Houston Astros vs Chicago Cubs
August 12, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 1973 at Wrigley Field. The Houston Astros defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 3, Chicago Cubs 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn rf 4 1 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0
Watson lf 3 0 1 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 1
May 1b 4 1 1 0
Edwards c 4 1 3 0
  Agee pr 0 0 0 0
  Jutze c 0 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 3 2
Wilson p 4 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Monday cf 4 1 2 0
Cardenal rf 5 1 1 0
Williams lf 4 0 2 1
Bourque 1b 3 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 0 1 1
Hundley c 4 0 3 0
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Rosello 2b 4 0 1 0
Bonham p 3 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
  Hiser ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Houston 000 000 2103101
Chicago 001 010 0002101
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (9-12) 8.1 10 2 2 3 7
  Ray  SV (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
3
7
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Bonham  L (4-4) 7.1 8 3 2 1 4
  Burris   1.2 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
2
4

  E–Rader (18), Rosello (2).  DP–Houston 1, Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Hundley (10,off Wilson); Cardenal (29,off Wilson).  IBB–Watson (5,by Burris).  IBB–Burris (5,Watson).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:33.  A–22,010.
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