Houston Astros 12, Atlanta Braves 8 (Game 2)

Game Played on Wednesday, July 4, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Astros       2  0  4    1  0  0    0  5  0  -  12 15  0
Braves       1  0  1    3  0  1    1  0  1  -   8 14  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               2   1   2   1     0   0   .273      Jackson ss            5   1   1   0     0   1   .223
  Alou ph,rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Garr rf               5   3   4   1     0   0   .275
Metzger ss            5   2   3   2     1   1   .266      Evans 3b              4   0   0   1     1   0   .281
Wynn rf,cf            4   1   0   0     1   0   .228      Aaron lf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .234
Watson lf             4   1   3   0     1   0   .334      Lum 1b                4   1   2   0     1   0   .301
Rader 3b              4   3   2   3     0   0   .258      Baker cf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .283
May 1b                5   1   2   4     0   0   .266      Johnson 2b            5   2   2   4     0   1   .262
Helms 2b              4   1   0   0     1   0   .290      Oates c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .245
Jutze c               5   1   2   1     0   0   .271      P. Niekro p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .158
Forsch p              3   1   1   1     0   1   .083        Freeman p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Gallagher ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Miller ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Roberts p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .132        Panther p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ray p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tepedino ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               41  12  15  12     4   3             Totals               40   8  14   7     3   3

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 13,537
Left on Base: Astros 8, Braves 8
DP: Astros 1, Braves 0
Doubles: Agee (3)
Triples: Metzger (11), Garr (4), Jackson (2)
Home Runs: Agee (6), Rader (11), May (11), Garr (6), Johnson 2 (19)
Sacrifice Flies: Rader (2)
GIDP: Tepedino (1)
Hit by Pitch: Alou (2,by P. Niekro)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  6     9   6   6   0   3   3  27   3.44
Roberts                 0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   2.85
Ray W(5-0)              2.2   3   1   1   2   0   0  12   2.84
Totals                  9    14   8   8   3   3   3  43

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro               2.2   8   6   6   3   0   1  20   2.96
Freeman                 3.1   2   1   1   0   1   1  12   5.82
Panther L(1-2)          1.1   3   3   3   1   0   0   8   4.09
Frisella                0.2   2   2   2   0   0   1   4   4.82
House                   1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   5.12
Totals                  9    15  12  12   4   3   3  47

Hit by Pitch: P. Niekro (2)
Wild Pitches: Roberts (2), Ray (1)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ed Sudol


ASTROS 1ST: Agee homered; Metzger tripled to center; Wynn popped
to catcher in foul territory; Watson walked; Rader hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Metzger scored]; May singled to center
[Watson to second]; Helms popped to catcher in foul territory; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Garr tripled
to center; Evans grounded out (second to first) [Garr scored];
Aaron flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Braves 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Jutze flied out to left; Forsch grounded out (third
to first); Agee doubled to left; Metzger walked; Wynn grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves
1.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum singled to right; Baker flied out to center;
Johnson struck out; Oates singled to center [Lum to second]; P.
Niekro struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Braves 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Watson singled to center; Rader forced Watson (third
to second); May flied out to right; Helms walked [Rader to
second]; Jutze singled to left [Rader scored, Helms to third];
Forsch singled to center [Helms scored, Jutze to second]; ALOU
BATTED FOR AGEE; Alou was hit by a pitch [Jutze to third, Forsch
to second]; Metzger singled to right [Jutze scored, Forsch
scored, Alou to second]; FREEMAN REPLACED P. NIEKRO (PITCHING);
Wynn forced Alou (third unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 6, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WYNN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Jackson flied out to center; Garr
homered; Evans flied out to left; Aaron grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Braves 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
homered; May grounded out (third to first); Helms flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Lum singled to center; Baker singled to center [Lum
to second]; Johnson homered [Lum scored, Baker scored]; Oates
grounded out (second to first); Freeman grounded out (third to
first); Jackson struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7,
Braves 5.

ASTROS 5TH: Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch
struck out; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Braves 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr singled to center; Evans flied out to right;
Aaron flied out to center; Lum popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Braves 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Wynn
grounded out (third to first); Watson singled to center; Rader
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Baker grounded out (second to first); Johnson
homered; Oates grounded out (second to first); MILLER BATTED FOR
FREEMAN; Miller flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 7, Braves 6.

ASTROS 7TH: PANTHER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); May flied out to
center; Helms popped to second; Jutze singled to shortstop;
GALLAGHER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Gallagher grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 7, Braves 6.

BRAVES 7TH: ROBERTS REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Jackson
tripled to left; Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Evans
walked while Jackson advanced to home on a wild pitch; Aaron
singled to center [Evans to third, Aaron to second (on throw)];
RAY REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Lum was walked intentionally;
Baker flied out to center; Johnson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 7, Braves 7.

ASTROS 8TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Metzger singled
to center; Wynn walked [Metzger to second]; Watson singled to
second [Metzger to third, Wynn to second]; FRISELLA REPLACED
PANTHER (PITCHING); Rader singled to right [Metzger scored, Wynn
to third, Watson to second]; May homered [Wynn scored, Watson
scored, Rader scored]; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first);
Jutze flied out to left; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 12,
Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: Oates walked; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Tepedino
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Oates out at second]; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 12, Braves 7.

ASTROS 9TH: HOUSE REPLACED TEPEDINO (PITCHING); Ray struck out;
Alou flied out to right; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 12, Braves 7.

BRAVES 9TH: Garr singled to right; Ray threw a wild pitch [Garr
to second]; Evans grounded out (second to first) [Garr to
third]; Aaron singled to left [Garr scored]; Lum popped to
catcher in foul territory; Baker singled to left [Aaron to
second]; Johnson forced Baker (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 12, Braves 8.