Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 4, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1973 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 9, New York Mets 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn rf 7 2 1 0
Metzger ss 3 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 1 1 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Edwards ph 1 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0
  Ray p 1 1 1 1
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 7 3 4 1
Watson lf,1b 3 1 1 2
May 1b 4 0 0 0
  Torres ss 3 0 0 0
Rader 3b 6 0 3 4
Howard c 6 0 0 1
Helms 2b 6 0 0 0
Forsch p 1 0 0 0
  Stewart ph 1 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Agee ph,lf 4 1 2 0
Totals 55 9 13 9
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 7 0 1 2
Millan 2b 7 0 3 0
Garrett 3b 6 0 0 0
Staub rf 5 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 1 2 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Theodore 1b,lf 2 0 0 0
Gosger lf 3 1 0 0
  Parker p 0 0 0 0
Grote c 6 1 2 1
Harrelson ss 6 0 0 0
Koosman p 3 0 0 1
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Hennigan p 2 0 1 0
  Fregosi 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 49 5 8 4
Houston 000 200 030 000 049132
New York 040 001 000 000 00581
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   4.0 2 4 4 3 2
  Griffin   3.0 1 1 0 1 3
  Crawford   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Upshaw   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  York   3.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Ray  W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Gladding  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
14.0
8
5
4
8
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman   7.1 7 5 5 1 6
  McGraw   0.1 0 0 0 3 1
  Hennigan  L (0-2) 5.2 5 4 4 1 7
  Parker   0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
14.0
13
9
9
6
15

  E–Wynn (2), Metzger (4), Hennigan (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Houston Rader (3,off Parker), New York Martinez (1,off Forsch); Staub (4,off Crawford).  3B–Houston Watson (2,off Koosman).  HR–Houston Cedeno (3,4th inning off Koosman 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Garrett (1,off York).  IBB–Gosger (1,by Upshaw); Staub (4,by York).  SB–Cedeno (10,2nd base off Hennigan/Grote).  CS–Martinez (3,2nd base by Griffin/Howard).  IBB–Upshaw (2,Gosger); York (3,Staub).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–4:02.  A–17,397.
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