Although he gave up 11 hits, including homers to Rusty Staub and Dave Kingman, Ken Forsch went distance for first time this season in pitching the Astros past the Mets, 6-2. Houston turned over four double plays, all on grounders by Joe Torre, who set an N.L. record by hitting into the quartet of twin-killings.

The Astros counted twice in the first inning on the first of three hits by Wilbur Howard, Greg Gross' infield single, a throwing error by Mike Phillips and two groundouts. Howard doubled home a run in the second, Roger Metzger tripled home a pair in the third, and the final Houston run came in the fourth on singles by Howard and Gross and an infield out by Enos Cabell. Staub hit a solo homer in the second and Kingman duplicated the effort in the seventh for the Mets' only runs. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 6, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Monday, July      21, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Astros       2  1  2    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   6 12  0
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 11  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Howard cf             5   2   3   1     0   1   .367      Unser cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .295
Gross rf              5   1   2   0     0   0   .300      Millan 2b             4   0   4   0     0   0   .297
Cabell lf             5   0   0   2     0   0   .271      Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Watson 1b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .331      Staub rf              3   1   1   1     1   0   .277
Johnson c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .294      Kingman lf            4   1   1   1     0   0   .242
Rader 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .246      Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .342
Metzger ss            3   0   2   2     1   0   .243      Grote c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .293
Milbourne 2b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .143      Phillips ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .243
Forsch p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .053      Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                            Sanders p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heidemann ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
                                                            Webb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .215
                                                            Baldwin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100

Totals               37   6  12   6     1   4             Totals               34   2  11   2     1   2

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 13,414
Left on Base: Astros 6, Mets 6
DP: Astros 4, Mets 1
Errors: Torre, Phillips
Doubles: Howard (8)
Triples: Metzger (8)
Home Runs: Staub (12), Kingman (19)
Caught Stealing: Rader (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (3)
GIDP: Cabell (8), Torre 4 (18)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(4-7)           9    11   2   2   1   2   2  35   3.22
Totals                  9    11   2   2   1   2   2  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(2-2)            2.2   8   5   5   0   1   0  16   3.03
Sanders                 2.1   2   1   1   1   0   0  10   2.51
Webb                    2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.52
Baldwin                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.96
Totals                  9    12   6   6   1   4   0  39

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


ASTROS 1ST: Howard singled to center; Gross singled to shortstop
[Howard to third (error by Phillips), Gross to second]; Cabell
grounded out (second to first) [Howard scored, Gross to third];
Watson grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Gross
scored]; Johnson singled to left; Rader struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Unser flied out to left; Millan singled to center;
Torre grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first)
[Millan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Mets 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Metzger grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne
singled to right; Forsch reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Milbourne to second]; Forsch was picked off
first (catcher to first); Howard doubled to right [Milbourne
scored]; Gross flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
3, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Staub homered; Kingman grounded out (third to first);
Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote singled to
left; Phillips struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Mets
1.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Watson
singled to center; Johnson singled to left [Watson to second];
Rader forced Johnson (third to second) [Watson to third];
Metzger tripled to right [Watson scored, Rader scored]; SANDERS
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Milbourne flied out to center; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Sanders grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
singled to left; Millan singled to right [Unser to second];
Torre grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Millan out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 5, Mets 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Forsch flied out to left; Howard singled to center;
Gross singled to right [Howard to third]; Cabell forced Gross
(shortstop to second) [Howard scored]; Watson forced Cabell
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Staub flied out to center; Kingman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kranepool singled to second; Grote
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6,
Mets 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader
flied out to center; Metzger walked; Milbourne lined to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Phillips struck out; HEIDEMANN BATTED FOR SANDERS;
Heidemann flied out to center; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Mets 1.

ASTROS 6TH: WEBB REPLACED HEIDEMANN (PITCHING); Forsch struck
out; Howard struck out; Gross flied to left in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Millan singled to right; Torre grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Millan out at second];
Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 6, Mets 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell flied out to center; Watson grounded out
(third to first); Johnson made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 6, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Kingman homered; Kranepool flied out to center; Grote
singled to center; Phillips forced Grote (first to shortstop);
MILNER BATTED FOR WEBB; Milner grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6, Mets 2.

ASTROS 8TH: BALDWIN REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Rader singled to
center; Metzger singled to shortstop [Rader to second];
Milbourne forced Metzger (second to shortstop) [Rader to third];
Rader was caught stealing home (catcher to third) [Milbourne to
second]; Forsch struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 6,
Mets 2.

METS 8TH: On a bunt Unser singled to third; Millan singled to
right [Unser to second]; Torre grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Unser to third, Millan out at
second]; Staub walked; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 6, Mets 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Howard grounded out (second to first); Gross reached
on an error by Torre [Gross to first]; Cabell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Gross out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Grote
grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips popped to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 6, Mets 2.