Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
April 13, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 13, 1973 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn rf 4 2 3 1
Helms 2b 3 0 0 1
Cedeno cf 3 1 1 1
Watson lf 4 1 2 1
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 1 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
Wilson p 4 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
  Roberts ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Thomas 2b,ss 3 1 0 0
Lee lf 4 0 1 0
Colbert 1b 2 1 0 0
Marshall rf 2 1 2 1
Grubb cf 4 1 1 1
Hilton 3b 3 1 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 1 1
Arlin p 2 0 0 0
  Murrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
  Morales ph 1 0 1 2
Totals 30 5 6 5
Houston 002 010 100480
San Diego 100 000 004561
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (0-1) 8.0 5 5 5 5 4
  Gladding   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.1
6
5
5
5
4
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Arlin   7.0 8 4 4 3 3
  Ross  W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
6

  E–Hernandez (3).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–Houston Edwards (2,off Arlin), San Diego J Morales (1,off Gladding).  3B–Houston Wynn (1,off Arlin).  HR–Houston Wynn (5,3rd inning off Arlin 0 on, 0 out); Watson (1,3rd inning off Arlin 0 on, 2 out); Cedeno (2,5th inning off Arlin 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Helms (1,off Arlin); Marshall (1,off Wilson).  SB–Cedeno (3,2nd base off Arlin/Kendall); Thomas (1,3rd base off Wilson/Edwards); Lee (1,2nd base off Wilson/Edwards).  CS–Wynn (1,2nd base by Arlin/Kendall).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:20.  A–5,310.
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