San Diego Padres vs Houston Astros
July 2, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1973 at Astrodome. The San Diego Padres defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 8, Houston Astros 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas ss 4 2 2 0
Morales J. cf,lf 5 2 3 3
Roberts 3b 4 0 3 1
Colbert 1b 4 1 1 1
Gaston rf 5 1 1 3
Winfield lf 2 0 0 0
  Locklear ph 1 0 0 0
  Grubb cf 1 0 1 0
Morales R. 2b 5 0 0 0
Corrales c 4 1 1 0
Kirby p 3 1 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 0 1 0
Alou rf 5 1 2 0
Cedeno cf 0 1 0 0
  Wynn cf 3 2 2 1
Watson lf 4 1 2 0
Rader 3b 4 0 2 3
Batista 1b 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 0 0
Jutze c 3 0 0 0
Reuss p 3 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Gallagher ph 1 0 1 0
  Busse pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 4
San Diego 003 000 2038121
Houston 201 020 0005101
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby  W (5-8) 8.0 10 5 4 2 5
  Romo  SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss   6.0 7 5 4 2 4
  York   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Crawford  L (2-4) 2.0 3 3 3 1 0
  Griffin   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
4
4

  E–R Morales (3), Reuss (1).  DP–San Diego 2, Houston 1.  PB–Corrales (1).  2B–San Diego Corrales (2,off Reuss); J Morales 2 (10,off Reuss 2), Houston Rader (13,off Kirby).  3B–Houston Metzger (10,off Kirby).  HR–San Diego Gaston (7,9th inning off Crawford 2 on, 1 out), Houston Wynn (14,3rd inning off Kirby 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Kirby 2 (3,off Reuss 2); Roberts (1,off Crawford).  IBB–Colbert (2,by Crawford); Corrales (1,by Griffin).  WP–Reuss 2 (8).  IBB–Crawford (5,Colbert); Griffin (4,Corrales).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Art Williams.  T–2:41.  A–16,929.
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