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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 22, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres, played on April 22, 1973 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 22, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 22, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Norman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Reuss |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 11,396 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Dick Stello 3B: Jerry Dale |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Derrel Thomas | Shortstop |
| Dave Campbell | Second Baseman |
| Leron Lee | Left Fielder |
| Nate Colbert | First Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Morales | Center Fielder |
| Dave Hilton | Third Baseman |
| Fred Kendall | Catcher |
| Fred Norman | Pitcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommie Agee | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Larry Howard | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Jerry Reuss | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Astros
Astrodome
April 22, 1973
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Reuss
Thomas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Reuss
Campbell bunts towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Reuss
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Colbert vs. Reuss
Colbert hits a popup towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Norman
Agee strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Norman
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Norman
Cedeno is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Reuss
Gaston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Reuss
Morales takes first base on ball four. Gaston moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hilton vs. Reuss
Hilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. Gaston moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kendall vs. Reuss
Kendall hits a line drive into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Norman vs. Reuss
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Norman
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Norman
Wynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaston. Wynn reaches second base with a double. Watson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Norman
Rader hits a line drive towards short. Thomas catches it and throws to second to double up Wynn. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Norman
Howard hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Reuss
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campbell vs. Reuss
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Reuss
There's a wild pitch. Thomas moves to third. Campbell moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lee vs. Reuss
Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Colbert vs. Reuss
Colbert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gaston vs. Reuss
Gaston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas scores. Campbell scores. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morales vs. Reuss
Morales hits a fly ball towards center. Cedeno catches it and throws to second to double up Gaston. Lee tags and scores. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Norman
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hilton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuss vs. Norman
Reuss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Campbell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Norman
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hilton juggles the ball. That's an error on Hilton. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Norman
Helms takes first base on ball four. Agee moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Norman
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hilton vs. Reuss
Hilton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Reuss
Kendall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Kendall reaches second base with a double. Hilton moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Norman vs. Reuss
Norman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomas vs. Reuss
Thomas is walked intentionally. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Campbell vs. Reuss
Campbell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lee vs. Reuss
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Norman
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas misplays the ball. That's an error on Thomas. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Norman
Wynn hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Norman
Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Norman
Howard hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Reuss
Colbert strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Reuss
Gaston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Reuss
Morales hits a fly ball into left field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hilton vs. Reuss
Hilton hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Norman
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas misplays the ball. That's an error on Thomas. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reuss vs. Norman
Reuss bunts towards first. Colbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Campbell covering, for the out. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Agee vs. Norman
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Norman covering, for the out. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Helms vs. Ross
Gary Ross now pitching.
Helms hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Reuss
Kendall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Reuss
Ross bunts towards the mound. Reuss fields it and throws to first for the out. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Reuss
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Campbell vs. Reuss
Campbell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Ross
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Ross
Watson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaston. Watson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Ross
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Ross
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Ross
Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Larry Howard.
Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lee who is chasing the ball. Edwards reaches third base with a triple. Watson scores. Wynn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metzger vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Edwards scores. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reuss vs. Miller
There goes Metzger. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Metzger steals second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reuss vs. Miller
Reuss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hilton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Agee vs. Miller
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Thomas fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Reuss
Johnny Edwards now catching.
Lee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Reuss
Colbert hits a fly ball into left field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Reuss
Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Miller
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Miller
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Miller
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Reuss
Morales hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hilton vs. Reuss
Hilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Reuss
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Miller
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Miller
Rader hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Campbell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Miller
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Miller
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Reuss
Dave Roberts pinch hits for Bob Miller.
Roberts strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Reuss
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Reuss
Campbell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Reuss
Enzo Hernandez pinch runs for Dave Campbell.
Lee takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 3 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colbert vs. York
Jim York now pitching.
Colbert hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/22/1973 -- San Diego at Houston (D)
San Diego AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Thomas D, ss 4 1 2 0 Agee T, lf 4 0 0 0
Campbell D, 2b 3 1 1 0 Helms T, 2b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez E, pr 0 0 0 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 0 0
Lee L, lf 3 1 0 0 Watson B, 1b 3 2 1 0
Colbert N, 1b 5 0 0 0 Wynn J, rf 3 1 2 1
Gaston C, rf 2 0 1 2 Rader D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Morales J, cf 2 0 0 1 Howard L, c 2 0 0 0
Hilton D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Edwards J, ph-c 2 1 1 2
Kendall F, c 4 0 2 0 Metzger R, ss 4 0 1 1
Norman F, p 2 0 0 0 Reuss J, p 2 0 1 0
Ross G, p 0 0 0 0 York J, p 0 0 0 0
Miller B, p 0 0 0 0
Roberts D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 7 3 31 4 6 4
San Diego 003 000 000 -- 3
Houston 010 003 00x -- 4
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Norman F 4.2 1 1 1 2 3
Ross G (L) 1.0 2 3 3 1 0
Miller B 2.1 3 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss J (W) 8.2 7 3 3 7 7
York J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Hilton D, Thomas D 2
DP -- San Diego 1, Houston 1
LOB -- San Diego 10, Houston 7
2B -- Thomas D, Wynn J, Kendall F, Watson B
3B -- Edwards J
SB -- Metzger R
SH -- Campbell D, Reuss J, Ross G
SF -- Morales J
WP -- Reuss J
T -- 2:41
A -- 11396
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