Cliff Johnson, batting in the 10th inning, delivered his fifth pinch-homer of the season, one short of the major league record, to provide the Astros with a 3-2 victory over the Mets. John Frederick holds the record with six pinch-homers for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1932. Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 2Game Played on Wednesday, August 28, 1974 (Day game) at Shea StadiumAstros 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 8 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 9 3 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 .318 Gosger cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .097 Metzger ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .263 Harrelson ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Cedeno cf 2 1 0 0 0 0 .281 Millan 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .262 Howard cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Kranepool 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Watson lf,1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .301 Staub rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .275 L. May 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .275 Garrett 3b 3 0 1 0 2 0 .221 Gallagher pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Ayala lf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .429 Rader 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Hodges c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .245 M. May c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Dyer ph,c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .154 Milbourne 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .315 Martinez ss,cf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .216 Dierker p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .169 Matlack p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .079 Cosgrove p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 Boswell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Forsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 de los Santos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Theodore ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .159 C. Johnson ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .231 Cram p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 3 8 3 0 7 Totals 37 2 9 2 5 3 Time of Game: 3:04 Attendance: 13,987 Left on Base: Astros 5, Mets 11 DP: Astros 0, Mets 2 Errors: Millan, Garrett, Martinez Doubles: Watson (16), Gross (13) Home Runs: C. Johnson (8), Staub (16) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (43) Sacrifice Hits: Dierker (7) Sacrifice Flies: Martinez (3) GIDP: Howard (1), Rader (12) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dierker 8 4 1 1 3 2 1 31 2.75 Cosgrove 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2.69 Forsch 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2.97 de los Santos W(1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Scherman 0.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.23 York SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2.96 Totals 10 9 2 2 5 3 1 43 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack 8 5 2 1 0 7 0 30 2.59 Miller 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.42 Cram L(0-1) 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 1.50 Totals 10 8 3 2 0 7 1 38 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Chris Pelekoudas ASTROS 1ST: Gross was called out on strikes; Metzger lined to right; Cedeno reached on an error by Martinez; Cedeno stole second; Watson was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Cedeno out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Gosger flied to center; Millan flied to right; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 2ND: L. May popped to second; Rader grounded out (third to first); M. May flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Staub flied to left; Garrett flied to left; Ayala singled to right; Hodges walked [Ayala to second]; Martinez popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 3RD: Milbourne popped to first; Dierker struck out; Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Matlack grounded out (shortstop to first); Gosger flied to center; Millan flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (third to first); Cedeno reached on an error by Millan; Watson doubled to left [Cedeno scored (unearned)]; L. May struck out; Rader flied to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 4TH: HOWARD REPLACED CEDENO (PLAYING CF); Kranepool singled to right; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kranepool to second]; Garrett walked; Ayala struck out; Hodges popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 5TH: M. May grounded out (second to first); Milbourne struck out; Dierker flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Martinez struck out; Matlack popped to shortstop; Gosger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 6TH: Gross was called out on strikes; Metzger grounded out (third to first); Howard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); Kranepool flied to center; Staub popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 7TH: Watson flied to right; L. May struck out; Rader singled to center; M. May flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Garrett walked; Ayala popped to third; Hodges flied to center; Martinez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 8TH: Milbourne singled to left; Dierker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Milbourne to second]; Gross reached on an error by Garrett [Milbourne to third]; Metzger singled to left [Gross to second, Milbourne scored]; Howard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Metzger out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. METS 8TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR MATLACK; Boswell flied to center; Gosger flied to center; Millan singled to right; Kranepool popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. ASTROS 9TH: MILLER REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Watson popped to third; L. May singled to center; GALLAGHER RAN FOR L. MAY; Rader grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Gallagher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 0. METS 9TH: GALLAGHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Staub homered; COSGROVE REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Garrett lined to first in foul territory; Ayala singled to center; DYER BATTED FOR HODGES; FORSCH REPLACED COSGROVE (PITCHING); Dyer singled to right [Ayala to third]; Martinez hit a sacrifice fly to right [Ayala scored]; THEODORE BATTED FOR MILLER; Theodore walked [Dyer to second]; DE LOS SANTOS REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); HARRELSON BATTED FOR GOSGER; Harrelson flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 2. ASTROS 10TH: HARRELSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); DYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MARTINEZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); CRAM REPLACED THEODORE (PITCHING); M. May popped to third; Milbourne grounded out (third to first); C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR DE LOS SANTOS; C. Johnson homered; Gross doubled to left; Metzger flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2. METS 10TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED C. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Millan singled to shortstop [Millan out at second (shortstop to second)]; Kranepool flied to center; Staub singled to center; Garrett singled to left [Staub to second]; YORK REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Ayala walked [Staub to third, Garrett to second]; Dyer struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2. |
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