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BAL  4
DET  0
 CAL  5
TEX  4
 KCR  6
@CHW  2
 CLE  1
BOS  0
 MIL  5
NYY  2
 MIN  4
@OAK  1
 LAD  9
@ATL  8
 SDP  5
@CIN  1
 HOU  5
SFG  0
 MON  8
@NYM  5
 PIT 13
PHI  2
 STL  1
CHC  0
Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 7,952

 Wednesday, September 26, 1973
Time of Game: 2:13
Giants
0
86-73
Lost 4
3rd, 12 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  2
Astros          0  0  2   0  3  0   0  0  X    5 11  0
W: Dave Roberts (16-11), L: Juan Marichal (11-15)
 Astros
5
81-79
Won 3
4th, 17½ GB

Batting Stats

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Bonds RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .285  .907              0   0   
T Fuentes 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .686              2   2   
  B Miller 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .347              0   1   
G Maddox CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .314  .790              2   0   
G Matthews LF                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .300  .812              2   0   
  G Thomasson LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .752              1   0   
C Speier SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .690              1   2   
S Ontiveros 1B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .708              5   3   
D Kingman 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .210  .796              0   2   
M Sadek C                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .172  .508              8   1   
J Marichal P                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .188  .457              3   0   
  J Willoughby P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .486              0   0   
  J Howarth PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .202  .496              0   0   
  D Carrithers P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .533              0   0   
Totals                       34   0   7   0    1   5                         24  11
Batting Events
TB: G Maddox 2; G Matthews 2; M Sadek; J Marichal; C Speier.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Kingman-S Ontiveros-M Sadek.
E: J Marichal (4); G Maddox (12).
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Gross LF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .267  .720              1   0   CS
R Metzger SS                  4   2   1   0    0   1  .254  .631              1   3   2B
C Cedeno CF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .318  .905              1   0   2·SB
D Rader 3B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .253  .717              2   4   
B Gallagher RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .260  .607              3   0   
C Johnson 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   2  .300 1.064             12   0   HR
J Edwards C                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .661              3   0   
  S Jutze C                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .225  .524              3   0   
G Sutherland 2B               4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .605              1   3   
D Roberts P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .122  .268              0   1   SH
Totals                       32   5  11   0    3   6                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: R Metzger (11, off J Marichal).
HR: C Johnson (2, off J Marichal; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
SH: D Roberts (12, off J Marichal).
TB: C Johnson 4; G Sutherland 2; R Metzger 2; D Rader 2; C Cedeno 2; G Gross 2; J Edwards.
RBI: C Johnson 2 (6); D Rader (89); C Cedeno (69).
2-out RBI: C Johnson 2; D Rader; C Cedeno.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Baserunning Events
SB: C Cedeno 2 (53, 2nd base off D Carrithers/M Sadek, 3rd base off D Carrithers/M Sadek).
CS: G Gross (1, 2nd base by J Willoughby/M Sadek).
Pickoffs: R Metzger (2nd base by J Marichal).

Pitching Stats

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Marichal, L (11-15)          4.2   9   5   5    1   2   1   3.82   24     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 9     27    -     1.01  -0.20
J Willoughby                   1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   4.81    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
D Carrithers                   2     2   0   0    1   2   0   4.45    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8    11   5   5    3   6   1          36     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0·11           -  
Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Roberts, W (16-11)           9     7   0   0    1   5   0   2.85   35     -       ·  ·     11·11· 2· 7     77    -     0.78   0.30
Totals                         9     7   0   0    1   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     11·11· 2· 7           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Marichal (2; R Metzger, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Terry Tata.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 7,952.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Lineups

   San Francisco Giants                      Houston Astros                               
1. Bobby Bonds                  RF       1. Greg Gross                   LF
2. Tito Fuentes                 2B       2. Roger Metzger                SS
3. Garry Maddox                 CF       3. Cesar Cedeno                 CF
4. Gary Matthews                LF       4. Doug Rader                   3B
5. Chris Speier                 SS       5. Bob Gallagher                RF
6. Steve Ontiveros              1B       6. Cliff Johnson                1B
7. Dave Kingman                 3B       7. Johnny Edwards                C
8. Mike Sadek                    C       8. Gary Sutherland              2B
9. Juan Marichal                 P       9. Dave Roberts                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b3 2 1-3 R 12% 67% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno J. Marichal Single; Sutherland Scores; Metzger to 2B
b3 2 12- R 10% 77% 1-0 HOU D. Rader J. Marichal Single; Metzger Scores; Cedeno to 2B
t2 2 123 O 8% 55% 0-0 SFG J. Marichal D. Roberts Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2 -2- RR 7% 96% 3-0 HOU C. Johnson J. Marichal Home Run; Rader Scores
t3 2 12- O 5% 55% 0-0 SFG C. Speier D. Roberts Flyball: RF

