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On the verge of being shut out, the Astros tied the score in the ninth inning with consecutive homers by Doug Rader and Lee May, but the Dodgers came back with two runs in the 11th to gain a 4-2 victory. The Dodgers scored their initial run in the second on a single by Steve Garvey, a walk, wild pitch and single by Bill Russell. Willie Davis added the second run with a homer in the eighth. Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 2Game Played on Thursday, August 2, 1973 (Night game) at AstrodomeDodgers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 4 11 1
Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 5 0
Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Lopes 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .290 Agee rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .249
Lacy ph,2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Mota lf 6 0 0 0 0 0 .335 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .178
Brewer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Pizarro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Davis cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .297 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Crawford pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 .257
Ferguson c 5 0 0 0 0 0 .271 Wynn cf,rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .211
Garvey 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .311 Watson lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .328
Cey 3b 3 0 2 0 2 0 .262 Rader 3b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .254
Joshua pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234 May 1b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .264
Paciorek rf,cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .218 Edwards c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .238
Russell ss 4 1 2 1 1 0 .289 Busse ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .133
Sutton p 3 0 0 0 1 0 .082 Helms 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279
McMullen ph,3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 .273 Reuss p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .169
Cedeno ph,cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .311
Totals 41 4 11 4 5 2 Totals 37 2 5 2 6 10
Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 19,770
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Astros 8
DP: Dodgers 2, Astros 1
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Cey (13), McMullen (4)
Triples: Helms (2)
Home Runs: Davis (14), Rader (18), May (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Paciorek (2)
GIDP: May (10), Reuss (1)
Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Sutton W(13-7) 10 5 2 2 6 8 2 40 2.34
Brewer SV(13) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1.92
Totals 11 5 2 2 6 10 2 43
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Reuss 7 7 1 1 3 2 0 29 3.34
Ray 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 12 4.40
Pizarro L(2-2) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 4 5.40
Upshaw 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.18
Totals 11 11 4 4 5 2 1 47
Wild Pitches: Reuss (9)
Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bruce Froemming
DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Mota flied out
to center; Davis singled to center; Ferguson flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Agee was called out on strikes; Metzger grounded out
(first unassisted); Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Astros 0.
DODGERS 2ND: Garvey singled to center; Cey walked [Garvey to
second]; Reuss threw a wild pitch [Garvey to third, Cey to
second]; Paciorek struck out; Russell singled to center [Garvey
scored, Cey out at home (center to catcher)]; Sutton walked
[Russell to second]; Lopes walked [Russell to third, Sutton to
second]; Mota forced Lopes (second unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to left; Rader walked [Watson to
second]; May grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Watson to third, Rader out at second]; Edwards struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
DODGERS 3RD: Davis popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Garvey flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 3RD: Helms reached on an error by Russell [Helms to
first]; Reuss grounded into a double play (catcher to shortstop
to first) [Helms out at second]; Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
DODGERS 4TH: Cey doubled to left; Paciorek reached on a
fielder's choice [Cey out at third (second to third)]; Russell
singled to right [Paciorek to third]; Sutton hit into a double
play (right to catcher) [Paciorek out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn was
called out on strikes; Watson walked; Rader grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
DODGERS 5TH: LACY BATTED FOR LOPES; Lacy flied to right in foul
territory; Mota grounded out (second to first); Davis made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 5TH: LACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); May grounded out
(shortstop to first); Edwards flied out to center; Helms tripled
to center; Reuss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1,
Astros 0.
DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
singled to left; Cey made an out to second; Paciorek singled to
center [Garvey to third]; Russell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 6TH: Agee flied out to right; Metzger flied out to right;
Wynn walked; Watson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
DODGERS 7TH: Sutton made an out to shortstop; Lacy was called
out on strikes; Mota grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Astros 0.
ASTROS 7TH: Rader struck out; May singled to left; Edwards
walked [May to second]; Helms forced Edwards (third to second)
[May to third]; CEDENO BATTED FOR REUSS; Cedeno walked [Helms to
second]; Agee flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers
1, Astros 0.
DODGERS 8TH: CEDENO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WYNN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); RAY REPLACED AGEE (PITCHING); Davis
homered; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cey walked; Paciorek flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.
ASTROS 8TH: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Wynn flied
out to center; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 0.
DODGERS 9TH: Russell flied out to center; Sutton made an out to
third; Lacy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers
2, Astros 0.
ASTROS 9TH: Rader homered; May homered; Edwards struck out;
Helms popped to third; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2.
DODGERS 10TH: Mota grounded out (pitcher to first); Davis
singled to shortstop; CRAWFORD RAN FOR DAVIS; Ferguson flied out
to left; Garvey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Dodgers 2, Astros 2.
ASTROS 10TH: CRAWFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PACIOREK
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); STEWART BATTED FOR RAY; Stewart
grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger walked; Wynn flied out
to center; Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Astros 2.
DODGERS 11TH: PIZARRO REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Cey singled
to left; JOSHUA RAN FOR CEY; Paciorek out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Joshua to second]; Russell was walked
intentionally; MCMULLEN BATTED FOR SUTTON; McMullen doubled to
center [Joshua scored, Russell scored]; UPSHAW REPLACED PIZARRO
(PITCHING); Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Mota
grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers
4, Astros 2.
ASTROS 11TH: MCMULLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); JOSHUA STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BREWER REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Rader
flied out to center; May struck out; BUSSE BATTED FOR EDWARDS;
Busse struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Astros 2.
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