New York Mets 4, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 63
Played on Thursday, June 16, 1977 (N) at Shea Stadium
HOU N 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 3 NY N 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 x - 4 5 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 Cabell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 Cruz rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Ferguson c 4 1 2 0 0 0 6 1 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Howe 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 Gardner pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howard lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Gonzalez ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forsch p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Sambito p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 9 2 1 4 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Forsch-Howe-Watson. E: Cabell (7), Watson (5), Gonzalez (18). BATTING - 2B: Ferguson (8,off Espinosa). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - CS: Cabell (9,2nd base by Espinosa/Grote).
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Randle 3b,ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Stearns c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Boisclair lf,rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Milner 1b 2 1 1 1 2 1 12 0 Kranepool rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Henderson pr,lf 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Grote c,3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Millan 2b 3 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 Espinosa p 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 Vail ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 4 5 2 5 5 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Espinosa-Milner. BATTING - 2B: Espinosa (1,off Forsch). HR: Milner (7,2nd inning off Forsch 0 on 0 out). GDP: Grote (3,off Forsch). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - CS: Randle (6,2nd base by Forsch/Ferguson).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch 5 4 2 2 2 1 1 19 Sambito L(3-2) 2.1 1 2 0 3 3 0 12 McLaughlin 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 8 5 4 2 5 5 1 33 Inherited Runners - Scored: McLaughlin 2-0. .
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Espinosa W(4-4) 7 7 3 3 1 3 0 27 Lockwood SV(10) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 Totals 9 9 3 3 1 4 0 35 WP: Espinosa (1). Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Lee Weyer Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 8915 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros New York Mets 1. Cedeno cf Randle 3b 2. Cabell 3b Harrelson ss 3. Cruz rf Boisclair lf 4. Ferguson c Milner 1b 5. Watson 1b Kranepool rf 6. Howe 2b Grote c 7. Howard lf Mazzilli cf 8. Gonzalez ss Millan 2b 9. Forsch p Espinosa p ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno struck out; Cabell flied out to center; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Randle walked; Randle was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Boisclair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson doubled to right; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe singled to center [Ferguson scored, Howe to second (on throw to home)]; Howard flied out to right [Howe to third]; Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Milner homered; Kranepool singled to right; Grote grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Kranepool out at second]; Mazzilli flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1. ASTROS 3RD: Forsch singled to right; Cedeno singled to right [Forsch to second]; Cabell singled to left [Forsch scored, Cedeno to third (on throw to home)]; Cabell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Espinosa threw a wild pitch [Cedeno scored]; Cruz walked; Ferguson grounded out (third to first) [Cruz to second]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Millan grounded out (third to first); Espinosa struck out; Randle grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1. ASTROS 4TH: Howe made an out to second; Howard popped to third in foul territory; Gonzalez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Harrelson grounded out (third to first); Boisclair flied out to center; Milner walked; Kranepool popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1. ASTROS 5TH: Forsch grounded out (third to first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Cabell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Grote flied out to left; Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Millan singled to third [Millan to second (error by Cabell)]; Espinosa doubled to left [Millan scored]; Randle grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Ferguson singled to left; Watson lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Ferguson out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2. METS 6TH: SAMBITO REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Harrelson struck out; Boisclair struck out; Milner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2. ASTROS 7TH: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard grounded out (second to first); Gonzalez singled to center; Sambito grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2. METS 7TH: Kranepool reached on an error by Watson [Kranepool to first]; HENDERSON RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Grote flied out to center; Debut game for Steve Henderson; Mazzilli lined to left; Millan singled to left [Henderson to second]; VAIL BATTED FOR ESPINOSA; Vail reached on an error by Gonzalez [Henderson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Millan scored (unearned) (no RBI), Vail to third]; Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 4. ASTROS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); HENDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BOISCLAIR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Cedeno struck out; Cabell made an out to second; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 4. METS 8TH: Harrelson walked; Boisclair walked [Harrelson to second]; Harrelson was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Milner walked [Boisclair to second]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED SAMBITO (PITCHING); Henderson struck out; Grote grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 4. ASTROS 9TH: STEARNS REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING C ); RANDLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); GROTE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Ferguson flied out to center; Watson flied out to center; On a bunt Howe singled to third; GARDNER RAN FOR HOWE; Howard singled to left [Gardner to second]; BOSWELL BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; Boswell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 3 9 3 5 Mets 4 5 0 5
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