Doug Rader homered after a pass to Jim Wynn in the second inning to carry the Astros to a 2-0 victory over the Padres. Bill Greif, who allowed five hits in six innings on the mound, was the loser. Dave Roberts was the winner with ninth-inning help from Jim York. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 0
Game Played on Monday, April     23, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  2
Astros       0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thomas ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Agee lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .280
Campbell 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .243
Lee lf                3   0   0   0     1   1   .262      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .299
Colbert 1b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .234      Watson 1b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .328
Gaston rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .302      Wynn rf               2   1   0   0     1   0   .270
J. Morales cf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Rader 3b              3   1   2   2     0   0   .200
Hilton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .210      Edwards c             2   0   1   0     1   0   .240
Kendall c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .085
Greif p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Roberts p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .125
  Roberts ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .091        York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Troedson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .385

Totals               35   0   8   0     1   6             Totals               28   2   6   2     3   8

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance:  9,270
Left on Base: Padres 10, Astros 5
DP: Padres 1, Astros 1
Errors: Kendall 2, Rader
Doubles: Marshall (4), Rader (1), Edwards (3)
Home Runs: Rader (2)
Caught Stealing: Agee (2)
GIDP: J. Morales (1), Rader (1)
Hit by Pitch: Thomas (1,by Roberts)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Greif L(1-1)            6     5   2   2   3   4   1  24   0.90
Troedson                0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.86
Romo                    1.1   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.24
Totals                  8     6   2   2   3   8   1  31

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(1-1)          8     7   0   0   1   5   0  33   2.33
York SV(3)              1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.35
Totals                  9     8   0   0   1   6   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Roberts (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Tom Gorman


PADRES 1ST: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Campbell
popped to catcher in foul territory; Lee walked; Colbert singled
to left [Lee to second]; Gaston lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Agee struck out; Helms grounded out (shortstop to
first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 0.

PADRES 2ND: J. Morales flied out to left; Hilton flied out to
left; Kendall flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn
walked; Rader homered [Wynn scored]; Edwards grounded out
(second to first); Metzger flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

PADRES 3RD: Greif grounded out (catcher to first); Thomas
singled to left; Campbell struck out; Lee flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Roberts grounded out (second to first); Agee walked;
Helms struck out; Agee was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

PADRES 4TH: Colbert flied out to center; Gaston flied out to
right; J. Morales flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson singled to right; Wynn
forced Watson (third to second); Rader doubled to left [Wynn to
third]; Edwards was walked intentionally; Metzger lined to left;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

PADRES 5TH: Hilton was called out on strikes; Kendall singled to
third; Greif struck out; Thomas was hit by a pitch [Kendall to
second]; Campbell flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Roberts struck out; Dave Roberts threw his bat at
Bill Greif; Agee grounded out (third to first); Helms
singled to right; Cedeno flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

PADRES 6TH: Lee grounded out (second to first); Colbert singled
to left; Gaston singled to right [Colbert to second]; J. Morales
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Gaston out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros
2.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson singled to left; Wynn flied out to center;
Kendall dropped a foul fly hit by Rader for an error; Rader
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros
2.

PADRES 7TH: Hilton singled to third; Kendall flied out to left;
ROBERTS BATTED FOR GREIF; Roberts reached on an error by Rader
[Hilton to second, Roberts to first]; Thomas flied out to right;
Campbell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Padres 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: TROEDSON REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Edwards
doubled to right; Edwards was picked off second but was safe on
an error by Kendall [Edwards to third]; Metzger was called out
on strikes; Roberts struck out; ROMO REPLACED TROEDSON
(PITCHING); Agee lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Astros 2.

PADRES 8TH: Lee struck out; Colbert was called out on strikes;
Gaston singled to center; J. Morales flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Helms made an out to second; Cedeno was called out
on strikes; Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Astros 2.

PADRES 9TH: YORK REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Hilton was called
out on strikes; Kendall grounded out (shortstop to first);
MARSHALL BATTED FOR ROMO; Marshall doubled to center; Thomas
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres
0, Astros 2.