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.

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