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.

Tommie Agee walked in the sixth, Roger Metzger singled and Wynn followed with his double to end Richard's scoreless duel with Al Downing. The Astros went on to add two more runs before the stanza ended on a single by Bob Watson, forceout by Doug Rader, wild throw by Davey Lopes and single by Lee May. Wynn walked in the eighth, stole second and scored the final run on a single by Rader. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    1, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      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.