New York Mets vs Houston Astros
April 25, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 25, 1973 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 5, Houston Astros 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 3 1 1 0
Millan 2b 5 1 1 0
Milner 1b 5 1 1 2
Staub rf 4 2 3 2
Theodore lf 4 0 1 1
Garrett 3b 2 0 0 0
Martinez cf 4 0 1 0
Grote c 4 0 1 0
Koosman p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Agee lf 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 2 0 0 1
Watson 1b 4 0 2 0
Wynn rf 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 1 2 1
Howard c 3 0 1 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
  May ph 1 0 0 0
Wilson p 1 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
New York 013 010 000590
Houston 100 000 100261
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (3-0) 9.0 6 2 2 2 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (1-3) 2.1 6 4 4 1 2
  Griffin   2.2 1 1 1 2 1
  Upshaw   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Cosgrove   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
5
5

  E–Watson (2).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–New York Milner (1,off Wilson), Houston Rader (2,off Koosman); Howard (1,off Koosman); Watson (5,off Koosman).  3B–Houston Helms (1,off Koosman).  HR–New York Staub 2 (2,2nd inning off Wilson 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Griffin 0 on, 0 out), Houston Rader (3,7th inning off Koosman 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Harrelson (3,off Griffin).  IBB–Staub (2,by Wilson).  SF–Cedeno (1,off Koosman).  CS–Garrett (1,2nd base by Cosgrove/Howard).  IBB–Wilson (1,Staub).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:12.  A–15,248.
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