After the Astros blew a 7-0 lead, Jim Wynn rectified matters with a homer in the ninth inning to beat the Giants, 8-7. Sam McDowell, who took over as the Giants' sixth pitcher with two men on base and one out in the eighth, struck out Tommie Agee and Tommy Helms to end that inning. McDowell also fanned Jesus Alou to open the ninth before falling victim to Wynn's wallop. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 8, San Francisco Giants 7
Game Played on Sunday, May       20, 1973 (Day game) at Astrodome
Giants       0  0  0    0  3  0    4  0  0  -   7 10  2
Astros       0  3  0    4  0  0    0  0  1  -   8  9  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bonds rf              4   1   0   1     1   2   .304      Wynn rf               5   1   1   1     0   0   .224
Fuentes 2b            5   1   1   3     0   0   .298      Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .202
Goodson 3b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .321
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     1   0   .267      Watson lf             3   2   2   0     1   0   .361
Maddox cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .339      May 1b                3   1   0   0     1   2   .190
Matthews lf           3   1   2   0     1   0   .324      Rader 3b              4   1   2   0     0   1   .243
Kingman 1b            4   1   2   1     0   2   .183      Edwards c             2   2   1   3     1   0   .212
Rader c               2   2   1   1     1   0   .209        Agee ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Bradley p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .091        Howard c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Helms 2b              4   1   2   1     0   1   .274
  Blanco ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reuss p               2   0   0   1     0   1   .192
  Carrithers p        0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Thomasson ph        0   1   0   0     1   0   .230        Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Arnold ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .375        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McDowell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               34   7  10   6     5   6             Totals               33   8   9   6     3   8

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 29,231
Left on Base: Giants 7, Astros 4
DP: Giants 0, Astros 2
Errors: Matthews, Rader
Doubles: Maddox (4), Matthews (7), Kingman (3), Rader (6)
Triples: Maddox (4), Fuentes (3)
Home Runs: Edwards (3), Wynn (9)
Caught Stealing: Metzger (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Rader (3), Reuss (2)
GIDP: Maddox (2)
Hit by Pitch: Maddox (1,by Crawford)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley                 3.1   5   7   5   2   0   1  17   3.82
Williams                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Carrithers              2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   7.56
Sosa                    1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.25
Moffitt                 0.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   3   1.69
McDowell L(1-1)         1     1   1   1   0   3   1   4   5.60
Totals                  8.1   9   8   6   3   8   2  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss                   6     7   5   5   4   4   0  27   2.49
Upshaw                  0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   5.14
Crawford                1.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   7   4.50
York W(3-1)             1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   1.82
Totals                  9    10   7   7   5   6   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Crawford (1)
Wild Pitches: Reuss (3), Crawford (3)
Balks: Crawford (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas


GIANTS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Fuentes grounded out (third to
first); Goodson singled; Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
grounded out (third to first); Cedeno made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Maddox doubled; Matthews singled [Maddox to third];
Kingman struck out; Rader lined into a double play (second to
first) [Matthews out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled; May flied out to center; Rader
singled [Watson to second]; Edwards homered [Watson scored,
Rader scored]; Helms flied out to left; Reuss grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Bradley grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds
flied out to right; Fuentes flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Wynn flied out to center; Metzger grounded out
(second to first); Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

GIANTS 4TH: Goodson struck out; Speier walked; Maddox grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Speier out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled; May walked [Watson to second]; Rader
made an out to catcher [Watson to third (error by Rader), May to
second]; Edwards was walked intentionally; Helms singled to left
[Watson scored, May scored (error by Matthews) (no RBI), Edwards
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Helms to third]; WILLIAMS REPLACED
BRADLEY (PITCHING); Reuss reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Helms scored (unearned)]; Wynn flied out to
right; Metzger flied out to right; 4 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 0, Astros 7.

GIANTS 5TH: Matthews doubled; Kingman doubled [Matthews scored];
Rader doubled [Kingman scored]; BLANCO BATTED FOR WILLIAMS;
Reuss threw a wild pitch [Rader to third]; Blanco grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Rader scored]; Fuentes flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 7.

ASTROS 5TH: CARRITHERS REPLACED BLANCO (PITCHING); Cedeno flied
out to right; Watson grounded out (first unassisted); May struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 7.

GIANTS 6TH: Goodson grounded out (second to first); Speier flied
out to right; Maddox tripled; Matthews walked; Kingman struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, Astros 7.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader struck out; Edwards flied out to center; Helms
singled; Reuss struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 3,
Astros 7.

GIANTS 7TH: Rader walked; THOMASSON BATTED FOR CARRITHERS;
Thomasson walked [Rader to second]; UPSHAW REPLACED REUSS
(PITCHING); Bonds walked [Rader to third, Thomasson to second];
Fuentes tripled [Rader scored, Thomasson scored, Bonds scored];
CRAWFORD REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Crawford threw a wild pitch
[Fuentes scored]; Goodson grounded out (first unassisted);
Speier lined to second; Maddox was hit by a pitch; Crawford
balked [Maddox to second]; Matthews grounded out (shortstop to
first); 4 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 7.

ASTROS 7TH: SOSA REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Wynn grounded
out (third to first); Metzger singled; Metzger was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 7.

GIANTS 8TH: Kingman singled; Rader out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Kingman to second]; ARNOLD BATTED FOR SOSA;
Arnold struck out; YORK REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Bonds was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 7.

ASTROS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED ARNOLD (PITCHING); Watson walked;
May struck out; Rader singled [Watson to third]; MCDOWELL
REPLACED MOFFITT (PITCHING); AGEE BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Agee
struck out; Helms struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 7,
Astros 7.

GIANTS 9TH: HOWARD REPLACED AGEE (PLAYING C ); Fuentes grounded
out (shortstop to first); Goodson grounded out (pitcher to
first); Speier singled; Maddox forced Speier (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 7.

ASTROS 9TH: ALOU BATTED FOR YORK; Alou struck out; Wynn homered;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Astros 8.