Milt May tied the game with a sacrifice fly in the ninth and won it for the Astros in the 11th with a two-out RBI single as Houston edged the Mets' Seaver, 2-1. The game was scoreless until the top of the ninth when New York scored an unearned run on an error by Tommy Helms and singles by Jerry Grote and pinch-hitter Rusty Staub.

Seaver, who went the distance, walked Cesar Cedeno in the bottom of the ninth. A single by Bob Watson moved Cedeno to third, and May lofted his sacrifice fly to right center. Greg Gross opened the Houston 11th with a single, was sacrificed to second by Roger Metzger and scored easily as May singled to left center. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 2, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Monday, August 19, 1974 (Night game) at Astrodome

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 0 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 8 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 .237 Gross rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .323 Millan 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Metzger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Jones lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .283 Cedeno cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 .289 Milner 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Watson lf,1b 4 0 3 0 1 0 .305 Kranepool 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .320 M. May c 3 0 1 2 1 0 .292 Boswell rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .244 L. May 1b 3 0 2 0 0 1 .274 Garrett 3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 .211 Howard pr,lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Grote c 5 0 1 0 0 1 .263 Rader 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Hahn cf 2 0 0 0 1 2 .279 Helms 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Staub ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .277 Wilson p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .261 Martinez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 Gosger cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 1 2 .063 Totals 38 1 6 1 5 6 Totals 36 2 8 2 3 6 Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 10,619 Left on Base: Mets 10, Astros 7 DP: Mets 2, Astros 1 Errors: Helms Doubles: Boswell (5), Watson (15) Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (6), Metzger (15) Sacrifice Flies: M. May (3) GIDP: Millan (10), Helms (12) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(7-8) 10.2 8 2 2 3 6 0 41 3.41 Totals 10.2 8 2 2 3 6 0 41 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilson 8 5 1 0 4 5 0 34 3.76 Cosgrove 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 2.35 Forsch W(5-5) 2.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.00 Totals 11 6 1 0 5 6 0 44 Wild Pitches: Seaver 2 (4) Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo METS 1ST: Harrelson flied to center; Millan flied to right; Jones flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Milner popped to third in foul territory; Boswell walked; Garrett popped to first; Grote forced Boswell (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled to third; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Watson to second]; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Watson to third]; M. May flied to right in foul territory; L. May struck out; Rader struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Hahn struck out; Seaver walked; Harrelson singled to center [Seaver to second]; Millan flied to right; Jones flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson struck out; Gross singled to left; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 4TH: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Boswell doubled to right; Garrett singled to right [Boswell to third, Garrett to second (on throw to 3b)]; Grote was called out on strikes; Hahn struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; Watson grounded out (second to first); M. May walked; L. May singled to left [M. May to second]; Rader flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 5TH: Seaver was called out on strikes; Harrelson flied to center; Millan singled to center; Jones flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Helms flied to left; Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 6TH: Milner popped to catcher in foul territory; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); Garrett walked; Grote lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson doubled; M. May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 7TH: Hahn walked; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hahn to second]; Harrelson flied to left; Millan flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: L. May singled to center; HOWARD RAN FOR L. MAY; On a bunt Rader forced Howard (pitcher to shortstop); Helms grounded into a double play (second to first) [Rader out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 8TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Jones flied to right; Milner flied to left; Boswell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: KRANEPOOL REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 1B); Wilson struck out; Gross flied to left; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 9TH: Garrett reached on an error by Helms; Grote singled to left [Garrett to third]; STAUB BATTED FOR HAHN; COSGROVE REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Staub singled to right [Grote to second, Garrett scored (unearned)]; MARTINEZ RAN FOR STAUB; Seaver struck out; Harrelson walked [Grote to third, Martinez to second]; FORSCH REPLACED COSGROVE (PITCHING); Millan grounded into a double play (third to catcher to first) [Grote out at home]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: GOSGER REPLACED MARTINEZ (PLAYING CF); Cedeno walked; Watson singled to right [Cedeno to third]; M. May sacrifice flied into a double play (right to first to shortstop) [Cedeno scored, Watson out at second]; Howard grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1. METS 10TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool popped to third in foul territory; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 10TH: Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); Helms flied to center; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1. METS 11TH: Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Gosger grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 1. ASTROS 11TH: Gross singled to center; Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Gross to second]; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to first); Watson was walked intentionally; M. May singled to center [Watson to second, Gross scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 2.

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