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The Mets rallied with three runs in the bottom of the ninth to nip the Astros, 5-4, the winning tally crossing the plate on Rusty Staub's two-out single. Pinch-hitter Duffy Dyer began the comeback with a single and scored on a pinch-double by Ted Martinez, who took third on Roger Metzger's throwing error on the same play. Bud Harrelson drew a walk and Felix Millan's bunt single scored Martinez with the tying run. After Ken Boswell was retired, Staub delivered his game-winning single to right New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 4Game Played on Monday, August 26, 1974 (Night game) at Shea StadiumAstros 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 11 1
Mets 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 10 2
Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Gross rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .320 Harrelson ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 .224
Metzger ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .266 Millan 2b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .260
Cedeno cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .284 Jones lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .281
L. May 1b 3 0 1 1 1 2 .276 Boswell ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .229
C. Johnson c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .227 Staub rf 4 0 2 1 1 0 .274
Rader 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .259 Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .306
Howard lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .273 Garrett 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .219
Milbourne 2b 3 0 2 0 1 0 .338 Gosger cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .130
Richard p 4 0 1 0 0 2 .100 Theodore ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .161
Busse ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Grote c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Hodges c 2 1 1 1 1 0 .260
Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dyer ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .140
Koosman p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .141
Martinez ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .213
Totals 33 4 11 3 4 4 Totals 35 5 10 5 5 3
Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 15,104
Left on Base: Astros 8, Mets 9
DP: Astros 1, Mets 1
Errors: Metzger, Kranepool, Koosman
Doubles: Metzger (12), Milbourne (1), Gross (12), Martinez (12)
Home Runs: Hodges (4)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (42), Milbourne (4), Kranepool (1)
Caught Stealing: Gross (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Gross (7), Metzger (16)
GIDP: Richard (2), Gosger (2)
Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Richard 7 6 2 2 4 3 1 30 2.78
Cosgrove L(6-2) 1.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 7 2.57
Forsch 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.99
Totals 8.2 10 5 5 5 3 1 40
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Koosman W(13-8) 9 11 4 3 4 4 0 39 3.29
Totals 9 11 4 3 4 4 0 39
Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Dick Stello
ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Gross was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Metzger singled to right; Kranepool
dropped a foul fly hit by Cedeno for an error; Cedeno flied to
right; L. May walked [Metzger to second]; C. Johnson walked
[Metzger to third, L. May to second]; Rader flied to right; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.
METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Millan
grounded out (second to first); Jones walked; Staub walked
[Jones to second]; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0.
ASTROS 2ND: HODGES REPLACED GROTE (PLAYING C ); Howard grounded
out (shortstop to first); Milbourne walked; On a bunt Richard
grounded into a double play (third to shortstop to second)
[Milbourne out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets
0.
METS 2ND: Garrett singled to center; Gosger grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Garrett out at
second]; Hodges homered; Koosman flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1.
ASTROS 3RD: Gross grounded out (shortstop to first); Metzger
doubled to left; Cedeno lined to third; L. May singled to left
[Metzger scored]; C. Johnson flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Astros 1, Mets 1.
METS 3RD: Harrelson flied to right; Millan singled; Jones flied
to center; Staub singled to right [Millan to third]; Kranepool
walked [Staub to second]; Garrett singled to left [Kranepool to
second, Staub to third, Millan scored]; Gosger grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 2.
ASTROS 4TH: Rader singled to center; Howard singled to center
[Rader to second]; Milbourne popped to catcher in foul
territory; On a bunt Richard singled to pitcher [Richard to
second (error by Koosman), Howard to third (on throw to home),
Rader scored (no RBI)]; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Howard scored (unearned)]; Metzger grounded out (third
to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2.
METS 4TH: Hodges grounded out (second to first); Koosman struck
out; Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2.
ASTROS 5TH: Cedeno popped to shortstop; L. May struck out; C.
Johnson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3,
Mets 2.
METS 5TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones struck
out; Staub flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3,
Mets 2.
ASTROS 6TH: Rader popped to second; Howard popped to second in
foul territory; Milbourne doubled to left; Richard struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2.
METS 6TH: Kranepool singled to center; Kranepool stole second;
Garrett struck out; Gosger grounded out (second to first)
[Kranepool to third]; Hodges walked; Koosman flied to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2.
ASTROS 7TH: Gross doubled to left; Metzger out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Gross to third]; Cedeno singled to
right [Gross scored]; Cedeno stole second; L. May struck out; C.
Johnson flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2.
METS 7TH: Harrelson grounded out (first to pitcher); Millan
grounded out (third to first); BOSWELL BATTED FOR JONES; Boswell
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros
4, Mets 2.
ASTROS 8TH: BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rader grounded
out (third to first); Howard singled to right; On a bunt
Milbourne singled to left [Howard out at third (left to
catcher)]; Milbourne stole second; BUSSE BATTED FOR RICHARD;
Busse was called out on strikes (strikeout was charged to
Richard); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2.
METS 8TH: COSGROVE REPLACED BUSSE (PITCHING); Staub flied to
right; Kranepool flied to center; Garrett flied to left in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2.
ASTROS 9TH: Gross grounded out (third to first); Metzger popped
to second; Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2.
METS 9TH: THEODORE BATTED FOR GOSGER; Theodore flied to center;
DYER BATTED FOR HODGES; Dyer singled; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR
KOOSMAN; Martinez doubled to left [Dyer scored, Martinez to
third (error by Metzger)]; Harrelson walked; FORSCH REPLACED
COSGROVE (PITCHING); On a bunt Millan singled [Harrelson to
second, Martinez scored]; Boswell popped to third in foul
territory; Staub singled to left [Millan to second, Harrelson
scored]; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 5.
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