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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 1Game Played on Saturday, April 24, 1976 (Night game) at AstrodomeMets 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.
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