Houston Astros 6, Chicago Cubs 4
Regular Season Game 119
Played on Saturday, August 11, 1973 (D) at Wrigley Field
HOU N 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 - 6 10 1 CHI N 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 - 4 9 3
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wynn rf 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 Metzger ss 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 Cedeno cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Watson lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 0 Rader 3b 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 2 May 1b 5 0 2 2 0 0 15 0 Edwards c 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 Helms 2b 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 Reuss p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Dierker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 6 10 3 4 6 27 14 FIELDING - E: Metzger (11). BATTING - GDP: May (11,off Aker). IBB: Helms (10,by Reuschel); Rader (5,by Locker). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Metzger (10,2nd base off Reuschel/Hundley); Wynn (13,2nd base off Reuschel/Hundley). CS: Cedeno (10,2nd base by Reuschel/Hundley).
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Monday cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 Cardenal rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Williams lf 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 Hickman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Thornton ph,1b 4 0 2 0 1 0 7 2 Santo 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Hundley c 4 1 1 0 0 3 6 1 Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 Rosello 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 Reuschel p 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Locker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hiser ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 4 9 4 4 5 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Aker-Rosello-Thornton. E: Santo (13), Kessinger (20), Rosello (1). PB: Hundley (3). BATTING - 2B: Thornton (3,off Reuss); Rosello (1,off Reuss). HR: Williams (14,4th inning off Reuss 1 on 0 out). SH: Monday (2,off Reuss). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Cardenal (14,2nd base off Reuss/Edwards).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reuss 5.1 8 4 4 2 3 1 26 Dierker W(1-1) 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 Forsch SV(2) 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 Totals 9 9 4 4 4 5 1 40 Inherited Runners - Scored: Dierker 1-0; Forsch 2-0. .
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Reuschel L(12-10) 6.1 8 5 2 2 5 0 31 Locker 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 Aker 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Totals 9 10 6 3 4 6 0 42 WP: Locker (5). IBB: Reuschel (2,Helms); Locker (6,Rader). Inherited Runners - Scored: Locker 2-2. . Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bruce Froemming Time of Game: 2:57 Attendance: 21818 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros Chicago Cubs 1. Wynn rf Monday cf 2. Metzger ss Cardenal rf 3. Cedeno cf Williams lf 4. Watson lf Hickman 1b 5. Rader 3b Santo 3b 6. May 1b Hundley c 7. Edwards c Kessinger ss 8. Helms 2b Rosello 2b 9. Reuss p Reuschel p ASTROS 1ST: Wynn struck out; Metzger singled to shortstop; Metzger stole second; Cedeno flied out to center; Watson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 1ST: Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Cardenal flied out to right; Williams grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 2ND: Rader grounded out (shortstop to first); May popped to shortstop; Edwards singled to right; Helms grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. CUBS 2ND: THORNTON BATTED FOR HICKMAN; Thornton doubled to right; Santo flied out to left; Hundley struck out; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cubs 0. ASTROS 3RD: THORNTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Reuss struck out; Wynn singled to center; Wynn stole second; Metzger grounded out (first unassisted) [Wynn to third]; Cedeno reached on an error by Santo [Wynn scored (unearned) (no RBI), Cedeno to first]; Cedeno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. CUBS 3RD: Rosello grounded out (second to first); Reuschel grounded out (third to first); Monday grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cubs 0. ASTROS 4TH: Watson flied out to center; Rader singled to second; May singled to left [Rader to second]; Edwards forced May (third to second) [Rader scored (error by Rosello) (unearned) (no RBI), Edwards to second]; Helms was walked intentionally; Reuss forced Helms (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 0. CUBS 4TH: Cardenal singled to center; Williams homered [Cardenal scored]; Thornton singled to left; Santo flied out to left; Hundley struck out; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. ASTROS 5TH: Wynn struck out; Metzger singled to center; Cedeno flied out to center; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 2. CUBS 5TH: Rosello grounded out (second to first); Reuschel singled to third; Monday out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Reuschel to second]; Cardenal singled to right [Reuschel scored]; Cardenal stole second; Williams walked; Thornton walked [Cardenal to third, Williams to second]; Santo struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Cubs 3. ASTROS 6TH: Rader singled to left; May reached on an error by Kessinger [Rader to second, May to first]; Edwards forced May (first to shortstop) [Rader to third]; Helms reached on a fielder's choice [Rader scored (unearned), Edwards to second]; On a bunt Reuss forced Edwards (pitcher to shortstop) [Helms to second]; Wynn grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 3. CUBS 6TH: Hundley singled to left; Kessinger popped to first in foul territory; Rosello doubled to left [Hundley scored]; DIERKER REPLACED REUSS (PITCHING); Reuschel grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rosello to third (error by Metzger)]; Monday walked; Cardenal grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cubs 4. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger struck out; Cedeno walked; Watson singled to center [Cedeno to second]; LOCKER REPLACED REUSCHEL (PITCHING); Hundley allowed a passed ball [Cedeno to third, Watson to second]; Rader was walked intentionally; Locker threw a wild pitch [Cedeno scored, Watson to third, Rader to second]; May singled to center [Watson scored, Rader scored]; Edwards forced May (first to shortstop); Helms struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 4. CUBS 7TH: Williams singled to pitcher; Thornton flied out to left; Santo walked [Williams to second]; FORSCH REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Hundley struck out; Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 4. ASTROS 8TH: Forsch grounded out (second to first); Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 4. CUBS 8TH: Rosello flied out to center; HISER BATTED FOR LOCKER; Hiser grounded out (second to first); Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 4. ASTROS 9TH: AKER REPLACED HISER (PITCHING); Cedeno flied out to center; Watson walked; Rader singled to left [Watson to second]; May grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 4. CUBS 9TH: Cardenal popped to shortstop; Williams grounded out (second to first); Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cubs 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 6 10 1 9 Cubs 4 9 3 9
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