Jon Matlack, the 1974 N. L. shutout leader with seven, picked up his first whitewash of the season as the Mets blanked the Astros, 2-0. New York's runs came in the second when Rusty Staub beat out an infield hit, Dave Kingman tripled and Jerry Grote followed with a sacrifice fly. Matlack held the Astros to four hits, escaping the only serious jam in the fourth when he struck out Enos Cabell and got Doug Rader on a pop fly after Cesar Cedeno led off with a single, stole second and moved to third on an infield out. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Monday, June      2, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
Mets         0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross lf              2   0   1   0     2   0   .271      Clines cf,lf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .178
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Cedeno cf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .267      Jones lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .625
Watson 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .347        Unser pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .322
Cabell rf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .296      Torre 3b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .252
Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Staub rf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .305
Helms 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Kingman 1b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .211
Jutze c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .147      Grote c               2   0   0   1     0   0   .263
  Johnson ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Phillips ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .247
Roberts p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .050      Matlack p             2   0   0   0     1   1   .095
  Howard ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .321
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   4   0     4   6             Totals               27   2   6   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 13,003
Left on Base: Astros 6, Mets 3
DP: Astros 1, Mets 2
Doubles: Watson (10)
Triples: Kingman (1)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (22)
Sacrifice Flies: Grote (2)
GIDP: Watson (3), Gross (1), Millan (5)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts L(3-6)          7     5   2   2   1   2   0  25   3.31
Granger                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.35
Totals                  8     6   2   2   1   2   0  29

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(7-3)          9     4   0   0   4   6   0  33   3.38
Totals                  9     4   0   0   4   6   0  33

Wild Pitches: Matlack (4)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Gross walked; Metzger flied out to center; Cedeno
walked [Gross to second]; Watson grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Gross out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Clines grounded out (third to first); Millan popped to
second; Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cabell struck out; Rader flied out to center; Helms
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Torre flied out to right; Staub singled to shortstop;
Kingman tripled to left [Staub scored]; Grote hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Kingman scored]; Phillips popped to catcher in foul
territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Jutze grounded out (first unassisted); Roberts
struck out; Gross walked; Metzger grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Matlack struck out; Clines singled to left; Millan
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Clines
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 2.

ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled to center; Cedeno stole second;
Watson grounded out (third to first) [Cedeno to third]; Cabell
struck out; Rader popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre flied
out to left; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Helms grounded out (shortstop to first); Jutze flied
out to right; On a bunt Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote
grounded out (pitcher to first); Phillips grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Gross singled to shortstop; Metzger forced Gross
(second unassisted); Cedeno popped to second; Watson grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Matlack walked; Clines struck out; Millan popped to
third in foul territory; Jones singled to left [Matlack to
second]; UNSER RAN FOR JONES; Torre singled to center [Matlack
out at home (center to catcher), Unser to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 2.

ASTROS 7TH: CLINES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); UNSER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Cabell lined to right; Rader flied out to
center; Helms walked; JOHNSON BATTED FOR JUTZE; Matlack threw a
wild pitch [Helms to second]; Johnson was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Staub grounded
out (first to pitcher); Kingman grounded out (third to first);
Grote grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 2.

ASTROS 8TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Howard singled to center;
Gross grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Howard out at second]; Metzger flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: GRANGER REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Phillips grounded
out (first unassisted); Matlack grounded out (pitcher to first);
Clines singled to right; Millan grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno flied out to left; Watson doubled to right;
Cabell struck out; Rader flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 2.