Houston Astros vs New York Mets
June 11, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 1972 at Shea Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 3 1 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 2 3
Wynn rf 4 0 0 0
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Watson lf 4 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 0 2 0
Rader 3b 4 1 2 0
Helms 2b 4 1 2 1
Roberts p 4 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mays cf 5 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0
  Milner ph 0 0 0 0
Agee lf 5 0 1 0
Staub rf 2 1 0 0
Jones 1b 4 0 2 1
Martinez 2b 4 0 2 0
Dyer c 4 1 2 1
Garrett 3b 3 0 0 0
  Fregosi ph 1 0 0 0
McAndrew p 3 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 2 10 2
Houston 001 000 300481
New York 001 100 0002100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (5-3) 8.1 10 2 2 2 3
  Gladding  SV (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew  L (5-2) 7.0 7 4 4 3 3
  Taylor   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
6

  E–Metzger (10).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Edwards (7,off McAndrew); Rader (11,off McAndrew), New York Jones (6,off Roberts).  3B–Houston Cedeno (3,off McAndrew).  HR–Houston Cedeno (6,7th inning off McAndrew 1 on, 2 out), New York Dyer (3,4th inning off Roberts 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Milner (2,by Gladding).  SB–Cedeno (14,2nd base off McAndrew/Dyer).  CS–Cedeno (5,Home by McAndrew/Dyer).  HBP–Gladding (1,Milner).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:35.  A–44,318.
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