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September 1, 1972

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Top 9	R	H	E
Mets	0	6	1
Astros	8	10	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Mets	0	6	1
Astros	8	10	0

Duffy Dyer Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.667	.237
OBP	.667	.311
At Bats	3	245
Hits	2	58
• Singles	2	36
• Doubles	0	15
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	7
Walks	0	23
RBI’s	0	26

Dave Roberts Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
10	6	0

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Astrodome - September 1, 1972

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Strikeout

Dave Roberts

Johnny Edwards

Lee May

Tommy Helms

Doug Rader

Roger Metzger

Bob Watson

Jim Wynn

Norm Miller

Duffy Dyer

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
New York Mets	0	6	1	6
Houston Astros	8	10	0	5
Winning Pitcher	Dave Roberts
Losing Pitcher	Tom Seaver
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Roger Metzger
Attendance	12,253
Time of Game	2 hours 12 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Dyer strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Fregosi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rader tags and scores.

Bottom 8 There's a wild pitch. Rader moves to third. Helms moves to second.

Bottom 8 Jerry Koosman now pitching. Helms is walked intentionally.

Bottom 8 Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Rader reaches second base with a double. Watson scores. There goes Edwards trying to get to home. Jones throws the ball in to Harrelson who relays the ball to Dyer, who tags Edwards, who came all the way from first, for the out.

Bottom 8 Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. May scores. Watson moves to third.

Bottom 8 Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jones. Watson reaches second base with a double. May moves to third.

Bottom 8 Dave Marshall now playing right field. Tommie Agee now playing center field. May hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 8 Mays is called out on strikes.

Top 8 Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Jim Wynn now playing center field. Norm Miller now playing right field. Agee is called out on strikes.

Bottom 7 Norm Miller pinch runs for Cesar Cedeno. Wynn hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Metzger scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Metzger moves to third.

Bottom 7 There goes Metzger. The throw from Dyer and he is safe. Metzger steals second.

Bottom 7 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barnes misplays the ball. That's an error on Barnes. Rader scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 7 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beauchamp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roberts for the out. Rader moves to third.

Bottom 7 Helms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barnes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rader moves to second.

Bottom 7 Danny Frisella now pitching. Rader takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 John Milner pinch hits for Tom Seaver. Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 7 Harrelson takes first base on ball four. Fregosi moves to third. Dyer moves to second.

Top 7 Beauchamp hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Dyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fregosi moves to second.

Top 7 Fregosi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Edwards hits a line drive towards short. Harrelson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Watson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. May moves to second.

Bottom 6 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roberts scores. Metzger scores.

Bottom 6 Wynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barnes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 There goes Metzger. The throw from Dyer and he is safe. Metzger steals second.

Bottom 6 Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roberts moves to third.

Bottom 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Helms scores. Roberts moves to second.

Bottom 6 Roberts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Helms moves to third.

Bottom 6 Helms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 6 Jones is called out on strikes.

Top 6 Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Barnes hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Rader strikes out.

Bottom 5 Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Watson strikes out.

Top 5 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 May strikes out.

Bottom 4 Wynn hits a fly ball into left field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fregosi fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Beauchamp hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Dyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fregosi moves to second.

Top 4 Fregosi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Mays strikes out.

Bottom 3 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barnes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Roberts bunts towards first. Beauchamp scoops it up and throws to first, with Barnes covering, for the out. Helms moves to second.

Bottom 3 Helms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Rader strikes out.

Top 3 Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Seaver hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Edwards strikes out.

Bottom 2 Watson strikes out.

Bottom 2 May hits a fly ball into right field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 2 Beauchamp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fregosi moves to second.

Top 2 Dyer hits a line drive into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Fregosi takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Wynn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Beauchamp settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Cedeno strikes out.

Bottom 1 Metzger strikes out.

Top 1 Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 1 Barnes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Helms settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Agee strikes out.

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