Houston Astros vs Atlanta Braves
July 3, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1973 at Atlanta Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 0, Atlanta Braves 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 0 2 0
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Wynn rf 3 0 1 0
Watson lf 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 2 0
May 1b 4 0 1 0
Helms 2b 4 0 2 0
Jutze c 4 0 1 0
Roberts p 2 0 0 0
  Batista ph 1 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 0 10 0
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf 4 0 1 0
Perez ss 4 0 1 0
Evans 3b 4 0 2 0
Aaron lf 3 0 0 0
  Jackson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Baker cf 4 1 3 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
Lum 1b 3 0 1 1
Oates c 3 0 0 0
Morton p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 9 1
Houston 000 000 0000100
Atlanta 010 000 00x191
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (7-6) 7.0 8 1 1 0 6
  Griffin   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
1
1
1
6
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Morton  W (7-6) 9.0 10 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
10
0
0
1
4

  E–Perez (13).  DP–Houston 1, Atlanta 2.  PB–Jutze (4).  2B–Atlanta Evans (15,off Griffin).  IBB–Aaron (7,by Griffin).  CS–Wynn (9,2nd base by Morton/Oates).  SB–Baker 2 (10,2nd base off Roberts/Jutze 2).  IBB–Griffin (5,Aaron).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:32.  A–22,894.
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