Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants
May 20, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1972 at Candlestick Park. The Atlanta Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, San Francisco Giants 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Garr rf 4 1 1 0
Carty lf 3 0 1 0
  Brown pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Cepeda 1b 3 0 1 0
Williams c 4 1 1 3
Evans 3b 4 0 2 0
Baker cf 4 0 0 0
Perez ss 4 0 0 0
Kelley p 4 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 6 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Speier ss 4 0 1 0
  Arnold pr 0 0 0 0
Fuentes 2b 5 1 1 0
Bonds rf 4 0 0 0
Kingman 1b 4 0 1 0
Gallagher 3b 3 0 1 1
Maddox cf 4 1 2 0
Williams lf 3 0 1 1
Rader c 4 0 0 0
Stone p 2 0 1 0
  Goodson ph 0 0 0 0
  Henderson pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Atlanta 000 000 030361
San Francisco 000 100 100281
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley  W (2-4) 8.2 7 2 2 4 6
  Upshaw  SV (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  L (0-4) 9.0 6 3 3 2 8
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
8

  E–Williams (4), Gallagher (3).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Cepeda (3,off Stone); Evans (2,off Stone), San Francisco Maddox 2 (8,off Kelley 2).  HR–Atlanta Williams (4,8th inning off Stone 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Stone (2,off Kelley).  SB–Fuentes (6,2nd base off Kelley/Williams); Kingman (10,2nd base off Kelley/Williams).  U-HP–Mel Steiner, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.
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