New York Mets
Houston Astros
5
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3
Linescore
| 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 |
Pitching
New York Mets
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry KoosmanW | 8.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 42 |
| Harry ParkerS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken ForschL | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 32 |
| Juan Pizarro | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Jim Crawford | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| Cecil Upshaw | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 2nd
Doug Rader hits a home run (16).
0–1
▲ 3rd
Rusty Staub doubles (24) on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Felix Millan scores.
1–1
▲ 3rd
John Milner out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Bob Watson. Rusty Staub scores.
2–1
▲ 7th
Cleon Jones singles on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Wayne Garrett scores. Rusty Staub scores. Fielding error by left fielder Bob Watson. Cleon Jones out at home on the throw, left fielder Bob Watson to shortstop Roger Metzger to catcher Skip Jutze.
4–1
▼ 7th
Doug Rader hits a home run (17). Cesar Cedeno scores.
4–3
▲ 9th
John Milner doubles (5) on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Wayne Garrett scores. Cleon Jones to 3rd.
5–3
Box Score
New York Mets
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3BWayne Garrett | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2BFelix Millan | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFRusty Staub | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| LFCleon Jones | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BJohn Milner | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1BEd Kranepool | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFDon Hahn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJerry Grote | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSBud Harrelson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PJerry Koosman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| PHarry Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSRoger Metzger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2BTommy Helms | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFCesar Cedeno | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFBob Watson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BLee May | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| RFJimmy Wynn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CSkip Jutze | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PKen Forsch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PJuan Pizarro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHTommie Agee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PJim Crawford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PCecil Upshaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |