Houston Astros 4, Chicago Cubs 1
Regular Season Game 50
Played on Wednesday, May 30, 1973 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 4 9 0 CHI N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 Alou rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wynn cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Agee pr,cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Watson lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Gallagher lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 May 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 8 2 Rader 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 5 Edwards c 3 1 1 1 1 0 7 0 Helms 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 Forsch p 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 Totals 34 4 9 4 2 5 27 10 BATTING - HR: Metzger (1,1st inning off Pappas 0 on 0 out); Edwards (4,5th inning off Pappas 0 on 1 out). SF: Helms (2,off Bonham). GDP: Edwards (2,off Pappas). IBB: Edwards (4,by Bonham). Team LOB: 6.
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Monday cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 Beckert 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 Williams lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Santo 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Bourque 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 Garrett rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Rudolph c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Kessinger ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 Pappas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Bonham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hiser ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Gura p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 1 3 1 4 6 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Beckert-Bourque. E: Monday (1). BATTING - 2B: Beckert (10,off Forsch). SH: Pappas (2,off Forsch). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch W(5-5) 9 3 1 1 4 6 0 34
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Pappas L(2-4) 5.1 8 4 4 0 3 2 23 Bonham 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 Gura 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 Totals 9 9 4 4 2 5 2 37 IBB: Bonham (2,Edwards). Inherited Runners - Scored: Bonham 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Shag Crawford Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 7807 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Metzger ss Monday cf 2. Alou rf Beckert 2b 3. Wynn cf Williams lf 4. Watson lf Santo 3b 5. May 1b Bourque 1b 6. Rader 3b Garrett rf 7. Edwards c Rudolph c 8. Helms 2b Kessinger ss 9. Forsch p Pappas p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger homered; Alou grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Monday walked; Beckert doubled to right [Monday to third]; Williams grounded out (second to first) [Monday scored, Beckert to third]; Santo struck out; Bourque walked; Garrett popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1. ASTROS 2ND: May singled to left; Rader struck out; Edwards grounded into a double play (second to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 2ND: Rudolph struck out; Kessinger singled to shortstop; Pappas out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Kessinger to second]; Monday popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1. ASTROS 3RD: Helms popped to first in foul territory; Forsch struck out; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 3RD: Beckert lined to shortstop; Williams flied out to left; Santo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1. ASTROS 4TH: Alou singled to center; Wynn forced Alou (pitcher to second); AGEE RAN FOR WYNN; Watson flied out to center; May popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1. CUBS 4TH: AGEE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bourque flied out to center; Garrett popped to third in foul territory; Rudolph grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 1. ASTROS 5TH: Rader flied out to center; Edwards homered; Helms singled to right; On a bunt Forsch struck out; Metzger singled to right [Helms to second]; Alou popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. CUBS 5TH: Kessinger popped to third in foul territory; Pappas grounded out (second to first); Monday was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 1. ASTROS 6TH: Agee lined to shortstop; Watson singled to center; May singled to left [Watson to second]; BONHAM REPLACED PAPPAS (PITCHING); Rader singled to center [Watson scored, May to third, Rader to second (error by Monday)]; Edwards was walked intentionally; Helms hit a sacrifice fly to center [May scored]; Forsch grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 6TH: Beckert flied out to center; Williams singled to center; Santo struck out; Bourque walked [Williams to second]; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger walked; Alou forced Metzger (second to shortstop); Agee forced Alou (pitcher to shortstop); Watson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 7TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING LF); Rudolph grounded out (third to first); Kessinger flied out to left; HISER BATTED FOR BONHAM; Hiser walked; Monday was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1. ASTROS 8TH: GURA REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); May grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader grounded out (third to first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 8TH: Beckert grounded out (third to first); Williams grounded out (second to first); Santo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1. ASTROS 9TH: Helms flied out to right; Forsch struck out; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1. CUBS 9TH: Bourque popped to catcher in foul territory; Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Rudolph popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cubs 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 9 0 6 Cubs 1 3 1 6
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