Houston Astros 5, San Francisco Giants 1
Regular Season Game 159
Played on Tuesday, September 25, 1973 (N) at Astrodome
SF N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 HOU N 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 x - 5 12 0
San Francisco Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bonds rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Fuentes 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 Maddox cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 Matthews lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Speier ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 Kingman 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 Rader c 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 D'Acquisto p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Barr p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Thomasson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 4 0 1 5 24 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Fuentes-Speier-McCovey. E: Kingman (22). BATTING - 2B: Fuentes (24,off Griffin). Team LOB: 4.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross rf 3 2 1 0 2 1 3 0 Metzger ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 Watson lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 Rader 3b 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 May 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 8 0 Edwards c 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 Sutherland 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 Griffin p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 34 5 12 4 2 5 27 6 BATTING - 2B: Cedeno (35,off D'Acquisto); Rader (25,off D'Acquisto); May (24,off D'Acquisto); Sutherland (4,off Moffitt). HR: Watson (16,6th inning off D'Acquisto 0 on 0 out). SH: Griffin (4,off Barr). GDP: Metzger (9,off D'Acquisto). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Gross (2,2nd base off D'Acquisto/Rader).
PITCHING
San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP D'Acquisto L(1-1) 5.1 7 4 3 2 3 1 24 Barr 1.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 9 Moffitt 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 Totals 8 12 5 4 2 5 1 37 Inherited Runners - Scored: Barr 1-1. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Griffin W(4-6) 9 4 1 1 1 5 0 32 WP: Griffin (5). Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 4969 Starting Lineups: San Francisco Giants Houston Astros 1. Bonds rf Gross rf 2. Fuentes 2b Metzger ss 3. Maddox cf Cedeno cf 4. McCovey 1b Watson lf 5. Matthews lf Rader 3b 6. Speier ss May 1b 7. Kingman 3b Edwards c 8. Rader c Sutherland 2b 9. D'Acquisto p Griffin p GIANTS 1ST: Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes doubled; Maddox flied out to center [Fuentes to third]; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Fuentes scored]; McCovey walked; Matthews was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled; Gross stole second; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Gross to third]; Cedeno struck out; Watson reached on an error by Kingman [Gross scored (unearned) (no RBI), Watson to first]; Rader singled [Watson to second]; May was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1. GIANTS 2ND: Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); Kingman struck out; Rader flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Sutherland was called out on strikes; Griffin grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1. GIANTS 3RD: D'Acquisto grounded out (pitcher to first); Bonds flied out to right; Fuentes was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Gross walked; Metzger grounded out (second to first) [Gross to second]; Cedeno doubled [Gross to third]; Watson singled [Gross scored, Cedeno to third]; Rader reached on a fielder's choice [Cedeno out at home (pitcher to catcher), Watson to second]; May forced Rader (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. GIANTS 4TH: Maddox popped to catcher in foul territory; McCovey grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: Edwards grounded out (second to first); Sutherland flied out to center; Griffin flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. GIANTS 5TH: Speier singled; Kingman struck out; Rader flied out to center; D'Acquisto grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Gross walked; Metzger grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gross out at second]; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. GIANTS 6TH: Bonds flied out to center; Fuentes grounded out (second to first); Maddox singled; McCovey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Watson homered; Rader doubled to right [Rader out at third (right to shortstop to third)]; May doubled; BARR REPLACED D'ACQUISTO (PITCHING); Edwards singled [May scored]; Sutherland singled [Edwards to second]; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Edwards to third, Sutherland to second]; Gross struck out; 2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 4. GIANTS 7TH: Matthews struck out; Speier popped to third in foul territory; Kingman flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: Metzger singled; Cedeno flied out to right; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Metzger to second]; Rader singled [Metzger scored, Rader to second (on throw)]; May grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 5. GIANTS 8TH: Rader flied out to center; THOMASSON BATTED FOR BARR; Thomasson flied out to center; Bonds singled; Fuentes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 5. ASTROS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Edwards made an out to shortstop; Sutherland doubled; Griffin struck out; Gross grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 5. GIANTS 9TH: Maddox flied out to center; McCovey popped to first in foul territory; Matthews made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Astros 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Giants 1 4 1 4 Astros 5 12 0 8
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