Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
September 7, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 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 5, San Francisco Giants 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 1 4 4
Wynn rf 4 0 2 0
Cedeno cf 7 0 0 0
May 1b 6 0 1 0
Watson lf 6 1 3 1
Rader 3b 6 0 1 0
Helms 2b 6 1 1 0
Howard c 4 1 2 0
Wilson p 6 1 1 0
Totals 50 5 15 5
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 6 0 0 0
Speier ss 5 0 3 0
Henderson lf 6 0 2 0
McCovey 1b 6 0 0 0
Rader c 4 1 0 0
Hart 3b 5 0 3 0
  Williams pr 0 0 0 0
  Blanco 3b 0 0 0 0
Fuentes 2b 5 0 2 1
Maddox cf 5 0 0 0
  McMahon p 0 0 0 0
McDowell p 3 0 0 0
  Kingman ph 1 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Howarth cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 47 1 10 1
Houston 001 000 000 000 45150
San Francisco 000 010 000 000 01100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (11-8) 13.0 10 1 1 2 7
Totals
13.0
10
1
1
2
7
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McDowell   10.0 10 1 1 5 8
  Moffitt  L (1-3) 2.2 3 3 3 2 2
  McMahon   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
13.0
15
5
5
7
10

  E–None.  DP–San Francisco 3.  2B–Houston Howard (7,off McDowell); Helms (18,off Moffitt); Wynn (25,off McMahon), San Francisco Fuentes (30,off Wilson); Henderson (17,off Wilson).  3B–Houston Wilson (1,off McDowell), San Francisco Fuentes (5,off Wilson).  HR–Houston Watson (13,13th inning off Moffitt 0 on, 0 out); Metzger (2,13th inning off McMahon 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Howard (3,by Moffitt).  SB–Metzger (21,2nd base off Moffitt/Rader).  CS–Metzger (8,2nd base by McDowell/Rader); Hart (1,2nd base by Wilson/Howard).  IBB–Moffitt (5,Howard).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–3:27.  A–2,427.
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