Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
June 21, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 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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Houston Astros 12, San Diego Padres 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn rf 4 0 1 0
Metzger ss 4 1 0 0
Cedeno cf 5 2 3 1
Watson lf 4 3 1 1
May 1b 5 4 4 5
Rader 3b 5 1 3 0
Helms 2b 5 1 1 4
Jutze c 4 0 0 0
Forsch p 4 0 1 0
Totals 40 12 14 11
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas ss,2b 4 0 1 1
Grubb cf 4 0 1 0
Kendall c 4 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 4 0 2 0
Gaston rf 4 0 0 0
Roberts 3b 4 0 1 0
Winfield lf 4 2 3 1
Morales 2b 2 0 0 0
  Locklear ph 1 0 0 0
  Anderson ss 0 0 0 0
Greif p 1 0 0 0
  Corkins p 0 0 0 0
  Murrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Lee ph 1 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Houston 110 500 20312140
San Diego 000 010 010282
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (7-7) 9.0 8 2 2 0 6
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Greif  L (4-10) 3.0 6 6 5 1 2
  Corkins   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Miller   3.0 3 2 2 1 4
  Ross   1.0 2 3 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
12
10
3
8

  E–Thomas 2 (11).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Rader (9,off Greif); Forsch (1,off Miller); Cedeno (14,off Ross).  HR–Houston Cedeno (11,1st inning off Greif 0 on, 2 out); May 3 (9,2nd inning off Greif 0 on, 0 out,7th inning off Miller 1 on, 2 out,9th inning off Ross 1 on, 1 out); Helms (2,4th inning off Corkins 3 on, 0 out), San Diego Winfield (1,5th inning off Forsch 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Cedeno (22,2nd base off Greif/Kendall).  CS–Wynn (8,2nd base by Greif/Kendall); Rader (2,3rd base by Greif/Kendall).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:11.  A–2,474.
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