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Don Wilson helped himself with a two-run double and Bob Watson hit a two-run homer to provide the winning margin as the Astros defeated the Padres, 6-4. With the score tied, 1-1, Watson walked in the fourth inning and was forced by Doug Rader. Following a passed ball, Bill Greif walked Tommy Helms intentionally. Skip Jutze singled for one run and Wilson followed with his double. Watson hit his deciding homer in the fifth. Fred Kendall batted in three runs for the Padres with a double and homer. [The Sporting News] Houston Astros 6, San Diego Padres 4Game Played on Sunday, July 1, 1973 (Day game) at AstrodomePadres 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 4 7 3 Astros 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 x - 6 10 1 Padres AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Locklear lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Metzger ss 4 0 1 1 1 2 .260 Grubb cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .298 Alou rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .238 Roberts 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .231 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .314 Colbert 1b 3 2 2 1 1 0 .253 Watson lf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .332 Gaston rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .297 Rader 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .242 Kendall c 4 1 2 3 0 0 .273 May 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .267 Anderson ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .119 Helms 2b 2 2 1 0 2 0 .296 R. Morales 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Jutze c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .256 J. Morales ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .265 Wilson p 4 0 1 2 0 3 .205 Thomas 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 Greif p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .056 Ross p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lee ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Caldwell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 33 4 7 4 2 6 Totals 33 6 10 6 5 8 Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 17,524 Left on Base: Padres 4, Astros 8 DP: Padres 1, Astros 1 Errors: Roberts, Gaston, Anderson, Jutze Doubles: Grubb (13), Colbert (10), Kendall (9), Wilson (3), Cedeno (15) Home Runs: Kendall (4), Watson (7) GIDP: Jutze (8) Padres IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Greif L(4-12) 4.1 7 6 6 3 5 1 23 3.38 Ross 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 7 5.66 Caldwell 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 4.01 Totals 8 10 6 6 5 8 1 38 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilson W(6-8) 9 7 4 4 2 6 1 35 3.07 Totals 9 7 4 4 2 6 1 35 Passed Balls: Kendall (2) Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen PADRES 1ST: Locklear flied out to right; Grubb doubled; Roberts struck out; Colbert doubled [Grubb scored]; Gaston grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Alou struck out; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 2ND: Kendall grounded out (pitcher to first); Anderson walked; R. Morales lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Anderson out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson made an out to shortstop; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. PADRES 3RD: Greif struck out; Locklear made an out to third; Grubb grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Helms singled to third [Helms to second (error by Roberts)]; Jutze singled [Helms to third]; Anderson dropped a foul fly hit by Wilson for an error; Wilson struck out; Metzger singled [Helms scored, Jutze to second]; Alou forced Metzger (second to shortstop); Cedeno flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1. PADRES 4TH: Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); Colbert grounded out (third to first); Gaston singled; Kendall grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Watson walked; Rader forced Watson (shortstop to second); Kendall allowed a passed ball [Rader to second]; May was called out on strikes; Helms was walked intentionally; Jutze singled [Rader scored, Helms to second]; Wilson doubled [Helms scored, Jutze scored]; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4. PADRES 5TH: Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Morales made an out to shortstop; Greif struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno doubled; Watson homered [Cedeno scored]; Rader walked; ROSS REPLACED GREIF (PITCHING); May singled to right [Rader to third, May to second (error by Gaston)]; Helms was walked intentionally; Jutze grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Helms out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 6. PADRES 6TH: Locklear flied out to center; Grubb flied out to right; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 6. ASTROS 6TH: Wilson struck out; Metzger walked; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first) [Metzger to second]; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 6. PADRES 7TH: Colbert singled; Gaston lined to second; Kendall doubled [Colbert scored]; Anderson flied out to right; J. MORALES BATTED FOR R. MORALES; J. Morales singled [Kendall to third]; LEE BATTED FOR ROSS; Lee made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 6. ASTROS 7TH: THOMAS REPLACED J. MORALES (PLAYING 2B); CALDWELL REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); Watson singled; Rader flied out to center; May singled [Watson to second]; Helms forced Watson (third unassisted) [May to second]; Jutze made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 6. PADRES 8TH: Locklear lined to center; Grubb grounded out (second to first); Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 6. ASTROS 8TH: Wilson struck out; Metzger struck out; Alou flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 6. PADRES 9TH: Colbert walked; Jutze dropped a foul fly hit by Gaston for an error; Gaston struck out; Kendall homered [Colbert scored]; Anderson struck out; Thomas made an out to third; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Padres 4, Astros 6. |
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