Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Box Scores > 1972 > Apr 15, 1972, Giants at Astros Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

Scores
Standings
TEX
@CAL		0
1
MIL
@CLE		5
1
BOS
@DET		2
3
CHW
@KCR		1
2		 
(11)
MIN
@OAK		3
4		 
(11)
PHI
@CHC		4
2
LAD
@CIN		3
1
SFG
@HOU		5
0
PIT
@NYM		0
4
ATL
@SDP		5
6
MON
@STL		3
2
Saturday, April 15, 1972
, Astrodome
Attendance: 23,021, Time of Game: 2:23
Giants
5
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Astros
0
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 1 GB
W: Juan Marichal (1-0)
L: Don Wilson (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  2   0  2  1    5  8  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  0

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Mays CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .500 -0.079 1.04 0.006 -0.085 -0.2 3 0 SH
Tito Fuentes 2B 4 2 2 2 0 1 .500 1.750 0.012 1.18 0.093 -0.080 0.9 1 2 HR
Ken Henderson LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.013 0.73 0.063 -0.050 0.4 1 1 SB
Willie McCovey 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .250 1.250 0.253 1.04 0.319 -0.066 1.1 10 1 HR
Bobby Bonds RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.059 0.63 0.000 -0.059 -0.8 2 0
Dave Kingman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.064 0.61 0.000 -0.064 -0.8 0 3
Fran Healy C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 0.004 0.65 0.042 -0.038 -0.1 8 0
Chris Speier SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 -0.063 0.71 0.001 -0.064 -0.4 1 3
Juan Marichal P 3 1 2 0 0 0 .667 1.667 0.059 0.76 0.072 -0.014 0.9 1 1 2B
   Jim Howarth PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.001 0.03 0.001 0.000 0.2
   Jerry Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 5 8 5 3 4 .242 .760 0.077 0.80 0.597 -0.520 1.2 27 11
2B: J Marichal (1, off D Wilson).
HR: W McCovey (1, off D Wilson; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); T Fuentes (1, off D Wilson; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: W Mays (1, off D Wilson).
TB: T Fuentes 5; W McCovey 4; J Marichal 3; K Henderson 2; W Mays.
RBI: W McCovey 2 (2); T Fuentes 2 (2); W Mays (1).
2-out RBI: W McCovey 2; W Mays.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. C Speier-T Fuentes-W McCovey; W McCovey.
Outfield Assists: K Henderson (C Cedeno at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: K Henderson (1, 2nd base off D Wilson/J Edwards).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roger Metzger SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .333 1.500 0.036 1.10 0.064 -0.027 0.3 1 5 3B
Cesar Cedeno CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.187 1.40 0.048 -0.235 -1.3 4 1 SB,GDP
Jim Wynn RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 -0.100 0.99 0.000 -0.100 -0.9 2 0
Lee May 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.063 0.75 0.007 -0.071 -0.2 11 1
Bob Watson LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 -0.033 0.58 0.014 -0.048 -0.9 1 0
Doug Rader 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .750 -0.076 0.62 0.001 -0.077 -0.3 1 1 2B
Tommy Helms 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.014 0.65 0.048 -0.034 -0.2 1 2
Johnny Edwards C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.091 1.17 0.128 -0.037 0.7 4 0
   George Culver P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Don Wilson P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.094 1.34 0.000 -0.094 -0.8 2 0
   Wade Blasingame P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Stinson C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.012 0.48 0.000 -0.012 -0.2 0 0
Team Totals 32 0 8 0 2 7 .250 .638 -0.424 0.92 0.310 -0.735 -3.8 27 10
2B: D Rader (1, off J Johnson).
3B: R Metzger (1, off J Marichal).
TB: R Metzger 3; L May 2; D Rader 2; C Cedeno 2; J Edwards; T Helms.
GIDP: C Cedeno (1).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: C Cedeno (J Howarth at 3rd base).
Baserunning
SB: C Cedeno (1, 2nd base off J Marichal/F Healy).

