The Mets' hottest hitter, Ed Kranepool, collected a double and two singles in four trips and drove in the game's only run to enable Jerry Koosman to beat the Astros, 1-0. Felix Millan walked with one out in the first inning and took third on a single by Cleon Jones. After Rusty Staub struck out, Kranepool came through with the game-deciding single.

Jones saved Koosrnan's shutout with a key defensive play in the third, throwing out Tommy Helms at the plate when the runner tried to score from second on a single by Greg Gross. Doug Rader doubled in the fifth for the 1,000th hit of his major league career. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 1, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Wednesday, June      4, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  3
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  9  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Gross lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Unser cf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .321
Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Millan 2b             3   1   1   0     2   0   .249
Cedeno cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .263      Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .500
Watson 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .341        Gallagher lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Cabell rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .302
Rader 3b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .256      Kranepool 1b          4   0   3   1     0   0   .412
May c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .254
Helms 2b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .194      xPhillips ss          2   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Konieczny p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  Johnson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Koosman p             3   0   0   0     1   1   .214
  Howard pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .321
  Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .400

Totals               28   0   5   0     3   6             Totals               33   1   9   1     4   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 15,442
Left on Base: Astros 6, Mets 13
DP: Astros 1, Mets 0
Errors: Watson, May 2
Doubles: Rader (8), Kranepool (6)
Stolen Bases: Cabell (4), Millan (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Konieczny (2), Gross (2)
GIDP: Millan (6)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Konieczny L(3-7)        7     8   1   1   4   4   0  35   3.47
Crawford                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.84
Totals                  8     9   1   1   4   4   0  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(5-3)          9     5   0   0   3   6   0  33   4.13
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   6   0  33

Balks: Koosman (3)

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


ASTROS 1ST: Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger struck
out; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Unser struck out; Millan walked; Jones singled to
right [Millan to third]; Staub struck out; Kranepool singled to
right [Jones to second, Millan scored]; Torre flied to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson walked; Cabell forced Watson (second to
shortstop); Cabell stole second; Cabell was picked off second
(catcher to shortstop); Rader struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Phillips grounded out (second to first); Grote
grounded out (third to first); Koosman walked; Unser singled
[Koosman to second]; Millan flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

ASTROS 3RD: May struck out; Helms singled to left; Konieczny out
on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Helms to second]; Gross
singled to left [Helms out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled
to center; Kranepool singled to center [Staub to second]; Torre
singled to center [Kranepool to second, Staub to third];
Phillips struck out; Grote lined to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno flied
to right; Watson singled to center; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Koosman flied to center; Unser grounded out (second to
first); Millan walked; Jones flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Rader doubled to center; May reached on a fielder's
choice [Rader out at third (pitcher to shortstop to third)];
Helms struck out; Konieczny grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Staub reached on an error by Watson; Kranepool doubled
to right [Staub to third]; Torre grounded out (third to first);
Phillips was walked intentionally; Grote flied to right; Koosman
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Metzger flied
to center; Cedeno walked; Koosman balked [Cedeno to second];
Watson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); Millan singled
to right; Millan stole second [Millan to third (error by May)];
Jones grounded out (second to first); Staub grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

ASTROS 7TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED JONES (PLAYING LF); Cabell flied
to right; Rader walked; May forced Rader (shortstop to second);
Helms forced May (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Kranepool flied to center; Torre flied to right;
Phillips reached on catcher's interference by May; Grote
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Mets 1.

ASTROS 8TH: JOHNSON BATTED FOR KONIECZNY; Johnson singled;
HOWARD RAN FOR JOHNSON; Gross out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Howard to second]; Metzger grounded out (third to
first); Cedeno popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Koosman grounded
out (shortstop to first); Unser singled to right; Millan
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Unser out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Watson grounded out (pitcher to first); Cabell flied
to right; Rader flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Mets 1.