Atlanta Braves vs Houston Astros
September 23, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 1973 at Astrodome. 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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Atlanta Braves 10, Houston Astros 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf 4 0 1 0
  Jackson rf 1 1 1 1
Lum lf 4 1 1 1
Evans 3b 4 0 2 1
Baker cf 5 0 1 1
Johnson 2b 5 2 2 0
Tepedino 1b 4 3 3 1
Perez ss 4 1 1 2
Dietz c 2 2 1 2
  Casanova c 0 0 0 0
Harrison p 4 0 0 0
  Niekro p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 13 9
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gallagher rf 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 3 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 2 1 1 0
  Easler pr 0 0 0 0
Watson lf 3 0 1 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
May 1b 3 0 1 2
Helms 2b 3 0 0 0
Jutze c 2 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
Wilson p 1 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Pizarro p 0 0 0 0
  Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
Atlanta 020 201 05010130
Houston 000 000 200240
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Harrison  W (11-7) 8.0 4 2 2 3 2
  Niekro  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (11-16) 6.0 7 5 4 4 6
  Pizarro   1.2 4 5 5 1 0
  Cosgrove   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Ray   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Upshaw   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
10
9
5
7

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 2.  PB–Jutze (11).  2B–Atlanta Tepedino (5,off Wilson), Houston Cedeno (33,off Harrison).  HR–Atlanta Dietz (3,2nd inning off Wilson 1 on, 2 out); Tepedino (4,6th inning off Wilson 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Tepedino (1,off Pizarro).  SF–Perez (4,off Wilson); May (8,off Harrison).  IBB–Dietz (4,by Pizarro).  HBP–Cedeno (6,by Harrison).  CS–Garr (11,2nd base by Wilson/Jutze).  WP–Wilson (7).  HBP–Harrison (3,Cedeno).  IBB–Pizarro (3,Dietz).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:43.  A–14,222.
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