New York Mets vs Houston Astros
June 9, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1974 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 1, Houston Astros 11

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 5 0 2 0
Boswell 2b 5 0 1 1
Schneck lf 4 0 1 0
Staub rf 3 0 0 0
Milner 1b 3 0 0 0
  Theodore 1b 0 0 0 0
Hahn cf 4 0 1 0
Garrett 3b 3 0 1 0
Grote c 4 0 0 0
Koosman p 2 0 1 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 1 1 0
  Swan p 0 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 8 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf,lf 3 1 1 1
Metzger ss 4 1 1 1
Cedeno cf 5 1 1 1
Watson lf,1b 4 1 3 0
May 1b 3 0 0 1
  Gallagher pr,rf 1 1 1 0
Johnson c 4 1 0 0
Rader 3b 2 3 2 2
Helms 2b 3 0 2 2
  Milbourne pr,2b 1 1 1 0
Griffin p 3 1 1 1
Totals 33 11 13 9
New York 000 000 100181
Houston 020 131 40x11130
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (5-4) 5.0 7 7 7 4 8
  Miller   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Swan   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Stone   2.0 5 3 3 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
11
11
5
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin  W (7-2) 9.0 8 1 1 3 8
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
8

  E–Harrelson (9).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–New York Kranepool (2,off Griffin); Schneck (6,off Griffin); Garrett (9,off Griffin), Houston Watson (4,off Koosman); Metzger (7,off Koosman); Rader (10,off Stone); Griffin (2,off Stone).  HR–Houston Rader (6,4th inning off Koosman 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Garrett (2,by Griffin); Watson (5,by Koosman).  SH–Griffin (4,off Miller).  SF–L May (3,off Koosman); Metzger (3,off Miller).  HBP–Rader (2,by Koosman).  SB–Milner (4,2nd base off Griffin/C Johnson); Watson (1,2nd base off Koosman/Grote); Cedeno (26,Home off Koosman/Grote).  WP–Griffin 2 (5).  HBP–Koosman (4,Rader).  IBB–Koosman (2,Watson); Griffin (3,Garrett).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:24.  A–16,880.
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