Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres
June 19, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 19, 1973 at San Diego Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 7, San Diego Padres 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn rf 5 1 2 0
Metzger ss 5 2 2 0
Cedeno cf 3 2 1 0
  Agee cf 2 0 1 0
Watson lf 4 1 1 1
May 1b 4 0 2 4
Rader 3b 4 1 1 1
Helms 2b 4 0 2 0
Jutze c 4 0 1 0
Reuss p 4 0 1 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 14 6
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas ss 2 1 1 0
  Lee ph 0 0 0 1
Morales J. cf 4 1 1 0
  Locklear ph 1 0 0 0
Kendall c 5 0 2 1
Colbert 1b 4 0 0 0
Gaston rf 4 0 1 1
Roberts 3b 4 0 0 0
Winfield lf 4 1 1 0
Morales R. 2b 4 0 1 0
Kirby p 2 0 1 0
  Corkins p 0 0 0 0
  Murrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Anderson ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Houston 300 120 1007140
San Diego 200 000 001382
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (8-5) 8.0 8 3 3 3 2
  York   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Crawford  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
2
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Kirby  L (2-8) 4.1 7 6 3 1 1
  Corkins   2.2 4 1 1 0 2
  Miller   2.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
7
4
1
3

  E–Thomas (9), J Morales (1).  DP–Houston 1, San Diego 1.  2B–Houston Metzger (5,off Kirby), San Diego Kirby (1,off Reuss).  HR–Houston Rader (7,4th inning off Kirby 0 on, 0 out).  SF–May (4,off Kirby).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:23.  A–5,338.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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