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 4
Game Played on Sunday, July      1, 1973 (Day game) at Astrodome
Padres       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.