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Atlanta Braves @ San Francisco Giants

1972-06-27 · Night game · Candlestick Park · 10 innings · Att: 5116 · night · 2:20

San Francisco Giants defeated Atlanta Braves 3–2. Jerry Johnson earned the win. Chris Speier went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
ATL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	10
SFN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	10

W: Jerry Johnson L: Cecil Upshaw SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ed Vargo · 1B: Paul Pryor · 2B: Harry Wendelstedt · 3B: Bruce Froemming · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Oscar Brown	5	0	2	0	0	1
Felix Millan	3	0	2	1	1	0
Hank Aaron	4	0	1	0	1	0
Rico Carty	4	0	0	0	1	0
Earl Williams	5	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Lum	4	1	2	0	1	1
Marty Perez	5	0	1	1	0	1
Gil Garrido	4	0	0	0	0	1
Phil Niekro	3	0	1	0	0	1
Orlando Cepeda	0	0	0	0	1	0

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Bobby Bonds	5	1	1	1	0
Jim Howarth	4	0	0	0	0
Chris Speier	4	2	3	1	0
Willie McCovey	4	0	0	0	2
Dave Kingman	4	0	1	1	2
Dave Rader	4	0	2	0	0
Al Gallagher	4	0	0	0	1
Tito Fuentes	4	0	1	0	0
Sam McDowell	2	0	2	0	0
Jerry Johnson	1	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Niekro	8.0	9	0	5
Cecil Upshaw	1.0	1	0	0

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sam McDowell	8.2	8	5	6
Jerry Johnson	1.1	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Oscar Brown: S7
Felix Millan: S7.1-2
Hank Aaron: 7
Rico Carty: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Bobby Bonds: 63
Jim Howarth: 3/G
Chris Speier: S8
Willie McCovey: 8

Top 2

Earl Williams: S7
Mike Lum: K/C
Marty Perez: K/C
Gil Garrido: 4

Bot 2

Dave Kingman: K
Dave Rader: 3/G
Al Gallagher: 4

Top 3

Phil Niekro: S7
Oscar Brown: S/BG.1-2
Felix Millan: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Hank Aaron: 6
Rico Carty: IW
Earl Williams: 8

Bot 3

Tito Fuentes: 6
Sam McDowell: D9
Bobby Bonds: 3/FL
Jim Howarth: 3/G

Top 4

Mike Lum: 63
Marty Perez: 4
Gil Garrido: K/C

Bot 4

Chris Speier: HR/7
Willie McCovey: K
Dave Kingman: 8
Dave Rader: S9
Al Gallagher: 8

Top 5

Phil Niekro: 63
Oscar Brown: K
Felix Millan: W
Hank Aaron: W.1-2
Rico Carty: 9

Bot 5

Tito Fuentes: 13
Sam McDowell: S/BG
Bobby Bonds: 54(1)/FO
Jim Howarth: 41

Top 6

Earl Williams: 8
Mike Lum: T9
Marty Perez: S8.3-H
Gil Garrido: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Chris Speier: 4
Willie McCovey: 5
Dave Kingman: K

Top 7

Phil Niekro: K
Oscar Brown: 6
Felix Millan: 63

Bot 7

Dave Rader: S9
Al Gallagher: K
Tito Fuentes: S9.1-2
Sam McDowell: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Bobby Bonds: 9

Top 8

Hank Aaron: S7
Rico Carty: 9
Earl Williams: K/C
Mike Lum: WP.1-3
Mike Lum: W
Marty Perez: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Jim Howarth: 43
Chris Speier: S8
Willie McCovey: K
Dave Kingman: SB2
Dave Kingman: D9.2-H
Dave Rader: 9

Top 9

Gil Garrido: 63
Orlando Cepeda: W+WP.B-2#
Oscar Brown: 143.2-3
Felix Millan: S7.3-H
Hank Aaron: 63

Bot 9

Al Gallagher: 53
Tito Fuentes: 8
Jerry Johnson: 53

Top 10

Rico Carty: 8
Earl Williams: 9
Mike Lum: S8
Marty Perez: 64(1)/FO

Bot 10

Bobby Bonds: HR/7