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Braves
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 19, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves, played on May 19, 1972 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 19, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 19, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Cumberland |
Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
City | San Francisco |
State | CA |
Attendance | 6,652 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Mel Steiner 2B: Jerry Dale 3B: Shag Crawford |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | First Baseman |
Dusty Baker | Center Fielder |
Earl Williams | Catcher |
Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
Marty Perez | Shortstop |
Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
Lum Harris | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chris Arnold | Shortstop |
Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Dave Kingman | First Baseman |
Al Gallagher | Third Baseman |
Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
Bernie Williams | Left Fielder |
Dave Rader | Catcher |
John Cumberland | Pitcher |
Charlie Fox | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 19, 1972
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Cumberland
Millan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Millan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Cumberland
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Millan moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aaron vs. Cumberland
Aaron hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Millan scores. Garr moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Cumberland
Cepeda hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garr scores. Aaron moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Cumberland
Baker takes first base on ball four. Aaron moves to third. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Carrithers
Don Carrithers now pitching.
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aaron scores. Cepeda scores. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Carrithers
Evans hits a popup towards short. Arnold settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Carrithers
Perez hits a line drive towards first. Kingman catches it and steps on first to double up Williams. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnold vs. Niekro
Arnold hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Aaron who is chasing the ball. Arnold reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fuentes vs. Niekro
Fuentes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bonds vs. Niekro
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kingman vs. Niekro
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Carrithers
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arnold scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Carrithers
Millan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Carrithers
There goes Millan. The throw from Rader and he is out, Fuentes applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Carrithers
Garr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Niekro
Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Niekro
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gallagher moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Niekro
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it and throws to second for the out. Gallagher moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rader vs. Niekro
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it and throws to second for the out. Gallagher scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrithers vs. Niekro
The ball gets by Williams for a passed ball. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carrithers vs. Niekro
Carrithers strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Carrithers
Aaron hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Carrithers
Cepeda hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Carrithers
Baker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Aaron moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Carrithers
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnold vs. Niekro
Arnold hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Niekro
Fuentes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Niekro
Bonds strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Carrithers
Evans hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Carrithers
Perez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Niekro vs. Carrithers
Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millan vs. Carrithers
Millan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Niekro
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallagher vs. Niekro
Gallagher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Niekro
Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Carrithers
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carrithers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Carrithers
Aaron hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Carrithers
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Niekro
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Niekro
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howarth vs. Niekro
Jim Howarth pinch hits for Don Carrithers.
Howarth strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnold vs. Niekro
Arnold hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Johnson
Jerry Johnson now pitching.
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Johnson
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Johnson
Evans hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Johnson
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Niekro
Fuentes hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Niekro
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Niekro
Kingman bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gallagher vs. Niekro
Gallagher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Niekro
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Johnson
Niekro hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Johnson
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Johnson
Garr hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Johnson
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arnold fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Niekro
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Niekro
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodson vs. Niekro
Ed Goodson pinch hits for Jerry Johnson.
Goodson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams scores. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Arnold vs. Niekro
Arnold hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader scores. Goodson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fuentes vs. Niekro
Fuentes bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Goodson moves to third. Arnold moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bonds vs. Niekro
Bonds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Bonds reaches second base with a double. Goodson scores. Arnold scores. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kingman vs. Jarvis
Pat Jarvis now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kingman vs. Jarvis
Kingman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gallagher vs. Jarvis
There goes Kingman. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Kingman steals second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gallagher vs. Jarvis
Gallagher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maddox vs. Jarvis
Maddox hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Baker chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Perez. Perez fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Perez. Bonds scores. Kingman scores. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Jarvis
Williams hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. McMahon
Don McMahon now pitching.
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMahon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. McMahon
Oscar Brown pinch runs for Orlando Cepeda.
Baker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. McMahon
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arnold fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. McMahon
Evans takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lum vs. McMahon
Mike Lum pinch hits for Marty Perez.
Lum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gallagher fields it and throws to second for the out. Brown scores. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carty vs. McMahon
Rico Carty pinch hits for Pat Jarvis.
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Arnold fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Upshaw
Gil Garrido now playing shortstop. Cecil Upshaw now pitching. Oscar Brown now playing right field. Hank Aaron now playing first base.
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMahon vs. Upshaw
McMahon strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnold vs. Upshaw
Arnold hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garrido scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. McMahon
Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. McMahon
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. McMahon
Aaron hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. McMahon
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/19/1972 -- Atlanta at San Francisco (N) Atlanta AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI Millan F, 2b 4 1 3 0 Arnold C, ss 5 1 2 1 Garr R, lf 5 1 1 0 Fuentes T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf-1b 5 1 2 1 Bonds B, rf 4 1 1 2 Cepeda O, 1b 4 1 2 1 Kingman D, 1b 3 1 1 0 Brown O, pr-rf 1 1 0 0 Gallagher A, 3b 4 1 2 0 Baker D, cf 3 0 1 0 Maddox G, cf 4 0 2 2 Williams E, c 4 0 2 2 Williams B, lf 4 1 1 0 Evans D, 3b 3 1 1 1 Rader D, c 4 1 2 1 Perez M, ss 3 0 1 0 Cumberland J, p 0 0 0 0 Lum M, ph 1 0 0 1 Carrithers D, p 1 0 0 0 Garrido G, ss 0 0 0 0 Howarth J, ph 1 0 0 0 Niekro P, p 3 0 0 0 Johnson J, p 0 0 0 0 Jarvis P, p 0 0 0 0 Goodson E, ph 1 1 1 1 Carty R, ph 1 0 0 0 McMahon D, p 1 0 0 0 Upshaw C, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 6 13 6 35 7 12 7 Atlanta 400 001 010 -- 6 San Francisco 010 000 60x -- 7 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Niekro P (L) 6.1 11 6 6 0 6 Jarvis P 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 Upshaw C 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO Cumberland J* 0.0 4 4 4 1 0 Carrithers D 5.0 4 0 0 1 2 Johnson J (W) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 McMahon D (S) 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 * Pitched to 5 batters in 1st E -- Perez M DP -- San Francisco 2 LOB -- Atlanta 7, San Francisco 6 2B -- Millan F, Perez M, Bonds B, Maddox G 3B -- Arnold C HR -- Evans D SB -- Kingman D CS -- Millan F SH -- Fuentes T WP -- Jarvis P PB -- Williams E T -- 2:29 A -- 6652
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