| A homer by Cesar Cedeno in the first inning accounted for the game's only run as the Astros defeated the Mets, 1-0, in a pitching duel between Joaquin Andujar and Tom Seaver. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 1, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Saturday, July 17, 1976 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Astros 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .288 Phillips 3b,ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .264 Howard pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Millan 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Andrews 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .280 Boisclair lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .295 Cedeno cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .296 Kingman rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Watson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .281 Cruz lf,rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .296 Unser cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .230 Cabell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Milner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Herrmann c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .188 Grote c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .257 Metzger ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .241 Harrelson ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Andujar p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .179 Garrett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Staiger 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .085 Torre ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .302 Brown pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Totals 30 1 4 1 1 11 Totals 30 0 5 0 2 5 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 32,911 Left on Base: Astros 3, Mets 6 DP: Astros 1, Mets 1 Errors: Harrelson Home Runs: Cedeno (15) Stolen Bases: Cruz (13) Caught Stealing: Watson (2) Sacrifice Hits: Kranepool (2) GIDP: Cedeno (9), Boisclair (3) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar W(6-5) 9 5 0 0 2 5 0 33 3.82 Totals 9 5 0 0 2 5 0 33 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(9-6) 8 3 1 1 0 11 1 27 2.72 Lockwood 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.06 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 11 1 31 Passed Balls: Grote (3) Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Pulli ASTROS 1ST: Gross struck out; Andrews grounded out (catcher to first); Cedeno homered; Watson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Phillips walked; Millan singled [Phillips to second]; Boisclair grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Phillips to third, Millan out at second]; Kingman made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz singled; Cruz stole second; Cabell struck out; Herrmann grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Metzger struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Kranepool struck out; Unser flied out to left; Grote singled; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 3RD: Andujar struck out; Gross flied out to left; Andrews was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Seaver struck out; Phillips grounded out (first to pitcher); Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Watson flied out to center; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Boisclair struck out; Kingman grounded out (third to first); Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 5TH: Cabell grounded out (second to first); Herrmann grounded out (third to first); Metzger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote walked; Harrelson flied out to center; Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 6TH: Andujar struck out; Gross flied out to left; Andrews singled; Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Phillips grounded out (second to first); Millan grounded out (third to first); Boisclair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 7TH: Watson reached on an error by Harrelson; Watson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Cruz struck out; Cabell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Kingman singled; Kranepool out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Kingman to second]; Unser struck out; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 8TH: Herrmann struck out; Metzger flied out to left; Andujar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 8TH: GARRETT BATTED FOR HARRELSON; Garrett flied out to left; TORRE BATTED FOR SEAVER; Torre singled; BROWN RAN FOR TORRE; Phillips flied out to left; Millan lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. ASTROS 9TH: STAIGER REPLACED GARRETT (PLAYING 3B); PHILLIPS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); LOCKWOOD REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Gross singled; HOWARD RAN FOR GROSS; Grote allowed a passed ball [Howard to second]; Andrews walked; Cedeno grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Howard to third, Andrews out at second]; Watson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0. METS 9TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); CRUZ CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Boisclair grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman flied out to center; Kranepool singled; MILNER BATTED FOR UNSER; Milner forced Kranepool (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Mets 0.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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