Final
NYM 5 — HOU 3
7/21/1973 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197307210
Complete available game record for NYM at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Metzger | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Wayne Garrett | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Felix Millan | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleon Jones | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Milner | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Kranepool | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don Hahn | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Grote | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skip Jutze | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Harrelson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Juan Pizarro | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cecil Upshaw | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Crawford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Koosman | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tommie Agee | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harry Parker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Forsch | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Koosman | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0-0 |
| Harry Parker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Juan Pizarro | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Crawford | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Cecil Upshaw | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Helms | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Skip Jutze | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee May | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Pizarro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Rader | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cecil Upshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Watson | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Wynn | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Kranepool | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Harry Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty Staub | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felix Millan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Garrett | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jerry Grote | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Hahn | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bud Harrelson | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| John Milner | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleon Jones | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleon Jones | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Milner | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Koosman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 6/L | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W.2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 5/P | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | HR | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 4/P | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | D7.1-H | 0–1 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 63.2-3 | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 7/SF.3-H | 1–1 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 2–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7/L | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S8 | 2–1 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP | 2–1 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 7/L | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 1→1 | W | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 4(1)/FO | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 8/F | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | W | 2–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 6/L | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 43 | 2–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | K/C | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 7/F | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 63.1-2 | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8.2-3;B-2(TH) | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | S7.3-H;2-H(E7)(NR);BXH(762) | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S9 | 4–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 13 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 9/F | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | HR.1-H | 4–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8/F | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 9/F | 4–3 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K/C | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | NP | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | K | 4–3 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | K | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 0→0 | W | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9/F | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 43.1-2 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | IW | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | D7.2-H;1-3 | 4–3 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 7/F | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S7# | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 9/F | 5–3 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 5/P | 5–3 |