| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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