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Sunday September 9, 1973
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Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Sunday, September 9, 1973 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Astros       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  4  0  -   5 10  1
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   4 10  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynn rf               4   0   2   1     1   0   .220      Bonds rf              5   1   1   1     0   0   .295
Sutherland 2b         5   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Fuentes 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .284
Cedeno cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .315      Maddox cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .310
Watson lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .318      Matthews lf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .303
  Gallagher lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Speier ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .251
Rader 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .253      Kingman 3b            3   1   2   1     1   1   .213
May 1b                3   1   1   3     1   0   .267      Thomasson 1b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .279
Jutze c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Rader c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .229
Torres ss             2   0   1   0     0   1   .100      Barr p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .148
  Metzger ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
Reuss p               1   1   0   0     1   1   .128        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        McCovey ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .271
  Upshaw p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Phillips pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .218

Totals               34   5  10   5     4   4             Totals               36   4  10   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 11,088
Left on Base: Astros 6, Giants 8
DP: Astros 0, Giants 2
Errors: Sutherland, Speier
Doubles: Cedeno (29), Rader (24), Thomasson (8)
Triples: Wynn (5)
Home Runs: May (27), Bonds (38), Kingman (20)
Stolen Bases: Matthews (13)
Caught Stealing: Kingman (4)
GIDP: May (12), Sutherland (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   6     9   3   3   2   4   1  28   3.42
Upshaw W(2-4)           3     1   1   1   1   0   1  11   5.45
Totals                  9    10   4   4   3   4   2  39

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    7     8   3   3   3   3   0  30   3.53
Moffitt L(4-4)          1.1   2   2   2   1   1   1   7   2.56
Sosa                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.03
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4   4   1  38

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams


ASTROS 1ST: Wynn singled to left; Sutherland popped to first in
foul territory; Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; Watson
singled [Wynn to second]; Rader forced Wynn (third unassisted);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds homered; Fuentes grounded out (third to
first); Maddox was called out on strikes; Matthews singled;
Speier flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 1.

ASTROS 2ND: May grounded out (third to first); Jutze grounded
out (second to first); Torres was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Kingman singled; Kingman was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Thomasson walked; Rader singled
[Thomasson to third]; On a bunt Barr made an out to first; Bonds
forced Rader (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Giants 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Reuss struck out; Wynn flied out to left; Sutherland
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
flied out to center; Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno doubled to right; Watson walked; Rader popped
to first in foul territory; May grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Speier flied out to right; Kingman struck out;
Thomasson doubled to left; Rader grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Giants 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres
singled to shortstop [Torres to second (error by Speier)];
Torres was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Reuss
walked; Wynn tripled to center [Reuss scored]; Sutherland
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Barr popped to catcher in foul territory; Bonds
flied out to center; Fuentes singled; Maddox flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Watson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rader doubled to center; May
was walked intentionally; Jutze grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: METZGER REPLACED TORRES (PLAYING SS); Matthews
singled; Matthews stole second; Speier singled to second
[Matthews scored (error by Sutherland) (no RBI)]; Kingman walked
[Speier to second]; Thomasson struck out; Rader singled [Speier
scored, Kingman to second]; On a bunt Barr struck out; Bonds
made an out to second; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Metzger grounded out (first to pitcher); GROSS
BATTED FOR REUSS; Gross struck out; Wynn made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: UPSHAW REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Fuentes grounded
out (first unassisted); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to
first); Matthews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Giants 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Sutherland singled to right; Cedeno singled
[Sutherland to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Watson
flied out to center; Rader singled to center [Sutherland scored,
Cedeno to third]; May homered [Cedeno scored, Rader scored];
Jutze grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out
(pitcher to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 8TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Speier made
an out to third; Kingman homered; Thomasson made an out to
first; Rader popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Upshaw struck out; Wynn walked; SOSA REPLACED
MOFFITT (PITCHING); Sutherland grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: MCCOVEY BATTED FOR SOSA; McCovey walked; PHILLIPS
RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Bonds flied out to left; Fuentes flied out to
center; Maddox forced Phillips (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Giants 4.



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