Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
April 22, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 1972 at Candlestick Park. The Houston Astros defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 3 2 0 0
Cedeno cf 5 0 0 0
Wynn rf 4 1 1 3
May 1b 4 0 2 0
Watson lf 3 1 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 2 1
Helms 2b 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 2 2 1
Roberts p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 5
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Speier ss 3 0 0 0
Fuentes 2b 4 0 2 0
Mays cf 3 0 0 0
Bonds rf 4 0 1 0
Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 0 2 0
Healy c 4 0 0 0
Gallagher 3b 3 0 2 0
Carrithers p 2 0 0 0
  Bryant p 0 0 0 0
  Arnold ph 1 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
  Williams ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 7 0
Houston 100 131 000681
San Francisco 000 000 000071
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (1-1) 9.0 7 0 0 3 5
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
3
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Carrithers  L (1-1) 4.2 6 5 4 3 1
  Bryant   2.1 1 1 1 0 2
  McMahon   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
4
4

  E–Watson (1), Speier (1).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Rader (2,off Carrithers); Edwards (2,off Carrithers).  HR–Houston Wynn (2,5th inning off Carrithers 2 on, 2 out); Edwards (1,6th inning off Bryant 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Metzger (1,2nd base off Carrithers/Healy); Fuentes (2,2nd base off Roberts/Edwards).  WP–Roberts (1).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:21.  A–11,095.
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