1972 - 08 - 01 Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants Recap

The 1972 baseball season - On the 01 of 08 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 Cincinnati Reds

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1972/08/01 Houston Astros vs Cincinnati Reds
Played at Astrodome with 31405 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	000100000	1	7	0
Cincinnati Reds	100020000	3	5	0
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	4	Ken Forsch		Harry Walker
Cincinnati Reds -	1	Wayne Simpson		Sparky Anderson
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	1
Cincinnati Reds -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Roger Metzger	6		Pete Rose	7
Cesar Cedeno	8		Joe Morgan	4
Jim Wynn	9		Bobby Tolan	8
Lee May	3		Johnny Bench	2
Bob Watson	7		Tony Perez	3
Johnny Edwards	2		Cesar Geronimo	9
Doug Rader	5		Denis Menke	5
Tommy Helms	4		Darrel Chaney	6
Ken Forsch	1		Wayne Simpson	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Bob Engel			Home Plate Umpire
John McSherry			First Base Umpire
Ken Burkhart			Second Base Umpire
Lee Weyer			Third Base Umpire