 -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Reuss
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Willoughby
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Willoughby
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Willoughby
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Healy and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Willoughby
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Willoughby
May strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Willoughby
Watson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Reuss
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Reuss
Fuentes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Reuss
Gallagher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fuentes moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maddox vs. Reuss
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. Fuentes scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Reuss
Healy 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
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Willoughby
Edwards is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Willoughby
Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Willoughby
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Willoughby vs. Reuss
Willoughby is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Reuss
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Reuss
Speier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Reuss
There goes Speier. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Speier steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Reuss
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuss vs. Willoughby
Reuss strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Willoughby
Metzger 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Willoughby
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wynn vs. Willoughby
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Metzger scores. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
May vs. Willoughby
There goes Cedeno, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Cedeno steals home. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Willoughby
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willoughby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Reuss
McCovey hits a line drive towards short. Metzger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Reuss
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Reuss
Gallagher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Reuss
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Healy vs. Reuss
Healy hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Willoughby
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Willoughby
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey juggles the ball. That's an error on McCovey. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Willoughby
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Helms vs. Willoughby
Helms 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
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Willoughby vs. Reuss
Willoughby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Reuss
Bonds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Reuss
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Reuss
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Reuss
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Speier scores. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fuentes vs. Reuss
Fuentes hits a line drive into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuss vs. Willoughby
Reuss hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reuss for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Willoughby
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Willoughby covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Willoughby
Cedeno 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
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Reuss
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Reuss
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Healy vs. Reuss
Healy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Willoughby vs. Reuss
Willoughby bunts towards the mound. Reuss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maddox moves to third. Healy moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bonds vs. Reuss
Bonds takes first base on ball four. Maddox scores. Healy moves to third. Willoughby moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Speier vs. Culver
George Culver now pitching.
Speier hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Healy tags and scores. Willoughby tags and moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Culver
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Culver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Willoughby
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Willoughby
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Willoughby
Watson bunts in front of the plate. Healy fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Edwards vs. Willoughby
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wynn scores. May moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rader vs. Willoughby
Rader 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
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Culver
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Culver
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Culver
There goes Fuentes. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Fuentes steals second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gallagher vs. Culver
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fuentes moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. Culver
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Willoughby
Helms is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Willoughby
Norm Miller pinch hits for George Culver.
Miller bunts towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Willoughby
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. Helms moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cedeno vs. Willoughby
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Healy vs. York
Jim York now pitching.
Healy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Willoughby vs. York
Willoughby strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. York
Bonds 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
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Willoughby
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Willoughby
May 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, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Willoughby
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. York
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. York fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. York
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. York
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fuentes vs. York
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards second. Helms scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Willoughby
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Willoughby
Bobby Fenwick pinch runs for Johnny Edwards.
Rader bunts towards first. McCovey scoops it up and throws to first, with Fuentes covering, for the out. Fenwick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Willoughby
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Willoughby
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Jim York.
Stewart strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/13/1972 -- San Francisco at Houston (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Bonds B, rf 4 0 1 1 Metzger R, ss 4 1 1 0
Speier C, ss 4 1 2 1 Cedeno C, cf 3 1 1 0
Henderson K, lf 5 0 1 0 Wynn J, rf 3 1 1 1
McCovey W, 1b 4 0 2 1 May L, 1b 4 0 1 0
Fuentes T, 2b 5 1 1 0 Watson B, lf 3 0 0 0
Gallagher A, 3b 3 0 1 0 Edwards J, c 4 0 1 1
Maddox G, cf 4 1 2 1 Fenwick B, pr 0 0 0 0
Healy F, c 4 1 1 0 Rader D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Willoughby J, p 4 0 1 0 Helms T, 2b 3 0 0 0
Reuss J, p 2 0 0 0
Culver G, p 0 0 0 0
Miller N, ph 0 0 0 0
York J, p 0 0 0 0
Stewart J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 12 4 30 3 5 2
San Francisco 010 012 000 -- 4
Houston 002 001 000 -- 3
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Willoughby J (W) 9.0 5 3 3 2 6
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss J (L) 5.1 10 4 4 2 3
Culver G 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
York J 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
E -- McCovey W
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- San Francisco 10, Houston 6
2B -- Cedeno C
SB -- Cedeno C 2, Speier C, Fuentes T
SH -- Watson B, Miller N, Rader D
SF -- Speier C
HBP -- by Willoughby J (Helms T)
T -- 2:38
A -- 25475
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