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August 25, 1973

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Bottom 10 R H E
Cubs 4 12 1
Astros 3 9 0
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Cubs 4 12 1
Astros 3 9 0

Doug Rader Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .251
OBP .750 .316
At Bats 2 462
Hits 1 116
• Singles 0 76
• Doubles 1 21
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 19
Walks 1 43
RBI’s 1 75

Bob Locker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 12
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Astrodome - August 25, 1973
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Strikeout
Bob Locker
Randy Hundley
Billy Williams
Paul Popovich
Ron Santo
Don Kessinger
Gene Hiser
Rick Monday
Jose Cardenal
Doug Rader
Bob Watson
Roger Metzger

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 12 1 12
Houston Astros 3 9 0 8
Winning Pitcher Bob Locker
Losing Pitcher Jim Ray
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Randy Hundley
Attendance 17,103
Time of Game 2 hours 48 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Rader strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 10 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third.
Bottom 10 Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Hiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Metzger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 10 Gene Hiser now playing left field. Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 10 Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Locker bunts towards the mound. Ray fields it and throws to first for the out. Popovich moves to third. Hundley moves to second.
Top 10 Hundley hits a popup into center field for a base hit. Cardenal scores. Popovich moves to second.
Top 10 Popovich hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cardenal moves to third.
Top 10 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 10 Jim Ray now pitching. Santo strikes out.
Bottom 9 Jim Wynn pinch hits for Ken Forsch. Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Jutze hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Williams hits a line drive into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 8 May strikes out.
Bottom 8 Rader is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gallagher moves to third. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 8 Cedeno is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Metzger bunts towards the mound. Locker fields it and throws to first for the out. Gallagher moves to second.
Bottom 8 Bob Locker now pitching. Gallagher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Kessinger strikes out.
Top 8 Pat Bourque pinch hits for Rick Reuschel. Bourque hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hundley hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Popovich moves to second.
Top 8 Popovich hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ken Forsch now pitching. Cardenal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Jimmy Stewart pinch hits for Dave Roberts. There's a wild pitch. Jutze moves to second.
Bottom 7 Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards second. Popovich picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Popovich. Helms scores. That run is unearned.
Bottom 7 Helms hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty. Helms reaches second base with a double. Rader scores.
Bottom 7 May strikes out.
Bottom 7 Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty. Rader reaches second base with a double. Cedeno scores.
Bottom 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Watson for the out. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards first. May scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Santo for the out.
Top 7 Carty hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Williams hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Williams reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Jutze hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Reuschel bunts towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. Cardenal moves to third. Hundley moves to second.
Top 6 Hundley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Santo scores. Cardenal moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Popovich hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Santo moves to third.
Top 6 Cardenal takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Santo hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Santo reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 May hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Rader moves to second.
Bottom 5 Rader is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Williams hits a line drive into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Monday hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Reuschel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cedeno strikes out.
Bottom 4 Metzger strikes out.
Bottom 4 Gallagher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Popovich takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Santo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 3 Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 3 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Monday moves to second.
Top 3 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Rader hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Reuschel strikes out.
Top 2 Hundley is walked intentionally.
Top 2 Popovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Cardenal hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watson. Cardenal reaches second base with a double.
Top 2 Santo hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Santo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Popovich scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gallagher strikes out.
Top 1 Carty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Monday hits a popup into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Kessinger strikes out.