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Juan Marichal, W (1-0) 8 6 0 0 2 7 0 0.00 30 75 0.419 1.05 3.4
Jerry Johnson, S (1) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0.006 0.12 0.4
Team Totals 9 8 0 0 2 7 0 0.00 34 75 0 0 0.425 0.80 3.8

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Don Wilson, L (0-1) 7.1 7 4 4 1 4 2 4.91 30 51 -0.076 0.99 -1.1
Wade Blasingame 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 0.003 0.12 0.3
George Culver 1.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 6.75 6 1 0 -0.003 0.07 -0.4
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 3 4 2 5.00 37 51 2 0 -0.076 0.92 -1.2
Balks: None.
WP: J Johnson (1); G Culver (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Jerry Dale.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 23,021.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

San Francisco Giants         Houston Astros
1 Willie Mays CF 1 Roger Metzger SS
2 Tito Fuentes 2B 2 Cesar Cedeno CF
3 Ken Henderson LF 3 Jim Wynn RF
4 Willie McCovey 1B 4 Lee May 1B
5 Bobby Bonds RF 5 Bob Watson LF
6 Dave Kingman 3B 6 Doug Rader 3B
7 Fran Healy C 7 Tommy Helms 2B
8 Chris Speier SS 8 Johnny Edwards C
9 Juan Marichal P 9 Don Wilson P

Win Probability Chart

Explanation of WPA  · Mouse over chart for play descriptions  · See below chart for tools  · Direct Link in URL Bar

Clear Chart
Big Plays
Scoring Plays
Fix Chart in View While Scrolling

Hold mouse over play on chart to see description of play.
Leverage is shown below the chart Low to High.

Top 5 Plays

View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-0 2 1-- RR SFG W. McCovey D. Wilson 32% 78% Home Run; Fuentes Scores
b5 0-0 1 123 OO HOU C. Cedeno J. Marichal 19% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b5 0-0 0 1-- HOU J. Edwards J. Marichal -13% 26% Single to RF; Helms to 3B
b5 0-0 0 1-3 O HOU D. Wilson J. Marichal 8% 34% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 -23 O SFG T. Fuentes D. Wilson -7% 45% Flyball: CF

