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Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 2, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the New York Mets, played on September 2, 1972 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | September 2, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 2, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brent Strom |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Wilson |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 19,691 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Andy Olsen 1B: Tom Gorman 2B: Chris Pelekoudas 3B: Nick Colosi |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommie Agee | Center Fielder |
Ken Boswell | Second Baseman |
John Milner | Right Fielder |
Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
Cleon Jones | Left Fielder |
Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
Duffy Dyer | Catcher |
Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
Brent Strom | Pitcher |
Yogi Berra | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Jim Wynn | Right Fielder |
Lee May | First Baseman |
Bob Watson | Left Fielder |
Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
Larry Howard | Catcher |
Don Wilson | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
September 2, 1972
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Wilson
Agee hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Wilson
Boswell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Wilson
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Strom
Metzger hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Boswell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Strom
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Strom
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Strom
May hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Strom
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Wilson
Kranepool hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Wilson
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Wilson
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Strom
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Strom
Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Strom
Howard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Wilson
Dyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Wilson
Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strom vs. Wilson
Strom hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Strom
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Strom
Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Strom
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Cedeno reaches second base with a double. Wilson scores. Metzger goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Strom
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Sadecki
Ray Sadecki now pitching.
May hits a line drive towards short. Harrelson catches it and throws to second to double up Cedeno. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Sadecki
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Wilson
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Wilson
Boswell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Wilson
Milner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Wilson
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Sadecki
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Sadecki
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Sadecki
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Sadecki
Wilson hits a fly ball towards right. Milner settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Milner. Helms goes all the way around to score. Wilson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metzger vs. Sadecki
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Wilson
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger misplays the ball. That's an error on Metzger. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garrett vs. Wilson
Garrett hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dyer vs. Wilson
Dyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Wilson
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Sadecki
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. Sadecki
Wynn hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Sadecki
May strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Wilson
Lute Barnes pinch hits for Ray Sadecki.
Barnes hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Wilson
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boswell vs. Wilson
Boswell hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Rauch
Bob Rauch now pitching.
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Rauch
Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helms vs. Rauch
Helms hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Helms reaches second base with a double. Rader goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Rauch
Howard is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Rauch
Wilson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Wilson
Milner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Wilson
Kranepool hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Wilson
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Wilson
Garrett hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Rauch
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Rauch
Cedeno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wynn vs. Rauch
There's a wild pitch. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wynn vs. Rauch
Wynn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Rauch
There's a wild pitch. Cedeno moves to third. Wynn moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
May vs. Rauch
May strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Watson vs. Rauch
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cedeno scores. Wynn scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Rauch
Rader strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dyer vs. Wilson
Dyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Wilson
Harrelson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dyer moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Wilson
Dave Marshall pinch hits for Bob Rauch.
Marshall takes first base on ball four. Dyer moves to third. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Agee vs. Wilson
Agee hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dyer tags and scores. Harrelson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boswell vs. Wilson
Boswell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Gladding
Fred Gladding now pitching.
Milner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Gladding
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Gladding
Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Jones reaches second base with a double. Milner scores. Kranepool moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garrett vs. Ray
Jim Ray now pitching.
Garrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kranepool scores. Jones scores. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyer vs. Ray
Dyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garrett moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Ray
Harrelson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Ray
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 7 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Koosman
Jerry Koosman now pitching.
Helms is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Koosman
Howard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ray vs. Koosman
Ray bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Koosman
Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Helms moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching.
Cedeno is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 7 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Agee vs. Ray
Agee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Ray
Boswell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Agee moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milner vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
Milner bunts towards third. Rader juggles the ball. That's an error on Rader. Agee scores. Boswell moves to third. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kranepool vs. Griffin
Kranepool is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jones vs. Griffin
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Boswell scores. Milner scores. There goes Kranepool trying to get to third. Cedeno throws the ball in to Rader, who tags Kranepool for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garrett vs. Griffin
There's a wild pitch. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 10 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garrett vs. Griffin
Garrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones scores. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dyer vs. Griffin
Dyer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Griffin
Harrelson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garrett moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGraw vs. Griffin
McGraw takes first base on ball four. Garrett moves to third. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Agee vs. Culver
George Culver now pitching.
Agee hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Metzger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 11 - Astros, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wynn vs. McGraw
Willie Mays now playing center field. Tommie Agee now playing right field.
Wynn strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Astros, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. McGraw
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 11 - Astros, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. McGraw
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/2/1972 -- New York at Houston (N) New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Agee T, cf-rf 4 1 0 1 Metzger R, ss 5 1 2 0 Boswell K, 2b 5 2 4 3 Cedeno C, cf 4 1 1 2 Milner J, rf 4 2 2 0 Wynn J, rf 2 2 0 0 Mays W, cf 0 0 0 0 May L, 1b 5 1 1 2 Kranepool E, 1b 4 1 2 0 Watson B, lf 5 0 1 2 Jones C, lf 5 2 2 3 Rader D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Garrett W, 3b 5 0 2 3 Helms T, 2b 3 1 2 1 Dyer D, c 5 1 2 0 Howard L, c 4 0 0 0 Harrelson B, ss 5 1 2 0 Wilson D, p 3 1 1 0 Strom B, p 1 0 0 0 Gladding F, p 0 0 0 0 Sadecki R, p 0 0 0 0 Ray J, p 1 0 0 0 Barnes L, ph 1 0 0 0 Griffin T, p 0 0 0 0 Rauch B, p 0 0 0 0 Culver G, p 0 0 0 0 Marshall D, ph 1 1 0 0 Koosman J, p 0 0 0 0 McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 11 16 10 36 8 9 7 New York 000 000 074 -- 11 Houston 202 101 200 -- 8 New York IP H R ER BB SO Strom B* 2.0 4 4 4 2 0 Sadecki R 3.0 1 1 0 0 2 Rauch B 2.0 3 3 3 2 4 Koosman J 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 McGraw T (W) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Wilson D 7.1 7 4 4 1 1 Gladding F+ 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 Ray J (L)# 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 Griffin T 0.2 3 2 1 2 1 Culver G 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd + Pitched to 3 batters in 8th # Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Milner J, Metzger R, Rader D DP -- New York 1, Houston 2 LOB -- New York 8, Houston 6 2B -- Cedeno C, Helms T, Jones C HR -- May L, Boswell K SH -- Milner J SF -- Agee T HBP -- by Koosman J (Helms T) WP -- Rauch B 2, Griffin T T -- 2:57 A -- 19691
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