Mike Lum batted in three runs with a double in the seventh inning and added a homer in the ninth to pace the Braves to a 7-1 victory over the Astros. The Braves began the seventh with a run on a walk and two errors. Hank Aaron drew a pass to load the bases and Dusty Baker was hit by a pitch to force in another before Lum smashed his double. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Monday, May       14, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    5  0  1  -   7  9  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  8  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .244      Wynn rf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Oates c               2   1   0   0     2   1   .252      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .170
Evans 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .256        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Aaron lf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .237      Cedeno cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .336
Baker cf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .299      Watson lf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .379
Lum 1b                4   1   3   4     1   0   .300      May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .210
Johnson 2b            4   0   1   0     1   1   .282      Rader 3b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .230
Perez ss              5   0   0   0     0   4   .255      Edwards c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .213
Morton p              3   1   0   0     1   0   .150      Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .248
  Pierce ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .056      Griffin p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gallagher ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Cosgrove p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gladding p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Agee ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .306

Totals               36   7   9   6     6   8             Totals               35   1   8   1     3   0

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 11,168
Left on Base: Braves 11, Astros 10
DP: Braves 0, Astros 0
Errors: Perez, May, Edwards
Doubles: Lum (4)
Home Runs: Lum (3)
Stolen Bases: Lum (1), Cedeno (17)
Caught Stealing: Wynn (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Garr (1), Oates (3)
Hit by Pitch: Baker (1,by Ray)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(3-3)           8     7   1   1   3   0   0  34   2.59
Frisella SV(1)          1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   5.40
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   0   0  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin L(0-2)          6     4   1   1   4   4   0  26   3.95
Crawford                0.1   0   3   0   1   0   0   4   3.77
Ray                     0     1   2   2   1   0   0   3   1.69
Upshaw                  0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.86
Cosgrove                0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.84
Gladding                1.2   1   1   1   0   3   1   6   3.48
Totals                  9     9   7   2*  6   8   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Ray (2)
Wild Pitches: Griffin (3)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bruce Froemming


BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled; Oates struck out; Evans grounded out
(first unassisted) [Garr to second]; Aaron flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Wynn walked; Wynn was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Watson singled [Cedeno to
third]; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Baker flied out to center; Lum singled; Lum stole
second; Johnson struck out; Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader made an out to second; Edwards walked; Helms
made an out to second; Griffin made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Morton flied out to left; Garr lined to center;
Oates walked; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Oates to second];
Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 3RD: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded
out (second to first); Cedeno singled; Watson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Aaron flied out to left; Baker flied out to right;
Lum walked; Johnson popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: May reached on an error by Perez [May to first];
Rader flied out to center; Edwards grounded out (first
unassisted) [May to second]; Helms was walked intentionally;
Griffin flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Astros 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez struck out; Morton grounded out (first
unassisted); Garr made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Metzger grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cedeno grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Oates walked; Evans flied out to left; Aaron singled
[Oates to second]; Baker singled [Oates scored, Aaron to
second]; Lum grounded out (first to pitcher) [Aaron to third,
Baker to second]; Johnson was walked intentionally; Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson singled; May flied out to center; Rader
grounded out (third to first) [Watson to second]; Edwards flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

BRAVES 7TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Morton walked;
Garr reached on an error by May on a sacrifice bunt [Morton to
second, Garr to first]; Oates out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Morton to third, Garr to second]; Evans reached on an
error by Edwards [Morton scored (unearned) (no RBI), Garr to
third, Evans to first]; RAY REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Aaron
walked [Evans to second]; Baker was hit by a pitch [Garr scored
(unearned), Evans to third, Aaron to second]; Lum doubled [Evans
scored (unearned), Aaron scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher), Baker scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)];
UPSHAW REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); Johnson singled [Lum stayed at
second]; Perez struck out; Morton lined to center; 5 R (2 ER), 2
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Helms grounded out (third to first); GALLAGHER
BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Gallagher grounded out (second to first);
Wynn popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 6, Astros 0.

BRAVES 8TH: COSGROVE REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Garr
singled; Oates forced Garr (second to shortstop); Evans singled
[Oates to second]; GLADDING REPLACED COSGROVE (PITCHING); Aaron
struck out; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno flied out to
center; Watson singled; May singled [Watson to second]; Rader
singled [Watson scored, May to second]; Edwards grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Astros 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Lum homered; Johnson flied out to left; Perez was
called out on strikes; PIERCE BATTED FOR MORTON; Pierce struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 7, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: FRISELLA REPLACED PIERCE (PITCHING); Helms flied out
to left; AGEE BATTED FOR GLADDING; Agee singled; Wynn flied out
to left; ALOU BATTED FOR METZGER; Alou flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 7, Astros 1.