After hitting a homer in the first inning for the Astros' first run, Jim Wynn connected for the circuit again in the ninth to beat the Phillies, 7-0. Greg Luzinski batted in two runs with a single and homer to pace the Phillies to a 4-2 lead before the Astros erupted to score four times in the eighth. Lee May batted in two runs with a double and Skip Jutze drove in a pair with a single. The Phillies pulled even in their half with a two-run single by Bill Robinson. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6
Game Played on Thursday, July      12, 1973 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  4  1  -   7 12  0
Phillies     1  0  0    2  0  1    0  2  0  -   6 12  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .252      B. Robinson rf        5   0   2   2     0   1   .324
Metzger ss            5   1   3   0     0   1   .262        Lersch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Wynn rf               5   3   3   2     0   1   .232      Doyle 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .259
Watson lf             5   0   1   0     0   3   .332        Anderson ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Rader 3b              4   1   0   0     1   0   .250      Montanez 1b           5   0   2   0     0   2   .283
May 1b                4   2   2   2     0   0   .271      Luzinski lf           5   1   2   2     0   2   .274
Helms 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .290      Unser cf              3   1   0   0     2   1   .330
Jutze c               2   0   1   2     2   0   .259      Schmidt 3b,2b         4   1   0   0     0   0   .223
Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .075      Boone c               4   1   2   1     0   0   .254
  Gallagher ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Harmon ss             2   0   1   1     1   0   .228
  Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Rogodzinski ph      1   0   1   0     0   0   .240
  Pizarro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bowa pr,ss          0   1   0   0     0   0   .203
                                                          Lonborg p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .148
                                                            Wilson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hutton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .307
                                                            Pagan 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .209

Totals               36   7  12   6     4   6             Totals               37   6  12   6     4   8

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 13,110
Left on Base: Astros 7, Phillies 8
DP: Astros 2, Phillies 2
Errors: Boone
Doubles: May (14), Boone (8), Doyle (6)
Home Runs: Wynn 2 (16), Luzinski (16)
Stolen Bases: Metzger (7), Unser (3), Boone (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Ray (2)
GIDP: Wynn (6), Gallagher (1), Montanez (9), Unser (2)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch                  6     8   4   4   2   6   1  27   3.74
Ray                     1.2   3   2   2   2   2   0  10   4.64
Pizarro W(1-1)          1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   8.44
Totals                  9    12   6   6   4   8   1  41

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lonborg                 7.1  10   6   6   3   4   1  33   5.70
Wilson                  0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.23
Lersch L(2-5)           1     1   1   1   0   2   1   4   5.05
Totals                  9    12   7   7   4   6   2  41

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Art Williams


ASTROS 1ST: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
popped to shortstop; Wynn homered; Watson singled to center;
Watson was picked off first but was safe on an error by Boone
[Watson to third]; Rader popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 1ST: B. Robinson flied out to center; Doyle singled to
right; Montanez singled to center [Doyle to second]; Luzinski
singled to center [Doyle scored, Montanez to second]; Unser
struck out; Schmidt forced Luzinski (third to second); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 1.

ASTROS 2ND: May flied out to left; Helms popped to second; Jutze
walked; Forsch grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: Boone flied out to center; Harmon flied out to
center; Lonborg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Agee popped to shortstop; Metzger singled to left;
Wynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Phillies 1.

PHILLIES 3RD: B. Robinson struck out; Doyle grounded out (second
to first); Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Phillies 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson struck out [Watson out at first (catcher to
first)]; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies
1.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski struck out; Unser walked; Unser stole
second; Schmidt flied out to left; Boone doubled to right [Unser
scored]; Harmon singled to left [Boone scored]; Lonborg was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies
3.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms grounded out (third to first); Jutze flied out
to center; Forsch flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: B. Robinson singled to third; Doyle forced B.
Robinson (shortstop to second); Montanez grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Doyle out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Agee singled to third; Metzger singled to right
[Agee to third]; Wynn struck out while Metzger stole second;
Watson was called out on strikes; Rader flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Luzinski homered; Unser grounded out (first to
pitcher); Schmidt grounded out (third to first); Boone singled
to third; Boone stole second; Harmon was walked intentionally;
Lonborg was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
1, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 7TH: May singled to second; Helms singled to center [May
to second]; Jutze walked [May to third, Helms to second];
GALLAGHER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Gallagher grounded into a double
play (shortstop to first) [May scored (no RBI), Helms to third,
Jutze out at second]; Agee struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 7TH: RAY REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); B. Robinson
flied out to left; Doyle doubled to right; Montanez struck out;
Luzinski struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Metzger singled to center; Wynn singled to third
[Metzger to second]; Watson flied out to center [Metzger to
third]; Rader walked [Wynn to second]; May doubled to left
[Metzger scored, Wynn scored, Rader to third]; WILSON REPLACED
LONBORG (PITCHING); Helms was walked intentionally; Jutze
singled to left [Rader scored, May scored, Helms to second]; Ray
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to catcher to second) [Helms to
third, Jutze to second]; Agee grounded out (pitcher to first); 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Phillies 4.

PHILLIES 8TH: Unser walked; Schmidt forced Unser (right to
shortstop); Boone flied out to left; ROGODZINSKI BATTED FOR
HARMON; Rogodzinski singled to center [Schmidt to second]; BOWA
RAN FOR ROGODZINSKI; HUTTON BATTED FOR WILSON; Hutton walked
[Schmidt to third, Bowa to second]; B. Robinson singled to left
[Schmidt scored, Bowa scored, Hutton to second]; PIZARRO
REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); ANDERSON BATTED FOR DOYLE; Anderson
flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Phillies 6.

ASTROS 9TH: ANDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SCHMIDT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); PAGAN REPLACED HUTTON (PLAYING
3B); LERSCH REPLACED B. ROBINSON (PITCHING); BOWA STAYED IN GAME
(PLAYING SS); Metzger was called out on strikes; Wynn homered;
Watson struck out; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Phillies 6.

PHILLIES 9TH: Montanez singled to right; Luzinski forced
Montanez (shortstop to second); Unser grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Luzinski out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 7, Phillies 6.