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Mets Starting Lineup
cf
Martinez Ted
Martinez
2b
Millan Felix
Millan
3b
Garrett Wayne
Garrett
rf
Staub Rusty
Staub
1b
Kranepool Ed
Kranepool
lf
Gosger Jim
Gosger
c
Grote Jerry
Grote
ss
Harrelson Bud
Harrelson
p
Koosman Jerry
Koosman
May 4, 1973, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

Houston Astros 9, New York Mets 5

Astros ab r hbibbso
Jim Wynn rf 7 2 1 0 0 4
Roger Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1
- Jesus Alou ph 1 1 1 0 0 0
- Jim Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Cecil Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Johnny Edwards ph 1 0 0 0 0 1
- Jim York p 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Bob Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0 0 1
- Jim Ray p 1 1 1 1 0 0
- Fred Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cesar Cedeno cf 7 3 4 1 0 1
Bob Watson lf-1b 3 1 1 2 4 0
Lee May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2
- Hector Torres ss 3 0 0 0 0 1
Doug Rader 3b 6 0 3 4 1 0
Larry Howard c 6 0 0 1 1 1
Tommy Helms 2b 6 0 0 0 0 0
Ken Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 1
- Jimmy Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 1
- Tom Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Tommie Agee ph-lf 4 1 2 0 0 1
Mets ab r hbibbso Avg.
Ted Martinez cf 7 0 1 2 0 2 .283
Felix Millan 2b 7 0 3 0 0 1 .196
Wayne Garrett 3b 6 0 0 0 0 2 .200
Rusty Staub rf 5 1 1 0 2 0 .171
Ed Kranepool 1b 1 2 0 0 2 1 .276
- Jim Beauchamp ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
- Ken Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
- George Theodore 1b-lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Jim Gosger lf 3 1 0 0 3 0 .333
- Harry Parker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Jerry Grote c 6 1 2 1 0 1 .256
Bud Harrelson ss 6 0 0 0 0 0 .203
Jerry Koosman p 3 0 0 1 0 1 .133
- Tug McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
- Phil Hennigan p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .333
- Jim Fregosi 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Houston Astros 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 13 2
New York Mets 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 1

Houston Astros ip h rer bbso
Ken Forsch 4.0 2 4 4 3 2
Tom Griffin 3.0 1 1 0 1 3
Jim Crawford 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Cecil Upshaw 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Jim York 3.0 2 0 0 1 2
Jim Ray (W) 2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Fred Gladding (Save) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
New York Mets ip h rer bbso
Jerry Koosman 7.1 7 5 5 1 6 1.96
Tug McGraw 0.1 0 0 0 3 1 1.32
Phil Hennigan (L,0-2) 5.2 5 4 4 1 7 3.31
Harry Parker 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0.59

Errors: Phil Hennigan (1), Jim Wynn.
2B: Ted Martinez (1), Rusty Staub (4), Doug Rader.
3B: Bob Watson.
HR: Cesar Cedeno.
Intentional Walks: Jim Gosger, Rusty Staub.
SH: Wayne Garrett.
SB: Cesar Cedeno.
CS: Ted Martinez (3).









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