A two-run homer by Tommy Helms in eighth inning povided the Astros with a 6-4 victory over the Cubs. Bob Watson drove in a pair of runs with two singles to pace the Astros to a 4-0 lead before the Cubs loaded the bases in the sixth and counted twice on a single by Pat Bourque after Jim Ray relieved J.R. Richard. The Cubs scored again on two walks and a single by Billy Williams in the seventh, but Helms' homer in the eighth was too much for the Cubs to overcome, although they added their final run off Ken Forsch in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 4
Game Played on Friday, August    10, 1973 (Day game) at Wrigley Field
Astros       1  0  2    0  0  1    0  2  0  -   6 11  0
Cubs         0  0  0    0  0  2    1  0  1  -   4  7  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynn rf               5   1   1   0     0   2   .214      Monday cf             4   1   1   0     1   3   .275
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     1   0   .257      Cardenal rf           4   0   0   0     1   0   .318
Cedeno cf             5   2   1   0     0   1   .322      Williams lf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .279
Watson lf             5   0   2   2     0   1   .314      Hickman 1b            3   1   0   0     2   1   .246
Rader 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .248      Fanzone 3b            3   0   1   1     2   2   .243
May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     1   1   .253
Edwards c             2   1   0   0     0   0   .227      Rosello 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Helms 2b              3   1   2   2     1   0   .282        Bourque ph          1   0   1   2     0   0   .203
Richard p             3   0   2   1     0   0   .158        Locker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Ray p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Thornton ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .136
  Forsch p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .068        Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Rudolph c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .197
                                                            Garrett pr,c        3   0   0   0     0   2   .200
                                                          Hooton p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .180
                                                            Hiser ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .207
                                                            Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Popovich 2b         1   1   0   0     1   1   .223

Totals               36   6  11   6     2   4             Totals               32   4   7   4     9  11

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 18,785
Left on Base: Astros 7, Cubs 11
DP: Astros 2, Cubs 0
Errors: Fanzone
Doubles: Thornton (2)
Home Runs: Helms (4)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (40)
Sacrifice Hits: Edwards (2)
GIDP: Rosello 2 (2)
Hit by Pitch: Edwards (2,by Locker), Rudolph (1,by Richard)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Richard W(4-1)          5.1   2   2   2   6   5   0  23   2.72
Ray                     1     2   1   1   2   2   0   7   4.41
Forsch SV(1)            2.2   3   1   1   1   4   0  12   3.91
Totals                  9     7   4   4   9  11   0  42

Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(9-11)          5     8   3   2   0   1   0  22   4.13
Burris                  1     2   1   1   1   0   0   6   2.00
Locker                  2     1   2   2   1   2   1   9   2.23
Aker                    1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.86
Totals                  9    11   6   5   2   4   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Richard (1), Locker (2)
Wild Pitches: Hooton (6), Locker (4)

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


ASTROS 1ST: Wynn struck out; Metzger flied out to left; Cedeno
singled to right; Cedeno stole second; Watson singled to right
[Cedeno scored]; Rader popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 1ST: Monday walked; Cardenal grounded out (third to first)
[Monday to second]; Williams flied out to left; Hickman flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May popped to shortstop; Edwards grounded out
(second to first); Helms singled to center; Richard singled to
right [Helms to second]; Richard was picked off first (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cubs 0.

CUBS 2ND: Fanzone walked; Kessinger singled to left [Fanzone to
second]; Rosello grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Fanzone to third, Kessinger out at second]; Rudolph was
hit by a pitch; GARRETT RAN FOR RUDOLPH; Hooton walked [Garrett
to second]; Monday struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cubs 0.

ASTROS 3RD: GARRETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Wynn singled to
center; Metzger popped to shortstop; Cedeno reached on an error
by Fanzone [Wynn to second, Cedeno to first]; Watson singled to
center [Wynn scored, Cedeno to third]; Rader singled to left
[Cedeno scored (unearned), Watson out at third (left to
second)]; May forced Rader (third to second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 3RD: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hickman struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Edwards flied out to left; Helms grounded out
(shortstop to first); Richard singled to center; Hooton threw a
wild pitch [Richard to second]; Wynn grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 4TH: Fanzone struck out; Kessinger walked; Rosello grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kessinger out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (catcher to first); Cedeno
popped to first; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 0.

CUBS 5TH: Garrett grounded out (second to first); HISER BATTED
FOR HOOTON; Hiser was called out on strikes; Monday struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cubs 0.

ASTROS 6TH: BURRIS REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Rader singled to
left; May singled to left [Rader to second]; Edwards out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rader to third, May to
second]; Helms was walked intentionally; Richard grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Rader scored, May to third, Helms to
second]; Wynn grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 4, Cubs 0.

CUBS 6TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
singled to right; Hickman walked [Williams to second]; Fanzone
walked [Williams to third, Hickman to second]; RAY REPLACED
RICHARD (PITCHING); Kessinger popped to shortstop in foul
territory; BOURQUE BATTED FOR ROSELLO; Bourque singled to right
[Williams scored, Hickman scored, Fanzone to third]; Garrett
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Cubs 2.

ASTROS 7TH: LOCKER REPLACED BOURQUE (PITCHING); POPOVICH
REPLACED BURRIS (PLAYING 2B); Metzger walked; Cedeno grounded
out (third to first) [Metzger to second]; Watson struck out;
Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Cubs
2.

CUBS 7TH: Popovich walked; Monday was called out on strikes;
Cardenal walked [Popovich to second]; Williams singled to right
[Popovich scored, Cardenal to third]; FORSCH REPLACED RAY
(PITCHING); Hickman popped to second; Fanzone was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 4, Cubs 3.

ASTROS 8TH: May flied out to right; Edwards was hit by a pitch;
Locker threw a wild pitch [Edwards to second]; Helms homered
[Edwards scored]; Forsch popped to shortstop; Wynn struck out; 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Cubs 3.

CUBS 8TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); THORNTON
BATTED FOR LOCKER; Thornton doubled to left; Garrett struck out;
Popovich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Cubs 3.

ASTROS 9TH: AKER REPLACED THORNTON (PITCHING); Metzger grounded
out (second to first); Cedeno struck out; Watson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Cubs 3.

CUBS 9TH: Monday singled to right; Cardenal flied out to center;
Williams flied out to center; Hickman walked [Monday to second];
Fanzone singled to center [Monday scored, Hickman to second];
Kessinger was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 6, Cubs 4.