Dave Roberts beat the Phillies for the eighth straight time, pitching the Astros to a 2-0 victory in a game stopped by rain after 5½ innings. Cesar Cedeno walked, stole second and scored the first run on a single by Doug Rader in the third inning. Another theft led to the other run in the fifth when Roger Metzger singled, stole second and counted on a single by Bob Watson. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      15, 1973 (Night game) at Veterans Stadium
Astros       0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  6  0
Phillies     0  0  0    0  0  x  -   0  4  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Phillies             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynn rf               3   0   0   0     1   3   .227      B. Robinson cf        2   0   2   0     1   0   .328
Metzger ss            3   1   2   0     0   0   .260      Harmon 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Cedeno cf             2   1   0   0     1   0   .313      Montanez 1b           1   0   0   0     1   1   .288
Watson lf             2   0   1   1     1   0   .332      Luzinski lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Rader 3b              2   0   2   1     1   0   .254      Anderson rf           2   0   1   0     0   0   .254
May 1b                2   0   0   0     1   1   .264      Schmidt 3b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Helms 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Boone c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Jutze c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Bowa ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .202
Roberts p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .130      Ruthven p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .143

Totals               23   2   6   2     5   6             Totals               18   0   4   0     2   2

Time of Game: 1:38   Attendance: 20,648
Left on Base: Astros 8, Phillies 5
DP: Astros 1, Phillies 0
Doubles: Rader (14), B. Robinson (15)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (30), Metzger (8)
Caught Stealing: Watson (2)
GIDP: Luzinski (7)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts W(9-7)          5     4   0   0   2   2   0  20   2.87
Totals                  5     4   0   0   2   2   0  20

Phillies               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(3-8)          6     6   2   2   5   6   0  28   3.97
Totals                  6     6   2   2   5   6   0  28

Wild Pitches: Ruthven 2 (7)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Andy Olsen


ASTROS 1ST: Wynn was called out on strikes; Metzger singled to
shortstop; Cedeno grounded out (first unassisted) [Metzger to
second]; Ruthven threw a wild pitch [Metzger to third]; Watson
walked; Rader walked [Watson to second]; May forced Rader
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies
0.

PHILLIES 1ST: B. Robinson doubled to right; Harmon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Montanez walked; Luzinski grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Montanez out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Helms flied out to center; Jutze singled; Roberts
struck out; Wynn walked [Jutze to second]; Ruthven threw a wild
pitch [Jutze to third]; Metzger grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 2ND: Anderson singled to third; Schmidt popped to
second; Boone flied out to left; Bowa flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole second; Watson grounded
out (third to first); Rader singled to center [Cedeno scored];
May was called out on strikes; Helms grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 3RD: Ruthven struck out; B. Robinson walked; Harmon
flied out to left; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Jutze grounded out (second to first); Roberts was
called out on strikes; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 4TH: Luzinski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Anderson grounded out (third to first); Schmidt grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger singled to center; Metzger stole second;
Cedeno flied out to center; Watson singled to left [Metzger
scored]; Watson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Rader doubled to left; May was walked intentionally;
Helms forced May (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 2, Phillies 0.

PHILLIES 5TH: Boone flied out to left; Bowa grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ruthven singled to right; B. Robinson
singled to third [Ruthven to second]; Harmon flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Phillies 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Jutze popped to shortstop; Roberts popped to first;
Wynn struck out; game called after 1:15 rain delay; the
Phillies protested saying that the umpires did not wait long
enough; the protest was disallowed; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Phillies 0.