In brilliant form, Tom Seaver allowed only three singles and pitched the Mets to a 7-1 victory over the Astros. In addition, the Mets' Cy Young Award winner also batted in two runs with a single in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     24, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets         2  0  0    1  0  0    0  4  0  -   7 12  2
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Boisclair cf,lf       5   1   2   1     0   1   .412      Milbourne 2b          2   1   0   0     2   0   .283
Millan 2b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .345      Cabell 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .343
Milner lf             3   0   2   1     1   0   .487      Cedeno cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .317
  Unser pr,cf         1   0   1   1     0   0   .300      Watson 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Kranepool 1b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Johnson c             4   0   0   0     0   3   .222
Kingman rf            4   1   1   0     1   2   .233      Cruz lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .130
Garrett 3b            4   2   1   0     1   0   .231      Gross rf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .300
Grote c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .395      Metzger ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .204
Harrelson ss          2   1   1   1     3   0   .256      Dierker p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Seaver p              4   1   1   2     0   2   .182        Hardy p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Roberts ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .261

Totals               35   7  12   6     8   5             Totals               31   1   3   1     5   5

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 17,299
Left on Base: Mets 10, Astros 8
DP: Mets 0, Astros 2
Errors: Grote, Harrelson, Milbourne, Johnson
Doubles: Milner (3)
Stolen Bases: Harrelson (2), Milbourne (2)
Caught Stealing: Grote (1), Kingman (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Grote (1)
GIDP: Kranepool (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(2-0)           9     3   1   1   5   5   0  36   2.48
Totals                  9     3   1   1   5   5   0  36

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dierker L(2-2)          7.1   9   7   5   6   5   0  36   5.31
Hardy                   0.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   4   7.82
Barlow                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.38
Totals                  9    12   7   5   8   5   0  44

Wild Pitches: Dierker (4)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bill Williams


METS 1ST: Boisclair singled to right; Millan singled to left
[Boisclair to second]; Milner doubled to right [Boisclair
scored, Millan to third]; Kranepool reached on an error by
Johnson [Millan scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Kingman flied out
to left; Garrett lined into a double play (right to shortstop)
[Milner out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Milbourne walked; Milbourne stole second; Cabell
grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno singled to right
[Milbourne scored, Cedeno out at second (right to third to
second)]; Watson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Astros 1.

METS 2ND: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson
walked; Harrelson stole second; Seaver struck out; Boisclair
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Johnson struck out; Cruz grounded out (first
unassisted); Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 1.

METS 3RD: Millan grounded out (second to first); Milner grounded
out (second to first); Kranepool singled to center; Kingman
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger popped to shortstop; Dierker popped to
catcher in foul territory; Milbourne grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 1.

METS 4TH: Garrett walked; Grote reached on an error by Milbourne
[Garrett to second]; Dierker threw a wild pitch [Grote to
second, Garrett to third]; Harrelson singled to left [Garrett
scored (unearned), Grote to third]; Grote was picked off and
caught stealing home (catcher to third to catcher) [Harrelson to
second]; Seaver struck out; Boisclair struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (third to first); Cedeno flied
out to center; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 1.

METS 5TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Milner walked;
Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher) [Milner to second];
Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Johnson struck out; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Gross walked; Metzger reached on an error by Harrelson
[Gross to second]; Dierker popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 1.

METS 6TH: Garrett flied out to center; Grote flied out to left;
Harrelson walked; Seaver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Milbourne walked; Cabell grounded out (second to
first) [Milbourne to second]; Cedeno grounded out (second to
first) [Milbourne to third]; Watson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 1.

METS 7TH: Boisclair grounded out (second to first); Millan
singled to right; Milner singled to center [Millan to second];
UNSER RAN FOR MILNER; Kranepool grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Unser out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: UNSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BOISCLAIR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Johnson struck out; Cruz struck out;
Gross singled to center; Metzger grounded out (second to
first); Astros manager Bill Virdon ejected by 1B umpire Jim
Quick arguing a checked swing sometime in eighth; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 1.

METS 8TH: Kingman walked; Garrett singled to left [Kingman to
second]; Grote out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Garrett to second, Kingman to third]; Harrelson walked; Seaver
singled to left [Kingman scored, Garrett scored, Harrelson to
second]; HARDY REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); Boisclair singled to
center [Harrelson scored, Seaver to second]; Millan walked
[Seaver to third, Boisclair to second]; Unser singled to right
[Seaver scored, Boisclair out at home (right to catcher), Millan
to third]; Kranepool popped to catcher in foul territory; 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR HARDY; Boswell flied out to
right; Milbourne reached on an error by Grote [Milbourne to
second]; Cabell walked; Cedeno forced Cabell (shortstop to
second) [Milbourne to third]; Watson forced Cedeno (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 1.

METS 9TH: BARLOW REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Kingman singled to
left; Kingman was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Garrett lined to third; Grote walked; Harrelson flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Johnson flied out to right; Cruz walked; Gross
singled to left [Cruz to second]; Metzger forced Gross (second
to shortstop) [Cruz to third]; ROBERTS BATTED FOR BARLOW;
Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7,
Astros 1.