Don Wilson and Jim Ray combined on a six-hitter and pitched the Astros to a 6-1 victory over the Cubs. Wilson left the mound after seven innings because of a blistered finger. The Cubs scored their run off Ray in the eighth on a walk and two errors. Cesar Cedeno hit a two-run homer for the Astros in the third and Watson also drove in two runs with a pair of singles. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      13, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  6  2
Astros       0  0  2    1  1  1    0  1  x  -   6 12  2


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Monday cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Wynn rf               3   2   2   1     2   0   .243
Beckert 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Metzger ss            4   1   1   0     1   0   .238
Williams lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Cedeno cf             4   1   1   2     1   1   .314
Bourque 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Watson lf             4   0   2   2     1   0   .324
Cardenal rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .310      May 1b                5   1   2   0     0   0   .239
Fanzone 3b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Rader 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .239
Rudolph c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .261        Busse 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Helms 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .279
Pappas p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .083      Jutze c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .171
  Hooton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Wilson p              4   1   1   0     0   1   .188
  Hiser ph            0   1   0   0     1   0   .283        Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .063

Totals               34   1   6   0     2   3             Totals               36   6  12   6     5   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 13,685
Left on Base: Cubs 8, Astros 11
DP: Cubs 0, Astros 1
Errors: Beckert 2, Jutze 2
Doubles: May (8), Wynn 2 (8)
Home Runs: Cedeno (10)
Stolen Bases: Wynn (6)
GIDP: Kessinger (9)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pappas L(3-5)           5.2   9   5   5   5   2   1  31   5.33
Hooton                  1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.80
Aker                    1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.86
Totals                  8    12   6   6   5   3   1  41

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson W(5-6)           7     5   0   0   1   2   0  26   3.09
Ray SV(4)               2     1   1   0   1   1   0  10   2.49
Totals                  9     6   1   0   2   3   0  36

Passed Balls: Rudolph (1)

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


CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (second to first); Beckert
grounded out (catcher unassisted); Williams flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Wynn walked; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted)
[Wynn to second]; Rudolph allowed a passed ball [Wynn to third];
Cedeno flied out to right; Watson walked; May popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 2ND: Bourque popped to third in foul territory; Cardenal
singled to center; Fanzone forced Cardenal (shortstop to
second); Rudolph singled to center [Fanzone to second];
Kessinger lined to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros
0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader singled to center; Helms flied out to right;
Jutze flied out to right; On a bunt Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

CUBS 3RD: Pappas struck out; Monday grounded out (first
unassisted); Beckert flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Wynn walked; Wynn stole second; Metzger popped to
second; Cedeno homered [Wynn scored]; Watson flied out to
center; May doubled to center; Rader grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

CUBS 4TH: Williams popped to second; Bourque flied out to right;
Cardenal flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Helms popped to second; Jutze flied out to right;
Wilson singled to left; Wynn doubled to left [Wilson scored];
Metzger walked; Cedeno struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
0, Astros 3.

CUBS 5TH: Fanzone flied out to left; Rudolph grounded out
(second to first); Kessinger singled to right; Pappas popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Watson made an out to second; May singled to
pitcher; Rader singled to second [May to third]; Helms forced
Rader (shortstop to second) [May scored (RBI), Helms to second
(error by Beckert)]; Jutze flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 4.

CUBS 6TH: Monday flied out to center; Beckert popped to
shortstop; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn doubled
to left; Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno was walked
intentionally; Watson singled to center [Wynn scored (RBI),
Cedeno to third (error by Beckert)]; HOOTON REPLACED PAPPAS
(PITCHING); May flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs
0, Astros 5.

CUBS 7TH: Bourque walked; Cardenal singled to left [Bourque to
second]; Fanzone singled to third [Bourque to third, Cardenal to
second]; Rudolph struck out; Kessinger grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Fanzone out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader flied out to center; Helms singled to left;
Jutze struck out; Wilson popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 5.

CUBS 8TH: BUSSE REPLACED RADER (PLAYING 3B); HISER BATTED FOR
HOOTON; RAY REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Hiser walked; Monday
flied out to left; Beckert reached on an error by Jutze [Hiser
to third, Beckert to second]; Williams reached on an error by
Jutze [Hiser scored (unearned) (no RBI), Beckert to third,
Williams to first]; Bourque flied out to right; Cardenal
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 1, Astros 5.

ASTROS 8TH: AKER REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Wynn grounded out
(third to first); Metzger singled to pitcher; Cedeno flied out
to center; Watson singled to right [Metzger scored, Watson to
second (on throw)]; May grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 1, Astros 6.

CUBS 9TH: Fanzone singled to left; Rudolph flied out to right;
Kessinger forced Fanzone (third to second); GARRETT BATTED FOR
AKER; Garrett was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 1, Astros 6.