San Francisco Giants 10, Houston Astros 6
Regular Season Game 2
Played on Sunday, April 16, 1972 (N) at Astrodome
SF N 0 2 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 - 10 11 0 HOU N 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 6 6 1
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Mays cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Rosario cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fuentes 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 Henderson lf 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 McCovey 1b 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 0 Bonds rf 3 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 Kingman 3b 5 3 4 6 0 0 1 1 Healy c 5 1 1 1 0 0 7 0 Speier ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 McDowell p 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 McMahon p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 40 10 11 9 2 8 27 8 BATTING - 2B: Bonds 2 (2,off Roberts 2); Fuentes (1,off Roberts); Kingman (1,off Ray); McCovey (1,off Blasingame). 3B: Kingman (1,off Roberts). HR: Kingman (1,7th inning off Blasingame 2 on 0 out). HBP: Bonds (1,by Blasingame). Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING - SB: Bonds 2 (2,2nd base off Ray/Hiatt,2nd base off Blasingame/Stinson).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Wynn rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 May 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 8 0 Watson lf 4 2 3 3 0 0 3 0 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Helms 2b 3 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 Hiatt c 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 Blasingame p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miller ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stinson ph,c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Totals 32 6 6 6 2 5 27 9 FIELDING - E: Roberts (1). BATTING - HR: Watson (1,1st inning off McDowell 2 on 2 out); Helms (1,6th inning off McDowell 2 on 2 out). SH: Roberts (1,off McDowell). HBP: Helms (1,by McDowell); Miller (1,by McMahon). Team LOB: 4.
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McDowell W(1-0) 5.2 6 6 6 2 4 2 26 McMahon SV(1) 3.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 Totals 9 6 6 6 2 5 2 37 WP: McDowell (1). HBP: McDowell (1,Helms); McMahon (1,Miller). Inherited Runners - Scored: McMahon 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roberts L(0-1) 3.2 7 6 5 1 1 0 20 Ray 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 7 Griffin 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Blasingame 3 2 3 3 1 3 1 13 Totals 9 11 10 9 2 8 1 43 WP: Ray (1). HBP: Blasingame (1,Bonds). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 2-1. . Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Mel Steiner, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Shag Crawford Time of Game: 2:34 Attendance: 10778 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. Mays cf Metzger ss 2. Fuentes 2b Cedeno cf 3. Henderson lf Wynn rf 4. McCovey 1b May 1b 5. Bonds rf Watson lf 6. Kingman 3b Rader 3b 7. Healy c Helms 2b 8. Speier ss Hiatt c 9. McDowell p Roberts p GIANTS 1ST: Mays grounded out (third to first); Fuentes grounded out (third to first); Henderson grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger walked; Cedeno singled to center [Metzger to third]; Wynn flied out to center; May struck out; Watson homered [Metzger scored, Cedeno scored]; Rader flied out to left; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 3. GIANTS 2ND: McCovey flied out to left; Bonds doubled to right; Kingman singled to center [Bonds scored]; Healy reached on an error by Roberts [Kingman to second, Healy to first]; Speier forced Healy (third to second) [Kingman to third]; McDowell singled to center [Kingman scored (unearned), Speier to second]; Mays forced McDowell (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 2ND: Helms was hit by a pitch; Hiatt was called out on strikes; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Helms to second]; Metzger lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes flied out to left; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Wynn made an out to second; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 3. GIANTS 4TH: Bonds doubled to center; Kingman tripled to center [Bonds scored]; Healy singled to center [Kingman scored]; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first) [Healy to second]; McDowell was called out on strikes; Mays walked; Fuentes doubled to left [Healy scored, Mays to third]; RAY REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Henderson struck out but Mays advanced to home and Fuentes advanced to third and Henderson advanced to first on a wild pitch; McCovey was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 3. ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled to left; Rader made an out to shortstop; Helms forced Watson (shortstop to second); Hiatt forced Helms (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Astros 3. GIANTS 5TH: Bonds singled to right; Bonds stole second; Kingman doubled to center [Bonds scored]; Healy flied out to right [Kingman to third]; Speier struck out; McDowell grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: STEWART BATTED FOR RAY; Stewart flied out to center; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 3. GIANTS 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Mays made an out to first; Fuentes flied out to left; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn flied out to left; May singled to left; Watson singled to center [May to second]; McDowell threw a wild pitch [May to third, Watson to second]; Rader struck out; Helms homered [May scored, Watson scored]; Hiatt walked; STINSON BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; MCMAHON REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Stinson made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 7, Astros 6. GIANTS 7TH: BLASINGAME REPLACED HIATT (PITCHING); STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); McCovey doubled to center; Bonds was hit by a pitch; Kingman homered [McCovey scored, Bonds scored]; Healy flied out to center; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); McMahon struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 6. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Wynn made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 6. GIANTS 8TH: Mays flied out to right; Fuentes flied out to center; Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: ROSARIO REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING CF); May made an out to third; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 6. GIANTS 9TH: McCovey struck out; Bonds walked; Kingman flied out to center; Bonds stole second; Healy lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 6. ASTROS 9TH: Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); MILLER BATTED FOR BLASINGAME; Miller was hit by a pitch; Stinson popped to catcher in foul territory; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 10, Astros 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 10 11 0 6 Astros 6 6 1 4
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