Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
May 17, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1973 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 1, Houston Astros 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf 4 0 1 0
Oates c 4 0 0 0
Evans 3b 4 0 0 0
Aaron lf 2 0 0 0
  Gilbreath pr 0 0 0 0
Baker cf 4 1 1 0
Lum 1b 2 0 1 1
Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0
Jackson ss 3 0 1 0
Dobson p 2 0 0 0
  Pierce ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrison p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn rf 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 0
Watson lf 3 1 1 0
May 1b 3 0 1 1
Rader 3b 4 0 2 0
Helms 2b 3 0 2 1
Howard c 2 0 0 0
Forsch p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 10 2
Atlanta 000 100 000140
Houston 000 200 00x2100
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (2-6) 7.0 9 2 2 3 7
  Harrison   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
10
2
2
3
10
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (4-3) 9.0 4 1 1 3 8
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
8

  E–None.  2B–Atlanta Baker (6,off Forsch), Houston Metzger (3,off Dobson); Rader (6,off Dobson); Helms (5,off Dobson).  SH–Helms (5,off Dobson).  SF–May (2,off Dobson).  IBB–Howard 2 (2,by Dobson 2).  SB–Garr (5,2nd base off Forsch/Howard); Cedeno (19,2nd base off Dobson/Oates).  CS–Lum (2,2nd base by Forsch/Howard); Helms (1,2nd base by Dobson/Oates).  WP–Forsch (3).  IBB–Dobson 2 (3,Howard 2).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:10.  A–9,106.
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