Houston Astros 12, Atlanta Braves 8
Regular Season Game 84
Doubleheader Nightcap
Played on Wednesday, July 4, 1973 (N) at Atlanta Stadium
HOU N 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 5 0 - 12 15 0 ATL N 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 - 8 14 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Agee cf 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 Alou ph,rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Metzger ss 5 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 Wynn rf,cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 Watson lf 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 Rader 3b 4 3 2 3 0 0 0 1 May 1b 5 1 2 4 0 0 10 0 Helms 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 7 Jutze c 5 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 Forsch p 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roberts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 41 12 15 12 4 3 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Metzger-Helms-May. BATTING - 2B: Agee (3,off P. Niekro). 3B: Metzger (11,off P. Niekro). HR: Agee (6,1st inning off P. Niekro 0 on 0 out); Rader (11,4th inning off Freeman 0 on 1 out); May (11,8th inning off Frisella 3 on 1 out). SF: Rader (2,off P. Niekro). HBP: Alou (2,by P. Niekro). Team LOB: 8.
Atlanta Braves AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jackson ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 Garr rf 5 3 4 1 0 0 4 0 Evans 3b 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 Aaron lf 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 Lum 1b 4 1 2 0 1 0 11 0 Baker cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 Johnson 2b 5 2 2 4 0 1 2 3 Oates c 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 P. Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Freeman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miller ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Panther p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tepedino ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 8 14 7 3 3 27 12 BATTING - 3B: Garr (4,off Forsch); Jackson (2,off Roberts). HR: Garr (6,3rd inning off Forsch 0 on 1 out); Johnson 2 (19,4th inning off Forsch 2 on 0 out,6th inning off Forsch 0 on 1 out). GDP: Tepedino (1,off Ray). IBB: Lum (2,by Ray). Team LOB: 8.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch 6 9 6 6 0 3 3 27 Roberts 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 Ray W(5-0) 2.2 3 1 1 2 0 0 12 Totals 9 14 8 8 3 3 3 43 WP: Roberts (2), Ray (1). IBB: Ray (7,Lum). Inherited Runners - Scored: Ray 2-0. .
Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP P. Niekro 2.2 8 6 6 3 0 1 20 Freeman 3.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 12 Panther L(1-2) 1.1 3 3 3 1 0 0 8 Frisella 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 4 House 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 9 15 12 12 4 3 3 47 HBP: P. Niekro (2,Alou). Inherited Runners - Scored: Freeman 2-0; Frisella 3-3. . Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Ed Sudol Time of Game: 2:56 Attendance: 13537 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Atlanta Braves 1. Agee cf Jackson ss 2. Metzger ss Garr rf 3. Wynn rf Evans 3b 4. Watson lf Aaron lf 5. Rader 3b Lum 1b 6. May 1b Baker cf 7. Helms 2b Johnson 2b 8. Jutze c Oates c 9. Forsch p P. Niekro p ASTROS 1ST: Agee homered; Metzger tripled to center; Wynn popped to catcher in foul territory; Watson walked; Rader hit a sacrifice fly to left [Metzger scored]; May singled to center [Watson to second]; Helms popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Garr tripled to center; Evans grounded out (second to first) [Garr scored]; Aaron flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. ASTROS 2ND: Jutze flied out to left; Forsch grounded out (third to first); Agee doubled to left; Metzger walked; Wynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: Lum singled to right; Baker flied out to center; Johnson struck out; Oates singled to center [Lum to second]; P. Niekro struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Braves 1. ASTROS 3RD: Watson singled to center; Rader forced Watson (third to second); May flied out to right; Helms walked [Rader to second]; Jutze singled to left [Rader scored, Helms to third]; Forsch singled to center [Helms scored, Jutze to second]; ALOU BATTED FOR AGEE; Alou was hit by a pitch [Jutze to third, Forsch to second]; Metzger singled to right [Jutze scored, Forsch scored, Alou to second]; FREEMAN REPLACED P. NIEKRO (PITCHING); Wynn forced Alou (third unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Jackson flied out to center; Garr homered; Evans flied out to left; Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Braves 2. ASTROS 4TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader homered; May grounded out (third to first); Helms flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Lum singled to center; Baker singled to center [Lum to second]; Johnson homered [Lum scored, Baker scored]; Oates grounded out (second to first); Freeman grounded out (third to first); Jackson struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 5. ASTROS 5TH: Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); Forsch struck out; Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 5. BRAVES 5TH: Garr singled to center; Evans flied out to right; Aaron flied out to center; Lum popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 5. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Wynn grounded out (third to first); Watson singled to center; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 5. BRAVES 6TH: Baker grounded out (second to first); Johnson homered; Oates grounded out (second to first); MILLER BATTED FOR FREEMAN; Miller flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 6. ASTROS 7TH: PANTHER REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); May flied out to center; Helms popped to second; Jutze singled to shortstop; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR FORSCH; Gallagher grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 6. BRAVES 7TH: ROBERTS REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Jackson tripled to left; Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Evans walked while Jackson advanced to home on a wild pitch; Aaron singled to center [Evans to third, Aaron to second (on throw)]; RAY REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Lum was walked intentionally; Baker flied out to center; Johnson flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 7, Braves 7. ASTROS 8TH: Alou grounded out (second to first); Metzger singled to center; Wynn walked [Metzger to second]; Watson singled to second [Metzger to third, Wynn to second]; FRISELLA REPLACED PANTHER (PITCHING); Rader singled to right [Metzger scored, Wynn to third, Watson to second]; May homered [Wynn scored, Watson scored, Rader scored]; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze flied out to left; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 12, Braves 7. BRAVES 8TH: Oates walked; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Tepedino grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Oates out at second]; Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 12, Braves 7. ASTROS 9TH: HOUSE REPLACED TEPEDINO (PITCHING); Ray struck out; Alou flied out to right; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 12, Braves 7. BRAVES 9TH: Garr singled to right; Ray threw a wild pitch [Garr to second]; Evans grounded out (second to first) [Garr to third]; Aaron singled to left [Garr scored]; Lum popped to catcher in foul territory; Baker singled to left [Aaron to second]; Johnson forced Baker (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 12, Braves 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 12 15 0 8 Braves 8 14 0 8
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