After losing the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 1-0, in 10 innings, the Reds came storming back to beat the Astros, 11-5, in the second game. Don Wilson pitched the Astros' shutout on a four-hitter and was the winner on an unearned run. Tommie Agee opened the 10th by reaching base on a throwing error by Darrel Chaney, took third on a single by Roger Metzger and scored on a sacrifice fly by Cesar Cedeno.

Pete Rose rapped three hits including a bases-loaded double, and Dan Driessen contributed a single, triple and homer to the Reds' 16-hit attack in the nightcap. Joe Morgan also homered for the Reds, while the Astros had a round-tripper by Doug Rader. The doubleheader, played without a promotion, drew the largest regular-season crowd in Reds' history, 52,285. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, August    3, 1973 (Night game) at Riverfront Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   1  4  1
Reds         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   0  4  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee rf               4   1   0   0     1   0   .243      Rose lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .336
Metzger ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .259      Morgan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Cedeno cf             2   0   0   1     2   0   .309      Driessen 3b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .314
Watson lf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .324      Perez 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Bench c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .247
May 1b                3   0   1   0     1   1   .264      Tolan rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .204
Edwards c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .234      Geronimo cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .166
Helms 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .186
Wilson p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .193        Kosco ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                          Nolan p               1   0   0   0     1   1   .000
                                                            Borbon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Stahl ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .241
                                                            Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               33   1   4   1     5   2             Totals               32   0   4   0     2   9

Time of Game: 2:10
Left on Base: Astros 9, Reds 5
DP: Astros 2, Reds 0
Errors: Rader, Perez, Chaney
Stolen Bases: Metzger (9), Cedeno (38), Driessen (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Metzger (10)
Sacrifice Flies: Cedeno (2)
GIDP: Perez (9)
Hit by Pitch: Tolan (3,by Wilson)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson W(7-12)         10     4   0   0   2   9   0  35   3.10
Totals                 10     4   0   0   2   9   0  35

Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nolan                   6.1   3   0   0   3   1   0  25   3.48
Borbon                  1.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   7   2.75
Carroll L(3-6)          2     1   1   0   0   1   0   8   3.99
Totals                 10     4   1   0   5   2   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Wilson (7)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Tom Gorman


ASTROS 1ST: Agee popped to shortstop; Metzger grounded out
(second to first); Cedeno walked; Watson forced Cedeno
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 1ST: Rose grounded out (pitcher to first); Morgan flied out
to right; Driessen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader popped to first in foul territory; May singled
to right [May out at second (right to shortstop)]; Edwards flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 2ND: Perez popped to first in foul territory; Bench singled
to left; Tolan was hit by a pitch [Bench to second]; Geronimo
struck out; Chaney grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms flied out to center; Wilson struck out; Agee
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 3RD: Nolan walked; Rose lined into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Nolan out at first]; Morgan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger reached on an error by Perez [Metzger to
first]; Metzger stole second; Cedeno popped to catcher in foul
territory; Watson flied out to center; Rader grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 4TH: Driessen singled to left; Driessen stole second; Perez
struck out; Bench struck out; Tolan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 5TH: May grounded out (second to first); Edwards popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Helms singled to left; Wilson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 5TH: Geronimo popped to first in foul territory; Chaney
struck out; Nolan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Agee flied out to center; Metzger singled to center;
Cedeno forced Metzger (third to second); Cedeno stole second;
Watson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 6TH: Rose lined to second; Morgan popped to shortstop;
Driessen lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds
0.

ASTROS 7TH: Rader flied out to center; May walked; Edwards
walked [May to second]; BORBON REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Helms
forced Edwards (shortstop to second) [May to third]; Wilson
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 7TH: Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); Bench popped to
catcher in foul territory; Tolan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Agee walked; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher unassisted) [Agee to second]; Cedeno was walked
intentionally; Watson forced Cedeno (shortstop to second) [Agee
to third]; Rader popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
0, Reds 0.

REDS 8TH: Geronimo struck out; Chaney popped to third; STAHL
BATTED FOR BORBON; Stahl walked; Rose singled to third [Stahl to
third (error by Rader)]; Morgan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 9TH: CARROLL REPLACED STAHL (PITCHING); May struck out;
Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Reds 0.

REDS 9TH: Driessen singled to right; Perez grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Driessen out at
second]; Bench flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Reds 0.

ASTROS 10TH: Wilson popped to first in foul territory; Agee
reached on an error by Chaney [Agee to first]; Metzger singled
to right [Agee to third]; Cedeno hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Agee scored (unearned)]; Watson grounded out (third to first);
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.

REDS 10TH: Tolan struck out; Geronimo lined to first; KOSCO
BATTED FOR CHANEY; Kosco flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Reds 0.