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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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