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1972 Regular Season Game 113
August 21, 1972
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National League Standings, August 21, 1972

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Mets Starting Lineup
2b
Barnes Lute
Barnes
3b
Garrett Wayne
Garrett
cf
Mays Willie
Mays
rf
Agee Tommie
Agee
c
Dyer Duffy
Dyer
lf
Milner John
Milner
1b
Beauchamp Jim
Beauchamp
ss
Martinez Ted
Martinez
p
Matlack Jon
Matlack
August 21, 1972, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

New York Mets 4, Houston Astros 2

Astros ab r hbibbso
Roger Metzger ss 2 1 0 0 2 1
Cesar Cedeno cf 4 1 2 2 0 0
Jim Wynn rf 3 0 0 0 1 0
Lee May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2
Doug Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1
Tommy Helms 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0
Jesus Alou lf 4 0 1 0 0 0
Larry Howard c 4 0 0 0 0 1
Jerry Reuss p 2 0 0 0 0 2
- Bob Watson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1
- Jim Ray p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mets ab r hbibbso Avg.
Lute Barnes 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .320
Wayne Garrett 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .209
Willie Mays cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281
Tommie Agee rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .245
Duffy Dyer c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237
John Milner lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .251
Jim Beauchamp 1b 4 2 2 3 0 0 .203
Ted Martinez ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 .218
Jon Matlack p 2 0 0 0 1 2 .158

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 1
New York Mets 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 4 2

Houston Astros ip h rer bbso
Jerry Reuss 7.0 3 2 2 1 6
Jim Ray (L) 1.2 1 2 2 2 1
New York Mets ip h rer bbso
Jon Matlack (W,11-7) 9.0 7 2 2 3 8 2.18

Errors: Tommie Agee (9), Doug Rader.
PB: Larry Howard.
WP: Jon Matlack.
2B: Cesar Cedeno, Lee May.
HR: Jim Beauchamp 2 (2), Cesar Cedeno.
Intentional Walks: Jim Wynn.
SB: Ted Martinez (6).
CS: Doug Rader.


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