Astros @ Mets
August 23, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 7 10 0
Mets 4 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Astros 7 10 0
Mets 4 6 0

Ken Boswell Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .667 .176
OBP .667 .244
At Bats 3 245
Hits 2 43
• Singles 1 32
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 23
RBI’s 0 17

Larry Dierker Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
11 7 0
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Shea Stadium - August 23, 1972
Larry Dierker
Bob Stinson
Bob Watson
Tommy Helms
Doug Rader
Roger Metzger
Jesus Alou
Cesar Cedeno
Jim Wynn
Ken Boswell

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Houston Astros 7 10 0 4
New York Mets 4 6 0 4
Winning Pitcher Larry Dierker
Losing Pitcher Jerry Koosman
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Tommy Helms
Attendance 26,100
Time of Game 2 hours 29 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Boswell strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Marshall strikes out.
Top 9 Cedeno hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Tug McGraw now pitching. Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Milner hits a fly ball into right field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Kranepool hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it and throws to second for the out. Beauchamp scores.
Bottom 8 Garrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Beauchamp moves to third.
Bottom 8 Barnes hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jim Beauchamp pinch hits for Ray Sadecki. Beauchamp takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Stinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Boswell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Boswell strikes out.
Bottom 7 Dyer strikes out.
Bottom 7 There goes Marshall. The throw from Stinson and he is safe. Marshall steals second.
Bottom 7 Marshall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Milner strikes out.
Top 7 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Wynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Kranepool 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.
Bottom 6 Agee hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Garrett hits a fly ball into left field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ray Sadecki now pitching. Dierker hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Dave Schneck pinch hits for Gary Gentry. Schneck strikes out.
Bottom 5 Boswell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dyer moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Stinson hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Alou hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Watson scores.
Top 5 Helms hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Watson moves to second.
Top 5 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wynn tags and scores.
Top 5 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn moves to third.
Top 5 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Marshall hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Agee moves to third.
Bottom 4 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kranepool for the out. Agee moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bob Stinson now catching. Agee is hit by the pitch.
Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barnes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alou scores. Metzger moves to second.
Top 4 Dierker strikes out.
Top 4 Gary Gentry now pitching. Bob Stinson pinch hits for Larry Howard. Stinson hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Helms tags and scores.
Top 4 Alou hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Alou reaches second base with a double. Helms moves to third.
Top 4 Helms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Watson scores. Rader scores.
Top 4 Rader hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Rader reaches second base with a double. Wynn scores. Watson moves to third.
Top 4 Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wynn moves to third.
Top 4 Wynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garrett for the out.
Bottom 3 Barnes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boswell scores.
Bottom 3 Koosman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Boswell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wynn. Boswell reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Dyer strikes out.
Top 3 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Metzger takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Dierker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dierker for the out.
Top 3 Howard strikes out.
Bottom 2 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Kranepool takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Alou hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Dyer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Helms strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Rader. The throw from Dyer and he is safe. Rader steals second.
Top 2 Rader hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Agee strikes out.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wynn strikes out.
Top 1 Cedeno hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Metzger strikes out.