New York Mets vs Houston Astros
September 3, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1972 at Astrodome. The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee rf,cf 4 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 5 0 3 1
Mays cf,1b 4 0 1 0
  Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0
Jones lf,rf,lf 4 1 1 1
Fregosi 3b 2 0 0 0
  Garrett 3b 0 0 0 0
Dyer c 4 0 1 0
Beauchamp 1b,lf 4 0 3 0
  Marshall rf 0 0 0 0
Martinez 2b 4 1 0 0
McAndrew p 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 10 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 1 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0
Wynn rf 3 0 1 0
May 1b 3 0 1 0
Watson lf 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 3 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 1 0
Reuss p 3 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 0
New York 000 001 0012101
Houston 100 000 000170
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew   7.1 7 1 0 1 4
  McGraw  W (6-5) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
1
0
2
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  L (9-11) 8.2 10 2 2 5 8
  Gladding   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
5
8

  E–Harrelson (11).  DP–New York 1, Houston 3.  2B–New York Mays (11,off Reuss).  HR–New York Jones (5,6th inning off Reuss 0 on, 2 out).  SH–McAndrew (9,off Reuss); McGraw (2,off Reuss).  IBB–Agee (6,by Reuss); May (11,by McGraw).  WP–McAndrew (5), Reuss (6).  IBB–McGraw (7,May); Reuss (2,Agee).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Chris Pelekoudas, 2B–Nick Colosi, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:37.  A–18,875.
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