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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 8, 1972
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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 September 8, 1972 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 1972 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 8, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Barr |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 3,406 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: Ed Vargo 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Edwards | Catcher |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Ken Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Jim Ray Hart | Third Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Damaso Blanco | Second Baseman |
| Jim Barr | Pitcher |
| Charlie Fox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 8, 1972
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Barr
Metzger hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Barr
Wynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Barr
Cedeno hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Dierker
Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Dierker
There goes Bonds. The throw from Edwards and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. Dierker
Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Dierker
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCovey vs. Dierker
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 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 -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Barr
Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Watson reaches second base with a double. Bonds throws the ball in to Hart who tags Watson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Barr
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Barr
Rader strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Dierker
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Dierker
Hart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Dierker
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Barr
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Barr
Dierker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Barr
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Barr
Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Metzger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Barr
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn scores. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Barr
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Barr
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Barr
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Barr
Edwards hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May scores. Watson moves to third. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rader vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching.
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Dierker
Blanco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sosa vs. Dierker
Sosa strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Dierker
Bonds hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Dierker
Speier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blanco moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Dierker
Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Henderson reaches second base with a double. Blanco scores. Speier moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCovey vs. Dierker
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rader vs. Dierker
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Sosa
Helms hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Sosa
Dierker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Sosa
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanco fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Sosa
Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Dierker
Hart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Dierker
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Dierker
Blanco hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Blanco reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matthews vs. Dierker
Gary Matthews pinch hits for Elias Sosa.
Matthews strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Carrithers
Don Carrithers now pitching.
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Carrithers
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Carrithers
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields the ball and throws to second. Blanco drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Blanco. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Carrithers
Edwards hits a popup towards third. Hart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Dierker
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Dierker
Speier hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Dierker
Henderson 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, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Dierker
McCovey hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Carrithers
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Carrithers
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dierker vs. Carrithers
Dierker is hit by the pitch. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Carrithers
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rader moves to third. Dierker moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wynn vs. Carrithers
Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader scores. Dierker moves to third. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cedeno vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Moffitt
May hits a popup towards short. Speier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Dierker
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Dierker
Hart hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Dierker
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Dierker
Blanco hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Moffitt
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Moffitt
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moffitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Moffitt
Rader strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howarth vs. Dierker
Jim Howarth pinch hits for Randy Moffitt.
Howarth hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howarth for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Dierker
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Dierker
Speier strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Johnson
Jerry Johnson now pitching.
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Johnson
Norm Miller pinch hits for Larry Dierker.
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Johnson
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blanco fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Roberts
Dave Roberts now pitching.
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Roberts
McCovey hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Roberts
Rader strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Johnson
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Johnson
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Johnson
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Johnson
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hart vs. Roberts
Hart hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Roberts
Al Gallagher pinch hits for Garry Maddox.
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Roberts
Blanco strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/1972 -- Houston at San Francisco (N)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Metzger R, ss 5 1 1 0 Bonds B, rf 4 0 1 0
Wynn J, rf 5 1 3 2 Speier C, ss 4 1 2 1
Cedeno C, cf 5 1 1 1 Henderson K, lf 4 0 1 1
May L, 1b 5 1 2 1 McCovey W, 1b 3 0 0 0
Watson B, lf 5 0 2 0 Rader D, c 4 0 0 0
Edwards J, c 4 0 2 1 Hart J, 3b 4 1 1 1
Rader D, 3b 3 1 0 0 Maddox G, cf 3 0 0 0
Helms T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gallagher A, ph 1 0 0 0
Dierker L, p 2 0 2 0 Blanco D, 2b 3 1 1 0
Miller N, ph 1 0 1 0 Barr J, p 0 0 0 0
Roberts D, p 0 0 0 0 Sosa E, p 1 0 0 0
Matthews G, ph 1 0 0 0
Carrithers D, p 0 0 0 0
Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
Howarth J, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 5 14 5 33 3 6 3
Houston 004 001 000 -- 5
San Francisco 001 011 000 -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (W) 7.0 6 3 3 2 6
Roberts D (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Barr J (L) 2.2 8 4 4 0 2
Sosa E 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Carrithers D 1.1 3 1 1 1 0
Moffitt R 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Johnson J 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
E -- Blanco D
DP -- San Francisco 1
LOB -- Houston 9, San Francisco 5
2B -- Watson B, Wynn J, Henderson K, Blanco D
HR -- Speier C, Hart J
SB -- Bonds B, Cedeno C
HBP -- by Carrithers D (Dierker L)
T -- 2:35
A -- 3406
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