Play By Play

View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation
Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Don Wilson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SFG W. Mays D. Wilson -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- O SFG T. Fuentes D. Wilson -1% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O SFG K. Henderson D. Wilson -1% 46% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O HOU R. Metzger J. Marichal 2% 48% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- HOU C. Cedeno J. Marichal -2% 45% Single to CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- HOU J. Wynn J. Marichal -2% 43% Cedeno Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O HOU J. Wynn J. Marichal 3% 47% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 -2- O HOU L. May J. Marichal 3% 50% Single to LF; Cedeno out at Hm/LF-C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Don Wilson facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O SFG W. McCovey D. Wilson -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O SFG B. Bonds D. Wilson -2% 46% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- O SFG D. Kingman D. Wilson -1% 45% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O HOU B. Watson J. Marichal 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O HOU D. Rader J. Marichal 2% 49% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 0-0 2 --- O HOU T. Helms J. Marichal 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Don Wilson facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- SFG F. Healy D. Wilson 4% 54% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- O SFG C. Speier D. Wilson -4% 50% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 1-- SFG J. Marichal D. Wilson 4% 55% Single to CF; Healy to 2B
t3 0-0 1 12- O SFG W. Mays D. Wilson -3% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B; Healy to 3B; Marichal to 2B
t3 0-0 2 -23 O SFG T. Fuentes D. Wilson -7% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Edwards J. Marichal 2% 47% Flyball: SS
b3 0-0 1 --- O HOU D. Wilson J. Marichal 2% 49% Strikeout
b3 0-0 2 --- HOU R. Metzger J. Marichal -3% 46% Triple to CF
b3 0-0 2 --3 O HOU C. Cedeno J. Marichal 4% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Don Wilson facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- SFG K. Henderson D. Wilson 4% 54% Single to CF
t4 0-0 0 1-- O SFG W. McCovey D. Wilson -4% 50% Foul Flyball: RF
t4 0-0 1 1-- O SFG B. Bonds D. Wilson -3% 47% Flyball: RF
t4 0-0 2 1-- SFG D. Kingman D. Wilson 1% 48% Henderson Steals 2B
t4 0-0 2 -2- O SFG D. Kingman D. Wilson -4% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- O HOU J. Wynn J. Marichal 3% 47% Strikeout
b4 0-0 1 --- O HOU L. May J. Marichal 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-0 2 --- HOU B. Watson J. Marichal -1% 47% Walk
b4 0-0 2 1-- O HOU D. Rader J. Marichal 3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Don Wilson facing 7-8-9
t5 0-0 0 --- O SFG F. Healy D. Wilson -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- O SFG C. Speier D. Wilson -2% 45% Lineout: P
t5 0-0 2 --- O SFG J. Marichal D. Wilson -1% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- HOU T. Helms J. Marichal -5% 39% Single to LF
b5 0-0 0 1-- HOU J. Edwards J. Marichal -13% 26% Single to RF; Helms to 3B
b5 0-0 0 1-3 O HOU D. Wilson J. Marichal 8% 34% Strikeout
b5 0-0 1 1-3 HOU R. Metzger J. Marichal -3% 31% Walk; Edwards to 2B
b5 0-0 1 123 OO HOU C. Cedeno J. Marichal 19% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Don Wilson facing 1-2-3
t6 0-0 0 --- O SFG W. Mays D. Wilson -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-0 1 --- SFG T. Fuentes D. Wilson 4% 50% Single to RF
t6 0-0 1 1-- O SFG K. Henderson D. Wilson -4% 46% Flyball: CF
t6 0-0 2 1-- RR SFG W. McCovey D. Wilson 32% 78% Home Run; Fuentes Scores
t6 2-0 2 --- O SFG B. Bonds D. Wilson -1% 78% Foul Flyball: 1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 3-4-5
b6 0-2 0 --- O HOU J. Wynn J. Marichal 3% 81% Strikeout
b6 0-2 1 --- O HOU L. May J. Marichal 2% 83% Flyball: CF
b6 0-2 2 --- O HOU B. Watson J. Marichal 1% 84% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Don Wilson facing 6-7-8
t7 2-0 0 --- O SFG D. Kingman D. Wilson -1% 83% Strikeout
t7 2-0 1 --- O SFG F. Healy D. Wilson -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-0 2 --- O SFG C. Speier D. Wilson -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 6-7-8
b7 0-2 0 --- O HOU D. Rader J. Marichal 3% 85% Flyball: CF
b7 0-2 1 --- O HOU T. Helms J. Marichal 2% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 0-2 2 --- O HOU J. Edwards J. Marichal 1% 89% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Astros 0.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-0, Astros' Don Wilson facing 9-1-2
t8 2-0 0 --- SFG J. Marichal D. Wilson 3% 92% Double to LF
t8 2-0 0 -2- O SFG W. Mays D. Wilson -0% 91% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Marichal to 3B
t8 2-0 1 --3 RR SFG T. Fuentes D. Wilson 6% 97% Home Run; Marichal Scores
t8 4-0 1 --- SFG K. Henderson D. Wilson 0% 97% Single to RF
Wade Blasingame replaces Don Wilson pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-0 1 1-- O SFG W. McCovey W. Blasingame -0% 97% Flyball: LF
George Culver replaces Johnny Edwards (C) pitching and batting 8th
Bob Stinson replaces Wade Blasingame (P) playing C batting 9th
t8 4-0 2 1-- SFG B. Bonds G. Culver 0% 97% Wild Pitch; Henderson to 2B
t8 4-0 2 -2- O SFG B. Bonds G. Culver -0% 97% Lineout: SS
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-4, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 9-1-2
b8 0-4 0 --- O HOU B. Stinson J. Marichal 1% 98% Strikeout
b8 0-4 1 --- O HOU R. Metzger J. Marichal 1% 99% Strikeout
b8 0-4 2 --- HOU C. Cedeno J. Marichal -1% 98% Single to CF
b8 0-4 2 1-- O HOU J. Wynn J. Marichal 1% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Astros 0.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-0, Astros' George Culver facing 6-7-8
t9 4-0 0 --- O SFG D. Kingman G. Culver -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 1B
t9 4-0 1 --- O SFG F. Healy G. Culver -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 4-0 2 --- SFG C. Speier G. Culver 0% 99% Walk
Jim Howarth pinch hits for Juan Marichal (P) batting 9th
t9 4-0 2 1-- SFG J. Howarth G. Culver 0% 99% Walk; Speier to 2B
t9 4-0 2 12- RO SFG W. Mays G. Culver 1% 99% Single to CF; Speier Scores; Howarth out at 3B/CF-3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-5, Giants' Jerry Johnson facing 4-5-6
Jerry Johnson replaces Jim Howarth (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 0-5 0 --- HOU L. May J. Johnson -1% 99% Single to CF
b9 0-5 0 1-- OO HOU B. Watson J. Johnson 1% 100% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
b9 0-5 2 --- HOU D. Rader J. Johnson -0% 100% Double to CF
b9 0-5 2 -2- HOU T. Helms J. Johnson 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Rader to 3B
b9 0-5 2 --3 O HOU T. Helms J. Johnson 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 5, Astros 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197204150
BackToBaseball.com Game Playback

Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

Box scores and play-by-play outputs produced by Sports Reference LLC. All Rights Reserved.