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.

After being forced into overtime, the Dodgers opened the 11th with a single by Ron Cey, who gave way on the paths to Von Joshua. A sacrifice by Tom Paciorek led to an intentional pass for Russell. Ken McMullen then batted for Don Sutton and doubled to drive in both runners. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    2, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      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.