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Houston Astros @ 
New York Mets
1973-05-06 · Day game · Shea Stadium · Att: 22594 · 3:07
Houston Astros defeated New York Mets 14–8. Houston Astros put up 7 in the 7th. Mike Cosgrove earned the win and Jim Crawford picked up the save. Lee May went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | |
| NYN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
W: Mike Cosgrove L: Tug McGraw SV: Jim Crawford
Umpires — HP: Frank Pulli · 1B: Ken Burkhart · 2B: Lee Weyer · 3B: John Kibler · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Wynn | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Roger Metzger | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Cesar Cedeno | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Watson | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Lee May | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
 Doug Rader | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Johnny Edwards | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tommy Helms | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Reuss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmy Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Gallagher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tommie Agee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Larry Howard | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Mets — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ted Martinez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Felix Millan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Willie Mays | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rusty Staub | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Jim Fregosi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Grote | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 George Theodore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bud Harrelson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Harry Parker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Beauchamp | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Gosger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ed Kranepool | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Wayne Garrett | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Duffy Dyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Reuss | 2.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
 Fred Gladding | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Griffin | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Cecil Upshaw | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Cosgrove | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Crawford | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
New York Mets — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Parker | 5.2 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
 Tug McGraw | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
 Ray Sadecki | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
 George Stone | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jim Wynn: K
- Roger Metzger: W
- Cesar Cedeno: S8.1-3
- Bob Watson: SB2
- Bob Watson: WP.2-3;3-H(NR)#
- Bob Watson: K23
- Lee May: 7/F
Bot 1
- Ted Martinez: 43
- Felix Millan: S
- Willie Mays: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Doug Rader: K
- Johnny Edwards: S9
- Tommy Helms: S7.1-2
- Jerry Reuss: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Jim Wynn: 9/F
Bot 2
- Rusty Staub: 7/F
- Jim Fregosi: 53
- Jerry Grote: 63
Top 3
- Roger Metzger: K
- Cesar Cedeno: E5/TH.B-2
- Bob Watson: S.2-3
- Lee May: 8/SF.3-H(UR);1-2
- Doug Rader: S9.2-H(UR)
- Johnny Edwards: W.1-2
- Tommy Helms: 5(2)/FO
Bot 3
- George Theodore: D9
- Bud Harrelson: W
- Harry Parker: S/BG.1-2;2-3
- Ted Martinez: K
- Felix Millan: 164(1)/FO.2-3;3-H
- Jim Beauchamp: S9.1-2;3-H
- Rusty Staub: S9.2-H;1-3
- Jim Fregosi: S7.1-2;3-H
- Jerry Grote: 4/P
Top 4
- Jimmy Stewart: K/C
- Jim Wynn: 4/P
- Roger Metzger: 8/F
Bot 4
- George Theodore: 8/F
- Bud Harrelson: S7.B-2(E7)
- Harry Parker: 8/F
- Ted Martinez: 8/F
Top 5
- Cesar Cedeno: 7/F
- Bob Watson: S9
- Lee May: 7/L
- Doug Rader: W.1-2
- Johnny Edwards: 8/F
Bot 5
- Felix Millan: 7/F
- Jim Gosger: K/C
- Rusty Staub: W
- Jim Fregosi: S9.1-3
- Jerry Grote: W.1-2
- Ed Kranepool: S7.1-2;2-H;3-H
- Bud Harrelson: S7.1-2;2-H
- Harry Parker: K
Top 6
- Tommy Helms: S8
- Bob Gallagher: K
- Jim Wynn: 8/F
- Roger Metzger: S9.1-3
- Cesar Cedeno: D7.1-3;3-H
- Bob Watson: HR.3-H;2-H
- Lee May: W
- Doug Rader: WP.1-2
- Doug Rader: 2/FL
Bot 6
- Ted Martinez: 3/F
- Wayne Garrett: 3/G
- Jim Gosger: 7/F
Top 7
- Johnny Edwards: S9
- Tommy Helms: S7.1-3
- Tommie Agee: W.1-2
- Jim Wynn: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Roger Metzger: K/C
- Cesar Cedeno: 6/P
- Bob Watson: S8.1-2;2-3;3-H
- Lee May: HR.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Doug Rader: D7
- Larry Howard: S7.2-H
- Tommy Helms: 63
Bot 7
- Rusty Staub: K
- Jim Fregosi: 9/F
- Jerry Grote: 8/F
Top 8
- Tommie Agee: 53
- Jim Wynn: 7/F
- Roger Metzger: E4
- Cesar Cedeno: S8.1-2
- Bob Watson: W.2-3;1-2
- Jim Crawford: K
Bot 8
- Ed Kranepool: 43
- Bud Harrelson: 53
- Duffy Dyer: 13
Top 9
- Doug Rader: S7
- Larry Howard: 64(1)3/GDP
- Tommy Helms: 53
Bot 9
- Ted Martinez: 63
- Wayne Garrett: D9
- Jim Gosger: S8.2-H
- Rusty Staub: K/C
- Jim Fregosi: 64(1)/FO