1972 - 04 - 17 Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants Recap

The 1972 baseball season - On the 17 of 04 1972, the Houston Astros attempted to defend their city's honor against the . The Houston Astros were coached by , the visitors by . was the umpire. The starting pitcher for the Houston Astros was and the pitcher for the was .

This database is as complete as possible and includes the visiting team, hometeam, umpire, starting pitching, batting order, stadium played at, attendance, and any additional information you may find useful. If you happen to notice any inconsistencies in the data shown, please let us know (it's a big database, and mistakes happen, especially in the earlier years).

1972 Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1972/04/17 Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants
Played at Astrodome with 10638 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	00002203x	7	9	0
San Francisco Giants	000020000	2	7	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	2	Larry Dierker		Harry Walker
San Francisco Giants -	5	John Cumberland		Charlie Fox
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	1
San Francisco Giants -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Roger Metzger	6		Willie Mays	8
Cesar Cedeno	8		Tito Fuentes	4
Jim Wynn	9		Ken Henderson	7
Lee May	3		Willie McCovey	3
Bob Watson	7		Bobby Bonds	9
Doug Rader	5		Dave Kingman	5
Tommy Helms	4		Fran Healy	2
Johnny Edwards	2		Chris Speier	6
Larry Dierker	1		John Cumberland	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Mel Steiner			Home Plate Umpire
Jerry Dale			First Base Umpire
Shag Crawford			Second Base Umpire
Chris Pelekoudas			Third Base Umpire