San Francisco Giants vs Houston Astros
August 12, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1972 at Astrodome. 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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San Francisco Giants 1, Houston Astros 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 4 0 1 0
Maddox cf 4 0 0 0
Speier ss 4 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 4 0 1 0
Henderson lf 4 1 3 0
Fuentes 2b 3 0 1 1
  Goodson ph 1 0 0 0
Rader c 3 0 1 0
Kingman 3b 2 0 0 0
Barr p 2 0 0 0
  Howarth ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Wynn rf 2 2 1 1
May 1b 4 1 1 0
Watson lf 4 0 1 1
Edwards c 1 0 0 1
Rader 3b 2 0 1 0
Helms 2b 3 0 0 0
Wilson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 27 3 4 3
San Francisco 000 000 100170
Houston 000 201 00x340
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barr  L (4-6) 7.0 4 3 3 1 5
  Johnson   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
4
3
3
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (8-8) 9.0 7 1 1 1 12
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
12

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–San Francisco Henderson (14,off Wilson); Fuentes (24,off Wilson).  3B–San Francisco Henderson (2,off Wilson).  HR–Houston Wynn (20,6th inning off Barr 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Edwards (6,off Barr).  HBP–Edwards (1,by Barr); Rader (4,by Barr).  SB–Rader (4,2nd base off Barr/Rader).  HBP–Barr 2 (3,Edwards,Rader).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–1:58.  A–28,296.
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