April 22, 1973 San Diego Padres at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
DET 3 CLE 8
BOS 7 BOS 5
@CLE 2 CHW 8
@KCR 4 KCR 6
CHW 1 MIL 4
NYY 3 MIN 6
TEX 4 OAK 3
CAL 2
(10) PIT 10
@CHC 4 CHC 11
PIT 3 CIN 6
ATL 3 HOU 4
SDP 3 SFG 4
@LAD 2 MON 2
@NYM 1
(10) NYM 13
MON 3 PHI 4
STL 2 PHI 2
STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 11,396

Sunday, April 22, 1973, 2:00PM
Time of Game: 2:41

Padres

6-11

Lost 3

5th, 6½ GB

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

W: J Reuss (3-0), L: G Ross (1-1), S: J York (2)

Astros

9-8

Won 4

3rd, 3½ GB

BATTING

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Thomas SS                   4   1   2   0    1   1  .256  .662    0    3   5   2B,IW
D Campbell 2B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .650    0    3   1   SH
  E Hernandez PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .426         0   0   
L Lee LF                      3   1   0   0    2   2  .276  .653    0    3   0   
N Colbert 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .217  .614    0    6   2   
C Gaston RF                   2   0   1   2    2   0  .282  .795    0    1   0   
J Morales CF                  2   0   0   1    1   0  .273  .821    0    4   0   SF
D Hilton 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .207  .529    0    0   1   
F Kendall C                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .707    0    3   0   2B
F Norman P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347    0    1   0   
  G Ross P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   SH
  B Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Roberts PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .095  .269    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   3   7   3    7   7                    24   9

BATTING

2B: D Thomas (2, off J Reuss); F Kendall (4, off J Reuss).

SF: J Morales (1, off J Reuss).

SH: G Ross (1, off J Reuss); D Campbell (1, off J Reuss).

IBB: D Thomas (1, by J Reuss).

TB: F Kendall 3; D Thomas 3; C Gaston; D Hilton; D Campbell.

RBI: C Gaston 2 (6); J Morales (7).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Thomas-D Campbell.

E: D Hilton (3); D Thomas 2 (2).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Agee LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .318  .757    0    2   0   
T Helms 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .242  .550    0    0   3   
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .317  .990    0    1   1   
B Watson 1B                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .317  .841    0   11   0   2B
J Wynn RF                     3   1   2   1    1   0  .278  .939    0    3   0   2B
D Rader 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .177  .494    0    1   1   
L Howard C                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .398    0    4   0   
  J Edwards PH-C              2   1   1   2    0   0  .229  .677    0    3   0   3B
R Metzger SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .089  .297    0    2   3   SB
J Reuss P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   3   SH
  J York P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   4   6   4    3   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: B Watson (2, off G Ross); J Wynn (3, off F Norman).

3B: J Edwards (2, off G Ross).

SH: J Reuss (1, off F Norman).

TB: J Edwards 3; J Wynn 3; B Watson 2; R Metzger; J Reuss.

RBI: J Edwards 2 (8); R Metzger (4); J Wynn (12).

2-out RBI: J Edwards 2; R Metzger.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Cedeno-R Metzger.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Metzger (1, 2nd base off B Miller/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
F Norman                       4.2   1   1   1    2   3   0   3.38   19     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 1· 1     59    -     1.12   0.10
G Ross, L (1-1)                1     2   3   3    1   0   0   4.02    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          1-0    1.95  -0.28
B Miller                       2.1   3   0   0    0   0   0   0.82   10     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 3          1-1    0.96  -0.08
Totals                         8     6   4   4    3   3   0          35     -       ·  ·     12·10· 1· 6          2-1

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Reuss, W (3-0)               8.2   7   3   3    7   7   0   2.03   39     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 7     58    -     1.47   0.11
J York, S (2)                  0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.51    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    5.50   0.14
Totals                         9     7   3   3    7   7   0          40     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 7          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Reuss (1).

