Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 9, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1973 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 1, New York Mets 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Wynn rf 6 0 2 0
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 0 1 0
  Gallagher cf 1 0 0 0
Watson lf 4 0 1 0
  Agee lf 0 0 0 0
Rader 3b 5 0 0 0
May 1b 5 1 2 1
Helms 2b 5 0 1 0
Jutze c 5 0 0 0
Wilson p 4 0 0 0
  Alou ph 1 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 1 7 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 5 0 1 0
Millan 2b 6 0 1 1
Jones cf,lf 5 0 1 0
Staub rf 5 0 1 0
Kranepool lf 4 0 1 0
  Martinez pr,ss 1 1 0 0
Milner 1b 4 0 0 0
Hodges c 4 0 1 0
  Hahn pr 0 0 0 0
  Dyer c 1 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 1 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 1 1
  Stone pr 0 0 0 0
  Parker p 1 0 0 0
Seaver p 1 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Capra p 0 0 0 0
  Mays ph,cf 1 1 1 0
Totals 43 2 9 2
Houston 000 000 100 000170
New York 000 000 001 001292
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   11.0 7 1 1 3 9
  York  L (3-4) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
11.2
9
2
2
3
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver   7.0 5 1 1 1 8
  Capra   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Parker  W (6-2) 3.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
12.0
7
1
1
3
13

  E–Martinez 2 (7).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Houston Cedeno (16,off Seaver).  HR–Houston May (13,7th inning off Seaver 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Metzger (9,off Capra); Seaver (6,off Wilson).  IBB–Cedeno (4,by Capra).  CS–Wynn (10,3rd base by Capra/Hodges).  BK–Wilson (1).  IBB–Capra (3,Cedeno).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–3:09.  A–19,099.
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