Jerry Reuss yielded only five hits in pitching the Astros to a 3-0 victory over the Cardinals. The Astros scored twice off Rick Wise in the sixth inning on a single by Roger Metzger and doubles by Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson. Doug Rader doubled and Tommy Helms singled for the wrap-up run in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    15, 1973 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   3 10  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynn rf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .214      Brock lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .296
Metzger ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .258      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Cedeno cf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .314      Carbo rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .276
Watson lf             3   0   1   1     1   1   .314      Simmons c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .291
  Agee lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Torre 1b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .293
Rader 3b              4   1   3   0     0   1   .252      Melendez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Edwards c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .238      Tyson ss              2   0   0   0     1   1   .240
Helms 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .284      Wise p                3   0   1   0     0   1   .185
Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .149

Totals               34   3  10   3     2   7             Totals               29   0   5   0     4   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 19,862
Left on Base: Astros 7, Cardinals 6
DP: Astros 3, Cardinals 2
Doubles: Rader 2 (18), Cedeno (24), Watson (19), Carbo (14)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuss (5)
GIDP: Edwards (4), Watson (14), Simmons (23), Melendez (8)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(13-8)           9     5   0   0   4   5   0  33   3.32
Totals                  9     5   0   0   4   5   0  33

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(13-8)            9    10   3   3   2   7   0  37   3.03
Totals                  9    10   3   3   2   7   0  37

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


ASTROS 1ST: Wynn grounded out (second to first); Metzger struck
out; Cedeno popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Brock struck out; Sizemore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carbo doubled to right; Simmons flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Rader singled to left [Watson to
second]; May flied out to right; Edwards grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Torre singled to left; Melendez singled to right
[Torre to second]; Reitz flied out to right; Tyson hit into a
double play (right to first) [Melendez out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Helms flied out to right; Reuss struck out; Wynn
singled to center; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Wise was called out on strikes; Brock grounded
out (second to first); Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson struck out; Rader doubled
to right; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Carbo popped to first; Simmons flied out to
right; Torre walked; Melendez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Edwards popped to third; Helms grounded out (pitcher
to first); Reuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Reitz grounded out (third to first); Tyson struck
out; Wise singled to left; Brock singled to right [Wise to
second]; Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
singled to shortstop; Cedeno doubled to right [Metzger scored];
Watson doubled to right [Cedeno scored]; Rader struck out; May
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Carbo walked; Simmons grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Carbo out at second]; Torre
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reuss grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Melendez grounded out (second to first); Reitz
lined to third; Tyson walked; Wise popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Wynn singled to center; Metzger forced Wynn (pitcher
to shortstop); Cedeno singled to third [Metzger to second];
Watson grounded into a double play (second to first) [Cedeno out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: AGEE REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Brock struck
out; Sizemore popped to shortstop; Carbo flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 9TH: Rader doubled to left; May flied out to right;
Edwards was walked intentionally; Helms singled to center [Rader
scored, Edwards to second]; Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Edwards to third, Helms to second]; Wynn
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: Simmons walked; Torre flied out to center;
Melendez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Simmons out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Cardinals 0.