The magic of Fred Norman since joining the Reds was dispelled by the Astros, who knocked out the lefthander in the sixth inning en route to a 10-2 victory. Norman had pitched two straight shutouts and allowed one run in his third game after being acquired from the Padres.

Norman gave up two walks and a single by Jerry Reuss for a tally in the fifth before the Astros erupted for five runs in the sixth. Doug Rader and Skip Jutze each hit a two-run double and Reuss added one with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 10, Cincinnati Reds 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      27, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  8  3
Astros       0  0  0    0  1  5    2  2  x  -  10  9  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rose lf               4   1   3   0     0   1   .297      Agee rf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .252
Morgan 2b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .300      Metzger ss            5   1   2   1     0   2   .255
Driessen 3b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .343      Cedeno cf             4   2   1   0     1   1   .322
Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Watson lf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .331
Concepcion ss         4   0   2   1     0   2   .275      May 1b                1   2   0   1     2   0   .267
Kosco rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Rader 3b              3   1   1   2     1   0   .247
Tolan cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Helms 2b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .292
Plummer c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .212      Jutze c               4   1   2   2     0   1   .247
Norman p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .094      Reuss p               3   0   1   2     0   1   .191
  Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Gagliano ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
  McGlothlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .091

Totals               32   2   8   2     1   5             Totals               31  10   9  10     5   7

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 22,683
Left on Base: Reds 4, Astros 5
DP: Reds 0, Astros 2
Errors: Rose, Driessen, Concepcion
Doubles: Kosco (1), Rader (12), Jutze (5), Agee (1)
Caught Stealing: Concepcion (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Reuss (1), Watson (3), May (5)
GIDP: Kosco (1)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Norman L(4-8)           5.2   4   6   6   5   7   0  27   3.54
Borbon                  1.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   6   3.09
McGlothlin              1     3   2   1   0   0   0   6   5.95
Totals                  8     9  10   9   5   7   0  39

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(10-5)           9     8   2   2   1   5   0  33   3.08
Totals                  9     8   2   2   1   5   0  33

Wild Pitches: Borbon (1)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ken Burkhart


REDS 1ST: Rose struck out; Morgan flied out to center; Driessen
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
struck out; Cedeno popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez flied out to center; Concepcion struck out;
Kosco doubled; Tolan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson reached on an error by Driessen [Watson to
first]; May grounded out (third to first) [Watson to second];
Rader grounded out (third to first) [Watson to third]; Helms
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 0.

REDS 3RD: Plummer was called out on strikes; Norman grounded out
(first unassisted); Rose singled to center; Morgan singled to
right [Rose to second]; Driessen forced Morgan (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Jutze flied out to center; Reuss struck out; Agee
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0, Astros 0.

REDS 4TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Concepcion
singled to center; Kosco grounded into a double play (second to
first) [Concepcion out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger struck out; Cedeno struck out; Watson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 0,
Astros 0.

REDS 5TH: Tolan flied out to right; Plummer flied out to center;
Norman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: May walked; Rader walked [May to second]; Helms
struck out; Jutze struck out; Reuss singled to center [May
scored, Rader to second]; Agee struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Reds 0, Astros 1.

REDS 6TH: Rose singled to center; Morgan walked [Rose to
second]; Driessen singled to center [Rose scored, Morgan to
third]; Perez reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a
double play [Morgan out at home (pitcher to catcher), Driessen
to third, Perez out at second (catcher to second)]; Concepcion
singled to shortstop [Driessen scored]; Concepcion was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop);
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno
walked; Watson singled to left [Cedeno to third (error by Rose),
Watson to second]; May was walked intentionally; Rader doubled
[Cedeno scored, Watson scored, May to third]; Helms was walked
intentionally; Jutze doubled [May scored, Rader scored, Helms to
third]; Reuss hit a sacrifice fly to center [Helms scored, Jutze
to third]; BORBON REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Agee grounded out
(third to first); 5 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 6.

REDS 7TH: Kosco flied out to left; Tolan popped to first;
Plummer popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros
6.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger singled to shortstop; Cedeno singled to left
[Metzger to second]; Borbon threw a wild pitch [Metzger to
third, Cedeno to second]; Watson hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Metzger scored, Cedeno to third]; May hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Cedeno scored]; Rader popped to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 8.

REDS 8TH: GAGLIANO BATTED FOR BORBON; Gagliano grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rose singled to right; Morgan forced Rose
(shortstop to second); Driessen struck out (catcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 8.

ASTROS 8TH: MCGLOTHLIN REPLACED GAGLIANO (PITCHING); Helms made
an out to second; Jutze singled to shortstop; Reuss grounded out
(pitcher to third to first) [Jutze to second]; Agee doubled to
right [Jutze scored, Agee to third (error by Concepcion)];
Metzger singled to first [Agee scored (unearned)]; Cedeno flied
out to left; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 10.

REDS 9TH: Perez flied out to left; Concepcion struck out; Kosco
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Astros 10.