Houston Astros 7, New York Mets 1
Regular Season Game 51
Played on Friday, May 31, 1974 (N) at Shea Stadium
HOU N 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 - 7 13 0 NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gross lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 Cedeno cf 5 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 Watson 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 9 0 C. Johnson c 0 2 0 1 4 0 4 0 Brown rf 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 Rader 3b 5 1 3 2 0 2 2 1 Helms 2b 4 0 3 1 0 1 2 4 Milbourne 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Wilson p 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Scherman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 33 7 13 7 7 7 27 11 BATTING - 2B: Helms (8,off Apodaca). 3B: Rader (1,off Koosman). HR: Cedeno (10,7th inning off Apodaca 0 on 0 out). SH: Wilson 2 (2,off Koosman 2). SF: Wilson (1,off Koosman); C. Johnson (2,off Koosman). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - CS: Cedeno (6,2nd base by Koosman/Grote).
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Harrelson ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 Martinez ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Millan 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 3 Jones lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 Staub rf 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Milner 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 10 1 Schneck cf 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 Hahn ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Grote c 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 Koosman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Apodaca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 1 7 1 6 2 27 19 FIELDING - DP: 1. Schneck-Millan. BATTING - 2B: Schneck (5,off Wilson). SH: Koosman (5,off Wilson). Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING - SB: Harrelson (4,2nd base off Wilson/C. Johnson).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilson W(2-3) 6.1 7 1 1 6 0 0 32 Scherman 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 Totals 9 7 1 1 6 2 0 40 Inherited Runners - Scored: Scherman 2-0. .
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Koosman L(5-3) 6 8 4 4 5 2 0 29 Apodaca 2 2 1 1 1 5 1 9 Miller 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 6 Totals 9 13 7 7 7 7 1 44 Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 20736 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros New York Mets 1. Gross lf Harrelson ss 2. Metzger ss Millan 2b 3. Cedeno cf Jones lf 4. Watson 1b Staub rf 5. C. Johnson c Milner 1b 6. Brown rf Schneck cf 7. Rader 3b Garrett 3b 8. Helms 2b Grote c 9. Wilson p Koosman p ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Harrelson stole second; Millan flied to right; Jones walked; Staub walked [Harrelson to third, Jones to second]; Milner popped to catcher in foul territory; Schneck popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to center; C. Johnson walked [Watson to second]; Brown walked [Watson to third, C. Johnson to second]; Rader singled to right [Brown to second, C. Johnson to third, Watson scored]; Helms struck out; Wilson hit a sacrifice fly to left [C. Johnson scored]; Gross forced Rader (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Grote singled to center; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Grote to second]; Harrelson walked; Millan forced Harrelson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. ASTROS 3RD: Metzger walked; Cedeno singled [Metzger to second]; Watson flied to center [Metzger to third]; Cedeno was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); C. Johnson walked; Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Jones grounded out (third to first); Staub singled to right; Milner popped to catcher in foul territory; Schneck walked [Staub to second]; Garrett popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. ASTROS 4TH: Rader was called out on strikes; Helms singled to center; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Helms to second]; Gross walked; Metzger forced Gross (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Koosman flied to left; Harrelson flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno singled to right; Watson singled to center [Cedeno to third]; C. Johnson sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Cedeno scored, Watson out at second (center to second)]; Brown popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Millan singled to left; Jones popped to first; Staub forced Millan (second to shortstop); Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 0. ASTROS 6TH: Rader tripled to left; Helms singled to left [Rader scored]; Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Helms to second]; Gross grounded out (shortstop to first) [Helms to third]; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Schneck doubled to right; Garrett flied to left; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Kranepool walked; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 0. ASTROS 7TH: APODACA REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Cedeno homered; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); C. Johnson walked; Brown struck out; Rader struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Millan flied to center; Jones singled to left; Staub singled to right [Jones to second]; Milner singled to center [Staub to second, Jones scored]; SCHERMAN REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); HAHN BATTED FOR SCHNECK; Hahn struck out; Garrett struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 1. ASTROS 8TH: HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Helms doubled to center; Scherman was called out on strikes; Gross struck out; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 1. METS 8TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED HELMS (PLAYING 2B); Grote popped to second; DYER BATTED FOR APODACA; Dyer flied to center; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Martinez flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 1. ASTROS 9TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MILLER REPLACED DYER (PITCHING); Cedeno singled to right; Watson grounded out (second to first) [Cedeno to second]; C. Johnson walked; Brown singled to center [C. Johnson to second, Cedeno scored]; Rader singled to left [C. Johnson scored, Brown out at third (left to third to second to shortstop to second), Rader to second (on throw to 3b)]; Milbourne grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 7, Mets 1. METS 9TH: Millan grounded out (second to first); Jones flied to center; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 7, Mets 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 7 13 0 10 Mets 1 7 0 12
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