New York Mets 6, Houston Astros 4 (Game 2)
Game Played on Saturday, June      11, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets         0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  2    2  -   6 10  0
Astros       0  0  0    0  2  0    2  0  0    0  -   4  9  4


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   0   1   0     2   1   .326      Cedeno cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .197
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .169      Cabell 3b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .290
  Stearns ph          1   1   0   0     0   0   .265      Cruz rf               5   1   2   4     0   0   .272
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Crawford lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .262
Milner 1b             5   1   1   1     1   1   .283        Howard lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Kingman lf            6   0   1   0     0   3   .207        Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Kranepool rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Watson 1b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .276
  Vail ph,rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .354      Howe 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .287
  Mazzilli cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Herrmann c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .211
Boisclair cf,rf       4   2   2   0     1   0   .296        Johnson ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Grote c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .267      Gonzalez ss           2   1   0   0     2   1   .256
Phillips 2b,ss        4   0   1   0     0   1   .202      McLaughlin p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Espinosa p            2   0   1   1     0   0   .071        Niekro p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .167
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000        Gardner ph          1   1   1   0     0   0   .175
  Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sambito p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Millan ph,2b        1   1   1   1     1   0   .214        Forsch p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   6  10   3     6   6             Totals               37   4   9   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 27,945
Left on Base: Mets 13, Astros 9
DP: Mets 1, Astros 1
Errors: Cabell, Cruz, Watson, Herrmann
Doubles: Boisclair (6), Millan (6), Watson (9)
Triples: Cruz (4)
Home Runs: Milner (6), Cruz (3)
Stolen Bases: Boisclair (2), Cabell (22)
Sacrifice Hits: Espinosa (5), Grote (2), Lockwood (1), Cedeno (2), Forsch (1)
GIDP: Randle (3), Herrmann (1)
Hit by Pitch: Phillips (2,by McLaughlin)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa                6     6   2   2   2   2   1  25   3.86
Apodaca                 0.2   2   2   2   1   1   0   5   3.30
Myrick                  1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.97
Lockwood W(1-3)         2     1   0   0   1   1   0   9   3.34
Totals                 10     9   4   4   4   4   1  43

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLaughlin              1     5   1   1   0   1   0   9   4.81
Niekro                  4     2   1   1   2   3   1  15   3.15
Sambito                 3.1   1   2   0   2   2   0  13   1.77
Forsch L(4-4)           1.2   2   2   1   2   0   0  12   3.35
Totals                 10    10   6   3   6   6   1  49

Passed Balls: Herrmann (4)
Hit by Pitch: McLaughlin (5)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - John Kibler


METS 1ST: Randle struck out (catcher to first); On a bunt
Harrelson singled to third; Milner forced Harrelson (pitcher to
shortstop); Kingman singled to right [Milner to third (error by
Cruz)]; Kranepool popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno flied out to left; Cabell singled to left;
Cabell stole second; Cruz flied out to left; Crawford walked;
Watson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros
0.

METS 2ND: Boisclair singled to right; Grote singled to right
[Boisclair to second]; Phillips was hit by a pitch [Boisclair to
third, Grote to second]; Espinosa singled to center [Boisclair
scored, Grote to third, Phillips to second]; NIEKRO REPLACED
MCLAUGHLIN (PITCHING); Randle grounded into a double play
(pitcher to catcher to first) [Phillips to third, Espinosa to
second, Grote out at home]; Harrelson flied out to right; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Howe flied out to center; Herrmann singled to
center; Gonzalez struck out; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 0.

METS 3RD: Milner homered; Kingman struck out; Kranepool flied
out to center; Boisclair walked; Boisclair stole second;
Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Boisclair to third]; Grote
walked; Phillips struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno grounded out (second to first); Cabell
walked; Cruz forced Cabell (second to shortstop); Crawford
singled to center [Cruz to second]; Watson flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 0.

METS 4TH: Espinosa flied out to right; Randle singled to right;
Harrelson forced Randle (first to shortstop); Milner flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Howe lined to third; Herrmann made an out to
shortstop; Gonzalez made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 2, Astros 0.

METS 5TH: Kingman struck out; Kranepool grounded out (first to
pitcher); Boisclair lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: GARDNER BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Gardner singled to
pitcher; Cedeno out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Gardner to second]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cruz homered [Gardner scored]; Crawford made an out to
shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 2.

METS 6TH: SAMBITO REPLACED GARDNER (PITCHING); Grote grounded
out (shortstop to first); Phillips singled to center; Espinosa
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Phillips to second];
Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson made an out to shortstop; Howe singled to
left; Herrmann grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Howe out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Astros 2.

METS 7TH: Harrelson flied out to right; Milner struck out;
Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: APODACA REPLACED ESPINOSA (PITCHING); Gonzalez
walked; On a bunt Sambito struck out; Cedeno flied out to right;
Cabell singled to right [Gonzalez to third]; Cruz tripled to
right [Gonzalez scored, Cabell scored]; MYRICK REPLACED APODACA
(PITCHING); Crawford flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Astros 4.

METS 8TH: HOWARD REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING LF); VAIL BATTED FOR
KRANEPOOL; Vail flied out to right; Boisclair popped to pitcher;
Grote grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: VAIL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Watson grounded
out (third to first); Howe grounded out (shortstop to first);
Herrmann flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Astros 4.

METS 9TH: Phillips flied out to center; MILLAN BATTED FOR
MYRICK; Millan walked; Randle walked [Millan to second]; STEARNS
BATTED FOR HARRELSON; FORSCH REPLACED SAMBITO (PITCHING);
Stearns forced Randle (second to shortstop) [Millan to third];
Milner reached on an error by Watson [Millan scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Stearns to third, Milner to second]; Kingman reached
on an error by Cabell [Stearns scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Milner to third, Kingman to first]; Vail flied out to right; 2 R
(0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: MILLAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LOCKWOOD
REPLACED STEARNS (PITCHING); PHILLIPS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
SS); Gonzalez walked; Forsch reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Gonzalez to second]; Cedeno made an out to
first; Cabell made an out to second; Cruz flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Astros 4.

METS 10TH: Boisclair doubled to left; Grote reached on an error
by Herrmann on a sacrifice bunt [Boisclair scored (no RBI),
Grote to second]; Phillips grounded out (second to first) [Grote
to third]; Millan doubled to left [Grote scored (unearned)];
Randle was walked intentionally; Lockwood out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Millan to third, Randle to second];
Milner was walked intentionally; Kingman flied out to center; 2
R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 6, Astros 4.

ASTROS 10TH: MAZZILLI REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING CF); BOISCLAIR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BOSWELL BATTED FOR HOWARD;
Boswell flied out to center; Watson doubled to left; Howe flied
out to center [Watson to third]; JOHNSON BATTED FOR HERRMANN;
Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Astros 4.