A winner for the first time since July 29, Tom Seaver allowed only five hits and pitched the Mets to a 7-0 victory over the Astros. The shutout was the fourth of the season for Seaver, who balanced his record at 8-8.

The Mets tagged Dave Roberts for a run in the first inning and added three in the third on a walk to Bud Harrelson, consecutive triples by Felix Millan and Ted Martinez and sacrifice fly by Rusty Staub. In the sixth, when the Mets counted their last three runs, Greg Gross committed his first error of the season in the outfield for the Astros. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Thursday, August    29, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Mets         1  0  3    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   7 11  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .315      Harrelson ss          4   2   1   0     1   0   .223
Metzger ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Millan 2b             5   1   3   1     0   0   .266
Cedeno cf             4   0   3   0     0   1   .284      Martinez cf           5   1   1   2     0   0   .216
Watson lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .298      Staub rf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .276
M. May c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Ayala lf              2   1   1   0     1   0   .444
L. May 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Garrett 3b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .219
Rader 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .257      Dyer c                3   1   2   0     1   0   .182
Milbourne 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Theodore 1b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Roberts p             1   0   1   0     0   0   .206        Kranepool ph,1b     2   0   1   1     0   0   .304
  Gallagher ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .189      Seaver p              4   0   1   1     0   2   .074
  York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  C. Johnson ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .231
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   5   0     3   4             Totals               33   7  11   6     4   2

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 42,814
Left on Base: Astros 5, Mets 8
DP: Astros 1, Mets 2
Errors: Gross
Doubles: Harrelson (9)
Triples: Roberts (2), Millan (2), Martinez (3)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (44)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (7)
GIDP: Watson 2 (13), Ayala (1)
Hit by Pitch: Ayala (1,by York)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(9-11)         4     6   4   4   2   2   0  19   3.12
York                    3     4   3   2   2   0   0  16   3.29
Scherman                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.15
Totals                  8    11   7   6   4   2   0  39

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(8-8)           9     5   0   0   3   4   0  32   3.22
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   4   0  32

Hit by Pitch: York (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor


ASTROS 1ST: Gross lined to third; Metzger singled to center
[Metzger out at second (center to shortstop)]; Cedeno singled to
left; Cedeno stole second; Watson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson doubled to left; On a bunt Millan singled
[Harrelson to third]; Martinez forced Millan (shortstop to
second) [Harrelson scored]; Staub singled to right [Martinez to
third]; Ayala grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Staub out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Mets 1.

ASTROS 2ND: M. May popped to first in foul territory; L. May
flied to left; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Dyer grounded
out (third to first); Theodore grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Milbourne flied to left; Roberts tripled to left;
Gross struck out; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Seaver struck out; Harrelson walked; Millan tripled to
right [Harrelson scored]; Martinez tripled to right [Millan
scored]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to center [Martinez scored];
Ayala walked; Garrett lined to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled to left; Watson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at
second]; M. May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: Dyer singled to left; Theodore popped to third; Seaver
struck out; Harrelson forced Dyer (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 4.

ASTROS 5TH: L. May grounded out (third to first); Rader walked;
Milbourne forced Rader (shortstop to second); GALLAGHER BATTED
FOR ROBERTS; Gallagher walked [Milbourne to second]; Gross
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0,
Mets 4.

METS 5TH: YORK REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Millan grounded
out (second to first); Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first);
Staub flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 4.

ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno
singled to right; Watson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Ayala was hit by a pitch; Garrett walked [Ayala to
second]; Dyer singled to right [Garrett to second, Ayala to
third]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR THEODORE; Kranepool singled to
right [Dyer to second, Garrett to third, Ayala scored]; Seaver
singled to right [Kranepool to second, Dyer scored (error by
Gross) (unearned) (no RBI), Garrett scored]; Harrelson flied to
center; Millan popped to catcher in foul territory; Martinez
forced Seaver (shortstop to second); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 7.

ASTROS 7TH: KRANEPOOL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); M. May flied
to right; L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader flied
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 7.

METS 7TH: Staub flied to center; Ayala singled to left; Garrett
lined to left; Dyer walked [Ayala to second]; Kranepool flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 7.

ASTROS 8TH: Milbourne grounded out (first to pitcher); C.
JOHNSON BATTED FOR YORK; C. Johnson walked; Gross forced C.
Johnson (third to second); Metzger forced Gross (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 7.

METS 8TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED C. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Seaver
grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson grounded out (third
to first); Millan singled to left; Martinez forced Millan
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 7.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno was called out on strikes; Watson struck out;
M. May flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 7.