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Monday May 21, 1973
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Led by Chris Speier, who drove in four runs, the Giants salvaged the finale of their four-game series with the Astros by posting a 9-4 victory. Speier tripled to account for two of the Giants' four runs in the first inning. Garry Maddox led off the seventh with a homer and, after Gary Matthews singled, Speier also hit for the circuit. Ed Goodson added a round-tripper in the ninth. Jim Wynn hit a homer for the Astros. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 9, Houston Astros 4

Game Played on Monday, May 21, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome

Giants       4  0  0    0  0  1    3  0  1  -   9 14  0
Astros       0  2  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   4 10  3


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              2   2   1   0     1   1   .306      Wynn rf               4   1   2   1     1   0   .231
  Howarth rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .140      Metzger ss            4   0   2   0     1   2   .211
Fuentes 2b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .295      Cedeno cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Maddox cf             5   2   2   1     0   1   .342        Agee cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .281
McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .228      Watson lf             3   1   0   0     0   0   .354
Goodson 3b            5   2   3   1     0   0   .321      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .185
Matthews lf           5   2   3   1     0   1   .336      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Speier ss             5   1   3   4     0   0   .277      Helms 2b              3   1   2   0     0   0   .281
Rader c               3   0   1   0     2   0   .211        Gallagher ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Bryant p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .107        Torres 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Moffitt p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Howard c              3   1   2   1     0   0   .167
                                                            Reuss pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
                                                            York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                          Forsch p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .040
                                                            Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Alou ph             1   0   1   2     0   0   .333
                                                            Ray p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                            Jutze ph            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Edwards ph,c        2   0   0   0     0   0   .208

Totals               39   9  14   8     4   5             Totals               36   4  10   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 24,186
Left on Base: Giants 8, Astros 8
DP: Giants 1, Astros 1
Errors: Rader, Crawford, Edwards
Doubles: Matthews (8), Howard (3)
Triples: Speier (2)
Home Runs: Maddox (2), Speier (6), Goodson (2), Wynn (10)
Stolen Bases: Bonds 2 (15), Matthews (3)
GIDP: Watson (3)
Hit by Pitch: Bonds (1,by Ray), Watson (2,by Bryant)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant W(6-3)           5.2   8   4   4   1   2   1  26   2.30
Moffitt SV(8)           3.1   2   0   0   1   2   0  13   1.55
Totals                  9    10   4   4   2   4   1  39

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(4-4)           0.2   5   4   4   0   0   0   7   3.69
Griffin                 1.1   0   0   0   2   1   0   5   3.77
Ray                     4     4   1   1   2   3   0  17   1.84
York                    1     4   3   3   0   0   2   7   2.81
Crawford                2     1   1   1   0   1   1   8   4.50
Totals                  9    14   9   9   4   5   3  44

Hit by Pitch: Bryant (1), Ray (3)
Wild Pitches: Crawford (4)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Nick Colosi


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds singled; Bonds stole second; Fuentes grounded
out (second to first) [Bonds to third]; Maddox singled to third
[Bonds scored (error by Rader) (no RBI), Maddox to second];
McCovey flied out to left; Goodson singled [Maddox to third];
Matthews singled [Maddox scored, Goodson to second]; Speier
tripled [Goodson scored, Matthews scored]; GRIFFIN REPLACED
FORSCH (PITCHING); AGEE REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING CF); Rader was
walked intentionally; Bryant struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Wynn walked; Metzger was called out on strikes; Agee
flied out to left; Watson forced Wynn (third to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Bonds walked; Fuentes hit into a double play (center
to shortstop to first) [Bonds out at second]; Maddox made an out
to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May made an out to second; Rader flied out to
center; Helms singled; Howard doubled [Helms to third]; ALOU
BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Alou singled [Helms scored, Howard scored];
Wynn grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 4, Astros 2.

GIANTS 3RD: RAY REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); McCovey walked;
Goodson singled [McCovey to second]; Matthews struck out; Speier
singled [McCovey out at home (left to catcher), Goodson to
third, Speier to second (on throw)]; Rader was walked
intentionally; Bryant forced Rader (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger singled; Agee made an out to second; Watson
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4, Astros
2.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds struck out; Fuentes flied out to left; Maddox
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 4,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: May flied out to right; Rader popped to first in
foul territory; Helms flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 4, Astros 2.

GIANTS 5TH: McCovey flied out to center; Goodson grounded out
(second to pitcher); Matthews doubled; Speier popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Howard flied out to center; Ray was called out on
strikes; Wynn homered; Metzger singled; Agee flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 4, Astros 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Rader flied out to left; Bryant struck out; Bonds
was hit by a pitch; Bonds stole second; Fuentes singled to right
[Bonds scored, Fuentes out at third (right to third)]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 5, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: HOWARTH REPLACED BONDS (PLAYING RF); Watson was hit
by a pitch; May flied out to center; Rader flied out to center;
Helms singled [Watson to second]; Howard singled [Watson scored,
Helms to second]; JUTZE BATTED FOR RAY; REUSS RAN FOR HOWARD;
MOFFITT REPLACED BRYANT (PITCHING); EDWARDS BATTED FOR JUTZE;
Edwards popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Giants 5, Astros 4.

GIANTS 7TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); YORK REPLACED
REUSS (PITCHING); Maddox homered; McCovey grounded out (second
to first); Goodson grounded out (second to first); Matthews
singled; Matthews stole second [Matthews to third (error by
Edwards)]; Speier homered [Matthews scored]; Rader singled;
Moffitt grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 8, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
struck out; Agee singled; Watson grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8, Astros 4.

GIANTS 8TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED YORK (PITCHING); Howarth reached
on an error by Crawford (assist by May) [Howarth to first];
Crawford threw a wild pitch [Howarth to second]; Fuentes flied
out to center [Howarth to third]; Maddox struck out; McCovey
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8,
Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: May grounded out (third to first); Rader struck out;
GALLAGHER BATTED FOR HELMS; Gallagher grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 8, Astros 4.

GIANTS 9TH: TORRES REPLACED GALLAGHER (PLAYING 2B); Goodson
homered; Matthews flied out to center; Speier flied out to
center; Rader grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 9, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: STEWART BATTED FOR CRAWFORD; Stewart flied out to
center; Edwards grounded out (second to first); Wynn singled;
Metzger walked [Wynn to second]; Agee grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 9, Astros 4.



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