New York Mets vs Houston Astros
July 21, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 1973 at Astrodome. The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 3 2 0 0
Millan 2b 5 1 2 0
Staub rf 4 2 2 1
Jones cf,lf 4 0 1 1
Milner lf,1b 3 0 2 2
Kranepool 1b 2 0 0 0
  Hahn ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Grote c 4 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
Koosman p 4 0 1 0
  Parker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 4 0 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0
Watson lf 4 0 0 0
May 1b 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 3 2 2 3
Wynn rf 2 0 0 0
Jutze c 3 0 0 0
Forsch p 2 0 0 0
  Pizarro p 0 0 0 0
  Agee ph 1 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3
New York 002 000 201590
Houston 010 000 200351
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (8-9) 8.0 5 3 3 1 7
  Parker  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
1
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  L (8-9) 6.2 7 4 4 5 3
  Pizarro   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Crawford   0.2 1 1 1 2 0
  Upshaw   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
7
4

  E–Watson (10).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Staub (24,off Forsch); Milner (5,off Crawford).  HR–Houston Rader 2 (17,2nd inning off Koosman 0 on, 2 out,7th inning off Koosman 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Milner (3,off Forsch).  IBB–Jones (3,by Crawford).  IBB–Crawford (6,Jones).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Art Williams.  T–2:27.  A–28,384.
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