New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 59
Played on Sunday, June 12, 1977 (D) at Astrodome

NY  N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   3  7  0
HOU N    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Randle 3b                     4   1   1   1       0   0       2   0
Harrelson ss                  4   0   0   0       0   0       1   5
Milner 1b                     2   0   1   0       2   1      10   0
Kingman lf                    4   0   1   0       0   2       2   0
Vail rf                       4   1   2   0       0   1       3   0
Stearns c                     3   0   1   1       0   0       6   0
Boisclair cf                  4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Millan 2b                     4   1   1   0       0   0       1   4
Seaver p                      2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       31   3   7   2       2   5      27  10

BATTING - 
2B: Stearns (7,off Pentz).
SH: Seaver (2,off Bannister).
HBP: Stearns (3,by Bannister).
GDP: Kingman (3,off Bannister).
Team LOB: 5.

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cedeno cf                     4   1   1   0       0   1       3   0
Cabell 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Cruz rf                       3   0   0   1       0   1       2   0
Crawford lf                   4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Ferguson c                    4   0   1   0       0   1       5   0
Johnson 1b                    2   0   0   0       2   1       8   1
  Howard pr                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Howe 2b                       4   0   1   0       0   0       4   3
Sperring ss                   3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Bannister p                   2   0   1   0       0   0       1   2
  Boswell ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pentz p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       31   1   5   1       2   6      27   9

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Cabell-Howe-Johnson.

BATTING - 
3B: Cedeno (1,off Seaver).
SF: Cruz (2,off Seaver).
Team LOB: 6.

PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Seaver W(7-3)                 9     5   1   1   2   6   0  34

WP: Seaver (3).

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Bannister L(1-6)              8     5   2   2   2   4   0  30
Pentz                         1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5
Totals                        9     7   3   3   2   5   0  35

WP: Bannister (3).
HBP: Bannister (4,Stearns).

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi
Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 10439


Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 Houston Astros           
1. Randle              3b        Cedeno              cf
2. Harrelson           ss        Cabell              3b
3. Milner              1b        Cruz                rf
4. Kingman             lf        Crawford            lf
5. Vail                rf        Ferguson            c
6. Stearns             c         Johnson             1b
7. Boisclair           cf        Howe                2b
8. Millan              2b        Sperring            ss
9. Seaver              p         Bannister           p

METS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Harrelson made an out to
second; Milner walked; Kingman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno tripled to left; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cedeno
scored]; Crawford grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 2ND: Vail struck out; Stearns was hit by a pitch; Boisclair
grounded out (first unassisted) [Stearns to second]; Millan
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson flied out to right; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howe singled to left; Sperring struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 3RD: Seaver popped to shortstop in foul territory; Randle
flied out to right; Harrelson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
struck out; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 4TH: Milner singled to left; On a bunt Kingman singled to
third [Milner to second]; Vail flied out to center; Stearns
lined to left; Boisclair flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Crawford singled to
second; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Crawford to
second]; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Crawford to third]; Johnson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros
1.

METS 5TH: Millan flied out to left; Seaver made an out to first;
Randle made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (second to first); Sperring lined
to third; Bannister singled to left; Cedeno forced Bannister
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 6TH: Harrelson popped to first; Milner walked; Kingman
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Milner
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell lined to third; Cruz popped to first in foul
territory; Crawford made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 7TH: Vail singled to left; Vail was picked off first
(pitcher to first to second to pitcher); Stearns popped to
shortstop; Boisclair struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Ferguson was called out on strikes; Johnson walked;
Howe flied out to right; Sperring grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 8TH: Millan singled to right; Seaver out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Millan to second]; Randle singled to
center [Millan scored, Randle to second (on throw to home)];
Harrelson grounded out (second to first) [Randle to third];
Bannister threw a wild pitch [Randle scored]; Milner was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Boswell grounded out
(second to first); Cedeno flied out to center; Cabell struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 1.

METS 9TH: PENTZ REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Kingman struck out;
Vail singled to right; Stearns doubled to left [Vail scored];
Boisclair grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Cruz flied out to left; Crawford grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ferguson singled to left; Johnson walked
[Ferguson to second]; HOWARD RAN FOR JOHNSON; Howe flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets             3   7   0    5
 Astros           1   5   0    6


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