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Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
June 21, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Diego Padres and the Houston Astros, played on June 21, 1973 at San Diego Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 21, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
San Diego Padres
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 21, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Diego Padres |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Forsch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Greif |
| Ballpark | San Diego Stadium |
| City | San Diego |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 2,474 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bruce Froemming 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Ed Vargo 3B: Paul Pryor |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Skip Jutze | Catcher |
| Ken Forsch | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Derrel Thomas | Shortstop |
| Johnny Grubb | Center Fielder |
| Fred Kendall | Catcher |
| Nate Colbert | First Baseman |
| Cito Gaston | Right Fielder |
| Dave Roberts | Third Baseman |
| Dave Winfield | Left Fielder |
| Rich Morales | Second Baseman |
| Bill Greif | Pitcher |
| Don Zimmer | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Padres
San Diego Stadium
June 21, 1973
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Greif
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Greif
There goes Wynn. The throw from Kendall and he is out, Thomas applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Greif
Metzger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morales settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Greif
Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Greif
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Forsch
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Forsch
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Forsch
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Greif
May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Greif
Rader hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Grubb. Rader reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Helms vs. Greif
Greif spins and fires to second, with Thomas covering, and has Rader trapped. There's the throw to Roberts who tags Rader for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Greif
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Greif
Jutze strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Forsch
Colbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Forsch
Gaston strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Forsch
Roberts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Forsch
Winfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Forsch
Morales 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
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Greif
Forsch hits a line drive into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Greif
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Greif
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Colbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greif vs. Forsch
Greif hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Forsch
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Forsch
Grubb hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grubb for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Greif
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Greif
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Greif
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Greif
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas misplays the ball. That's an error on Thomas. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Greif
Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Watson moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Helms vs. Corkins
Mike Corkins now pitching.
Helms hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Corkins
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Corkins
Forsch strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Corkins
Wynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Corkins
Metzger hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Forsch
Kendall hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Forsch
Colbert strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaston vs. Forsch
Gaston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Corkins
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Corkins
Watson hits a popup towards first. Colbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Corkins
May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Corkins
Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Forsch
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Forsch
Winfield hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Forsch
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murrell vs. Forsch
Ivan Murrell pinch hits for Mike Corkins.
Murrell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Jutze settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 7 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
Helms hits a line drive towards third. Roberts reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Miller
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Miller
Forsch hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gaston. Forsch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Miller
Wynn is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 7 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Forsch
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grubb vs. Forsch
Grubb 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 -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Forsch
Kendall hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 7 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Miller
Metzger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Miller
Cedeno hits a popup towards short. Thomas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Miller
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Miller
May hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Miller
Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Miller
Helms hits a line drive into center field. Grubb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 9 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Forsch
Colbert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaston vs. Forsch
Gaston strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Forsch
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 9 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Miller
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Forsch vs. Miller
Forsch strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Miller
Wynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 9 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Forsch
Winfield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Locklear vs. Forsch
Gene Locklear pinch hits for Rich Morales.
Locklear hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Forsch
Leron Lee pinch hits for Bob Miller.
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops it up and throws to first, with Forsch covering, for the out. Winfield moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Forsch
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Winfield scores. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grubb vs. Forsch
Grubb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kendall vs. Forsch
Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 9 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Ross
Derrel Thomas now playing second base. Dwain Anderson now playing shortstop. Gary Ross now pitching.
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Ross
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Winfield. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Watson vs. Ross
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards second. Thomas juggles the ball. The ball bounces towards first. Colbert picks up the ball and throws Cedeno out. Metzger scores. View Play -
Astros, 10 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Ross
May hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 12 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Ross
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 12 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Ross
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 12 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbert vs. Forsch
Colbert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 12 - Padres, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gaston vs. Forsch
Gaston hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 12 - Padres, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Forsch
Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 12 - Padres, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winfield vs. Forsch
Winfield strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/21/1973 -- Houston at San Diego (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Diego AB R H RBI
Wynn J, rf 4 0 1 0 Thomas D, ss-2b 4 0 1 1
Metzger R, ss 4 1 0 0 Grubb J, cf 4 0 1 0
Cedeno C, cf 5 2 3 1 Kendall F, c 4 0 0 0
Watson B, lf 4 3 1 1 Colbert N, 1b 4 0 2 0
May L, 1b 5 4 4 5 Gaston C, rf 4 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 5 1 3 0 Roberts D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Helms T, 2b 5 1 1 4 Winfield D, lf 4 2 3 1
Jutze S, c 4 0 0 0 Morales R, 2b 2 0 0 0
Forsch K, p 4 0 1 0 Locklear G, ph 1 0 0 0
Anderson D, ss 0 0 0 0
Greif B, p 1 0 0 0
Corkins M, p 0 0 0 0
Murrell I, ph 1 0 0 0
Miller B, p 0 0 0 0
Lee L, ph 1 0 0 0
Ross G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 12 14 11 34 2 8 2
Houston 110 500 203 -- 12
San Diego 000 010 010 -- 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch K (W) 9.0 8 2 2 0 6
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Greif B (L)* 3.0 6 6 5 1 2
Corkins M 2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Miller B 3.0 3 2 2 1 4
Ross G 1.0 2 3 2 1 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 4th
E -- Thomas D 2
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 4, San Diego 5
2B -- Rader D, Forsch K, Cedeno C
HR -- Cedeno C, May L 3, Helms T, Winfield D
SB -- Cedeno C
CS -- Wynn J, Rader D
T -- 2:11
A -- 2474
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