WHA game summary from October 21, 1973
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Crusaders (4-0-1) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Houston Aeros (2-2-0) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1: | no scoring | |
| 2: | CLE, | Ron Buchanan 5 (Larry Hillman, Tom Edur), 10:58 |
| 3: | CLE, | Jim Wiste 3 (Gerry Pinder), 17:25 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Robbie Neale, CLE 1:13 |
| Poul Popiel, HOU 1:13 | |
| Larry Hillman, CLE 5:15 | |
| Larry Lund, HOU 5:15 | |
| Gary Jarrett, CLE 17:10 | |
| Gordie Howe, HOU 17:42 | |
| 2: | Bill Young, CLE 4:39 |
| John Schella, HOU [major] 9:54 | |
| Wayne Rutledge, HOU 14:15 | |
| Russ Walker, CLE 17:11 | |
| Marty Howe, HOU 17:11 | |
| 3: | Ray Clearwater, CLE 5:30 |
| Wayne Muloin, CLE 6:51 | |
| Murray Hall, HOU 6:51 |
Penalty time: CLE: 14 minutes
HOU: 17 minutes
| CLE Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Wiste | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Buchanan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hillman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Edur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gerry Pinder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Clearwater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Robbie Neale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Muloin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Russ Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Jarrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Murray Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rutledge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marty Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gordie Howe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Poul Popiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: CLE: 7-13- 5-25
HOU: 9- 8-22-39
Goalies: CLE: Gerry Cheevers (W, 3-0-1)
HOU: Wayne Rutledge (L, 1-1-0)
Attendance: 7,884