- 1972 MLB Regular Season

- Monday, August 21, 1972

- Attendance: 24,242

- Venue: Shea Stadium

- Game Duration: 2:03

- Night Game, on grass

- Box Score

- Starting Lineups

- Houston Astros

- 1 - SS - Roger Metzger

- 2 - CF - Cesar Cedeno

- 3 - RF - Jim Wynn

- 4 - 1B - Lee May

- 5 - 3B - Doug Rader

- 6 - 2B - Tommy Helms

- 7 - LF - Jesus Alou

- 8 - C - Larry Howard

- 9 - P - Jerry Reuss

- New York Mets

- 1 - 2B - Lute Barnes

- 2 - 3B - Wayne Garrett

- 3 - CF - Willie Mays

- 4 - RF - Tommie Agee

- 5 - C - Duffy Dyer

- 6 - LF - John Milner

- 7 - 1B - Jim Beauchamp

- 8 - SS - Ted Martinez

- 9 - P - Jon Matlack

- Radio Announcers

- Ralph Kiner

- Lindsey Nelson

- Bob Murphy