Jerry Reuss, who won 14 games with the Cardinals in 1971, equaled that total for the Astros by defeating the Cubs, 4-2. The Cubs loaded the bases against the lefthander in the third inning and scored on infield outs by Rico Carty and Ron Santo. However. when Cubs loaded the bases again in the ninth, this time with two out, Reuss retired Andre Thornton to gain his victory.

Doug Rader batted in two runs for the Astros with a single in the first inning. A sacrifice fly by Bob Gallagher added a tally in the second. Rader doubled and Skip Jutze singled for an extra run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 2
Game Played on Friday, August    24, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Cubs         0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  1
Astros       2  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  7  0


Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kessinger ss          5   1   2   0     0   0   .259      Gallagher rf,lf       3   1   2   1     0   0   .263
Monday cf             5   1   1   0     0   0   .265      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Williams 1b           4   0   2   0     1   0   .286      Cedeno cf             2   1   1   0     2   0   .313
Carty lf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .237      Watson lf,1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .315
  Alexander pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rader 3b              4   1   2   2     0   1   .250
  Hiser lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .267
  Thornton ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .179        Wynn rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Santo 3b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .280      Helms 2b              2   1   0   0     2   0   .278
Cardenal rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .306      Jutze c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .224
Popovich 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .141
Hundley c             4   0   1   0     0   2   .223
Hooton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .164
  Fanzone ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .241
  Burris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hickman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .253
  Rosello pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .176

Totals               37   2  10   2     3   5             Totals               30   4   7   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 13,768
Left on Base: Cubs 11, Astros 8
DP: Cubs 0, Astros 0
Errors: Hooton
Doubles: Cedeno (26), Rader (20)
Stolen Bases: Cardenal (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuss (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Gallagher (2)


Cubs                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(10-12)         6     4   3   3   3   2   0  26   3.89
Burris                  2     3   1   1   1   1   0  10   2.27
Totals                  8     7   4   4   4   3   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(14-9)           9    10   2   2   3   5   0  40   3.37
Totals                  9    10   2   2   3   5   0  40

Wild Pitches: Hooton (7)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Nick Colosi


CUBS 1ST: Kessinger singled to left; Monday forced Kessinger
(pitcher to shortstop); Williams popped to third in foul
territory; Carty walked [Monday to second]; Santo forced Carty
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gallagher singled to left; Metzger flied out to
center; Cedeno walked [Gallagher to second]; Watson grounded out
(third to first) [Gallagher to third, Cedeno to second]; Rader
singled to right [Gallagher scored, Cedeno scored]; May struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

CUBS 2ND: Cardenal singled to left; Popovich flied out to right;
Hundley struck out; Hooton grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Helms walked; Jutze singled to pitcher [Helms to
second]; Reuss reached on an error by Hooton on a sacrifice bunt
[Helms to third, Jutze to second, Reuss to first]; Gallagher hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Helms scored]; Hooton threw a wild
pitch [Jutze to third, Reuss to second]; Metzger grounded out
(second to first); Cedeno was walked intentionally; Watson flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 0, Astros 3.

CUBS 3RD: Kessinger singled to right; On a bunt Monday singled
to catcher [Kessinger to second]; Williams walked [Kessinger to
third, Monday to second]; Carty grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Kessinger scored, Monday to third, Williams to second]; Santo
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Monday scored]; Cardenal was
walked intentionally; Popovich flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Rader struck out; May flied out to left; Helms
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 3.

CUBS 4TH: Hundley struck out; Hooton struck out; Kessinger
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Jutze flied out to right; Reuss flied to left in
foul territory; Gallagher popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 3.

CUBS 5TH: Monday flied out to center; Williams lined to right;
Carty grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs
2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger flied out to left; Cedeno doubled to left;
Watson lined to second; Rader grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 3.

CUBS 6TH: Santo flied out to left; Cardenal popped to first in
foul territory; Popovich singled to left; Hundley grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: May grounded out (third to first); Helms grounded
out (shortstop to first); Jutze grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 3.

CUBS 7TH: FANZONE BATTED FOR HOOTON; Fanzone struck out;
Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Monday grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: BURRIS REPLACED FANZONE (PITCHING); Reuss grounded
out (second to first); Gallagher singled to right; Metzger
forced Gallagher (second to shortstop); Cedeno grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 3.

CUBS 8TH: Williams singled to right; Carty singled to center
[Williams to second]; ALEXANDER RAN FOR CARTY; Santo popped to
catcher in foul territory; Cardenal forced Alexander (shortstop
to second) [Williams to third]; Cardenal stole second; Popovich
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: HISER REPLACED ALEXANDER (PLAYING LF); Watson
grounded out (second to first); Rader doubled to left; May lined
to left; Helms was walked intentionally; Jutze singled to center
[Rader scored, Helms to third]; Reuss was called out on strikes;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 4.

CUBS 9TH: WYNN REPLACED MAY (PLAYING RF); GALLAGHER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Hundley singled to center; HICKMAN BATTED FOR BURRIS; Hickman
singled to left [Hundley to second]; ROSELLO RAN FOR HICKMAN; On
a bunt Kessinger popped to third in foul territory; Monday
popped to third; Williams singled to second [Hundley to third,
Rosello to second]; THORNTON BATTED FOR HISER; Thornton struck
out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Cubs 2, Astros 4.