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Houston Astros @
Philadelphia Phillies
1973-07-15 Β· Day game Β· Veterans Stadium Β· 6 innings Β· Att: 20648 Β· rain, wet Β· 1:38
Houston Astros defeated Philadelphia Phillies 2β0. Dave Roberts earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
W: Dave Roberts L: Dick Ruthven SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Art Williams Β· 1B: Shag Crawford Β· 2B: Ken Burkhart Β· 3B: Andy Olsen Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Houston Astros β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Wynn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Roger Metzger | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cesar Cedeno | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bob Watson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Doug Rader | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Lee May | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tommy Helms | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Skip Jutze | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Roberts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Philadelphia Phillies β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Robinson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Terry Harmon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Willie Montanez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Greg Luzinski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Anderson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Schmidt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Boone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Bowa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Ruthven | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Roberts | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Philadelphia Phillies β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Ruthven | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jim Wynn: K/C
- Roger Metzger: S6
- Cesar Cedeno: 3/G.1-2
- Bob Watson: WP.2-3
- Bob Watson: W
- Doug Rader: W.1-2
- Lee May: 64(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Bill Robinson: D9
- Terry Harmon: 63
- Willie Montanez: W
- Greg Luzinski: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Tommy Helms: 8
- Skip Jutze: S
- Dave Roberts: K
- Jim Wynn: W.1-2
- Roger Metzger: WP.2-3
- Roger Metzger: 13
Bot 2
- Mike Anderson: S5
- Mike Schmidt: 4/P
- Bob Boone: 7
- Larry Bowa: 9
Top 3
- Cesar Cedeno: W
- Bob Watson: SB2#
- Bob Watson: 53
- Doug Rader: S8.2-H
- Lee May: K/C
- Tommy Helms: 63
Bot 3
- Dick Ruthven: K
- Bill Robinson: W
- Terry Harmon: 7
- Willie Montanez: K
Top 4
- Skip Jutze: 43
- Dave Roberts: K/C
- Jim Wynn: K
Bot 4
- Greg Luzinski: 63
- Mike Anderson: 53
- Mike Schmidt: 53
Top 5
- Roger Metzger: S8
- Cesar Cedeno: SB2#
- Cesar Cedeno: 8
- Bob Watson: S7.2-H
- Doug Rader: CS2(26)
- Doug Rader: D7
- Lee May: IW
- Tommy Helms: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Bob Boone: 7
- Larry Bowa: 63
- Dick Ruthven: S9
- Bill Robinson: S5.1-2
- Terry Harmon: 8
Top 6
- Skip Jutze: 6/P
- Dave Roberts: 3/P
- Jim Wynn: K
Notes & reviews
- Protest=H
- game called after 1:15 rain delay; the Phillies protested saying that the umpires did not wait long enough; the protest was disallowed

















