Larry Dierker pitched the Astros' second straight one-hitter, tying a major league record, and the defeated Mets, 3-0. Duffy Dyer singled in the third inning for the Mets' lone safety. Lee May drove in two of the Astros' runs with a pair of singles.

Dierker's performance followed a one-hitter by Jerry Reuss in a 10-0 victory over the Phillies in the previous day's game. This was eighth time in major league history that any club had come up with consecutive one-hitters in nine-inning games. Gary Gentry and Tom Seaver of the Mets were the last previous pair to achieve the feat, Gentry against the Cubs and Seaver against the Phillies, May 13-15, 1970. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Monday, June      19, 1972 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  1  1
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  1  x  -   3 11  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mays cf               2   0   0   0     2   1   .255      Metzger ss            4   1   1   0     1   1   .192
Boswell 2b            1   0   0   0     0   1   .187      Cedeno cf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .337
  Garrett 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Wynn rf               2   1   0   0     3   2   .292
Agee rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .259      May 1b                5   0   3   2     0   1   .292
Milner lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Watson lf             3   0   0   0     2   0   .292
Kranepool 1b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Rader 3b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .232
Fregosi 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Helms 2b              4   0   4   1     0   0   .256
Dyer c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .343      Howard c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .242
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Dierker p             4   0   1   0     0   1   .182
Matlack p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   0   1   0     2   3             Totals               35   3  11   3     7   8

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 22,228
Left on Base: Mets 2, Astros 15
DP: Mets 0, Astros 1
Errors: Garrett
Doubles: May (12), Howard (2), Cedeno (12)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (16)
GIDP: Harrelson (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(7-3)          6     9   2   2   4   6   0  31   2.46
Frisella                2     2   1   1   3   2   0  11   1.48
Totals                  8    11   3   3   7   8   0  42

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker W(6-4)          9     1   0   0   2   3   0  29   2.96
Totals                  9     1   0   0   2   3   0  29

Wild Pitches: Matlack (2)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer


METS 1ST: Mays grounded out (second to first); Boswell struck
out; Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger struck out; Cedeno walked; Cedeno stole
second; Wynn struck out; May grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 2ND: Milner grounded out (second to first); Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); Fregosi grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
struck out; Helms singled to left; Howard forced Helms (second
to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 3RD: Dyer singled to center; Harrelson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dyer out at second];
Matlack grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: GARRETT REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); Dierker
grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger singled to center;
Cedeno reached on an error by Garrett [Metzger to third, Cedeno
to second]; Wynn struck out; May was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 4TH: Mays walked; Garrett forced Mays (second to
shortstop); Agee flied out to center; Milner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson walked; Rader popped to center; Helms singled
to right [Watson to third]; Howard popped to pitcher; Dierker
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros
0.

METS 5TH: Kranepool grounded out (pitcher to first); Fregosi
grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Cedeno popped
to center; Wynn walked; May doubled to left [Wynn to third];
Watson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 0.

METS 6TH: Harrelson flied out to right; Matlack grounded out
(first unassisted); Mays struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader lined to left; Helms singled to left; Howard
doubled to center [Helms out at home (center to shortstop to
catcher)]; Dierker singled to shortstop [Howard to third];
Metzger popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 7TH: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Agee grounded
out (third to first); Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Cedeno doubled to left; Matlack threw a wild pitch
[Cedeno to third]; Wynn walked; May singled to right [Cedeno
scored, Wynn to third]; FRISELLA REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING);
Watson walked [May to second]; Rader was called out on strikes;
Helms singled to left [Wynn scored, May to third, Watson to
second]; Howard struck out; Dierker grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 2.

METS 8TH: Kranepool flied out to left; Fregosi struck out; Dyer
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Metzger walked; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Metzger to second]; Wynn was walked intentionally; May
singled to left [Metzger scored, Wynn to second]; Watson forced
May (shortstop to second) [Wynn to third]; Rader forced Watson
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 3.

METS 9TH: Harrelson grounded out (first to pitcher); MARSHALL
BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Marshall grounded out (second to first);
Mays walked; Garrett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Astros 3.