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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 8, 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 8, 1973 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 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 8, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | J.R. Richard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ron Bryant |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 7,308 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Dick Stello 2B: Jerry Dale 3B: Tom Gorman |
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 |
| J.R. Richard | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Gary Matthews | Left Fielder |
| Chris Speier | Shortstop |
| Dave Kingman | Third Baseman |
| Dave Rader | Catcher |
| Ron Bryant | Pitcher |
| Charlie Fox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
September 8, 1973
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Bryant
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutherland vs. Bryant
Sutherland bunts in front of the plate. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Bryant
Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Watson vs. Bryant
Watson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Bryant
Rader takes first base on ball four. Watson moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
May vs. Bryant
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. May reaches second base with a double. Watson scores. Rader goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Jutze vs. Bryant
Jutze strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Richard
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Richard
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Richard
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Richard
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Bryant
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bryant fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Bryant
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Bryant
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sutherland vs. Bryant
Sutherland hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Richard
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Richard
Speier hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Richard
Kingman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Richard
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Bryant
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Bryant
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Bryant
Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Richard
Bryant strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Richard
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Richard
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
May vs. Bryant
May hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Bryant
Jutze hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Bryant
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kingman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Richard
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maddox for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Richard
McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Richard
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Bryant
Richard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Bryant
Wynn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Bryant
Sutherland hits a line drive towards third. Kingman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Bryant
Cedeno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Carrithers
Don Carrithers now pitching.
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Carrithers
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Richard
Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Richard
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Richard
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Speier moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Ontiveros vs. Richard
Steve Ontiveros pinch hits for Don Carrithers.
Ontiveros hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Speier scores. Rader moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Bonds vs. Richard
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out. Rader scores. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fuentes vs. Richard
Fuentes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Maddox vs. Richard
There's a wild pitch. Bonds scores. Fuentes moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Richard
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
May vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
May strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Moffitt
Jutze hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Moffitt
Torres hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Richard
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Richard
Matthews strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Speier vs. Richard
Speier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Richard
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Moffitt
Richard strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Moffitt
Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sutherland vs. Moffitt
Sutherland hits a fly ball into left field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Richard
Rader 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: ---
Thomasson vs. Richard
Gary Thomasson pinch hits for Randy Moffitt.
Thomasson strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Richard
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Bradley
Tom Bradley now pitching.
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Bradley
Watson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Bradley
Roger Metzger pinch runs for Bob Watson.
Rader hits a line drive towards third. Kingman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
May vs. Bradley
May hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. May reaches second base with a double. Metzger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jutze vs. Bradley
Jutze hits a line drive towards third. Kingman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Richard
Bob Gallagher now playing left field.
Fuentes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Richard
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Richard
McCovey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gallagher. McCovey reaches second base with a double. Maddox goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Matthews vs. Richard
Jim Willoughby pinch runs for Willie McCovey.
Matthews hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gallagher. Matthews reaches second base with a double. Willoughby scores. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speier vs. Richard
Speier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Matthews scores. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Wilson
Don Wilson now pitching.
Kingman hits a line drive towards the mound. Wilson catches it and throws to first to double up Speier. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Sosa
Jim Howarth now playing first base. Elias Sosa now pitching.
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Sosa
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Sosa
Mike Easler pinch runs for Don Wilson.
Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Speier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Easler moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sutherland vs. Sosa
Sutherland hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Matthews. Sutherland reaches second base with a double. Matthews throws the ball in to Rader who tags Sutherland trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Easler scores. Wynn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Sosa
Cedeno hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Pizarro
Juan Pizarro now pitching.
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Arnold vs. Pizarro
Chris Arnold pinch hits for Elias Sosa. Mike Sadek pinch runs for Dave Rader.
Arnold hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gallagher. Arnold reaches second base with a double. Sadek goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Pizarro
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Fuentes vs. Pizarro
Fuentes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Upshaw
Cecil Upshaw now pitching.
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sutherland fields it and throws to second for the out. Arnold moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Upshaw
Mike Phillips pinch hits for Jim Howarth.
Phillips 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 9/8/1973 -- Houston at San Francisco (D)
Houston AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Wynn J, rf 3 3 2 2 Bonds B, rf 5 1 0 1
Sutherland G, 2b 4 0 1 2 Fuentes T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Cedeno C, cf 5 1 1 1 Maddox G, cf 3 1 0 0
Watson B, lf 3 1 1 1 McCovey W, 1b 4 0 1 1
Metzger R, pr 0 1 0 0 Willoughby J, pr 0 1 0 0
Gallagher B, lf 0 0 0 0 Howarth J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 3 1 0 0 Phillips M, ph 1 0 0 0
May L, 1b 4 0 2 3 Matthews G, lf 4 1 1 1
Jutze S, c 4 0 0 0 Speier C, ss 2 1 1 1
Torres H, ss 4 0 0 0 Kingman D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Richard J, p 3 1 1 0 Rader D, c 3 1 1 0
Wilson D, p 1 0 1 0 Sadek M, pr 0 1 0 0
Easler M, pr 0 1 0 0 Bryant R, p 1 0 0 0
Pizarro J, p 0 0 0 0 Carrithers D, p 0 0 0 0
Upshaw C, p 0 0 0 0 Ontiveros S, ph 1 0 1 1
Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
Thomasson G, ph 1 0 0 0
Bradley T, p 0 0 0 0
Sosa E, p 0 0 0 0
Arnold C, ph 1 0 1 1
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34 9 9 9 33 7 7 6
Houston 300 030 012 -- 9
San Francisco 000 030 031 -- 7
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Richard J (W) 7.1 6 6 6 5 6
Wilson D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Pizarro J 0.1 1 1 1 2 0
Upshaw C (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Bryant R (L) 4.1 5 6 6 3 1
Carrithers D 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Moffitt R 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Bradley T 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Sosa E 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
DP -- Houston 1
LOB -- Houston 3, San Francisco 6
2B -- May L 2, McCovey W, Matthews G, Sutherland G, Arnold C
HR -- Wynn J, Cedeno C
SH -- Sutherland G
WP -- Richard J
T -- 2:32
A -- 7308
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