J.R. Richard pitched the first shutout of his major league career and Jim Wynn, hitless in 32 trips, broke out of his slump with a two-run double as the Astros defeated the Dodgers, 5-0. Wynn entered the game in the fourth inning as a replacement for injured Cesar Cedeno. Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 0Game Played on Wednesday, August 1, 1973 (Night game) at AstrodomeDodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 x - 5 6 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 3 0 0 0 1 3 .291 Agee rf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .254 Buckner lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Metzger ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .259 Davis cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Cedeno cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 .312 Ferguson c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .275 Wynn pr,cf 1 2 1 2 1 0 .213 Crawford rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 Watson lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .329 Garvey 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .308 Rader 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .254 Cey 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 May 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .262 Russell ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Helms 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Downing p 1 0 0 0 1 0 .119 Jutze c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Richard p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .071 Joshua ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Totals 31 0 5 0 3 9 Totals 29 5 6 5 4 6 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 19,956 Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Astros 4 DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 0 Errors: Lopes Doubles: Wynn (11) Stolen Bases: Lopes (30), Buckner (5), Wynn (10) Caught Stealing: Garvey (2) GIDP: Watson (10) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Downing L(8-6) 5.1 4 4 3 3 4 0 22 3.26 Culver 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.00 Hough 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 3.35 Totals 8 6 5 4 4 6 0 33 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(3-0) 9 5 0 0 3 9 0 34 2.23 Totals 9 5 0 0 3 9 0 34 Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Buckner flied out to center [Lopes to third]; Davis flied out to center; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Agee struck out; Metzger walked; Cedeno walked [Metzger to second]; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 2ND: Crawford grounded out (second to first); Garvey struck out; Cey singled to center; Russell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader made an out to second; May grounded out (second to first); Helms struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 3RD: Downing walked; Lopes struck out; Buckner forced Downing (third to second); Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Jutze flied out to center; Richard struck out; Agee was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 4TH: Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Crawford grounded out (second to first); Garvey singled to center; Garvey was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Metzger flied out to right; Cedeno singled to left; WYNN RAN FOR CEDENO; Watson grounded out (third to first) [Wynn to second]; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 5TH: WYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Cey flied out to right; Russell grounded out (second to first); Downing grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: May popped to first in foul territory; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes struck out (catcher to first); Buckner singled to right; Buckner stole second; Davis flied out to right; Ferguson walked; Crawford grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); Agee walked; Metzger singled to center [Agee to second]; Wynn doubled to center [Agee scored, Metzger scored]; Watson singled to center [Wynn scored]; CULVER REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING); Rader forced Watson (shortstop to second) [Rader to second (error by Lopes)]; May singled to left [Rader scored (unearned)]; Helms forced May (shortstop to second); 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4. DODGERS 7TH: Garvey struck out; Cey flied out to right; Russell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: Jutze was called out on strikes; Richard grounded out (second to first); Agee flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4. DODGERS 8TH: JOSHUA BATTED FOR CULVER; Joshua struck out (catcher to first); Lopes struck out; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Metzger flied out to right; Wynn walked; Wynn stole second; Watson made an out to second; Rader singled to left [Wynn scored]; May struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 5. DODGERS 9TH: Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); Ferguson singled to left; Crawford singled to right [Ferguson to second]; Garvey lined to second; Cey forced Ferguson (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 5. |
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