New York Mets vs Houston Astros
April 24, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 24, 1973 at Astrodome. 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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New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Martinez ss 5 0 3 1
Millan 2b 5 0 0 0
Milner 1b 3 0 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Kranepool lf 3 0 1 0
  Mays ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 1 0 1 0
  Fregosi ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Chiles cf 3 1 0 0
  Theodore ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Grote c 4 1 1 1
Matlack p 2 0 1 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Agee lf 3 1 2 0
Helms 2b 3 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 1
Watson 1b 4 2 2 1
Wynn rf 4 0 1 1
Rader 3b 1 0 0 0
Howard c 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 1 1
Forsch p 3 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
New York 020 000 000280
Houston 301 000 00x490
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (1-3) 6.0 8 4 4 4 5
  Hennigan   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
4
4
5
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (3-1) 7.0 7 2 2 3 2
  Crawford   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Ray  SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
4
2

  E–None.  DP–New York 2, Houston 1.  2B–New York Grote (2,off Forsch), Houston Watson 2 (4,off Matlack 2); Wynn (4,off Matlack); Cedeno (9,off Hennigan).  IBB–Rader 2 (3,by Matlack 2).  SB–Cedeno (7,2nd base off Matlack/Grote).  IBB–Matlack 2 (5,Rader 2).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:18.  A–12,759.
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