San Francisco Giants vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 4, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1972 at Veteran's Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 4 0 1 0
Howarth cf 4 0 0 0
Speier ss 4 0 1 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 1 0
  Blanco pr 0 0 0 0
  Henderson lf 0 0 0 0
Kingman lf,1b 2 1 1 0
Rader c 4 1 1 1
Gallagher 3b 4 0 1 0
Fuentes 2b 1 0 1 1
Barr p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 7 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 4 1 2 0
Money 3b 4 0 1 0
Montanez cf 3 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 1
Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0
Lis rf 2 0 0 0
  Robinson pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 0 0 0
Doyle 2b 2 0 0 0
Champion p 2 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 1 0 0 0
  Fryman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
San Francisco 000 000 200272
Philadelphia 000 100 000130
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barr  W (2-2) 9.0 3 1 0 3 0
Totals
9.0
3
1
0
3
0
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Champion  L (4-8) 8.0 6 2 2 2 3
  Fryman   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
3

  E–McCovey (2), Barr (2).  DP–San Francisco 1, Philadelphia 3.  2B–San Francisco Kingman (11,off Champion); McCovey (5,off Fryman).  SH–Barr (4,off Champion).  SF–Fuentes (5,off Champion); Johnson (2,off Barr).  IBB–Kingman (1,by Fryman).  SB–Bonds (17,2nd base off Champion/Bateman).  IBB–Fryman (6,Kingman).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–1:53.  A–6,098.
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