Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros
August 24, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1973 at Astrodome. 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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Chicago Cubs 2, Houston Astros 4

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Kessinger ss 5 1 2 0
Monday cf 5 1 1 0
Williams 1b 4 0 2 0
Carty lf 3 0 1 1
  Alexander pr 0 0 0 0
  Hiser lf 0 0 0 0
  Thornton ph 1 0 0 0
Santo 3b 4 0 0 1
Cardenal rf 3 0 1 0
Popovich 2b 4 0 1 0
Hundley c 4 0 1 0
Hooton p 2 0 0 0
  Fanzone ph 1 0 0 0
  Burris p 0 0 0 0
  Hickman ph 1 0 1 0
  Rosello pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 10 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gallagher rf,lf 3 1 2 1
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 2 1 1 0
Watson lf,1b 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 1 2 2
May 1b 4 0 0 0
  Wynn rf 0 0 0 0
Helms 2b 2 1 0 0
Jutze c 4 0 2 1
Reuss p 3 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Chicago 002 000 0002101
Houston 210 000 01x470
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  L (10-12) 6.0 4 3 3 3 2
  Burris   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
4
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (14-9) 9.0 10 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
3
5

  E–Hooton (3).  2B–Houston Cedeno (26,off Hooton); Rader (20,off Burris).  IBB–Cardenal (7,by Reuss); Cedeno (6,by Hooton); Helms (11,by Burris).  SH–Reuss (7,off Hooton).  SF–Gallagher (2,off Hooton).  SB–Cardenal (16,2nd base off Reuss/Jutze).  WP–Hooton (7).  IBB–Hooton (4,Cedeno); Burris (6,Helms); Reuss (5,Cardenal).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:32.  A–13,768.
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