IBB: J Reuss (1; D Thomas).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 11,396.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Diego Padres              Houston Astros                       
1. D Thomas             SS    1. T Agee               LF 
2. D Campbell           2B    2. T Helms              2B 
3. L Lee                LF    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. N Colbert            1B    4. B Watson             1B 
5. C Gaston             RF    5. J Wynn               RF 
6. J Morales            CF    6. D Rader              3B 
7. D Hilton             3B    7. L Howard             C  
8. F Kendall            C     8. R Metzger            SS 
9. F Norman             P     9. J Reuss              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  3-1  12-      33%  56% J Edwards       G Ross          Triple to LF; Watson Scores; Wynn Scores
   t 3   1  1-0  123     -19%  31% C Gaston        J Reuss         Single to CF; Thomas Scores; Campbell Scores; Lee to 3B
   b 6   2  3-3  --3      17%  73% R Metzger       B Miller        Single to LF; Edwards Scores
   t 9   2  4-3  12-      14% 100% N Colbert       J York          Flyball: RF
   b 2   0  0-0  1--      13%  72% J Wynn          F Norman        Double to RF; Watson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  D Thomas        Double to RF
   O      -2-      45%  D Campbell      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Thomas to 3B
   O      --3      51%  L Lee           Strikeout
   O      --3      55%  N Colbert       Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  T Agee          Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  T Helms         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Reuss facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  C Gaston        Walk
          1--      40%  J Morales       Walk; Gaston to 2B
   O      12-      43%  D Hilton        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gaston to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  F Kendall       Lineout: RF
   O      1-3      55%  F Norman        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Fred Norman facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  B Watson        Walk
   R      1--      72%  J Wynn          Double to RF; Watson Scores
   OO     -2-      63%  D Rader         Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
   O      ---      62%  L Howard        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Thomas        Single to LF
          1--      51%  D Campbell      Single to 3B; Thomas to 2B
          12-      45%  L Lee           Wild Pitch; Thomas to 3B; Campbell to 2B
          -23      41%  " "             Walk
   O      123      50%  N Colbert       Strikeout Looking
   RR     123      31%  C Gaston        Single to CF; Thomas Scores; Campbell Scores; Lee to 3B
   ROO    1-3      31%  J Morales       Double Play: Flyball: CF-SS/Sacrifice Fly; Lee Scores
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Fred Norman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      28%  R Metzger       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      27%  J Reuss         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      28%  T Agee          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Agee to 1B
          1--      30%  T Helms         Walk; Agee to 2B
   O      12-      25%  C Cedeno        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jerry Reuss facing 7-8-9
          ---      23%  D Hilton        Single to CF
          1--      15%  F Kendall       Double to RF; Hilton to 3B
   O      -23      19%  F Norman        Groundout: 2B-1B
          -23      18%  D Thomas        Intentional Walk
   O      123      24%  D Campbell      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      123      29%  L Lee           Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Fred Norman facing 4-5-6
          ---      34%  B Watson        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Watson to 1B
   O      1--      30%  J Wynn          Flyball: SS
   O      1--      26%  D Rader         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      23%  L Howard        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jerry Reuss facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      25%  N Colbert       Strikeout
          ---      23%  C Gaston        Walk
   O      1--      25%  J Morales       Flyball: LF
   O      1--      27%  D Hilton        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Fred Norman facing 8-9-1
          ---      32%  R Metzger       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Metzger to 1B
   O      1--      29%  J Reuss         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Metzger to 2B
   O      -2-      25%  T Agee          Groundout: 1B-P; Metzger to 3B
                  Gary Ross replaces Fred Norman pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      20%  T Helms         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Padres Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jerry Reuss facing 8-9-1
          ---      18%  F Kendall       Single to CF
   O      1--      19%  G Ross          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Kendall to 2B
   O      -2-      21%  D Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      24%  D Campbell      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Gary Ross facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      20%  C Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      27%  B Watson        Double to RF
          -2-      30%  J Wynn          Walk
   O      12-      23%  D Rader         Flyball: CF
                  Johnny Edwards pinch hits for Larry Howard batting 7th
   RR     12-      56%  J Edwards       Triple to LF; Watson Scores; Wynn Scores
                  Bob Miller replaces Gary Ross pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3      73%  R Metzger       Single to LF; Edwards Scores
          1--      74%  J Reuss         Metzger Steals 2B
          -2-      75%  " "             Single to 3B; Metzger to 3B
   O      1-3      71%  T Agee          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 3-4, Jerry Reuss facing 3-4-5
                  Johnny Edwards moves to C
   O      ---      75%  L Lee           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      78%  N Colbert       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      80%  C Gaston        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Miller facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  T Helms         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  C Cedeno        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      76%  B Watson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 3-4, Jerry Reuss facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  J Morales       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      85%  D Hilton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  F Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Miller facing 5-6-7
          ---      89%  J Wynn          Single to LF
   O      1--      88%  D Rader         Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      86%  J Edwards       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      85%  R Metzger       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 3-4, Jerry Reuss facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Roberts pinch hits for Bob Miller batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  D Roberts       Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  D Thomas        Strikeout
          ---      93%  D Campbell      Walk
                  Enzo Hernandez pinch runs for Dave Campbell batting 2nd
          1--      86%  L Lee           Walk; Hernandez to 2B
                  Jim York replaces Jerry Reuss pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-     100%  N Colbert       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Padres 3, Astros 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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