Steve Carlton hit a homer in his own behalf while pitching the Phillies to an 8-3 victory over the Astros. The Phillies scored their first three runs at the start of the game on two walks and singles by Greg Luzinski, Bob Boone and Craig Robinson. Carlton hit his homer in the fourth and Bill Robinson added two runs with a round-tripper in the seventh. Bob Watson batted in a pair for the Astros with a single and homer. [The Sporting News]



Philadelphia Phillies 8, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Friday, August    17, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Phillies     3  0  0    1  0  0    2  0  2  -   8 10  2
Astros       1  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  2


Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar 3b              3   2   1   0     1   0   .279      Wynn rf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .213
  Schmidt ph,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Metzger ss            3   1   2   0     1   1   .260
Unser cf              5   1   1   0     0   2   .313      Cedeno cf             1   0   1   0     0   0   .316
Montanez rf,1b        4   2   2   2     1   0   .268        Agee cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .235
Luzinski lf           4   2   2   1     0   1   .284      Watson lf             4   1   3   2     0   0   .318
Hutton 1b             1   0   0   0     2   0   .273      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .249
  B. Robinson ph,rf   1   0   0   0     1   0   .294      May 1b                4   1   3   0     0   1   .267
Boone c               4   0   1   2     1   1   .259      Helms 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .281
Doyle 2b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .244      Jutze c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .217
C. Robinson ss        5   0   2   1     0   1   .247      Wilson p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .185
Carlton p             4   1   1   1     0   0   .148        Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            Busse ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .132
                                                            Dierker p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Torres ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .095

Totals               36   8  10   8     6   5             Totals               33   3   9   2     3  11

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 20,690
Left on Base: Phillies 9, Astros 6
DP: Phillies 2, Astros 1
Errors: Tovar, Carlton, Cedeno, Rader
Doubles: Luzinski (17), May 2 (19)
Home Runs: Carlton (2), Montanez (9), Watson (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Doyle (2)
GIDP: Unser (3), Jutze (12), Agee (4)
Hit by Pitch: Luzinski (5,by Griffin)


Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Carlton W(11-14)        9     9   3   2   3  11   1  36   3.74
Totals                  9     9   3   2   3  11   1  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson L(9-13)          6.2   7   6   6   4   4   2  31   3.09
Crawford                0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   4.38
Forsch                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.02
Dierker                 1     3   2   2   0   0   0   6   3.38
Griffin                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   5   5.54
Totals                  9    10   8   8   6   5   2  44

Hit by Pitch: Griffin (1)
Wild Pitches: Wilson (3)

Umpires: HP - Augie Donatelli, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Satch Davidson


PHILLIES 1ST: Tovar walked; Unser struck out; Montanez walked
[Tovar to second]; Luzinski singled [Tovar scored, Montanez to
third, Luzinski to second (error by Cedeno)]; Hutton was walked
intentionally; Boone singled [Montanez scored, Luzinski to
third, Hutton to second]; Doyle popped to shortstop in foul
territory; C. Robinson singled [Luzinski scored, Hutton to
third, Boone to second]; Carlton forced Boone (third
unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Wynn popped to third; Metzger singled; Cedeno
singled [Metzger to second]; Watson singled to center [Metzger
scored, Cedeno out at third (center to third), Watson to second
(on throw)]; Rader popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 1.

PHILLIES 2ND: AGEE REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING CF); Tovar reached
on an error by Rader; Unser grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Tovar out at second]; Montanez popped to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: May doubled; Helms reached on an error by Tovar [May
to third]; Jutze grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [May scored (unearned) (no RBI), Helms out at
second]; Wilson grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 3RD: Luzinski struck out; Hutton walked; Wilson threw a
wild pitch [Hutton to second]; Boone struck out; Doyle popped to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Wynn grounded out (second to first); Metzger
singled; Agee grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 3, Astros 2.

PHILLIES 4TH: C. Robinson popped to shortstop; Carlton homered;
Tovar flied out to left; Unser grounded out (first to pitcher);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson homered; Rader struck out; May doubled; Helms
grounded out (third to first); Jutze grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 4, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 5TH: Montanez popped to second; Luzinski popped to
second; Hutton grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 4, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Wilson struck out; Wynn walked; Wynn was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Phillies 4, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 6TH: Boone flied out to center; Doyle flied out to
right; C. Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Phillies 4, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Agee grounded out (first unassisted); Watson
singled; Rader struck out; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Phillies 4, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 7TH: Carlton grounded out (third to first); Tovar
singled to left; Unser struck out; Montanez homered [Tovar
scored]; Luzinski doubled; CRAWFORD REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING);
B. ROBINSON BATTED FOR HUTTON; B. Robinson was walked
intentionally; FORSCH REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Boone popped
to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: B. ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MONTANEZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Helms flied out to center; Jutze
struck out; BUSSE BATTED FOR FORSCH; Busse struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Phillies 6, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 8TH: DIERKER REPLACED BUSSE (PITCHING); Doyle lined to
center; C. Robinson singled; Carlton grounded out (shortstop to
first) [C. Robinson to second]; SCHMIDT BATTED FOR TOVAR;
Schmidt popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 6,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: SCHMIDT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Wynn walked;
Wynn was picked off first but was safe on an error by Carlton
[Wynn to second]; Metzger walked; Agee struck out; Watson flied
out to left; Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Phillies
6, Astros 3.

PHILLIES 9TH: Unser singled; Montanez singled to pitcher [Unser
to second]; GRIFFIN REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Luzinski was
hit by a pitch [Unser to third, Montanez to second]; B. Robinson
reached on a fielder's choice [Montanez out at third (shortstop
unassisted), Unser stayed at third, Luzinski to second];
Willie Montanez called for interference on grounder; Boone
walked [Unser scored, Luzinski to third, B. Robinson to second];
Doyle hit a sacrifice fly to right [Luzinski scored, B. Robinson
to third, Boone to second]; C. Robinson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Phillies 8, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: May singled; Helms flied out to left; Jutze struck
out; TORRES BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Torres struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Phillies 8, Astros 3.