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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 9, 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 September 9, 1973 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 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 | September 9, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Reuss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Barr |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 11,088 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Jerry Dale 2B: Tom Gorman 3B: Bill Williams |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
| Gary Sutherland | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Lee May | First Baseman |
| Skip Jutze | Catcher |
| Hector Torres | Shortstop |
| Jerry Reuss | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Dave Kingman | Third Baseman |
| Gary Thomasson | First Baseman |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Jim Barr | Pitcher |
| Charlie Fox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 9, 1973
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Barr
Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutherland vs. Barr
Sutherland hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thomasson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Barr
Cedeno hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thomasson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Barr
Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Barr
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Reuss
Bonds hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Reuss
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Reuss
Maddox is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Reuss
Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Reuss
Speier hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Barr
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Barr
Jutze 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 -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Barr
Torres is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Reuss
Kingman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Reuss
There goes Kingman. The throw from Jutze and he is out, Torres applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Reuss
Thomasson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Reuss
Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomasson moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barr vs. Reuss
Barr bunts towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bonds vs. Reuss
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuss vs. Barr
Reuss strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Barr
Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Barr
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Reuss
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Reuss
Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Barr
Cedeno hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Barr
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Barr
Rader hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thomasson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Barr
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 4
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Reuss
Speier hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Reuss
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Reuss
Thomasson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Thomasson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rader vs. Reuss
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rader for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Barr
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Barr
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Speier. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reuss vs. Barr
Barr spins and fires to second, with Speier covering, and Torres is picked off. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reuss vs. Barr
Reuss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Barr
Wynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Wynn reaches third base with a triple. Reuss goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sutherland vs. Barr
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barr vs. Reuss
Barr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Jutze settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, 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, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Reuss
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Reuss
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Barr
Cedeno 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 -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Barr
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Barr
Rader hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Rader reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Barr
May is walked intentionally. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jutze vs. Barr
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomasson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jutze for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Reuss
Roger Metzger now playing shortstop.
Matthews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speier vs. Reuss
There goes Matthews. The throw from Jutze and he is safe. Matthews steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. Reuss
Speier hits a ball on the ground towards second. Sutherland picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Sutherland. Matthews scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Reuss
Kingman takes first base on ball four. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomasson vs. Reuss
Thomasson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Reuss
Rader hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Speier scores. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barr vs. Reuss
Barr bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Reuss
Bonds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Barr
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thomasson scoops it up and throws to first, with Barr covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Barr
Greg Gross pinch hits for Jerry Reuss.
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Barr
Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw now pitching.
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fuentes for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Upshaw
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Upshaw
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Barr
Sutherland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Barr
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sutherland moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Watson vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rader vs. Moffitt
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sutherland scores. Cedeno moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Moffitt
May hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Moffitt
Jutze 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 -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Moffitt
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moffitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Upshaw
Bob Gallagher now playing left field.
Speier hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Upshaw
Kingman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Upshaw
Thomasson hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Upshaw
Rader hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Jutze settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upshaw vs. Moffitt
Upshaw strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Moffitt
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutherland vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching.
Sutherland 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, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Upshaw
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Elias Sosa.
McCovey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Upshaw
Mike Phillips pinch runs for Willie McCovey.
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Gallagher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Upshaw
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Upshaw
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/9/1973 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Wynn J, rf 4 0 2 1 Bonds B, rf 5 1 1 1
Sutherland G, 2b 5 1 1 0 Fuentes T, 2b 5 0 1 0
Cedeno C, cf 4 1 2 0 Maddox G, cf 5 0 0 0
Watson B, lf 3 0 1 0 Matthews G, lf 4 1 2 0
Gallagher B, lf 0 0 0 0 Speier C, ss 4 1 1 0
Rader D, 3b 4 1 2 1 Kingman D, 3b 3 1 2 1
May L, 1b 3 1 1 3 Thomasson G, 1b 3 0 1 0
Jutze S, c 4 0 0 0 Rader D, c 4 0 2 1
Torres H, ss 2 0 1 0 Barr J, p 3 0 0 0
Metzger R, ss 2 0 0 0 Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
Reuss J, p 1 1 0 0 Sosa E, p 0 0 0 0
Gross G, ph 1 0 0 0 McCovey W, ph 0 0 0 0
Upshaw C, p 1 0 0 0 Phillips M, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 10 5 36 4 10 3
Houston 000 010 040 -- 5
San Francisco 100 002 010 -- 4
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss J 6.0 9 3 3 2 4
Upshaw C (W) 3.0 1 1 1 1 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Barr J* 7.0 8 3 3 3 3
Moffitt R (L) 1.1 2 2 2 1 1
Sosa E 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Speier C, Sutherland G
DP -- San Francisco 2
LOB -- Houston 6, San Francisco 8
2B -- Cedeno C, Thomasson G, Rader D
3B -- Wynn J
HR -- Bonds B, May L, Kingman D
SB -- Matthews G
CS -- Kingman D
T -- 2:36
A -- 11088
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