1972 - 07 - 05 Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants Recap

The 1972 baseball season - On the 05 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: 1972/07/05 Houston Astros vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Played at Astrodome with 23646 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	310000000	4	7	1
Pittsburgh Pirates	100410000	6	9	1
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	3	Ken Forsch		Harry Walker
Pittsburgh Pirates -	2	Dock Ellis		Bill Virdon
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	0
Pittsburgh Pirates -	2
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Roger Metzger	6		Rennie Stennett	4
Cesar Cedeno	8		Vic Davalillo	7
Jim Wynn	9		Roberto Clemente	9
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
Ken Forsch	1		Dock Ellis	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
John McSherry			Home Plate Umpire
Frank Pulli			First Base Umpire
Tom Gorman			Second Base Umpire
Bill Williams			Third Base Umpire