Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
September 8, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 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 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 1 1 0
Wynn rf 5 1 3 2
Cedeno cf 5 1 1 1
May 1b 5 1 2 1
Watson lf 5 0 2 0
Edwards c 4 0 2 1
Rader 3b 3 1 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 0 0
Dierker p 2 0 2 0
  Miller ph 1 0 1 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 14 5
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 4 0 1 0
Speier ss 4 1 2 1
Henderson lf 4 0 1 1
McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0
Rader c 4 0 0 0
Hart 3b 4 1 1 1
Maddox cf 3 0 0 0
  Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0
Blanco 2b 3 1 1 0
Barr p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 1 0 0 0
  Matthews ph 1 0 0 0
  Carrithers p 0 0 0 0
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Howarth ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
Houston 004 001 0005140
San Francisco 001 011 000361
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (15-7) 7.0 6 3 3 2 6
  Roberts  SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
2
8
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barr  L (6-8) 2.2 8 4 4 0 2
  Sosa   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Carrithers   1.1 3 1 1 1 0
  Moffitt   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Johnson   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
5
5
1
5

  E–Blanco (2).  DP–San Francisco 1.  2B–Houston Watson (21,off Barr); Wynn (26,off Barr), San Francisco Henderson (18,off Dierker); Blanco (1,off Dierker).  HR–San Francisco Speier (14,5th inning off Dierker 0 on, 1 out); Hart (4,6th inning off Dierker 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Dierker (1,by Carrithers).  SB–Cedeno (48,2nd base off Barr/Rader); Bonds (36,2nd base off Dierker/Edwards).  HBP–Carrithers (5,Dierker).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:35.  A–3,406.
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