1972 - 07 - 04 Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants Recap

The 1972 baseball season - On the 04 of 07 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 Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1972/07/04 Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Played at Astrodome with 31164 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	20001120x	6	14	0
Pittsburgh Pirates	000000000	0	8	1
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	1	Larry Dierker		Harry Walker
Pittsburgh Pirates -	4	Nelson Briles		Bill Virdon
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	0
Pittsburgh Pirates -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Roger Metzger	6		Gene Clines	9
Cesar Cedeno	8		Dave Cash	4
Jim Wynn	9		Vic Davalillo	7
Lee May	3		Willie Stargell	3
Bob Watson	7		Al Oliver	8
Doug Rader	5		Manny Sanguillen	2
Tommy Helms	4		Bob Robertson	5
Larry Howard	2		Gene Alley	6
Larry Dierker	1		Nelson Briles	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Bill Williams			Home Plate Umpire
John McSherry			First Base Umpire
Frank Pulli			Second Base Umpire
Tom Gorman			Third Base Umpire