New York Mets vs Houston Astros
July 20, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1973 at Astrodome. 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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New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mays cf 4 0 1 0
Millan 2b 5 1 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Milner 1b 4 0 2 1
Dyer c 4 0 2 0
Garrett 3b 4 1 2 1
Harrelson ss 3 0 2 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Martinez ss 0 0 0 0
Matlack p 3 0 1 0
  Hahn ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 11 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Helms 2b 4 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 3 1 1 2
Watson lf 3 1 1 0
  Agee lf 1 0 0 0
May 1b 4 1 1 1
Rader 3b 4 2 2 3
Wynn rf 3 0 0 0
Jutze c 3 0 0 0
Roberts p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 7 6
New York 001 100 0002111
Houston 010 003 02x670
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (7-12) 8.0 7 6 5 1 7
Totals
8.0
7
6
5
1
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (10-7) 9.0 11 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
11
2
2
1
3

  E–Martinez (8).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–New York Millan (12,off Roberts); Milner (4,off Roberts); Dyer (5,off Roberts), Houston Watson (15,off Matlack).  HR–New York Garrett (7,4th inning off Roberts 0 on, 0 out), Houston Rader 2 (15,2nd inning off Matlack 0 on, 0 out,6th inning off Matlack 1 on, 2 out); Cedeno (16,8th inning off Matlack 1 on, 0 out).  SB–Cedeno (35,2nd base off Matlack/Dyer).  WP–Roberts (3).  U-HP–Art Williams, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:15.  A–20,731.
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