Bob Watson and Tommy Helms batted in three runs apiece and Lee May drove in two to lead the Astros to a 9-4 victory over the Phillies. May accounted for his RBIs with a double in the first inning. After the Phillies tied the score with the aid of a homer by Mike Anderson, Watson broke the deadlock with a circuit clout in the sixth.

The Astros went on to add two more runs before that inning ended on a single by May, a hit batsman and singles by Johnny Edwards and Helms. Watson and Helms each drove in two runs with singles when the Astros iced their victory in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 9, Philadelphia Phillies 4
Game Played on Wednesday, May       2, 1973 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Astros       2  0  0    0  0  3    4  0  0  -   9 13  0
Phillies     0  0  0    1  1  0    2  0  0  -   4 11  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynn rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .260      Bowa ss               4   0   1   0     1   0   .280
  Alou rf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Tovar rf              5   1   3   1     0   0   .268
Metzger ss            3   2   2   0     2   0   .113      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Cedeno cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .286        Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Watson lf,1b          3   3   2   3     1   0   .344      B. Robinson lf        4   0   1   1     0   1   .286
May 1b                4   1   3   2     0   1   .208      Schmidt 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .273
  Agee pr,lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Boone c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Rader 3b              3   2   0   0     1   2   .200      Anderson cf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .360
Edwards c             5   0   1   1     0   1   .221      Harmon 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Helms 2b              5   0   2   3     0   0   .240        Doyle ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Roberts p             4   0   0   0     0   0   .071      Lonborg p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Ray p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lersch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pagan ph,1b         2   1   1   1     0   1   .125

Totals               39   9  13   9     4   6             Totals               36   4  11   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  8,101
Left on Base: Astros 9, Phillies 7
DP: Astros 1, Phillies 0
Doubles: May (5), Metzger (1), Alou (1), Tovar 2 (4), Pagan (2), Schmidt (2)
Home Runs: Watson (4), Anderson (2)
Stolen Bases: Metzger (2), Cedeno (9), Rader (2)
Caught Stealing: Wynn (4), Agee (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Lonborg (1)
GIDP: Schmidt (1)
Hit by Pitch: Watson (1,by Lonborg), Rader (1,by Lonborg)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(2-1)          7     9   4   4   1   2   1  30   3.43
Ray SV(2)               2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   4   1  38

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg L(1-4)          5.1   6   5   5   1   3   1  25   7.07
Lersch                  0.2   4   3   3   0   0   0   6   3.72
Twitchell               1     2   1   1   1   1   0   5   2.31
Brett                   2     1   0   0   2   2   0   9   8.38
Totals                  9    13   9   9   4   6   1  45

Passed Balls: Boone (3)
Hit by Pitch: Lonborg 2 (4)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Wynn flied to left in foul territory; Metzger
singled to center; Metzger stole second; Cedeno flied out to
left; Watson was hit by a pitch; May doubled [Metzger scored,
Watson scored]; Rader flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: Bowa grounded out (third to first); Tovar doubled;
Montanez grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Tovar to third]; B.
Robinson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Edwards lined to second; Helms grounded out
(shortstop to first); Roberts grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Schmidt struck out; Boone popped to first in foul
territory; Anderson flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Wynn struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Wynn was picked off and caught stealing second (catcher to
first to shortstop to first); Metzger walked; Cedeno popped to
second; Watson forced Metzger (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Harmon flied out to center; Lonborg struck out;
Bowa grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 4TH: May struck out; Rader struck out; Edwards grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Tovar doubled to right; On a bunt Montanez singled
to second [Tovar to third]; B. Robinson singled to pitcher
[Tovar scored, Montanez to second]; Schmidt grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Montanez to third,
B. Robinson out at second]; Boone grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms flied out to right; Roberts grounded out
(second to first); Wynn singled to center; Metzger popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 5TH: Anderson homered; Harmon singled to center;
Lonborg out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Harmon to
second]; Bowa grounded out (third to first); Tovar lined to
shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno popped to shortstop; Watson homered; May
singled to center; Rader was hit by a pitch [May to second];
Edwards singled to right [May scored, Rader to third]; LERSCH
REPLACED LONBORG (PITCHING); Helms singled to center [Rader
scored, Edwards to second]; Roberts forced Edwards (pitcher to
third) [Helms to second]; Wynn forced Roberts (shortstop to
second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 5, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 6TH: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); B.
Robinson popped to third in foul territory; Schmidt grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Phillies
2.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger doubled to left; Cedeno singled to center
[Metzger to third]; Cedeno stole second; Watson singled to right
[Metzger scored, Cedeno scored]; TWITCHELL REPLACED LERSCH
(PITCHING); May singled [Watson to third]; AGEE RAN FOR MAY;
Agee was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Rader
walked; Rader stole second; Edwards struck out; Helms singled to
center [Rader scored, Watson scored]; Roberts lined to third; 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Phillies 2.

PHILLIES 7TH: AGEE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WATSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); ALOU REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING RF); Boone
grounded out (shortstop to first); Anderson singled to pitcher;
Harmon popped to first in foul territory; PAGAN BATTED FOR
TWITCHELL; Pagan doubled [Anderson scored]; Bowa walked; Tovar
singled to left [Pagan scored, Bowa to second]; Montanez popped
to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 9, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 8TH: PAGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BRETT REPLACED
MONTANEZ (PITCHING); Alou doubled; Metzger walked; Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Alou to third, Metzger to
second]; Watson was walked intentionally; Agee was called out on
strikes; Rader was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 9, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: RAY REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); B. Robinson was
called out on strikes; Schmidt doubled to right; Boone grounded
out (third to first); Anderson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Edwards flied out to center; Helms flied out to
right; Ray grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 9, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 9TH: DOYLE BATTED FOR HARMON; Doyle flied out to right;
Pagan struck out; Bowa singled to right; Tovar flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Phillies 4.