Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
August 5, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 5 2 1 1
Wynn rf 4 1 0 0
May 1b 3 0 0 0
Watson lf 3 0 1 2
Edwards c 4 0 3 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 3 1 2 0
Roberts p 3 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 1 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 4 1 1 1
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
Speier ss 3 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 4 1 2 1
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Kingman 3b 3 1 1 1
  Blanco 3b 0 0 0 0
Fuentes 2b 4 0 1 0
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Rader c 4 0 0 0
Carrithers p 3 0 0 0
  Goodson 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Houston 000 001 021491
San Francisco 000 000 210371
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts   7.0 6 3 3 1 5
  Ray  W (10-4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Gladding  SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Carrithers  L (3-7) 8.1 9 4 3 4 3
  Johnson   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
5
3

  E–Edwards (7), Kingman (16).  DP–San Francisco 1.  PB–Edwards (5); Rader (5).  2B–Houston Edwards (14,off Carrithers), San Francisco McCovey (7,off Ray).  HR–San Francisco McCovey (7,7th inning off Roberts 0 on, 0 out); Kingman (22,7th inning off Roberts 0 on, 0 out); Bonds (19,8th inning off Roberts 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Helms (6,by Carrithers).  SB–Cedeno 2 (35,2nd base off Carrithers/Rader 2); Henderson (7,2nd base off Roberts/Edwards); Maddox (7,2nd base off Roberts/Edwards); Fuentes (9,2nd base off Roberts/Edwards).  CS–Wynn (5,Home by Carrithers/Rader).  WP–Carrithers (7).  IBB–Carrithers (4,Helms).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:47.  A–8,081.
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