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Homers by Roger Metzger and Johnny Edwards helped carry the Astros to a 4-1 victory over the Cubs behind the three-hit pitching of Ken Forsch. Metzger, leading off, hit his homer on Milt Pappas' second pitch of the game. Edwards added his round-tripper in the fifth. The Astros' final two runs counted in the sixth on singles by Bob Watson, Lee May and Doug Rader, along with a sacrifice fly by Tommy Helms. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 1Game Played on Wednesday, May 30, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley FieldAstros 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 4 9 0
Cubs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Metzger ss 4 1 2 1 1 1 .236 Monday cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .278
Alou rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .353 Beckert 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296
Wynn cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Williams lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .305
Agee pr,cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Santo 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .319
Watson lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .352 Bourque 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .300
Gallagher lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Garrett rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .067
May 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .206 Rudolph c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .283
Rader 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .239 Kessinger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .266
Edwards c 3 1 1 1 1 0 .211 Pappas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .056
Helms 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .282 Bonham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Forsch p 4 0 0 0 0 3 .033 Hiser ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .325
Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Totals 34 4 9 4 2 5 Totals 29 1 3 1 4 6
Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 7,807
Left on Base: Astros 6, Cubs 6
DP: Astros 0, Cubs 1
Errors: Monday
Doubles: Beckert (10)
Home Runs: Metzger (1), Edwards (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Pappas (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Helms (2)
GIDP: Edwards (2)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Forsch W(5-5) 9 3 1 1 4 6 0 34 3.70
Totals 9 3 1 1 4 6 0 34
Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Pappas L(2-4) 5.1 8 4 4 0 3 2 23 5.50
Bonham 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 3.47
Gura 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 2.81
Totals 9 9 4 4 2 5 2 37
Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Shag Crawford
ASTROS 1ST: Metzger homered; Alou grounded out (first
unassisted); Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
1, Cubs 0.
CUBS 1ST: Monday walked; Beckert doubled to right [Monday to
third]; Williams grounded out (second to first) [Monday scored,
Beckert to third]; Santo struck out; Bourque walked; Garrett
popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 2ND: May singled to left; Rader struck out; Edwards
grounded into a double play (second to first) [May out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1.
CUBS 2ND: Rudolph struck out; Kessinger singled to shortstop;
Pappas out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Kessinger to
second]; Monday popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros
1, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Helms popped to first in foul territory; Forsch
struck out; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1.
CUBS 3RD: Beckert lined to shortstop; Williams flied out to
left; Santo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 4TH: Alou singled to center; Wynn forced Alou (pitcher to
second); AGEE RAN FOR WYNN; Watson flied out to center; May
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros
1, Cubs 1.
CUBS 4TH: AGEE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bourque flied out to
center; Garrett popped to third in foul territory; Rudolph
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
1, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 5TH: Rader flied out to center; Edwards homered; Helms
singled to right; On a bunt Forsch struck out; Metzger singled
to right [Helms to second]; Alou popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1.
CUBS 5TH: Kessinger popped to third in foul territory; Pappas
grounded out (second to first); Monday was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 6TH: Agee lined to shortstop; Watson singled to center;
May singled to left [Watson to second]; BONHAM REPLACED PAPPAS
(PITCHING); Rader singled to center [Watson scored, May to
third, Rader to second (error by Monday)]; Edwards was walked
intentionally; Helms hit a sacrifice fly to center [May scored];
Forsch grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 4, Cubs 1.
CUBS 6TH: Beckert flied out to center; Williams singled to
center; Santo struck out; Bourque walked [Williams to second];
Garrett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 7TH: Metzger walked; Alou forced Metzger (second to
shortstop); Agee forced Alou (pitcher to shortstop); Watson
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1.
CUBS 7TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Rudolph
grounded out (third to first); Kessinger flied out to left;
HISER BATTED FOR BONHAM; Hiser walked; Monday was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 8TH: GURA REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (third to first);
Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 4, Cubs 1.
CUBS 8TH: Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams
grounded out (second to first); Santo grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1.
ASTROS 9TH: Helms flied out to right; Forsch struck out; Metzger
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1.
CUBS 9TH: Bourque popped to catcher in foul territory; Garrett
grounded out (first to pitcher); Rudolph popped to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1.
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