Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
April 12, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1973 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, San Francisco Giants 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn rf 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Watson lf 3 1 1 0
May 1b 4 1 1 0
Rader 3b 3 1 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 2 2
  Torres pr 0 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 1 1
Forsch p 1 0 0 0
  Crawford p 1 0 0 0
  Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0
  Miller ph 1 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bonds rf 4 2 3 1
  Matthews rf 1 0 0 0
Fuentes 2b 5 0 1 0
Speier ss 4 1 1 0
McCovey 1b 3 2 2 4
  Kingman 1b 2 0 0 0
Goodson 3b 4 0 2 1
Maddox cf 4 1 2 0
Thomasson lf 4 1 1 2
Rader c 4 1 1 0
Bradley p 4 1 1 0
Totals 39 9 14 8
Houston 020 000 001371
San Francisco 000 801 00x9141
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (1-1) 3.1 8 6 6 0 2
  Crawford   1.2 2 2 2 1 2
  Cosgrove   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Gladding   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  York   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
9
9
1
6
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Bradley  W (1-1) 9.0 7 3 2 2 7
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
7

  E–Rader (2), Maddox (2).  2B–Houston Edwards (1,off Bradley), San Francisco Goodson (2,off Forsch); Rader (2,off Forsch); Bonds (5,off Forsch).  3B–San Francisco Maddox (1,off Crawford).  HR–San Francisco McCovey 2 (4,4th inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out,4th inning off Crawford 2 on, 2 out); Thomasson (1,4th inning off Forsch 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Bonds (1,3rd base off Cosgrove/Edwards); Fuentes (2,2nd base off Cosgrove/Edwards).  WP–Crawford (1).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:11.  A–3,704.
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