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Houston Astros @ Philadelphia Phillies
1973-05-02 · Night game · Veterans Stadium · Att: 8101 · 2:32
Houston Astros defeated Philadelphia Phillies 9–4. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 7th. Dave Roberts earned the win and Jim Ray picked up the save. Bob Watson went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
W: Dave Roberts L: Jim Lonborg SV: Jim Ray
Umpires — HP: Tom Gorman · 1B: Bill Williams · 2B: Dick Stello · 3B: Jerry Dale · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Wynn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roger Metzger | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Watson | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Lee May | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Doug Rader | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Johnny Edwards | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tommy Helms | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Roberts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jesus Alou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommie Agee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Ray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Larry Bowa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cesar Tovar | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Montanez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Robinson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Schmidt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Boone | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Anderson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Terry Harmon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Lonborg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Pagan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Denny Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Roberts | 7.0 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Ray | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Lonborg | 5.1 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Barry Lersch | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Twitchell | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Ken Brett | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jim Wynn: 7/FL
- Roger Metzger: S8
- Cesar Cedeno: SB2
- Cesar Cedeno: 7
- Bob Watson: HP
- Lee May: D.2-H;1-H
- Doug Rader: 9
Bot 1
- Larry Bowa: 53
- Cesar Tovar: D
- Willie Montanez: 1/G.2-3
- Bill Robinson: 53
Top 2
- Johnny Edwards: 4/L
- Tommy Helms: 63
- Dave Roberts: 43
Bot 2
- Mike Schmidt: K
- Bob Boone: 3/FL
- Mike Anderson: 9/FL
Top 3
- Jim Wynn: K+PB.B-1
- Roger Metzger: POCS2(2363)
- Roger Metzger: W
- Cesar Cedeno: 4/P
- Bob Watson: 54(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Terry Harmon: 8
- Jim Lonborg: K
- Larry Bowa: 63
Top 4
- Lee May: K
- Doug Rader: K
- Johnny Edwards: 53
Bot 4
- Cesar Tovar: D9
- Willie Montanez: S4/BG.2-3
- Bill Robinson: S1.3-H;1-2
- Mike Schmidt: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Bob Boone: 63
Top 5
- Tommy Helms: 9
- Dave Roberts: 43
- Jim Wynn: S8
- Roger Metzger: 5/FL
Bot 5
- Mike Anderson: HR
- Terry Harmon: S8
- Jim Lonborg: 54/SH.1-2
- Larry Bowa: 53
- Cesar Tovar: 6/L
Top 6
- Cesar Cedeno: 6/P
- Bob Watson: HR
- Lee May: S8
- Doug Rader: HP.1-2
- Johnny Edwards: S9.2-H;1-3
- Tommy Helms: S8.3-H;1-2
- Dave Roberts: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Jim Wynn: 64(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Willie Montanez: 63
- Bill Robinson: 5/FL
- Mike Schmidt: 63
Top 7
- Roger Metzger: D7
- Cesar Cedeno: S8.2-3
- Bob Watson: SB2
- Bob Watson: S9.3-H;2-H
- Lee May: S.1-3
- Doug Rader: CS2(24)
- Doug Rader: W
- Johnny Edwards: SB2
- Johnny Edwards: K
- Tommy Helms: S8.2-H;3-H
- Dave Roberts: 5/L
Bot 7
- Bob Boone: 63
- Mike Anderson: S1
- Terry Harmon: 3/FL
- Jose Pagan: D.1-H
- Larry Bowa: W
- Cesar Tovar: S7.2-H;1-2
- Willie Montanez: 6/P
Top 8
- Jesus Alou: D
- Roger Metzger: W
- Cesar Cedeno: 63.2-3;1-2
- Bob Watson: IW
- Tommie Agee: K/C
- Doug Rader: K/C
Bot 8
- Bill Robinson: K/C
- Mike Schmidt: D9
- Bob Boone: 53
- Mike Anderson: 63
Top 9
- Johnny Edwards: 8
- Tommy Helms: 9
- Jim Ray: 63
Bot 9
- Denny Doyle: 9
- Jose Pagan: K
- Larry Bowa: S9
- Cesar Tovar: 8