Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Saturday, September 22, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Braves       0  0  1    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   4  7  2
Astros       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Gallagher rf          5   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Perez ss              3   1   1   0     1   0   .247      Metzger ss            4   0   2   2     0   1   .255
Evans 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .279      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .314
Aaron lf              4   1   1   3     0   0   .294      Watson lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .314
  Tepedino 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .302      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Baker cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .287      May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Johnson 2b            3   0   1   0     1   0   .273      Helms 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .291
Lum 1b,lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .291      Jutze c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .226
Casanova c            4   1   1   1     0   0   .228      Roberts p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .127
Morton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .189        Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                            Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .065
                                                            Stewart ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               33   4   7   4     2   3             Totals               35   2   8   2     0   1

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 16,020
Left on Base: Braves 4, Astros 8
DP: Braves 1, Astros 1
Errors: Perez 2
Doubles: Metzger (10)
Triples: Metzger (14)
Home Runs: Casanova (7), Aaron (39)
Stolen Bases: Garr (35), Cedeno (51)
Sacrifice Hits: Roberts (11)
GIDP: Evans (8), Watson (17)
Hit by Pitch: Watson (4,by Morton)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(14-10)         9     8   2   2   0   1   0  37   3.53
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   1   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(15-11)        7     7   4   4   0   2   2  28   2.96
Forsch                  2     0   0   0   2   1   0   7   4.22
Totals                  9     7   4   4   2   3   2  35

Hit by Pitch: Morton (4)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Andy Olsen


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (third to first); Perez flied out
to right; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gallagher grounded out (second to first); Metzger
struck out; Cedeno singled; Cedeno stole second; Watson was hit
by a pitch; Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: May grounded out (third to first); Helms flied out
to right; Jutze grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Astros 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Lum grounded out (first unassisted); Casanova
homered; Morton grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr singled;
Garr stole second; Perez grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Roberts flied out to center; Gallagher lined to
first; Metzger doubled; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans was called out on strikes; Aaron grounded out
(shortstop to first); Baker singled; Johnson singled [Baker to
third]; Lum forced Johnson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (second to first); Rader flied
out to right; May singled; Helms flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Casanova made an out to shortstop; Morton grounded
out (shortstop to first); Garr grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Jutze singled; Roberts out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Jutze to second]; Gallagher singled [Jutze
to third]; Metzger tripled [Jutze scored, Gallagher scored];
Cedeno flied out to center; Watson grounded out (third to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Astros 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Perez singled; Evans singled [Perez to second];
Aaron homered [Perez scored, Evans scored]; Baker flied out to
center; Johnson flied out to right; Lum made an out to third; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader made an out to third; May grounded out (third
to first); Helms singled; Jutze grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Casanova popped to first in foul territory; Morton
struck out; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: GROSS BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Gross grounded out (second
to first); Gallagher grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
4, Astros 2.

BRAVES 8TH: FORSCH REPLACED GROSS (PITCHING); Perez walked;
Evans grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Perez out at second]; Aaron popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: TEPEDINO REPLACED AARON (PLAYING 1B); LUM CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Cedeno reached on an error by Perez
[Cedeno to first]; Watson grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Cedeno out at second]; Rader grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Baker was called out on strikes; Johnson walked; Lum
flied out to right; Casanova forced Johnson (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: May made an out to first; Helms singled; Jutze
reached on an error by Perez [Helms to second, Jutze to first];
STEWART BATTED FOR FORSCH; Stewart made an out to shortstop;
Gallagher made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4,
Astros 2.