May 4, 1973 - Gosger's big day powers Mets!

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 May 4, 1973 - Gosger's big day powers Mets!



Jim Gosger went 2 for 3 with a double and 2 rbis to lead New York over the Astros 9-2.
Jerry Koosman had it working, going nine full and striking out 9 to win his third of the year.
Ken Forsch fell to 1-5 and couldn't get out of the 4th. Lee Maye drove in both Houston runs.




5-4-1973 (Night Game): 1973-HOU (14-13) vs. 1973-NYN (10-13) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1973-HOU 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 2 1973-NYN 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 x 9 12 1 1973-HOU AB R H RBI BB SO AVE J. Wynn (RF) 4 1 0 0 1 2 .198 R. Metzger (SS) 4 0 2 0 0 2 .270 C. Cedeno (CF) 4 1 2 0 0 0 .270 B. Watson (LF) 3 0 1 0 1 1 .301 L. May (1B) 4 0 1 2 0 1 .234 D. Rader (3B) 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 L. Howard (C) 4 0 0 0 0 0 .212 T. Helms (2B) 4 0 0 0 0 1 .297 K. Forsch (P) 1 0 0 0 0 1 .083 T. Griffin (P4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 J. Alou (PH7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 J. Crawford (P7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 T. Agee (PH9) 1 0 1 0 0 0 .262 35 2 7 2 2 9 .255 2 for 6 with runners in scoring position. RBI: L. May(2)[15] E: B. Watson[3], D. Rader[5] DP: 1 LOB: 8 1973-NYN AB R H RBI BB SO AVE T. Martinez (CF) 5 2 2 1 0 1 .273 F. Millan (2B) 5 1 1 0 0 0 .271 W. Garrett (3B) 4 2 1 0 1 0 .250 R. Staub (RF) 4 0 1 1 0 0 .304 E. Kranepool (1B) 4 1 0 1 0 0 .121 J. Gosger (LF) 3 1 2 3 1 0 .286 J. Grote (C) 3 1 2 0 1 0 .343 B. Harrelson (SS) 4 1 3 2 0 1 .250 J. Koosman (P) 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 35 9 12 8 3 3 .232 8 for 13 with runners in scoring position. 2B: J. Gosger[1], B. Harrelson[2] 3B: J. Grote[1] RBI: T. Martinez[5], R. Staub[7], E. Kranepool[5], J. Gosger(3)[3], B. Harrelson(2)[4] SH: J. Koosman[1] SF: E. Kranepool[2] E: W. Garrett[1] HBP: R. Staub[3] GIDP: E. Kranepool[1] LOB: 8 1973-HOU IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA K. Forsch (L, 1-5) 3.1 6 7 3 1 0 0 4.14 T. Griffin 2.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 2.05 J. Crawford 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1.46 8.0 12 9 5 3 3 0 2.90 Game Score: K. Forsch (25) Pitches Thrown: K. Forsch (74) 1973-NYN IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA J. Koosman (W, 3-2) 9.0 7 2 2 2 9 0 2.25 9.0 7 2 2 2 9 0 3.38 Game Score: J. Koosman (79) Pitches Thrown: J. Koosman (133) DDBB Player of the Game: J. Gosger Shea Stadium, New York

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