April 20, 1973 San Diego Padres at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
DET 5
(10) CLE 3
BOS 2 CHW 16
@KCR 2 MIL 2
NYY 0 MIN 5
TEX 1 OAK 4
CAL 3 CIN 4
ATL 2 HOU 6
SDP 2 SFG 7
@LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 21,261

Friday, April 20, 1973, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:31

Padres

6-9

Lost 1

4th, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Padres          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    2  9  0
Astros          0  2  1   0  2  0   1  0  X    6  7  0

W: K Forsch (2-1), L: M Corkins (1-2), S: J Crawford (1)

Astros

7-8

Won 2

3rd, 4½ GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Hernandez SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .196  .451    0    1   2   
  J Morales PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .823    0    0   0   
D Thomas 2B                   3   0   0   1    2   1  .229  .598    0    2   2   
L Lee LF                      5   0   2   0    0   1  .302  .669    0    2   0   
N Colbert 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .255  .714    0   10   0   
D Marshall RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .409 1.026    0    2   0   
J Grubb CF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .237  .519    0    1   0   
D Hilton 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .561    0    0   3   
F Kendall C                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .243  .705    0    6   0   
M Corkins P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .334    0    0   0   
  B Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Campbell PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .586    0    0   0   
  V Romo P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  C Gaston PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .769    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   2   9   2    2   9                    24   8

BATTING

TB: F Kendall 3; L Lee 2; J Grubb; E Hernandez; D Marshall; N Colbert.

RBI: N Colbert (7); D Thomas (1).

2-out RBI: D Thomas; N Colbert.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wynn RF                     4   1   0   0    1   2  .262  .924    0    3   0   
T Helms 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .548    0    1   2   
C Cedeno CF                   2   2   1   0    2   0  .321 1.031    0    4   0   2·SB
B Watson LF-1B                4   0   2   1    0   1  .321  .809    0    1   0   
L May 1B                      3   0   1   2    0   1  .173  .477    0    6   0   2B
  T Agee PR-LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .357  .757    0    1   0   
D Rader 3B                    1   1   0   1    2   0  .200  .541    0    0   0   SF
J Edwards C                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .233  .662    0    8   1   3B
R Metzger SS                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .082  .298    0    3   1   SH
K Forsch P                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .091  .258    0    0   0   
  J Crawford P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       29   6   7   6    6   6                    27   4

BATTING

2B: L May (3, off M Corkins).

3B: J Edwards (1, off M Corkins).

SF: D Rader (1, off V Romo).

SH: R Metzger (1, off M Corkins).

TB: J Edwards 4; L May 2; B Watson 2; C Cedeno; T Helms.

RBI: L May 2 (4); B Watson (10); R Metzger (3); J Edwards (6); D Rader (7).

2-out RBI: L May 2; B Watson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Cedeno 2 (6, 2nd base off M Corkins/F Kendall, 2nd base off V Romo/F Kendall).

