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Saturday September 1, 1973
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Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Game Played on Saturday, September 1, 1973 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Astros       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gallagher rf,cf       5   0   1   0     0   1   .292      Lacy 2b               5   0   0   0     0   0   .198
Metzger ss            5   0   0   0     0   2   .257      Mota lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .312
Cedeno cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .313      Paciorek cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .235
  Wynn ph,rf          1   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Ferguson rf           3   0   2   0     1   0   .272
Watson lf             2   0   1   0     3   0   .314      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .302
Rader 3b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .252      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     0   0   .244
May 1b                2   1   1   1     1   0   .265        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Edwards c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .235        Alvarez ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Helms 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .279        Richert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   2   .133      Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
                                                          Yeager c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .242
                                                          Messersmith p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .177
                                                            McMullen 3b         1   0   0   0     1   1   .254
                                                            Royster pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               35   2  10   2     4   6             Totals               33   0   6   0     3   4

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 32,178
Left on Base: Astros 12, Dodgers 10
DP: Astros 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Rader
Home Runs: May (23)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (45)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuss (8), Messersmith (5)
Hit by Pitch: May (2,by Messersmith)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(15-10)          9     6   0   0   3   4   0  37   3.38
Totals                  9     6   0   0   3   4   0  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(11-10)    6     8   2   2   1   3   1  27   2.82
Hough                   2     0   0   0   2   1   0   8   3.09
Richert                 1     2   0   0   1   2   0   6   1.90
Totals                  9    10   2   2   4   6   1  41

Passed Balls: Yeager (3)
Hit by Pitch: Messersmith (5)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Gallagher flied out to center; Metzger grounded out
(pitcher to first); Cedeno popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lacy flied out to right; Mota flied out to center;
Paciorek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (catcher to first); Rader
singled to left; May popped to third in foul territory; Edwards
singled to center [Rader to second]; Helms singled to right
[Rader scored, Edwards to third]; Reuss struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson singled to center; Garvey popped to first
in foul territory; Cey flied out to center; Russell flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Gallagher popped to shortstop; Metzger grounded out
(second to first); Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second;
Watson walked; Rader popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager popped to first in foul territory;
Messersmith flied out to right; Lacy flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 4TH: May homered; Edwards grounded out (second to first);
Helms singled to center; Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Helms to second]; Gallagher struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Mota grounded out (first unassisted); Paciorek
grounded out (first unassisted); Ferguson walked; Garvey reached
on an error by Rader [Ferguson to second, Garvey to first]; Cey
forced Garvey (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
2, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger struck out; Cedeno singled; Cedeno was
picked off first (pitcher to first); Watson singled; Rader
forced Watson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell singled to left; Yeager singled to center
[Russell to second]; Messersmith out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Russell to third, Yeager to second]; Lacy
flied out to right; Mota walked; Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 6TH: May was hit by a pitch; Edwards grounded out (first
unassisted) [May to second]; Helms flied out to center; Reuss
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
struck out; Cey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED CEY (PITCHING); MCMULLEN REPLACED
MESSERSMITH (PLAYING 3B); Gallagher lined to pitcher; Metzger
flied out to center; Cedeno grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Yeager
singled to third; McMullen struck out; Lacy flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 8TH: Watson walked; Yeager allowed a passed ball [Watson
to second]; Rader struck out; May walked; Edwards popped to
second; Helms forced Watson (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Mota flied out to right; Paciorek singled to left;
Ferguson singled to right [Paciorek to second]; Garvey flied out
to right [Paciorek to third]; ALVAREZ BATTED FOR HOUGH; Alvarez
struck out; Debut game for Orlando Alvarez; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

ASTROS 9TH: RICHERT REPLACED ALVAREZ (PITCHING); Reuss struck
out; Gallagher singled to first; Metzger struck out; WYNN BATTED
FOR CEDENO; Wynn singled to center [Gallagher to second]; Watson
walked [Gallagher to third, Wynn to second]; Rader forced Watson
(third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: WYNN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GALLAGHER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Russell flied out to center; Yeager
grounded out (third to first); McMullen walked; ROYSTER RAN FOR
MCMULLEN; Lacy grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 2, Dodgers 0.



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