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Astros
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
September 2, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros, played on September 2, 1973 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Roberts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Claude Osteen |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 25,022 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Gorman 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Dick Stello 3B: Jerry Dale |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Skip Jutze | Catcher |
| Dave Roberts | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Lacy | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Tom Paciorek | Center Fielder |
| Joe Ferguson | Right Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Willie Crawford | Left Fielder |
| Ken McMullen | Third Baseman |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Claude Osteen | Pitcher |
| Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
September 2, 1973
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Osteen
Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Osteen
Metzger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Osteen
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Osteen
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger scores. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rader vs. Osteen
Rader hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Osteen
May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Osteen
Helms hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lacy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Roberts
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Roberts
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws to second. Helms drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Helms. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paciorek vs. Roberts
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferguson vs. Roberts
Ferguson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Osteen
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Osteen
Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Osteen
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Roberts
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Roberts
Crawford hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Roberts
McMullen hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Osteen
Metzger hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Osteen
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Osteen
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rader vs. Osteen
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno tags and scores. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Osteen
May takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Helms vs. Osteen
Helms hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Paciorek. Helms reaches second base with a double. Watson scores. May moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jutze vs. Osteen
Jutze is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Roberts vs. Osteen
Roberts hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lacy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Roberts
Yeager hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarez vs. Roberts
Orlando Alvarez pinch hits for Claude Osteen.
Alvarez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Alvarez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lacy vs. Roberts
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Roberts
Russell strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Solomon
Eddie Solomon now pitching.
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Solomon
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Solomon covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Solomon
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Roberts
Paciorek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Roberts
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. Paciorek moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Roberts
Garvey strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crawford vs. Roberts
Crawford is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMullen vs. Roberts
McMullen takes first base on ball four. Paciorek moves to third. Ferguson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yeager vs. Roberts
Yeager hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Solomon
Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Solomon
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Solomon
May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Solomon
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jutze vs. Solomon
Jutze hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lacy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairey vs. Roberts
Jim Fairey pinch hits for Eddie Solomon.
Fairey hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Roberts
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Roberts
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Zahn
Geoff Zahn now pitching.
Roberts is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Zahn
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Zahn
Metzger strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Zahn
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Roberts
Bob Gallagher now playing center field.
Paciorek hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Roberts
Ferguson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Roberts
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Zahn
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Zahn
Rader hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Zahn
May strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Zahn
Helms strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Roberts
Crawford hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Jutze fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMullen vs. Roberts
McMullen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Roberts
Yeager hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Roberts
Ron Cey pinch hits for Geoff Zahn.
Cey strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Heydeman
Greg Heydeman now pitching.
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Heydeman
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lacy scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Heydeman
Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Heydeman
The ball gets by Yeager for a passed ball. Wynn moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metzger vs. Heydeman
Metzger is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 8 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gallagher vs. Heydeman
Hector Torres pinch runs for Roger Metzger.
Gallagher hits a line drive into left center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Wynn scores. Torres moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stewart vs. Heydeman
Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Bob Watson.
Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 9 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Roberts
Hector Torres now playing shortstop. Jimmy Stewart now playing left field.
Lacy strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Roberts
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Roberts
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 9 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Heydeman
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Heydeman
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Russell. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Heydeman
There's a wild pitch. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Heydeman
There's a wild pitch. May moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Helms vs. Heydeman
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. McMullen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jutze vs. Heydeman
Jutze takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roberts vs. Heydeman
Roberts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 9 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Roberts
Ferguson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Roberts
Garvey hits a line drive towards short. Torres reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Roberts
Crawford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ferguson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMullen vs. Roberts
McMullen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ferguson moves to third. Crawford moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Yeager vs. Roberts
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1973 -- Houston at Los Angeles (D)
Houston AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Wynn J, rf 4 1 1 0 Lacy L, 2b 4 0 1 0
Metzger R, ss 4 1 1 0 Russell B, ss 4 0 0 0
Torres H, pr-ss 0 0 0 0 Paciorek T, cf 4 0 1 0
Cedeno C, cf 4 2 2 0 Ferguson J, rf 3 0 1 0
Gallagher B, cf 1 0 1 1 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 0 0
Watson B, lf 4 2 2 1 Crawford W, lf 4 0 1 0
Stewart J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 McMullen K, 3b 3 0 1 0
Rader D, 3b 4 1 1 2 Yeager S, c 4 0 1 0
May L, 1b 4 2 2 4 Osteen C, p 0 0 0 0
Helms T, 2b 5 0 2 1 Alvarez O, ph 1 0 1 0
Jutze S, c 3 0 0 0 Solomon E, p 0 0 0 0
Roberts D, p 5 0 1 0 Fairey J, ph 1 0 0 0
Zahn G, p 0 0 0 0
Cey R, ph 1 0 0 0
Heydeman G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 9 13 9 33 0 7 0
Houston 402 010 110 -- 9
Los Angeles 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts D (W) 9.0 7 0 0 2 7
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Osteen C (L) 3.0 8 6 6 2 0
Solomon E 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Zahn G 2.0 1 1 1 1 5
Heydeman G 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
E -- Helms T, Yeager S, Russell B
DP -- Houston 1, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- Houston 9, Los Angeles 8
2B -- Helms T, Alvarez O, Gallagher B
HR -- May L 2, Rader D
SF -- Rader D
HBP -- by Heydeman G (Metzger R)
WP -- Heydeman G 2
PB -- Yeager S
T -- 2:29
A -- 25022
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