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 SFG B. Bonds D. Roberts Groundout: P-1B
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 SFG T. Fuentes D. Roberts Flyball: 1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 SFG G. Maddox D. Roberts Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 HOU G. Gross J. Marichal Single
b1 0 1-- O -3% 55% 0-0 HOU R. Metzger J. Marichal Flyball: LF
b1 1 1-- O -3% 52% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno J. Marichal Foul Flyball: C
b1 2 1-- O -2% 50% 0-0 HOU D. Rader J. Marichal Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 SFG G. Matthews D. Roberts Flyball: RF
t2 1 --- -3% 50% 0-0 SFG C. Speier D. Roberts Single
t2 1 1-- O 3% 53% 0-0 SFG S. Ontiveros D. Roberts Flyball: RF
t2 2 1-- -2% 50% 0-0 SFG D. Kingman D. Roberts Walk; Speier to 2B
t2 2 12- -3% 47% 0-0 SFG M. Sadek D. Roberts Single; Speier to 3B; Kingman to 2B
t2 2 123 O 8% 55% 0-0 SFG J. Marichal D. Roberts Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 HOU B. Gallagher J. Marichal Groundout: 2B-P
b2 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 HOU C. Johnson J. Marichal Flyball: CF
b2 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 HOU J. Edwards J. Marichal Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 SFG B. Bonds D. Roberts Strikeout
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 SFG T. Fuentes D. Roberts Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 SFG G. Maddox D. Roberts Single
t3 2 1-- -2% 50% 0-0 SFG G. Matthews D. Roberts Single; Maddox to 2B
t3 2 12- O 5% 55% 0-0 SFG C. Speier D. Roberts Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- 4% 59% 0-0 HOU G. Sutherland J. Marichal Single
b3 0 1-- O -4% 56% 0-0 HOU D. Roberts J. Marichal Strikeout
b3 1 1-- 4% 60% 0-0 HOU G. Gross J. Marichal Single; Sutherland to 2B
b3 1 12- O -4% 56% 0-0 HOU R. Metzger J. Marichal Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Sutherland to 3B
b3 2 1-3 R 12% 67% 0-0 HOU C. Cedeno J. Marichal Single; Sutherland Scores; Metzger to 2B
b3 2 12- R 10% 77% 1-0 HOU D. Rader J. Marichal Single; Metzger Scores; Cedeno to 2B
b3 2 12- 2% 79% 2-0 HOU B. Gallagher J. Marichal Walk; Cedeno to 3B; Rader to 2B
b3 2 123 O -5% 75% 2-0 HOU C. Johnson J. Marichal Strikeout
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 6-7-8
t4 0 --- O 3% 77% 0-2 SFG S. Ontiveros D. Roberts Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1 --- O 2% 79% 0-2 SFG D. Kingman D. Roberts Strikeout
t4 2 --- O 1% 80% 0-2 SFG M. Sadek D. Roberts Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- 2% 82% 2-0 HOU J. Edwards J. Marichal Single
b4 0 1-- O -2% 80% 2-0 HOU G. Sutherland J. Marichal Flyball: CF
b4 1 1-- O -1% 79% 2-0 HOU D. Roberts J. Marichal Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Edwards to 2B
b4 2 -2- O -2% 77% 2-0 HOU G. Gross J. Marichal Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 9-1-2
Skip Jutze replaces Johnny Edwards playing C batting 7th
t5 0 --- -5% 72% 0-2 SFG J. Marichal D. Roberts Single
t5 0 1-- O 4% 76% 0-2 SFG B. Bonds D. Roberts Flyball: 1B
t5 1 1-- O 3% 80% 0-2 SFG T. Fuentes D. Roberts Flyball: CF
t5 2 1-- O 3% 82% 0-2 SFG G. Maddox D. Roberts Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Giants' Juan Marichal facing 2-3-4
b5 0 --- 4% 86% 2-0 HOU R. Metzger J. Marichal Double
b5 0 -2- R 3% 90% 2-0 HOU C. Cedeno J. Marichal Metzger Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Metzger Scores/Adv on E8
