Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 2
Regular Season Game 49
Played on Friday, June 9, 1972 (N) at Shea Stadium
HOU N 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 10 0 NY N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 1
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Metzger ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 Cedeno cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 Wynn rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 Watson lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Rader 3b 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 3 Howard c 4 1 2 2 0 0 6 0 Fenwick 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 Forsch p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Stinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Culver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gladding p 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 4 10 4 1 7 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 4. Metzger-Fenwick-May, Rader-May, Metzger-Fenwick-May, Fenwick-Metzger-May. BATTING - 2B: Watson (7,off Matlack); Cedeno (8,off Matlack); Rader (10,off McGraw). HR: Howard (1,4th inning off Matlack 1 on 2 out). SH: Gladding (1,off McGraw). GDP: Cedeno (4,off Matlack). Team LOB: 6.
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Mays cf 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Harrelson ss 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 6 Milner lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Staub rf 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 Jones 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 Fregosi 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 Boswell 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 Grote c 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 Garrett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matlack p 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 2 5 2 6 6 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Fregosi-Jones. E: Jones (2). BATTING - 2B: Milner (4,off Forsch). SH: Milner (1,off Culver). SF: Staub (3,off Forsch). GDP: Mays (5,off Forsch); Jones (6,off Gladding); Boswell (5,off Gladding). Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch W(3-2) 6 4 1 1 4 5 0 24 Culver 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 6 Gladding SV(6) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 9 5 2 2 6 6 0 35 Culver faced 3 batters in the 8th inning Inherited Runners - Scored: Gladding 3-1. .
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Matlack L(6-2) 7 7 3 0 1 4 1 28 McGraw 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 9 Totals 9 10 4 1 1 7 1 37 Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - John McSherry Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 40036 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros New York Mets 1. Metzger ss Mays cf 2. Cedeno cf Harrelson ss 3. Wynn rf Milner lf 4. May 1b Staub rf 5. Watson lf Jones 1b 6. Rader 3b Fregosi 3b 7. Howard c Boswell 2b 8. Fenwick 2b Grote c 9. Forsch p Matlack p ASTROS 1ST: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno struck out; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mays flied to center; Harrelson walked; Milner forced Harrelson (third to second); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 2ND: May popped to first in foul territory; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader singled to left; Howard forced Rader (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Jones was called out on strikes; Fregosi struck out; Boswell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 3RD: Fenwick lined to left; Forsch singled to center; Metzger singled to right [Forsch to second]; Cedeno grounded into a double play (third to third to first) [Forsch out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Matlack walked; Mays grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Matlack out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 4TH: Wynn singled to left; Wynn was picked off first but was safe on an error by Jones [Wynn to second]; May struck out; Watson doubled to center [Wynn scored (unearned)]; Rader reached on a fielder's choice [Watson out at third (pitcher to third)]; Howard homered (unearned) [Rader scored (unearned)]; Fenwick flied to right; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Harrelson walked; Milner doubled to right [Harrelson to third]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to left [Harrelson scored, Milner to third]; Jones struck out; Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1. ASTROS 5TH: Forsch struck out; Metzger grounded out (third to first); Cedeno doubled to right; Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Boswell singled to right; Grote singled to left [Boswell to third]; Matlack struck out; Mays walked [Grote to second]; Harrelson lined into a double play (third to third to first) [Mays out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1. ASTROS 6TH: May flied to left; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader walked; Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Milner singled to right; Staub grounded out (first unassisted) [Milner to second]; Jones grounded out (third to first) [Milner to third]; Fregosi popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1. ASTROS 7TH: Fenwick grounded out (third to first); STINSON BATTED FOR FORSCH; Stinson grounded out (second to first); Metzger popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1. METS 7TH: CULVER REPLACED STINSON (PITCHING); Boswell flied to center; Grote popped to first; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR MATLACK; Kranepool struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1. ASTROS 8TH: MCGRAW REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Cedeno singled to right; Wynn was called out on strikes; May struck out; Watson lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1. METS 8TH: Mays walked; Harrelson walked [Mays to second]; Milner reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Mays to third, Harrelson to second]; GLADDING REPLACED CULVER (PITCHING); Staub forced Milner (second to shortstop) [Mays scored, Harrelson to third]; Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Staub out at second]; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2. ASTROS 9TH: Rader doubled to right; Howard singled [Rader to third]; Fenwick struck out; Gladding out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Rader scored, Howard to second]; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. METS 9TH: Fregosi singled to left; Boswell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Fregosi out at second]; GARRETT BATTED FOR GROTE; Garrett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 10 0 6 Mets 2 5 1 6
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