Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 5, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 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 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn rf 3 1 0 0
  Gallagher rf 1 0 0 0
Metzger ss 5 1 2 2
Cedeno cf 5 1 3 1
Watson lf 3 1 1 0
May 1b 5 1 1 0
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Edwards c 4 2 1 1
Helms 2b 4 1 1 1
Wilson p 4 1 1 3
Totals 37 9 10 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Martinez cf 4 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 1 1 0
Garrett 3b 3 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 1
Gosger lf 4 0 1 1
Dyer c 2 0 0 0
  Webb p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 0 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
McAndrew p 1 0 0 0
  Grote c 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Houston 011 006 1009100
New York 000 000 200241
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (2-3) 9.0 4 2 2 2 8
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
2
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew  L (2-3) 5.2 7 8 2 4 4
  Webb   1.1 1 1 1 2 1
  Stone   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
9
3
6
6

  E–Garrett (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Houston Wilson (2,off McAndrew), New York Kranepool (2,off Wilson); Staub (5,off Wilson).  3B–Houston Metzger (3,off McAndrew).  HR–Houston Edwards (2,2nd inning off McAndrew 0 on, 1 out); Cedeno (4,3rd inning off McAndrew 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Wynn (4,by McAndrew).  IBB–Watson (3,by McAndrew); Edwards (2,by McAndrew).  SB–Cedeno (11,2nd base off McAndrew/Dyer); Metzger (3,3rd base off McAndrew/Dyer).  WP–Webb (1).  HBP–McAndrew (1,Wynn).  IBB–McAndrew 2 (5,Watson,Edwards).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:23.  A–14,178.
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