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Saturday May 5, 1973
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Don Wilson not only pitched a four-hitter but also drove in three runs with a double as the Astros defeated the Mets, 9-2, for their seventh straight victory. Johnny Edwards and Cesar Cedeno hit homers to account for the Astros' first two runs. Wilson hit his double in the sixth inning after an error by Wayne Garrett and two walks had loaded the bases. The Astros went on to score three more times before the inning ended on a hit batsman, triple by Roger Metzger and a wild pitch. [The Sporting News]


Houston Astros 9, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 5, 1973 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Astros       0  1  1    0  0  6    1  0  0  -   9 10  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  4  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wynn rf               3   1   0   0     0   1   .245      Martinez cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .260
  Gallagher rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .198
Metzger ss            5   1   2   2     0   1   .127      Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .186
Cedeno cf             5   1   3   1     0   0   .318      Staub rf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .174
Watson lf             3   1   1   0     2   0   .343      Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .273
May 1b                5   1   1   0     0   1   .198      Gosger lf             4   0   1   1     0   1   .300
Rader 3b              3   0   0   0     2   0   .212      Dyer c                2   0   0   0     0   2   .114
Edwards c             4   2   1   1     1   0   .219        Webb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Helms 2b              4   1   1   1     1   0   .227        Boswell ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Wilson p              4   1   1   3     0   3   .158        Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                          Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .195
                                                          McAndrew p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
                                                            Grote c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .244

Totals               37   9  10   8     6   6             Totals               31   2   4   2     2   8

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 14,178
Left on Base: Astros 8, Mets 4
DP: Astros 0, Mets 1
Errors: Garrett
Doubles: Wilson (2), Kranepool (2), Staub (5)
Triples: Metzger (3)
Home Runs: Edwards (2), Cedeno (4)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (11), Metzger (3)
GIDP: May (2)
Hit by Pitch: Wynn (4,by McAndrew)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilson W(2-3)           9     4   2   2   2   8   0  33   3.75
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   8   0  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAndrew L(2-3)         5.2   7   8   2   4   4   2  29   4.91
Webb                    1.1   1   1   1   2   1   0   7  10.80
Stone                   2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.50
Totals                  9    10   9   3   6   6   2  44

Hit by Pitch: McAndrew (1)
Wild Pitches: Webb (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer


ASTROS 1ST: Wynn flied to center; Metzger singled to center;
Cedeno singled to left [Metzger to second]; Metzger stole third
and Cedeno stole second; Watson was walked intentionally; May
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Watson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Martinez flied to center; Millan grounded out (second
to first); Garrett popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Rader flied to right; Edwards homered; Helms
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson struck out; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Staub struck out; Kranepool lined to pitcher; Gosger
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets
0.

ASTROS 3RD: Wynn struck out; Metzger flied to left; Cedeno
homered; Watson singled; May struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Dyer struck out; Harrelson struck out; McAndrew struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader walked; Edwards flied to left; Helms grounded
out (third to first) [Rader to second]; Wilson struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan
grounded out (third to first); Garrett was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Wynn popped to second; Metzger popped to catcher in
foul territory; Cedeno lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Kranepool
doubled to right; Gosger flied to right [Kranepool to third];
Dyer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 0.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); May
reached on an error by Garrett; Rader grounded out (third to
first) [May to second]; Edwards was walked intentionally; Helms
walked [May to third, Edwards to second]; Wilson doubled to left
[Helms scored (unearned), Edwards scored (unearned), May scored
(unearned)]; Wynn was hit by a pitch; Metzger tripled to left
[Wilson scored (unearned), Wynn scored (unearned)]; WEBB
REPLACED DYER (PITCHING); GROTE REPLACED MCANDREW (PLAYING C );
Webb threw a wild pitch [Metzger scored (unearned)]; Cedeno
lined to shortstop; 6 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 8, Mets
0.

METS 6TH: Harrelson popped to shortstop; Grote flied to left in
foul territory; Martinez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 8, Mets 0.

ASTROS 7TH: Watson walked; May popped to shortstop; Rader walked
[Watson to second]; Edwards flied to right; Helms singled to
left [Watson scored, Rader to second]; Wilson struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 9, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED WYNN (PLAYING RF); Millan singled
to left; Garrett flied to right; Staub doubled to right [Millan
to third]; Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first) [Millan
scored]; Gosger singled to center [Staub scored]; BOSWELL BATTED
FOR WEBB; Boswell walked [Gosger to second]; Harrelson popped to
first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 9, Mets 2.

ASTROS 8TH: STONE REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Gallagher
grounded out (first unassisted); Metzger was called out on
strikes; Cedeno singled to center; Watson forced Cedeno (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Grote popped to catcher in foul territory; Martinez
flied to right; Millan popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 9, Mets 2.

ASTROS 9TH: May singled to center; Rader flied to right; Edwards
flied to center; Helms flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Garrett walked; Staub popped to third; Kranepool
popped to shortstop; Gosger grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 9, Mets 2.



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