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.