Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 3 (Game 2)
Game Played on Sunday, April 8, 1973 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Astros 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 - 4 11 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wynn rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .143 Garr lf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .200 Helms 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .429 Gilbreath 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .214 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .533 Evans 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .267 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Baker cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .357 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lum rf 5 1 2 3 0 1 .333 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 May 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .231 Blanks pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .143 Oates c 3 1 2 0 0 0 .400 Edwards c 2 0 0 1 1 0 .250 Perez ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 .200 Howard ph,c 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Reed p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .077 Aaron ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Wilson p 3 1 1 0 0 1 .333 Kelley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Agee lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Casanova ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hoerner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 3 7 3 1 6 Totals 35 4 11 4 4 3 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 8,898 Left on Base: Astros 3, Braves 9 DP: Astros 3, Braves 1 Errors: Metzger Doubles: Wilson (1), Johnson (2), Evans (1) Home Runs: Lum (1) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (1) Caught Stealing: Cedeno (1), Rader (1) Sacrifice Hits: Helms (1), Oates (2) Sacrifice Flies: Gilbreath (1) GIDP: Gilbreath (1), Perez (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilson 8 7 1 0 1 3 0 30 0.00 Gladding 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 54.00 Crawford L(0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 8 5.40 Totals 9.1 11 4 3 4 3 1 41 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reed 8 6 3 3 1 6 0 29 3.38 Kelley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Hoerner W(1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Totals 10 7 3 3 1 6 0 36 Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer ASTROS 1ST: Wynn struck out; Helms singled to left; Cedeno popped to second; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to pitcher; Gilbreath grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Garr out at second]; Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader struck out; Edwards walked; Metzger forced Edwards (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Baker flied out to center; Lum flied out to center; Johnson doubled to left; Oates grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Braves 0. ASTROS 3RD: Wilson doubled to right; Wynn singled to right [Wilson scored, Wynn to second (on throw)]; Helms out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Wynn to third]; Cedeno singled to right [Wynn scored]; Cedeno stole second; Cedeno was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Perez flied out to left; Reed struck out; Garr singled to left; Gilbreath popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. ASTROS 4TH: May singled to center; Rader singled to right [May to third]; Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first) [May scored, Rader to second]; Metzger struck out while Rader was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Evans singled to right; Baker flied out to left; Lum struck out; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 5TH: Wilson struck out; Wynn struck out; Helms grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Oates singled to first; Perez grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Oates out at second]; Reed popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno popped to second; Watson struck out (catcher to first); May grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Garr singled to center; Gilbreath flied out to right; Evans lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Garr out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (first to pitcher); Edwards popped to second; Metzger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 7TH: Baker flied out to right; Lum flied out to center; Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. ASTROS 8TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn flied out to center; Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 0. BRAVES 8TH: Oates singled to right; Perez walked [Oates to second]; AARON BATTED FOR REED; Aaron struck out; Garr reached on an error by Metzger [Oates to third, Perez to second, Garr to first]; Gilbreath hit a sacrifice fly to center [Oates scored (unearned)]; Evans grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1. ASTROS 9TH: KELLEY REPLACED AARON (PITCHING); Cedeno popped to shortstop; Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: AGEE REPLACED WILSON (PLAYING LF); GLADDING REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); Baker singled to center; Lum homered [Baker scored]; Johnson walked; CRAWFORD REPLACED GLADDING (PITCHING); Oates out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Johnson to second]; Perez was walked intentionally; CASANOVA BATTED FOR KELLEY; BLANKS RAN FOR JOHNSON; Casanova flied out to right; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 3. ASTROS 10TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOERNER REPLACED CASANOVA (PITCHING); Rader flied out to right; HOWARD BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Howard singled to center; Metzger flied out to right; Agee flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 10TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to first); Evans doubled to right; Baker was walked intentionally; Lum singled to center [Evans scored, Baker to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Braves 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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