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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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