San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 2
Regular Season Game 147
Played on Tuesday, September 26, 1972 (N) at Astrodome
SF N 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 - 5 5 2 HOU N 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 2
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bonds rf 3 2 1 1 1 0 4 0 Fuentes 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 Speier ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 Hart 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 Blanco 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maddox cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Rader c 4 1 1 0 0 1 7 0 Matthews lf 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 McDowell p 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 5 5 4 3 8 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Speier-Fuentes-Kingman, Speier-Fuentes-Kingman. E: Fuentes (26), Kingman (20). BATTING - 2B: Hart (5,off Reuss); Matthews (1,off Reuss). HR: Bonds (24,7th inning off Griffin 0 on 2 out). GDP: Hart (3,off Ray). Team LOB: 3. BASERUNNING - SB: Maddox (13,2nd base off Griffin/Howard).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 Wynn rf 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 May 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 11 0 Watson lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 Rader 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 6 Helms 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 Howard c 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 Chiles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Reuss p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Alou ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 7 2 6 7 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Metzger-Helms-May. E: May (6), Watson (5). BATTING - HR: Watson (15,2nd inning off McDowell 0 on 1 out). GDP: Alou (4,off McDowell); Cedeno (11,off Sosa). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - CS: Metzger (9,2nd base by McDowell/Rader); Cedeno (21,2nd base by McDowell/Rader).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP McDowell W(9-8) 7 6 2 1 5 6 1 29 Sosa SV(1) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 Totals 9 7 2 1 6 7 1 37 McDowell faced 1 batter in the 8th inning WP: McDowell (11). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sosa 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reuss L(9-13) 5 4 4 3 1 5 0 21 Griffin 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 8 Ray 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 Totals 9 5 5 4 3 8 1 35 Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Jerry Dale Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 4933 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. Bonds rf Metzger ss 2. Fuentes 2b Wynn rf 3. Speier ss Cedeno cf 4. Kingman 1b May 1b 5. Hart 3b Watson lf 6. Maddox cf Rader 3b 7. Rader c Helms 2b 8. Matthews lf Howard c 9. McDowell p Reuss p GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Fuentes flied out to left; Speier reached on an error by May [Speier to first]; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger walked; Wynn struck out; Metzger was caught stealing second; Cedeno singled; Cedeno was caught stealing second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. GIANTS 2ND: Hart grounded out (third to first); Maddox flied out to right; Rader grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: May was called out on strikes; Watson homered; Rader grounded out (third to first); Helms grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1. GIANTS 3RD: Matthews made an out to first; McDowell was called out on strikes; Bonds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Howard made an out to first; Reuss struck out; Metzger singled; Wynn lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1. GIANTS 4TH: Fuentes grounded out (third to first); Speier struck out; Kingman popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (third to first); May reached on an error by Fuentes [May to first]; Watson singled [May to second]; Rader struck out; Helms singled to center [May scored (unearned), Watson to third, Helms out at second (center to second)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2. GIANTS 5TH: Hart doubled; Maddox struck out; Rader singled [Hart to third]; Matthews doubled [Hart scored, Rader scored]; McDowell struck out; Bonds walked; Fuentes singled to left [Matthews scored, Bonds scored (error by Watson) (unearned) (no RBI), Fuentes to third]; Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Howard singled; ALOU BATTED FOR REUSS; Alou grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Howard out at second]; Metzger walked; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2. GIANTS 6TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Kingman struck out; Hart grounded out (third to first); Maddox walked; Maddox stole second; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno flied out to right; May grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 2. GIANTS 7TH: Matthews grounded out (third to first); McDowell struck out; Bonds homered; Fuentes flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 7TH: Rader walked; McDowell threw a wild pitch [Rader to second]; Helms struck out; Howard flied out to right; JOHNSON BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Johnson walked; Metzger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 2. GIANTS 8TH: RAY REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Speier walked; Kingman flied out to left; Hart grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Speier out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 8TH: BLANCO REPLACED HART (PLAYING 3B); Wynn walked; SOSA REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Cedeno grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynn out at second]; May walked; Watson singled [May to second]; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 2. GIANTS 9TH: Maddox made an out to second; Rader grounded out (second to first); Matthews flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 2. ASTROS 9TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); CHILES BATTED FOR HOWARD; Chiles reached on an error by Kingman [Chiles to first]; MILLER BATTED FOR RAY; Miller flied out to center; Metzger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 5 5 2 3 Astros 2 7 2 8
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