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Atlanta Braves @ Houston Astros
1973-09-23 · Day game · Astrodome · Att: 14222 · dome · 2:43
Atlanta Braves defeated Houston Astros 10–2. Atlanta Braves put up 5 in the 8th. Roric Harrison earned the win and Joe Niekro picked up the save. Dick Dietz went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 13 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
W: Roric Harrison L: Don Wilson SV: Joe Niekro
Umpires — HP: Art Williams · 1B: Doug Harvey · 2B: Andy Olsen · 3B: Shag Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Atlanta Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ralph Garr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Lum | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Darrell Evans | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dusty Baker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Davey Johnson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Tepedino | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Marty Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Dick Dietz | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
 Roric Harrison | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Sonny Jackson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bob Gallagher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Roger Metzger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bob Watson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Doug Rader | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee May | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Helms | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Skip Jutze | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Greg Gross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmy Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roric Harrison | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
 Joe Niekro | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Wilson | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
 Juan Pizarro | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Cosgrove | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ray | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cecil Upshaw | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ralph Garr: S
- Mike Lum: 8
- Darrell Evans: CS2(26)
- Darrell Evans: W
- Dusty Baker: K
Bot 1
- Bob Gallagher: 7
- Roger Metzger: 8
- Cesar Cedeno: K
Top 2
- Davey Johnson: 7
- Frank Tepedino: S
- Marty Perez: K
- Dick Dietz: HR.1-H
- Roric Harrison: K
Bot 2
- Bob Watson: 9
- Doug Rader: 4
- Lee May: 53
Top 3
- Ralph Garr: 3/G
- Mike Lum: W
- Darrell Evans: 9
- Dusty Baker: 43
Bot 3
- Tommy Helms: 41
- Skip Jutze: 3/G
- Don Wilson: K
Top 4
- Davey Johnson: S
- Frank Tepedino: D.1-3
- Marty Perez: 9/SF.3-H
- Dick Dietz: WP.2-3
- Dick Dietz: PB.3-H(UR)
- Dick Dietz: W
- Roric Harrison: 56(1)/FO/BG
- Ralph Garr: 9/L
Bot 4
- Bob Gallagher: 31
- Roger Metzger: 63
- Cesar Cedeno: D
- Bob Watson: 2/FL
Top 5
- Mike Lum: 9
- Darrell Evans: S
- Dusty Baker: K
- Davey Johnson: 7
Bot 5
- Doug Rader: 9
- Lee May: S
- Tommy Helms: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Frank Tepedino: HR
- Marty Perez: K
- Dick Dietz: W
- Roric Harrison: K
- Ralph Garr: 4(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Skip Jutze: 9
- Greg Gross: 5/FL
- Bob Gallagher: 43
Top 7
- Mike Lum: 3
- Darrell Evans: 4
- Dusty Baker: 4
Bot 7
- Roger Metzger: S
- Cesar Cedeno: W.1-2
- Bob Watson: S.2-3;1-2
- Doug Rader: 8
- Lee May: 9/SF.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Tommy Helms: 7
Top 8
- Davey Johnson: S
- Frank Tepedino: 14/SH.1-2
- Marty Perez: S.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Dick Dietz: IW
- Roric Harrison: 7/L
- Sonny Jackson: S.2-H;1-2#
- Mike Lum: S.2-H;1-2#
- Darrell Evans: S.2-H;1-2#
- Dusty Baker: S.2-H;1-2#
- Davey Johnson: K
Bot 8
- Jimmy Stewart: 5
- Johnny Edwards: 9
- Bob Gallagher: 9
Top 9
- Frank Tepedino: 9
- Marty Perez: 63
- Dick Dietz: 5
Bot 9
- Roger Metzger: W
- Cesar Cedeno: HP.1-2
- Bob Watson: W.2-3;1-2
- Doug Rader: K
- Lee May: 64(1)3/GDP