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With 21 men already in action, the Astros let relief pitcher Jim Ray bat for himself in the 14th inning and the move paid off in a four-run outburst that beat the Mets, 9-5. Tommie Agee and Jim Wynn started the uprising with singles. Ray, expecting to bunt but getting the hit sign instead, came through with a single to drive in the tie-breaking tally. Cesar Cedeno singled to load the bases and Bob Watson walked to force in the second run. Doug Rader then doubled to drive in the last two tallies. Houston Astros 9, New York Mets 5Game Played on Friday, May 4, 1973 (Night game) at Shea StadiumAstros 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 9 13 2 Mets 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Wynn rf 7 2 1 0 0 4 .252 Martinez cf 7 0 1 2 0 2 .283 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .108 Millan 2b 7 0 3 0 0 1 .196 Alou ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 Garrett 3b 6 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Staub rf 5 1 1 0 2 0 .171 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kranepool 1b 1 2 0 0 2 1 .276 Edwards ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Beauchamp ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Gallagher ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Theodore 1b,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Ray p 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 Gosger lf 3 1 0 0 3 0 .333 Gladding p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Cedeno cf 7 3 4 1 0 1 .305 Grote c 6 1 2 1 0 1 .256 Watson lf,1b 3 1 1 2 4 0 .344 Harrelson ss 6 0 0 0 0 0 .203 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .197 Koosman p 3 0 0 1 0 1 .133 Torres ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .087 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rader 3b 6 0 3 4 1 0 .219 Hennigan p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .333 Howard c 6 0 0 1 1 1 .147 Fregosi 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 Helms 2b 6 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .059 Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Agee ph,lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .286 Totals 55 9 13 9 6 15 Totals 49 5 8 4 8 9 Time of Game: 4:02 Attendance: 17,397 Left on Base: Astros 10, Mets 11 DP: Astros 0, Mets 1 Errors: Wynn, Metzger, Hennigan Doubles: Rader (3), Martinez (1), Staub (4) Triples: Watson (2) Home Runs: Cedeno (3) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (10) Caught Stealing: Martinez (3) Sacrifice Hits: Garrett (1) GIDP: Rader (3) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch 4 2 4 4 3 2 0 17 4.14 Griffin 3 1 1 0 1 3 0 12 3.66 Crawford 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3.38 Upshaw 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5.00 York 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 11 1.77 Ray W(2-0) 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 0.00 Gladding SV(1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3.24 Totals 14 8 5 4 8 9 0 58 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman 7.1 7 5 5 1 6 1 30 1.96 McGraw 0.1 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 1.32 Hennigan L(0-2) 5.2 5 4 4 1 7 0 23 3.31 Parker 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0.59 Totals 14 13 9 9 6 15 1 61 Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ken Burkhart ASTROS 1ST: Wynn struck out; Metzger flied to right; Cedeno grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Martinez struck out; Millan grounded out (second to first); Garrett lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; May popped to catcher in foul territory; Rader singled to left [Watson to third]; Howard reached on a fielder's choice [Watson out at home (third to catcher to shortstop to pitcher), Rader to third]; Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Staub walked; Kranepool walked [Staub to second]; Gosger walked [Staub to third, Kranepool to second]; Grote singled to left [Gosger to second, Kranepool to third, Staub scored]; Harrelson popped to shortstop; Koosman grounded out (pitcher to first) [Grote to second, Gosger to third, Kranepool scored]; Martinez doubled to left [Grote scored, Gosger scored]; Millan grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 4. ASTROS 3RD: Forsch struck out; Wynn struck out; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 4. METS 3RD: Garrett grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub flied to right; Kranepool was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 4. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno homered; Watson tripled to right; May struck out; Rader singled to left [Watson scored]; Howard popped to first in foul territory; Helms forced Rader (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 4. METS 4TH: Gosger popped to shortstop; Grote popped to first; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 4. ASTROS 5TH: STEWART BATTED FOR FORSCH; Stewart struck out; Wynn grounded out (second to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 4. METS 5TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED STEWART (PITCHING); Koosman was called out on strikes; Martinez lined to shortstop; Millan singled to center; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 4. ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno popped to first in foul territory; Watson lined to third; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 4. METS 6TH: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Kranepool walked; Gosger grounded out (first unassisted) [Kranepool to second]; Grote reached on an error by Metzger [Kranepool scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Harrelson grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 5. ASTROS 7TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 5. METS 7TH: Koosman grounded out (pitcher to first); Martinez reached on an error by Wynn [Martinez to first]; Martinez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Millan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 5. ASTROS 8TH: AGEE BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Agee singled to center; Wynn forced Agee (third to second); ALOU BATTED FOR METZGER; Alou singled to center [Wynn to second]; Cedeno singled [Alou to second, Wynn to third]; MCGRAW REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Watson walked [Wynn scored, Alou to third, Cedeno to second]; May struck out; Rader walked [Alou scored, Cedeno to third, Watson to second]; Howard walked [Cedeno scored, Watson to third, Rader to second]; HENNIGAN REPLACED MCGRAW (PITCHING); Helms popped to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. METS 8TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); AGEE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); TORRES REPLACED MAY (PLAYING SS); Garrett was called out on strikes; Staub doubled to right; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; UPSHAW REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); BOSWELL BATTED FOR BEAUCHAMP; Boswell grounded out (second to first) [Staub to third]; Gosger was walked intentionally; Grote grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. ASTROS 9TH: THEODORE REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 1B); Agee grounded out (first unassisted); Wynn struck out; EDWARDS BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Edwards struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. METS 9TH: YORK REPLACED EDWARDS (PITCHING); Harrelson flied to left; Hennigan singled to right; Martinez grounded out (second to first) [Hennigan to second]; Hennigan was picked off second (pitcher to second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. ASTROS 10TH: Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Watson reached on an error by Hennigan [Cedeno to third]; Torres flied to right; Rader grounded into a double play (second to first) [Watson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. METS 10TH: Millan singled to left; Garrett out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Millan to second]; Staub was walked intentionally; Theodore flied to left; Gosger flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. ASTROS 11TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Helms flied to right; Agee struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. METS 11TH: Grote struck out; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hennigan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. ASTROS 12TH: Wynn struck out; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR YORK; Gallagher struck out; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. METS 12TH: RAY REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Martinez grounded out (second to first); Millan lined to shortstop; Garrett flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. ASTROS 13TH: Watson walked; On a bunt Torres struck out; Rader flied to center; Howard forced Watson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. METS 13TH: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Theodore grounded out (first unassisted); Gosger walked; Grote singled to left [Gosger to second]; Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 5. ASTROS 14TH: Helms flied to center; Agee singled to right; Wynn singled to right [Agee to third]; Ray singled to center [Agee scored, Wynn to second]; Cedeno singled to center [Ray to second, Wynn to third]; PARKER REPLACED GOSGER (PITCHING); FREGOSI REPLACED HENNIGAN (PLAYING 1B); THEODORE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Watson walked [Wynn scored, Ray to third, Cedeno to second]; Torres popped to first; Rader doubled to left [Watson to third, Cedeno scored, Ray scored]; Howard struck out; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Mets 5. METS 14TH: Fregosi walked; GLADDING REPLACED RAY (PITCHING); Martinez struck out; Millan singled to left [Fregosi to second]; Garrett flied to center; Staub flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 9, Mets 5. |
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