Sunday May 31, 1970
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New York Mets 4, Houston Astros 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, May 31, 1970 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Astros 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 2 Mets 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 14 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Alou lf,rf 6 1 2 0 0 0 .270 Agee cf 6 1 1 0 1 1 .232 Morgan 2b 6 0 2 1 0 1 .279 Harrelson ss 6 0 2 0 1 1 .269 Wynn cf 5 1 1 1 1 1 .311 Jones lf 4 1 3 1 3 0 .219 Miller rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Shamsky 1b 7 0 2 1 0 0 .331 Davis ph,lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Boswell 2b 7 1 1 0 0 0 .278 Menke ss 6 0 2 0 0 0 .335 Swoboda rf 7 1 2 0 0 1 .264 Rader 3b 5 0 0 0 1 2 .271 Foy 3b 5 0 1 1 2 1 .211 Pepitone 1b 6 1 1 1 0 1 .249 Grote c 5 0 0 0 2 2 .162 Edwards c 6 0 0 0 0 2 .167 McAndrew p 2 0 0 0 1 0 .143 Wilson p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .182 Koosman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .087 Billingham p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Marshall ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .341 Watson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .172 Weis pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McGraw p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 DiLauro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dyer ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .206 Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Lemaster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Totals 50 3 9 3 3 9 Totals 53 4 14 4 10 7 Time of Game: 3:50 Attendance: 47,193 Left on Base: Astros 8, Mets 18 DP: Astros 2, Mets 1 Errors: Morgan, Rader, Harrelson Doubles: Alou 2 (8), Wilson (1), Menke (12), Jones (5) Triples: Morgan (7) Home Runs: Wynn (11), Pepitone (10) Stolen Bases: Swoboda (2) Caught Stealing: Morgan (8), Agee (4), Foy (5) GIDP: Davis (3), Foy (3) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilson 5.1 9 3 3 5 1 0 27 5.74 Billingham 3.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 13 4.59 Gladding 1.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 8 4.19 DiLauro 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.09 Lemaster L(3-8) 2.2 2 1 0 2 2 0 14 4.69 Totals 13.2 14 4 3 10 7 0 63 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McAndrew 7 7 3 3 1 5 2 28 7.77 Koosman 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 2.57 McGraw W(1-2) 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 11 4.07 Totals 14 9 3 3 3 9 2 53 Umpires: HP - Ken Burkhart, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Andy Olsen ASTROS 1ST: Alou doubled to center; On a bunt Morgan singled [Alou to third]; Morgan was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Wynn struck out; Miller walked; Menke flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Agee walked; Agee was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Harrelson flied to center; Jones doubled to right; Shamsky singled to left [Jones scored]; Boswell popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. ASTROS 2ND: Rader struck out; Pepitone flied to center; Edwards flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. METS 2ND: Swoboda struck out; Foy walked; Foy was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Grote walked; McAndrew grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. ASTROS 3RD: Wilson popped to first; Alou doubled to right; Morgan tripled to center [Alou scored]; Wynn lined to shortstop; Miller grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Agee flied to right; Harrelson singled to right; Jones walked [Harrelson to second]; Shamsky lined into a double play (third to first) [Jones out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. ASTROS 4TH: Menke flied to left; Rader grounded out (third to first); Pepitone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Boswell flied to left; Swoboda singled to right; Foy flied to right; Grote flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. ASTROS 5TH: Edwards flied to center; Wilson doubled to center; Alou grounded out (third to first) [Wilson to third]; Morgan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. METS 5TH: McAndrew flied to right; Agee singled to left; Harrelson singled to center [Agee to second]; Jones singled to right [Harrelson to third, Agee scored]; Shamsky popped to shortstop; Boswell forced Jones (second unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 2. ASTROS 6TH: Wynn homered; Miller grounded out (second to first); Menke grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 2. METS 6TH: Swoboda singled to right; Swoboda stole second; Foy singled to center [Swoboda scored]; Grote grounded out (first to pitcher) [Foy to second]; McAndrew walked; BILLINGHAM REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Agee grounded out (first to pitcher) [McAndrew to second, Foy to third]; Harrelson popped to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 3. ASTROS 7TH: Pepitone homered; Edwards struck out; Billingham struck out; Alou lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3. METS 7TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Shamsky singled to right; Boswell flied to center; Swoboda grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3. ASTROS 8TH: KOOSMAN REPLACED MCANDREW (PITCHING); Morgan flied to left; Wynn walked; DAVIS BATTED FOR MILLER; Davis grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wynn out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3. METS 8TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); ALOU CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Foy struck out; Grote was called out on strikes; Koosman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3. ASTROS 9TH: Menke singled to left; Rader struck out; Pepitone forced Menke (second to shortstop); Edwards forced Pepitone (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3. METS 9TH: Agee flied to center; Harrelson was called out on strikes; Jones walked; Shamsky lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3. ASTROS 10TH: WATSON BATTED FOR BILLINGHAM; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Alou reached on an error by Harrelson; Morgan lined to right; Wynn popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3. METS 10TH: GLADDING REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); Boswell singled to center; Swoboda popped to pitcher; Foy grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Boswell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3. ASTROS 11TH: Davis popped to first in foul territory; Menke grounded out (third to first); Rader popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3. METS 11TH: Grote flied to right; MARSHALL BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Marshall singled to center; WEIS RAN FOR MARSHALL; Agee was called out on strikes; Harrelson walked [Weis to second]; Jones walked [Weis to third, Harrelson to second]; DILAURO REPLACED GLADDING (PITCHING); Shamsky popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3. ASTROS 12TH: MCGRAW REPLACED WEIS (PITCHING); Pepitone flied to left; Edwards struck out; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR DILAURO; Beauchamp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3. METS 12TH: LEMASTER REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Boswell flied to left; Swoboda flied to right; Foy reached on an error by Rader [Foy to second]; Grote was walked intentionally; McGraw was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3. ASTROS 13TH: Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan struck out; Wynn flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3. METS 13TH: Agee popped to third in foul territory; Harrelson flied to right; Jones singled to center; Shamsky popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3. ASTROS 14TH: Davis flied to right; Menke doubled to left; Rader was walked intentionally; Pepitone grounded out (first to pitcher) [Rader to second, Menke to third]; Edwards grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 3. METS 14TH: Boswell reached on an error by Morgan; Swoboda grounded out (pitcher to first) [Boswell to second]; Foy was walked intentionally; Grote struck out; DYER BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Dyer singled to left [Foy to second, Boswell scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 4.

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