Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
April 14, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 1973 at San Diego Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 8, San Diego Padres 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn rf 5 1 3 2
Helms 2b 4 1 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1
Watson lf 5 1 2 2
  Agee lf 0 0 0 0
May 1b 5 1 1 0
Rader 3b 4 1 3 3
Howard c 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Reuss p 2 1 0 0
  York p 2 1 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 8
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 2 0 1 0
  Murrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Troedson p 0 0 0 0
  Grubb ph 1 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
Thomas 2b,ss 3 1 1 0
Lee lf 4 0 2 1
Colbert 1b 4 0 0 1
Gaston rf 5 2 3 1
Morales cf 5 1 2 1
Hilton 3b 3 0 1 1
Kendall c 4 0 0 0
Caldwell p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Roberts ph 1 1 1 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 0 0 0 0
  Campbell 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 11 5
Houston 020 042 0008121
San Diego 010 111 1005112
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss   4.1 5 3 3 3 1
  York  W (1-0) 4.2 6 2 2 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
5
3
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell  L (0-2) 4.1 7 6 4 1 5
  Miller   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Romo   1.0 1 2 1 0 1
  Troedson   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Ross   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
5
1
10

  E–Rader (3), Lee (2), Colbert (2).  DP–Houston 2, San Diego 1.  2B–Houston Watson (1,off Caldwell), San Diego Gaston (1,off Reuss); Hilton (2,off York).  HR–Houston Rader (1,2nd inning off Caldwell 1 on, 0 out); Wynn (6,6th inning off Romo 1 on, 1 out), San Diego Gaston (2,2nd inning off Reuss 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Helms (3,off Caldwell); Thomas (1,off Reuss).  SF–Colbert (1,off York).  WP–York (1).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:55.  A–7,514.
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