Houston Astros vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 1, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1973 at Dodger Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gallagher rf,cf 5 0 1 0
Metzger ss 5 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0
  Wynn ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Watson lf 2 0 1 0
Rader 3b 5 1 1 0
May 1b 2 1 1 1
Edwards c 4 0 1 0
Helms 2b 4 0 2 1
Reuss p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lacy 2b 5 0 0 0
Mota lf 3 0 0 0
Paciorek cf 4 0 1 0
Ferguson rf 3 0 2 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Alvarez ph 1 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 0 1 0
Yeager c 4 0 2 0
Messersmith p 1 0 0 0
  McMullen 3b 1 0 0 0
  Royster pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0
Houston 010 100 0002101
Los Angeles 000 000 000060
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (15-10) 9.0 6 0 0 3 4
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
3
4
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  L (11-10) 6.0 8 2 2 1 3
  Hough   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Richert   1.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
4
6

  E–Rader (22).  PB–Yeager (3).  HR–Houston May (23,4th inning off Messersmith 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Reuss (8,off Messersmith); Messersmith (5,off Reuss).  HBP–May (2,by Messersmith).  SB–Cedeno (45,2nd base off Messersmith/Yeager).  HBP–Messersmith (5,May).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–(none), 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:17.  A–32,178.
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