| Hitting safely in his 16th straight game, Bob Watson rapped a pair of doubles to lead the Astros to a 4-2 victory over the Mets. The Astros got off to a quick start in the first inning with three runs on singles by Tommie Agee and Tommy Helms around an infield out and doubles by Watson and Jim Wynn. Watson hit his other two-bagger in the third and scored on a single by Roger Metzger. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April 24, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Astros 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 9 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Martinez ss 5 0 3 1 0 2 .375 Agee lf 3 1 2 0 1 1 .321 Millan 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Helms 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .247 Milner 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .340 Cedeno cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .310 Staub rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .102 Watson 1b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .338 Kranepool lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Wynn rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .269 Mays ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .043 Rader 3b 1 0 0 0 3 0 .197 Garrett 3b 1 0 1 0 2 0 .300 Howard c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Fregosi ph,3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Metzger ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .095 Chiles cf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .120 Forsch p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .071 Theodore ph,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Grote c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Ray p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matlack p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Hennigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 34 2 8 2 4 2 Totals 31 4 9 4 5 5 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 12,759 Left on Base: Mets 9, Astros 8 DP: Mets 2, Astros 1 Doubles: Grote (2), Watson 2 (4), Wynn (4), Cedeno (9) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (7) GIDP: Grote (1), Cedeno (4) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack L(1-3) 6 8 4 4 4 5 0 29 4.18 Hennigan 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 2.70 Totals 8 9 4 4 5 5 0 36 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch W(3-1) 7 7 2 2 3 2 0 30 3.60 Crawford 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.72 Ray SV(1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00 Totals 9 8 2 2 4 2 0 38 Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ken Burkhart METS 1ST: Martinez struck out; Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); Milner walked; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Agee singled; Helms grounded out (pitcher to first) [Agee to second]; Cedeno singled to center [Agee scored]; Watson doubled to right [Cedeno scored, Watson to third (on throw)]; Wynn doubled to left [Watson scored]; Rader was walked intentionally; Howard flied to left; Metzger grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett walked; Chiles forced Garrett (second to shortstop); Grote doubled to left [Chiles scored]; Matlack singled to left [Grote to third]; Martinez singled to right [Grote scored, Matlack to second]; Millan flied to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 2ND: Forsch struck out; Agee singled to right; Helms singled to left [Agee to third]; Cedeno grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Helms out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3. METS 3RD: Milner flied to center; Staub popped to second; Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 3RD: Watson doubled to left; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader was walked intentionally; Howard popped to catcher in foul territory; Metzger singled to right [Watson scored, Rader to third]; Forsch flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 4. METS 4TH: Garrett walked; Chiles lined to left; Grote forced Garrett (shortstop to second); Matlack grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 4TH: Agee struck out; Helms walked; Cedeno forced Helms (shortstop to second); Cedeno stole second; Watson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 4. METS 5TH: Martinez singled to right; Millan flied to center; Milner forced Martinez (second to shortstop); Staub popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 5TH: Wynn struck out; Rader flied to center; Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 4. METS 6TH: Kranepool singled to center; Garrett singled to center [Kranepool to second]; Chiles flied to center; Grote grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second to first) [Garrett out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger struck out; Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); Agee walked; Helms grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 4. METS 7TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR MATLACK; Boswell flied to center; Martinez struck out; Millan flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 7TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Cedeno doubled to left; Watson lined into a double play (center to second) [Cedeno out at second]; Wynn flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 4. METS 8TH: Milner singled to left; CRAWFORD REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Staub flied to center; MAYS BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Mays flied to center; FREGOSI BATTED FOR GARRETT; Fregosi walked [Milner to second]; THEODORE BATTED FOR CHILES; RAY REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Theodore flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: MAYS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); THEODORE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rader walked; Howard forced Rader (shortstop to second); Metzger flied to center; Ray flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 4. METS 9TH: Grote popped to third in foul territory; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR HENNIGAN; Beauchamp grounded out (third to first); Martinez singled to center; Millan forced Martinez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 4.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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