Rusty Staub drove in a run with a double and scored himself in the third inning and then singled in the seventh when the Mets counted two more runs to defeat the Astros, 5-3. John Milner hit a sacrifice fly in the third and batted in the Mets' last run with a single in the ninth. Doug Rader had his second straight two-homer game for the Astros and drove in all of their runs. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Saturday, July      21, 1973 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets         0  0  2    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   5  9  0
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  5  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            3   2   0   0     2   1   .244      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   2   .259
Millan 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .300      Helms 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .282
Staub rf              4   2   2   1     1   0   .277      Cedeno cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .316
Jones cf,lf           4   0   1   1     1   0   .252      Watson lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .325
Milner lf,1b          3   0   2   2     1   0   .231      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   2   .266
Kranepool 1b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .257      Rader 3b              3   2   2   3     0   0   .258
  Hahn ph,cf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Wynn rf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .216
Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Jutze c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Forsch p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .071
Koosman p             4   0   1   0     0   3   .128        Pizarro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Parker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .118        Agee ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .253
                                                            Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   4     7   4             Totals               31   3   5   3     1   7

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 28,384
Left on Base: Mets 10, Astros 2
DP: Mets 1, Astros 0
Errors: Watson
Doubles: Staub (24), Milner (5)
Home Runs: Rader 2 (17)
Sacrifice Flies: Milner (3)
GIDP: Cedeno (14)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(8-9)          8     5   3   3   1   7   2  29   3.40
Parker SV(3)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.67
Totals                  9     5   3   3   1   7   2  32

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(8-9)           6.2   7   4   4   5   3   0  31   3.83
Pizarro                 1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   6.75
Crawford                0.2   1   1   1   2   0   0   5   4.09
Upshaw                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.76
Totals                  9     9   5   5   7   4   0  42

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Art Williams


METS 1ST: Garrett was called out on strikes; Millan singled to
center; Staub grounded out (second to first) [Millan to second];
Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Metzger was called out on strikes; Helms lined to
shortstop; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 2ND: Milner flied to center; Kranepool walked; Grote
singled to center [Kranepool to second]; Harrelson walked
[Kranepool to third, Grote to second]; Koosman struck out;
Garrett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); May popped
to third; Rader homered; Wynn popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 3RD: Millan singled; Staub doubled to left [Millan scored];
Jones grounded out (shortstop to first) [Staub to third]; Milner
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Staub scored]; Kranepool grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros
1.

ASTROS 3RD: Jutze flied to right; Forsch struck out; Metzger
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Astros 1.

METS 4TH: Grote lined to left; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop
to first); Koosman singled to center; Garrett grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Helms singled to left; Cedeno grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Helms out at second]; Watson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Astros 1.

METS 5TH: Millan lined to left; Staub walked; Jones forced Staub
(second unassisted); Milner walked [Jones to second]; Kranepool
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: May struck out; Rader grounded out (third to first);
Wynn walked; Jutze forced Wynn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 1.

METS 6TH: Grote lined to shortstop; Harrelson grounded out
(second to first); Koosman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Forsch struck out; Metzger grounded out (shortstop
to first); Helms flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Astros 1.

METS 7TH: Garrett walked; Millan grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Garrett to second]; Staub singled to center [Garrett to
third, Staub to second (on throw)]; Jones singled to left
[Garrett scored, Staub scored (error by Watson) (no RBI), Jones
out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; PIZARRO REPLACED
FORSCH (PITCHING); Milner singled to right; HAHN BATTED FOR
KRANEPOOL; Hahn grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: MILNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HAHN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); JONES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Cedeno singled to left; Watson flied to right; May struck out;
Rader homered [Cedeno scored]; Wynn grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros 3.

METS 8TH: Grote flied to center; Harrelson flied to right;
Koosman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
4, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); AGEE BATTED
FOR PIZARRO; Agee struck out; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros 3.

METS 9TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED AGEE (PITCHING); Garrett walked;
Millan flied to right; Staub grounded out (second to first)
[Garrett to second]; Jones was walked intentionally; Milner
doubled to left [Garrett scored, Jones to third]; UPSHAW
REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Hahn flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 5, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Helms singled to left; PARKER REPLACED KOOSMAN
(PITCHING); Cedeno flied to left; Watson flied to right; May
popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Astros 3.