1972 - 09 - 17 Houston Astros vs San Francisco Giants Recap

The 1972 baseball season - On the 17 of 09 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 Los Angeles Dodgers

Game Score Card / Stats

Game Date: 1972/09/17 Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
Played at Astrodome with 9213 people in attendance.

Opponents	123456789	Runs	Hits	Errors
Houston Astros	00332043x	15	17	0
Los Angeles Dodgers	003412010	9	17	3
Teams	# Pitchers	Starting Pitcher		Manager
Houston Astros -	8	Larry Dierker		Leo Durocher
Los Angeles Dodgers -	6	Al Downing		Walter Alston
Home Runs in game:
Houston Astros -	1
Los Angeles Dodgers -	1
Hometeam Batter	Batting Order		Visiting Team Batter	Batting Order
Roger Metzger	6		Billy Grabarkewitz	4
Jim Wynn	9		Wes Parker	3
Cesar Cedeno	8		Willie Davis	8
Lee May	3		Frank Robinson	7
Bob Watson	7		Willie Crawford	9
Doug Rader	5		Bobby Valentine	5
Tommy Helms	4		Bill Russell	6
Larry Howard	2		Steve Yeager	2
Larry Dierker	1		Al Downing	1
Umpire Name			Umpire Position:
Ken Burkhart			Home Plate Umpire
Lee Weyer			First Base Umpire
Bob Engel			Second Base Umpire
John McSherry			Third Base Umpire