1972 - 08 - 31 Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants Recap

The 1972 baseball season - On the 31 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 Philadelphia Phillies

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1972/08/31 Houston Astros vs Philadelphia Phillies
Played at Astrodome with 7197 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	00400100x	5	8	0
Philadelphia Phillies	000100000	1	7	1
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	1	Larry Dierker		Leo Durocher
Philadelphia Phillies -	2	Wayne Twitchell		Paul Owens
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	0
Philadelphia Phillies -	0
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Roger Metzger	6		Terry Harmon	6
Cesar Cedeno	8		Denny Doyle	4
Jim Wynn	9		Tom Hutton	9
Lee May	3		Willie Montanez	8
Bob Watson	7		Greg Luzinski	7
Johnny Edwards	2		Joe Lis	3
Doug Rader	5		Don Money	5
Tommy Helms	4		John Bateman	2
Larry Dierker	1		Wayne Twitchell	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Harry Wendelstedt			Home Plate Umpire
Jerry Dale			First Base Umpire
Ed Vargo			Second Base Umpire
Paul Pryor			Third Base Umpire