PITCHING

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Corkins, L (1-2)             4.2   5   5   5    5   5   0   7.07   24     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 1· 5     34    -     0.74  -0.28
B Miller                       1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   1.04    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.34   0.02
V Romo                         2     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.86    8     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.11  -0.01
Totals                         8     7   6   6    6   6   0          37     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 1· 7          2-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Forsch, W (2-1)              8.2   9   2   2    2   8   0   3.86   38     -       ·  ·      6·10· 3· 9     64    -     0.98   0.19
J Crawford, S (1)              0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    1.40   0.04
Totals                         9     9   2   2    2   9   0          39     -       ·  ·      6·10· 3· 9          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 21,261.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Houston Astros                       
1. E Hernandez          SS    1. J Wynn               RF 
2. D Thomas             2B    2. T Helms              2B 
3. L Lee                LF    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. N Colbert            1B    4. B Watson             LF 
5. D Marshall           RF    5. L May                1B 
6. J Grubb              CF    6. D Rader              3B 
7. D Hilton             3B    7. J Edwards            C  
8. F Kendall            C     8. R Metzger            SS 
9. M Corkins            P     9. K Forsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  1--      16%  71% J Edwards       M Corkins       Triple to RF; Rader Scores
   b 5   2  1-3  12-      12%  94% L May           M Corkins       Double to RF; Helms Scores; Cedeno Scores
   t 5   2  3-1  123      10%  83% D Marshall      K Forsch        Strikeout
   t 5   2  3-0  123      -9%  73% N Colbert       K Forsch        Single to LF; Kendall Scores; Hernandez to 3B; Lee to 2B
   t 3   2  2-0  123       8%  78% N Colbert       K Forsch        Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  E Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Thomas        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  L Lee           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Corkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  J Wynn          Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  T Helms         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  C Cedeno        Walk
          1--      53%  B Watson        Cedeno Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Forsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  N Colbert       Lineout: SS
          ---      50%  D Marshall      Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  J Grubb         Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  D Hilton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Corkins facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  L May           Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      55%  D Rader         Walk
   R      1--      71%  J Edwards       Triple to RF; Rader Scores
   RO     --3      73%  R Metzger       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Edwards Scores
   O      ---      73%  K Forsch        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
          ---      69%  F Kendall       Single to LF
   O      1--      72%  M Corkins       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      75%  E Hernandez     Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      73%  D Thomas        Walk; Kendall to 2B
          12-      69%  L Lee           Single to RF; Kendall to 3B; Thomas to 2B
   O      123      78%  N Colbert       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Corkins facing 1-2-3
          ---      80%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      1--      79%  T Helms         Groundout: SS-1B; Wynn to 2B
   O      -2-      77%  C Cedeno        Flyball: 2B
   R      -2-      84%  B Watson        Single to RF; Wynn Scores
   O      1--      83%  L May           Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Ken Forsch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      85%  D Marshall      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      87%  J Grubb         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      87%  D Hilton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Corkins facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  D Rader         Lineout: CF
          ---      87%  J Edwards       Single to RF
   O      1--      87%  R Metzger       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Edwards to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  K Forsch        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 3.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-3, Ken Forsch facing 8-9-1
          ---      81%  F Kendall       Single to 1B
   O      1--      85%  M Corkins       Strikeout
          1--      81%  E Hernandez     Single to CF; Kendall to 2B
   O      12-      86%  D Thomas        Flyball: CF
          12-      82%  L Lee           Single to RF; Kendall to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
   R      123      73%  N Colbert       Single to LF; Kendall Scores; Hernandez to 3B; Lee to 2B
   O      123      83%  D Marshall      Strikeout
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Corkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  J Wynn          Flyball: SS
          ---      83%  T Helms         Single to CF
          1--      85%  C Cedeno        Walk; Helms to 2B
   O      12-      82%  B Watson        Flyball: RF
   RR     12-      94%  L May           Double to RF; Helms Scores; Cedeno Scores
                  Tommie Agee pinch runs for Lee May batting 5th
          -2-      94%  D Rader         Walk
                  Bob Miller replaces Mike Corkins pitching and batting 9th
          12-      94%  J Edwards       Walk; Agee to 3B; Rader to 2B
   O      123      93%  R Metzger       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-5, Ken Forsch facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Watson moves to 1B; Tommie Agee moves to LF
   O      ---      94%  J Grubb         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      95%  D Hilton        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      96%  F Kendall       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bob Miller facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  K Forsch        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  J Wynn          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      95%  T Helms         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-5, Ken Forsch facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Campbell pinch hits for Bob Miller batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  D Campbell      Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  E Hernandez     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      98%  D Thomas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Vicente Romo facing 3-4-5
                  Vicente Romo replaces Dave Campbell pitching and batting 9th
          ---      98%  C Cedeno        Single to LF
          1--      98%  B Watson        Cedeno Steals 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Single to SS; Cedeno to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  T Agee          Flyball: 1B
   RO     1-3      99%  D Rader         Flyball: 2B/Sacrifice Fly; Cedeno Scores
   O      1--      99%  J Edwards       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-6, Ken Forsch facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  L Lee           Lineout: RF
   O      ---      99%  N Colbert       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Marshall      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Vicente Romo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  R Metzger       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  K Forsch        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Wynn          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 1-6, Ken Forsch facing 6-7-8
          ---      99%  J Grubb         Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  D Hilton        Flyball: CF
          1--      99%  F Kendall       Single to LF; Grubb to 2B
                  Cito Gaston pinch hits for Vicente Romo batting 9th
          12-      97%  C Gaston        Fielder's Choice ; Grubb to 3B; Kendall to 2B; Gaston to 1B
                  Jerry Morales pinch hits for Enzo Hernandez batting 1st
   O      123      99%  J Morales       Strikeout
   R      123      97%  D Thomas        Walk; Grubb Scores; Kendall to 3B; Gaston to 2B
                  Jim Crawford replaces Ken Forsch pitching and batting 9th
   O      123     100%  L Lee           Strikeout
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 2, Astros 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197304200

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation