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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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"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981) |
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| Game played on Friday, May 4, 1973 at Shea Stadium |
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| Houston |
0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 4 | – | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| New York |
0 | 4 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 8 | 1 |
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| Houston Astros |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Forsch |
4.0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
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Griffin |
3.0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
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Crawford |
0.1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Upshaw |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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York |
3.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Ray W (2-0) |
2.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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Gladding SV (1) |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
14.0 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
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| New York Mets |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
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Koosman |
7.1 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
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McGraw |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
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Hennigan L (0-2) |
5.2 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
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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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| Game played on Friday, May 4, 1973 at Shea Stadium |
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