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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
June 23, 1973
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros, played on June 23, 1973 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | June 23, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 23, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Reuss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Bryant |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 13,451 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Augie Donatelli 3B: Bob Engel |
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 |
| Jerry Reuss | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Ed Goodson | Third Baseman |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Dave Kingman | First Baseman |
| Jim Howarth | Left Fielder |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Ron Bryant | Pitcher |
| Charlie Fox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
June 23, 1973
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Bryant
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Bryant
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Bryant
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Reuss
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Reuss
Fuentes hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Reuss
Maddox hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Bryant
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
May vs. Bryant
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Bryant
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Bryant
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier misplays the ball. That's an error on Speier. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jutze vs. Bryant
Jutze hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Goodson vs. Reuss
Goodson 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Reuss
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Reuss
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reuss vs. Bryant
Reuss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Bryant
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reuss moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Bryant
Metzger hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rader fields it and throws to third for the out. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Bryant
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn scores. Metzger moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Bryant
Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores. Cedeno moves to third. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Bryant
May is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Rader vs. Bryant
Rader strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Helms vs. Bryant
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cedeno scores. Watson moves to third. May moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jutze vs. Bryant
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howarth vs. Reuss
Howarth 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Reuss
Rader hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bryant vs. Reuss
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Reuss
Bonds takes first base on ball four. Bryant moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Fuentes vs. Reuss
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bryant scores. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maddox vs. Reuss
Maddox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonds scores. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodson vs. Reuss
There's a wild pitch. Fuentes moves to third. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Goodson vs. Reuss
Goodson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reuss vs. Bryant
Reuss strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Bryant
Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Bryant
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Reuss
Speier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Reuss
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Howarth vs. Reuss
Howarth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Reuss
Rader 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 5
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Bryant
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Bryant
Watson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
May vs. Bryant
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Reuss
Bryant hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Reuss
Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Reuss
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Reuss
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Bryant
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Goodson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Bryant
Helms hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jutze vs. Bryant
Jutze hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Howarth. Jutze reaches second base with a double. Helms moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Reuss vs. Bryant
Reuss hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Helms scores. Jutze moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Wynn vs. Bryant
Wynn takes first base on ball four. Reuss moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Metzger vs. Willoughby
Jim Willoughby now pitching.
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goodson vs. Reuss
Goodson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Reuss
Speier hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Reuss
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Howarth vs. Reuss
Howarth strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Willoughby
Cedeno is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Willoughby
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Rader and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Willoughby
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
May vs. Willoughby
May strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Willoughby
Rader strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Reuss
Rafael Batista now playing first base.
Rader hits a popup, foul, towards first. Batista settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Arnold vs. Reuss
Chris Arnold pinch hits for Jim Willoughby.
Arnold hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Reuss
There's a wild pitch. Arnold moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Reuss
Bonds hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Arnold moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Fuentes vs. Reuss
Fuentes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Fuentes reaches second base with a double. Arnold scores. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Ray
Jim Ray now pitching.
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Goodson vs. Ray
Goodson hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jutze vs. Moffitt
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ray vs. Moffitt
Ray hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Moffitt
Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Ray
Speier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Ray
Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Howarth vs. Ray
Howarth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Ray
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Dave Rader.
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Moffitt
Mike Sadek now catching.
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kingman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Metzger for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Moffitt
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Moffitt
Watson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Batista vs. Moffitt
Batista hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno moves to third. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rader vs. Moffitt
Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Watson moves to third. Batista moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Helms vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching. Gary Thomasson now playing left field.
Helms hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Watson scores. Batista moves to third. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Jutze vs. Sosa
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Ray
Thomasson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Ray
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Ray
Fuentes 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 6/23/1973 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Wynn J, rf 4 1 1 0 Bonds B, rf 4 1 0 0
Metzger R, ss 5 1 0 0 Fuentes T, 2b 5 0 2 2
Cedeno C, cf 4 2 2 1 Maddox G, cf 3 0 1 1
Watson B, lf 5 1 3 1 Goodson E, 3b 4 0 0 0
May L, 1b 2 0 0 0 Speier C, ss 4 0 2 0
Batista R, 1b 1 0 1 0 Kingman D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 5 0 1 1 Howarth J, lf 4 0 1 0
Helms T, 2b 5 1 4 2 Sosa E, p 0 0 0 0
Jutze S, c 5 0 1 0 Rader D, c 3 0 1 0
Reuss J, p 2 0 1 1 McCovey W, ph 1 0 0 0
Ray J, p 1 0 1 0 Sadek M, c 0 0 0 0
Bryant R, p 2 1 1 0
Willoughby J, p 0 0 0 0
Arnold C, ph 1 1 1 0
Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
Thomasson G, lf 1 0 0 0
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39 6 15 6 36 3 9 3
Houston 003 001 002 -- 6
San Francisco 002 000 100 -- 3
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss J (W) 6.2 8 3 3 1 5
Ray J (S) 2.1 1 0 0 1 1
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Bryant R (L) 5.1 8 4 4 4 5
Willoughby J 1.2 0 0 0 0 3
Moffitt R 1.1 6 2 2 0 0
Sosa E 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Speier C
DP -- San Francisco 4
LOB -- Houston 11, San Francisco 8
2B -- Jutze S, Fuentes T
SB -- Cedeno C
HBP -- by Willoughby J (Cedeno C)
WP -- Reuss J 2
T -- 2:47
A -- 13451
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