Ultimate Mets Database: Game of May 4, 1973 - Box Score

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Reds 6, Mets 5 1973 Regular Season Game 23
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Astros 9, Mets 5 Next Game:
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Astros 9, Mets 2

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National League Standings, May 4, 1973

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Mets Starting Lineup

cf
Ted
Martinez 2b
Felix
Millan 3b
Wayne
Garrett rf
Rusty
Staub 1b
Ed
Kranepool lf
Jim
Gosger c
Jerry
Grote ss
Bud
Harrelson p
Jerry
Koosman

May 4, 1973, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

Houston Astros 9, New York Mets 5

Astros ab r h bi bb so

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 h bi bb so 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 r er bb so

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 r er bb so

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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