Rusty Staub and Dave Kingman belted home runs as the Mets romped to an easy 10-2 victory over the Astros. Four runs came home in the Mets' first turn at bat, Ed Kranepool driving in two with a double and Del Unser and Wayne Garrett each hitting a sacrifice fly off loser Larry Dierker. Staub's homer led off the third frame and Jerry Grote doubled home another later in the inning.

Kingman's blast came in the fifth and also scored Kranepool who had led off the inning with a single. Tom Seaver gave up five hits in the first inning and was relieved by Bob Apodaca in the eighth, but still managed to get his fifth triumph of the season. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 10, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Friday, May       16, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets         4  0  2    0  2  1    0  0  1  -  10 15  0
Astros       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 12  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Phillips ss           5   2   2   0     1   0   .280      Gross lf              4   1   3   0     1   0   .205
Millan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .231      Metzger ss            5   1   2   0     0   1   .280
Unser cf              3   0   1   1     1   0   .333      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Staub rf              4   2   1   2     1   0   .300      Watson 1b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .356
Kranepool 1b          5   2   2   2     0   0   .318      Cruz rf               3   0   2   0     1   0   .252
Garrett 3b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .279      May c                 4   0   2   0     0   0   .239
Kingman lf            4   2   3   2     0   1   .223      Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Grote c               5   0   3   2     0   1   .282      Andrews 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .191
Seaver p              3   0   1   0     1   0   .100      Dierker p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .050
  Apodaca p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Howard ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .261
                                                            Scherman p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Boswell ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .256

Totals               38  10  15  10     4   3             Totals               35   2  12   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 10,672
Left on Base: Mets 9, Astros 9
DP: Mets 2, Astros 1
Doubles: Kranepool (3), Grote 2 (4), Unser (5), Cruz (3), Metzger (2)
Home Runs: Staub (5), Kingman (6)
Stolen Bases: Kingman (4), Andrews (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Garrett (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Unser (2), Garrett (1)
GIDP: Staub (3), Howard (1), Rader (3)
Hit by Pitch: Kingman (1,by Dierker)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(5-3)           7    11   2   2   2   4   0  31   1.97
Apodaca                 2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   1.35
Totals                  9    12   2   2   3   5   0  38

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(4-4)          2.2   6   6   6   3   2   1  18   4.36
Crawford                1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.96
Scherman                5     9   4   4   0   1   1  24   2.95
Totals                  9    15  10  10   4   3   2  46

Hit by Pitch: Dierker (2)
Wild Pitches: Seaver (1)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Bill Williams


METS 1ST: Phillips singled to center; Millan singled to left
[Phillips to third]; Unser hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Phillips scored]; Staub walked [Millan to second]; Kranepool
doubled to right [Millan scored, Staub scored, Kranepool to
third (on throw to home)]; Garrett hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Kranepool scored]; Kingman struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 4, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross singled to left; Metzger singled to left
[Gross to second]; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Gross to third,
Metzger to second]; Cedeno made an out to shortstop; Watson
singled to center [Gross scored, Metzger scored, Watson out at
second (center to catcher to shortstop)]; Cruz singled to
center; May singled to right [Cruz to second]; Rader struck out;
2 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros 2.

METS 2ND: Grote struck out; Seaver walked; Phillips walked
[Seaver to second]; Millan forced Phillips (shortstop to second)
[Seaver to third]; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Andrews singled to center; Andrews stole second;
Dierker struck out; Andrews was picked off second (pitcher to
shortstop); Gross walked; Metzger grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros 2.

METS 3RD: Staub homered; Kranepool flied out to left; Garrett
flied out to center; Kingman was hit by a pitch; Kingman stole
second; Grote doubled to left [Kingman scored]; Seaver singled
to shortstop [Grote to third]; CRAWFORD REPLACED DIERKER
(PITCHING); Phillips flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 6, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno struck out; Watson flied out to center; Cruz
doubled to left; May made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 6, Astros 2.

METS 4TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
walked; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Unser out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Rader grounded out (pitcher to first); Andrews
singled to center; HOWARD BATTED FOR CRAWFORD; Howard grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Andrews out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Astros 2.

METS 5TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Kranepool singled
to center; Garrett out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Kranepool to second]; Kingman homered [Kranepool scored]; Grote
lined to pitcher; Seaver grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Gross singled to left; Metzger doubled to right
[Gross to third]; Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory;
Watson made an out to second; Cruz walked; May popped to first
in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 8, Astros 2.

METS 6TH: Phillips singled to left; Millan flied out to center;
Unser doubled to left [Phillips to third]; Staub grounded out
(first to second to first) [Phillips scored, Unser to third];
Kranepool made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
9, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader grounded out (third to first); Andrews flied
out to center; Scherman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 9, Astros 2.

METS 7TH: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Kingman
singled to first; Grote singled to center [Kingman to second];
Seaver flied out to right; Phillips made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 9, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Gross singled to second; Metzger forced Gross
(pitcher to shortstop); Cedeno flied out to left; Watson forced
Metzger (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 9, Astros
2.

METS 8TH: Millan grounded out (second to first); Unser grounded
out (third to first); Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 9, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: APODACA REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Cruz flied out
to center; May singled to right; Rader grounded into a double
play (pitcher to second to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 9, Astros 2.

METS 9TH: Kranepool made an out to shortstop; Garrett singled to
left; Kingman singled to left [Garrett to second]; Grote doubled
to left [Garrett scored, Kingman to third]; Apodaca struck out;
Phillips flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 10,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Andrews made an out to second; BOSWELL BATTED FOR
SCHERMAN; Boswell walked; Gross flied out to center; Metzger
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 10, Astros 2.