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Led by Rusty Staub, who batted in four runs, the Mets defeated the Astros, 10-2, behind the six-hit pitching of Jerry Koosman. Staub also scored twice. Staub drove in two runs with a double in the first inning and crossed the plate himself on a single by Wayne Garrett. Staub walked and scored in the third, drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the sixth and added his third RBI with a grounder in the ninth. Astros' hits included a homer by Lee May. [The Sporting News] New York Mets 10, Houston Astros 2Game Played on Wednesday, August 21, 1974 (Night game) at AstrodomeMets 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 - 10 12 1
Astros 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 5
Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Harrelson ss 4 1 1 0 2 1 .234 Gross rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .323
Millan 2b 4 2 2 2 1 0 .259 Metzger ss 4 0 2 0 0 2 .264
Jones lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .279 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .289
Gosger lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 .111 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .303
Staub rf 3 2 1 4 2 0 .277 C. Johnson c 3 0 0 1 0 0 .233
Kranepool 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .316 L. May 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .277
Milner pr,1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Rader 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .261
Theodore 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .175 Helms 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .289
Garrett 3b 4 0 3 2 1 0 .218 Milbourne pr,2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
Hodges c 4 1 1 0 1 0 .256 Griffin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275
Hahn cf 5 1 0 0 0 0 .271 Busse ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Koosman p 4 2 1 0 1 2 .147 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
de los Santos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Campbell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091
Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 40 10 12 9 8 5 Totals 31 2 6 2 1 7
Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 9,663
Left on Base: Mets 13, Astros 4
DP: Mets 2, Astros 2
Errors: Kranepool, Metzger, C. Johnson, Helms 2, Milbourne
Doubles: Staub (21), Rader (23), Cedeno (26)
Home Runs: L. May (20)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (6), C. Johnson (3)
GIDP: Hahn (7), Milner (16), Watson 2 (11)
Hit by Pitch: Millan (5,by Scherman)
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Koosman W(12-8) 9 6 2 2 1 7 1 33 3.30
Totals 9 6 2 2 1 7 1 33
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Griffin L(12-6) 5 6 4 2 3 2 0 25 3.31
York 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 3.00
de los Santos 2.2 2 2 0 3 1 0 14 0.00
Scherman 1 2 2 1 0 2 0 6 4.28
Totals 9 12 10 5 8 5 0 50
Hit by Pitch: Scherman (7)
Wild Pitches: Koosman (5)
Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Bruce Froemming
METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Millan
walked; Jones reached on an error by Helms [Millan to second];
Staub doubled to right [Millan scored, Jones scored (unearned)];
Kranepool grounded out (pitcher to first) [Staub to third];
Garrett singled to right [Staub scored (unearned)]; Hodges
grounded out (second to first); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 3, Astros 0.
ASTROS 1ST: Gross reached on an error by Kranepool; Metzger
singled to third [Gross to second]; Cedeno forced Metzger (third
to second) [Gross to third]; Watson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0.
METS 2ND: Hahn lined to left; Koosman was called out on strikes;
Harrelson singled to center; Millan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0.
ASTROS 2ND: C. Johnson grounded out (second to first); L. May
popped to second; Rader popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0.
METS 3RD: Jones flied to right; Staub walked; Kranepool singled
to right [Staub to third]; MILNER RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Garrett
singled [Milner to second, Staub scored]; Hodges reached on an
error by Helms [Garrett to second, Milner to third]; Hahn
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Hodges out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 0.
ASTROS 3RD: MILNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Helms singled to
center; Griffin flied to left; Gross grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Helms to second]; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Mets 4, Astros 0.
METS 4TH: Koosman was called out on strikes; Harrelson walked;
Millan grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harrelson to second];
Jones grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 4, Astros 0.
ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno struck out; Watson struck out; C. Johnson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4,
Astros 0.
METS 5TH: Staub flied to left; Milner grounded out (third to
first); Garrett singled to right; Hodges grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Astros 0.
ASTROS 5TH: L. May homered; Rader doubled; Helms popped to first
in foul territory; BUSSE BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Busse struck out;
Gross lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Astros
1.
METS 6TH: YORK REPLACED BUSSE (PITCHING); Hahn grounded out
(third to first); Koosman walked; Harrelson walked [Koosman to
second]; Millan singled to center [Harrelson to second, Koosman
to third]; Jones singled to shortstop [Millan to second,
Harrelson to third, Koosman scored]; DE LOS SANTOS REPLACED YORK
(PITCHING); Staub hit a sacrifice fly to first [Harrelson
scored, Jones to second, Millan to third]; Debut game for
Ramon de los Santos; Milner struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Mets 6, Astros 1.
ASTROS 6TH: Metzger singled to center; Cedeno was called out on
strikes; Watson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Metzger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets
6, Astros 1.
METS 7TH: Garrett flied to left; Hodges walked; Hahn reached on
an error by Metzger [Hodges to second]; Koosman reached on a
fielder's choice [Hodges to third (error by C. Johnson), Hahn to
second]; Harrelson popped to second; Millan singled to left
[Koosman to second, Hahn scored (unearned), Hodges scored
(unearned)]; Jones forced Millan (shortstop to second); 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 1.
ASTROS 7TH: C. Johnson grounded out (third to first); L. May
lined to shortstop; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 1.
METS 8TH: Staub walked; Milner grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to pitcher) [Staub out at second]; Garrett
walked; Hodges singled to right [Garrett to second]; Hahn forced
Hodges (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 8, Astros
1.
ASTROS 8TH: GOSGER REPLACED JONES (PLAYING LF); THEODORE
REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 1B); Helms walked; MILBOURNE RAN FOR
HELMS; CAMPBELL BATTED FOR DE LOS SANTOS; Campbell struck out;
Gross flied to left in foul territory; Metzger struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 8, Astros 1.
METS 9TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); MILBOURNE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Koosman singled to right; Harrelson
was called out on strikes; Millan was hit by a pitch [Koosman to
second]; Gosger singled to shortstop [Millan to second, Koosman
to third]; Staub forced Gosger (second unassisted) [Koosman
scored, Millan scored (error by Milbourne) (unearned) (no RBI)];
Theodore was called out on strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 10, Astros 1.
ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno doubled; Koosman threw a wild pitch [Cedeno
to third]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); C. Johnson
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cedeno scored]; L. May grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 10, Astros
2.
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