b5 0 --- O -1% 89% 3-0 HOU C. Cedeno J. Marichal Flyball: LF
b5 1 --- 1% 90% 3-0 HOU D. Rader J. Marichal Single
b5 1 1-- O -1% 89% 3-0 HOU B. Gallagher J. Marichal Groundout: 2B-1B; Rader to 2B
b5 2 -2- RR 7% 96% 3-0 HOU C. Johnson J. Marichal Home Run; Rader Scores
Jim Willoughby replaces Juan Marichal pitching and batting 9th
b5 2 --- O -0% 96% 5-0 HOU S. Jutze J. Willoughby Strikeout
3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5.
Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
t6 0 --- -2% 94% 0-5 SFG G. Matthews D. Roberts Single
t6 0 1-- O 1% 96% 0-5 SFG C. Speier D. Roberts Foul Flyball: C
t6 1 1-- O 1% 97% 0-5 SFG S. Ontiveros D. Roberts Groundout: 3B-1B; Matthews to 2B
t6 2 -2- O 1% 98% 0-5 SFG D. Kingman D. Roberts Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Giants' Jim Willoughby facing 8-9-1
Gary Thomasson replaces Gary Matthews playing LF batting 4th
b6 0 --- O -0% 98% 5-0 HOU G. Sutherland J. Willoughby Groundout: SS-1B
b6 1 --- O -0% 98% 5-0 HOU D. Roberts J. Willoughby Strikeout
b6 2 --- 0% 98% 5-0 HOU G. Gross J. Willoughby Walk
b6 2 1-- O -0% 97% 5-0 HOU R. Metzger J. Willoughby Gross Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5.
Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 8-9-1
t7 0 --- O 1% 98% 0-5 SFG M. Sadek D. Roberts Groundout: SS-1B
Jim Howarth pinch hits for Jim Willoughby (P) batting 9th
t7 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-5 SFG J. Howarth D. Roberts Strikeout
t7 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-5 SFG B. Bonds D. Roberts Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Giants' Don Carrithers facing 2-3-4
Don Carrithers replaces Jim Howarth (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 --- O -0% 99% 5-0 HOU R. Metzger D. Carrithers Strikeout
b7 1 --- 0% 99% 5-0 HOU C. Cedeno D. Carrithers Single
b7 1 1-- 0% 99% 5-0 HOU D. Rader D. Carrithers Cedeno Steals 2B
b7 1 -2- 0% 99% 5-0 HOU D. Rader D. Carrithers Cedeno Steals 3B
b7 1 --3 OO -1% 99% 5-0 HOU D. Rader D. Carrithers Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5.
Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 2-3-4
t8 0 --- O 1% 99% 0-5 SFG T. Fuentes D. Roberts Flyball: LF
t8 1 --- -1% 99% 0-5 SFG G. Maddox D. Roberts Single
t8 1 1-- O 1% 99% 0-5 SFG G. Thomasson D. Roberts Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 2 1-- O 0% 100% 0-5 SFG C. Speier D. Roberts Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-0, Giants' Don Carrithers facing 5-6-7
Bruce Miller replaces Tito Fuentes playing 2B batting 2nd
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 5-0 HOU B. Gallagher D. Carrithers Flyball: LF
b8 1 --- O -0% 100% 5-0 HOU C. Johnson D. Carrithers Strikeout Looking
b8 2 --- 0% 100% 5-0 HOU S. Jutze D. Carrithers Walk
b8 2 1-- 0% 100% 5-0 HOU G. Sutherland D. Carrithers Single; Jutze to 2B
b8 2 12- O -0% 100% 5-0 HOU D. Roberts D. Carrithers Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5.
Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-5, Astros' Dave Roberts facing 6-7-8
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-5 SFG S. Ontiveros D. Roberts Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 1 --- O 0% 100% 0-5 SFG D. Kingman D. Roberts Strikeout
t9 2 --- O 0% 100% 0-5 SFG M. Sadek D. Roberts Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Astros 5.

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