Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 15, 1973 (Day game) at Astrodome

Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  0
Astros       0  0  3    0  1  0    0  1  x  -   5  6  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Wynn rf               4   1   1   1     0   2   .226
Buckner 1b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .276      Sutherland 2b         4   1   1   0     0   2   .212
Davis cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .287      Cedeno cf             4   2   2   2     0   0   .317
Ferguson c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .265      Watson lf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .316
Crawford lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .296        Gallagher lf        1   0   1   1     0   0   .269
Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   1   .240      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .252
Paciorek rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .266      May 1b                3   0   0   0     0   2   .264
Russell ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .262      Jutze c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Downing p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .094      Metzger ss            3   0   0   0     0   2   .255
  Fairey ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Griffin p             3   1   1   1     0   1   .095
  Shanahan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   6   1     5   3             Totals               31   5   6   5     1  10

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance:  6,922
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Astros 3
DP: Dodgers 0, Astros 3
Errors: Jutze
Doubles: Gallagher (3)
Home Runs: Buckner (8), Griffin (1), Cedeno (22), Wynn (20)
Stolen Bases: Buckner (11)
Caught Stealing: Lopes (15)
GIDP: Paciorek 2 (6), Downing (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing L(9-9)          6     4   4   4   1   8   3  24   3.31
Shanahan                2     2   1   1   0   2   0   8   1.23
Totals                  8     6   5   5   1  10   3  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin W(2-6)          9     6   1   1   5   3   1  34   4.39
Totals                  9     6   1   1   5   3   1  34

Wild Pitches: Downing (7)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bruce Froemming


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to center; Buckner grounded out
(second to first); Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Wynn struck out; Sutherland struck out; Cedeno
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson singled to left; Crawford walked [Ferguson
to second]; Cey struck out; Paciorek forced Ferguson (third
unassisted) [Crawford to second]; Russell popped to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson flied out to right; Rader struck out but
advanced to first on a wild pitch; May struck out; Jutze
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Astros 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Downing flied out to right; Lopes singled to left;
Lopes was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Buckner
singled to center; Buckner stole second [Buckner to third (error
by Jutze)]; Davis walked; Ferguson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger struck out; Griffin homered; Wynn struck
out; Sutherland singled to right; Cedeno homered [Sutherland
scored]; Watson walked; Rader flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Crawford singled to left; Cey flied out to left;
Paciorek grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Crawford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: May grounded out (third to first); Jutze grounded
out (pitcher to first); Metzger was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell walked; Downing grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Russell out at second]; Lopes
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Griffin popped to catcher in foul territory; Wynn
homered; Sutherland flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to
right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Astros 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner homered; Davis grounded out (first to
pitcher); Ferguson singled to left; Crawford struck out; Cey
flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson grounded out (third to first); Rader popped
to first; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Astros 4.

DODGERS 7TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Paciorek
flied out to right; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first);
FAIREY BATTED FOR DOWNING; Fairey walked; Lopes struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 7TH: SHANAHAN REPLACED FAIREY (PITCHING); Jutze grounded
out (pitcher to first); Metzger lined to shortstop; Griffin
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Buckner popped to shortstop; Davis popped to
shortstop; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
struck out; Cedeno singled to left; Gallagher doubled to right
[Cedeno scored]; Rader popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Astros 5.

DODGERS 9TH: Crawford flied out to right; Cey walked; Paciorek
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Cey out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 5.