Capitalizing on the wildness of loser Randy Tate and three New York errors, the Astros made two hits go a long way as they defeated the Mets, 4-0, behind the six-hit hurling of J.R. Richard. Tate walked the first three Houston batters, and the Astros scored a run as Cliff Johnson grounded out.

In the fourth, Joe Torre dropped a throw at first base, putting Enos Cabell aboard. Jerry DaVanon followed with a double, Richard singled and the Astros had a 3-0 lead. Richard reached first on Mike Phillips' error in the seventh, moved to third when Met reliever Bob Apodaca threw Wilbur Howard's sacrifice bunt attempt into center field, and scored on Greg Gross' sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 0

Game Played on Monday, August 18, 1975 (Night game) at Astrodome

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 3 Astros 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 x - 4 2 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Unser cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .285 Howard cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 .290 Millan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Gross rf 2 0 0 1 1 0 .308 Kranepool lf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .348 Cruz lf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .256 Staub rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .280 Johnson 1b 3 0 0 1 0 2 .282 Torre 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .264 May c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Garrett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .264 Cabell 3b 4 1 0 0 0 2 .260 Grote c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Helms 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Phillips ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .253 DaVanon ss 3 1 1 1 0 1 .317 Tate p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Richard p 3 1 1 1 0 0 .211 Vail ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Milner ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 Apodaca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Alou ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Totals 32 0 6 0 4 9 Totals 27 4 2 4 4 7 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 7,351 Left on Base: Mets 10, Astros 6 DP: Mets 0, Astros 1 Errors: Torre, Phillips, Apodaca Doubles: Garrett (8), Kranepool (16), DaVanon (2) Stolen Bases: Cabell (7), Howard (17) Sacrifice Hits: Howard (2) Sacrifice Flies: Gross (1) GIDP: Staub (16) Hit by Pitch: Alou (1,by Richard), Johnson (3,by Tate) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Tate L(4-12) 4 2 3 2 4 2 0 20 4.64 Lockwood 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 0.59 Apodaca 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 1.60 Totals 8 2 4 2 4 7 0 34 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Richard W(9-8) 9 6 0 0 4 9 0 37 4.33 Totals 9 6 0 0 4 9 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Tate (5), Richard (4) Wild Pitches: Richard (15) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Nick Colosi METS 1ST: Unser singled to center; Millan flied to center; Kranepool singled to left [Unser to second]; Staub grounded into a double play (second to first) [Kranepool out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Howard walked; Gross walked [Howard to second]; Cruz walked [Howard to third, Gross to second]; Johnson forced Cruz (shortstop to second) [Gross to third, Howard scored]; May popped to second; Cabell struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 2ND: Torre struck out; Garrett doubled to right; Grote grounded out (third to first); Phillips grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 2ND: Helms lined to third; DaVanon grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 3RD: Tate struck out; Unser walked; Millan forced Unser (second to shortstop); Kranepool forced Millan (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 3RD: Howard flied to left; Gross flied to center; Cruz walked; Johnson was hit by a pitch [Cruz to second]; May flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. METS 4TH: Staub struck out; Torre grounded out (pitcher to first); Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cabell reached on an error by Torre; Cabell stole second; Helms struck out; DaVanon doubled to left [Cabell scored (unearned)]; Richard singled to left [DaVanon scored]; Howard lined to center; Gross flied to left; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. METS 5TH: Grote popped to first; Phillips struck out; VAIL BATTED FOR TATE; Vail singled to left; Debut game for Mike Vail; Unser struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 5TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED VAIL (PITCHING); Cruz struck out; Johnson struck out; May popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. METS 6TH: Millan flied to center; Kranepool walked; Richard threw a wild pitch [Kranepool to second]; Staub struck out; Torre walked; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell struck out; Helms flied to right; DaVanon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. METS 7TH: Grote singled to right; Phillips struck out; MILNER BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Milner walked [Grote to second]; Unser flied to right; Millan flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: APODACA REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Richard reached on an error by Phillips; Howard reached on an error by Apodaca on a sacrifice bunt [Richard to third]; Howard stole second; Gross hit a sacrifice fly to center [Richard scored (unearned)]; Cruz grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Howard to third]; Johnson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 4. METS 8TH: Kranepool doubled to right; Staub popped to second; Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 4. ASTROS 8TH: May grounded out (second to first); Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); Helms grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 4. METS 9TH: Grote grounded out (second to first); Phillips popped to third in foul territory; ALOU BATTED FOR APODACA; Alou was hit by a pitch; Unser lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 4.

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