Jerry Reuss put himself ahead to stay with a run-scoring single in the sixth inning and was the winner with the help of Jim Ray when the Astros defeated the Giants, 6-3. The Astros scored their first three runs in the third. Reuss walked and Jim Wynn singled. After Roger Metzger forced Reuss at third, singles by Cesar Cedeno, Bob Watson and Tommy Helms were good for a run apiece.

Helms singled, Skip Jutze doubled and Reuss singled for what proved to be the deciding run in sixth. Five straight singles added two clinching tallies to the Astros' total in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      23, 1973 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Astros       0  0  3    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   6 15  0
Giants       0  0  2    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  9  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynn rf               4   1   1   0     1   0   .233      Bonds rf              4   1   0   0     1   1   .315
Metzger ss            5   1   0   0     0   0   .243      Fuentes 2b            5   0   2   2     0   0   .300
Cedeno cf             4   2   2   1     0   1   .309      Maddox cf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .327
Watson lf             5   1   3   1     0   2   .331      Goodson 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .341
May 1b                2   0   0   0     2   1   .270      Speier ss             4   0   2   0     0   0   .272
  Batista 1b          1   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Kingman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .209
Rader 3b              5   0   1   1     0   3   .244      Howarth lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .164
Helms 2b              5   1   4   2     0   0   .287        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Jutze c               5   0   1   0     0   0   .183      Rader c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .221
Reuss p               2   0   1   1     1   1   .182        McCovey ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .251
  Ray p               1   0   1   0     0   0   .250        Sadek c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
                                                          Bryant p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .149
                                                            Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .136
                                                            Arnold ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .375
                                                            Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomasson lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .226

Totals               39   6  15   6     4   8             Totals               36   3   9   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 13,451
Left on Base: Astros 11, Giants 8
DP: Astros 0, Giants 4
Errors: Speier
Doubles: Jutze (2), Fuentes (14)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (23)
GIDP: May (9), Metzger (4), Jutze 2 (5)
Hit by Pitch: Cedeno (2,by Willoughby)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(9-5)            6.2   8   3   3   1   5   0  29   3.16
Ray SV(5)               2.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   2.81
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   6   0  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bryant L(11-5)          5.1   8   4   4   4   5   0  28   2.52
Willoughby              1.2   0   0   0   0   3   0   5   5.05
Moffitt                 1.1   6   2   2   0   0   0   9   2.68
Sosa                    0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.16
Totals                  9    15   6   6   4   8   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Willoughby (1)
Wild Pitches: Reuss 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Augie Donatelli, 3B - Bob Engel


ASTROS 1ST: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
grounded out (third to first); Cedeno popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds flied out to center; Fuentes flied out to
right; Maddox made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson struck out; May walked; Rader struck out;
Helms reached on an error by Speier [May to second, Helms to
first]; Jutze flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Goodson grounded out (second to first); Speier
grounded out (third to first); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Reuss walked; Wynn singled to left [Reuss to
second]; Metzger forced Reuss (catcher to third) [Wynn to
second]; Cedeno singled to right [Wynn scored, Metzger to
second]; Watson singled to center [Metzger scored, Cedeno to
third, Watson to second (on throw)]; May was walked
intentionally; Rader struck out; Helms singled to shortstop
[Cedeno scored, Watson to third, May to second]; Jutze grounded
out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Howarth grounded out (second to first); Rader
singled to right; Bryant forced Rader (second to shortstop);
Bonds walked [Bryant to second]; Fuentes singled to third
[Bryant scored, Bonds to third]; Maddox singled to center [Bonds
scored, Fuentes to second]; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Fuentes to
third, Maddox to second]; Goodson flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Reuss was called out on strikes; Wynn flied out to
center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier made an out to second; Kingman was called out
on strikes; Howarth singled to left; Rader grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno was called out on strikes; Watson singled to
left; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Bryant singled to right; Bonds flied out to right;
Fuentes flied out to center; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Giants 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Helms singled
to right; Jutze doubled to left [Helms to third]; Reuss singled
to center [Helms scored, Jutze to third]; Wynn walked [Reuss to
second]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED BRYANT (PITCHING); Metzger grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wynn out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Goodson struck out; Speier singled to left; Kingman
struck out; Howarth struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4,
Giants 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Cedeno stole second;
Watson struck out; May struck out; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: BATISTA REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 1B); Rader popped to
first in foul territory; ARNOLD BATTED FOR WILLOUGHBY; Arnold
singled to second; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Arnold to second];
Bonds flied out to right [Arnold to third]; Fuentes doubled to
right [Arnold scored]; RAY REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Maddox
walked; Goodson flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
4, Giants 3.

ASTROS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Helms singled to
left; Jutze grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Helms out at second]; Ray singled to left; Wynn flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Speier singled to left; Kingman flied out to left;
Howarth made an out to second; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR RADER; McCovey
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Giants 3.

ASTROS 9TH: SADEK REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING C ); Metzger
grounded out (first unassisted); Cedeno singled to left; Watson
singled to center [Cedeno to second]; Batista singled to right
[Cedeno to third, Watson to second]; Rader singled to right
[Cedeno scored, Watson to third, Batista to second]; SOSA
REPLACED HOWARTH (PITCHING); THOMASSON REPLACED MOFFITT (PLAYING
LF); Helms singled to left [Watson scored, Batista to third,
Rader to second]; Jutze grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Helms out at second]; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Astros 6, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Thomasson flied out to center; Bonds was called out
on strikes; Fuentes flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 6, Giants 3.