Making what proved to be his last appearance with the Mets before being traded to the Reds June 15, Tom Seaver pitched a five-hitter and defeated the Astros, 3-1. Seaver gave up the Astros' run in the first on a triple by Cesar Cedeno and sacrifice fly by Jose Cruz.

The Mets finally went ahead in the eighth. Felix Millan singled, advanced on a sacrifice and scored when Lenny Randle singled. Randle took second on the throw, moved to third on an infield out and crossed the plate on a wild pitch. Mike Vail singled and John Stearns doubled to produce an insurance run in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      12, 1977 (Day game) at Astrodome
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  1  -   3  7  0
Astros       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .324      Cedeno cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .198
Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .164      Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .284
Milner 1b             2   0   1   0     2   1   .286      Cruz rf               3   0   0   1     0   1   .268
Kingman lf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .208      Crawford lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Vail rf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .360      Ferguson c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .257
Stearns c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .266      Johnson 1b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .300
Boisclair cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .284        Howard pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .215      Howe 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .161      Sperring ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .161
                                                          Bannister p           2   0   1   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
                                                            Pentz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   7   2     2   5             Totals               31   1   5   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 10,439
Left on Base: Mets 5, Astros 6
DP: Mets 0, Astros 1
Doubles: Stearns (7)
Triples: Cedeno (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (2)
GIDP: Kingman (3)
Hit by Pitch: Stearns (3,by Bannister)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(7-3)           9     5   1   1   2   6   0  34   3.00
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   6   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister L(1-6)        8     5   2   2   2   4   0  30   6.12
Pentz                   1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   3.18
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   5   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Bannister (4)
Wild Pitches: Seaver (3), Bannister (3)

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


METS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Harrelson made an out to
second; Milner walked; Kingman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno tripled to left; Cabell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cedeno
scored]; Crawford grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 2ND: Vail struck out; Stearns was hit by a pitch; Boisclair
grounded out (first unassisted) [Stearns to second]; Millan
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson flied out to right; Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Howe singled to left; Sperring struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 3RD: Seaver popped to shortstop in foul territory; Randle
flied out to right; Harrelson made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); Cedeno
struck out; Cabell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 4TH: Milner singled to left; On a bunt Kingman singled to
third [Milner to second]; Vail flied out to center; Stearns
lined to left; Boisclair flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz was called out on strikes; Crawford singled to
second; Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Crawford to
second]; Seaver threw a wild pitch [Crawford to third]; Johnson
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros
1.

METS 5TH: Millan flied out to left; Seaver made an out to first;
Randle made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (second to first); Sperring lined
to third; Bannister singled to left; Cedeno forced Bannister
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 6TH: Harrelson popped to first; Milner walked; Kingman
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Milner
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell lined to third; Cruz popped to first in foul
territory; Crawford made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 7TH: Vail singled to left; Vail was picked off first
(pitcher to first to second to pitcher); Stearns popped to
shortstop; Boisclair struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Ferguson was called out on strikes; Johnson walked;
Howe flied out to right; Sperring grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 8TH: Millan singled to right; Seaver out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Millan to second]; Randle singled to
center [Millan scored, Randle to second (on throw to home)];
Harrelson grounded out (second to first) [Randle to third];
Bannister threw a wild pitch [Randle scored]; Milner was called
out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Boswell grounded out
(second to first); Cedeno flied out to center; Cabell struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 1.

METS 9TH: PENTZ REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Kingman struck out;
Vail singled to right; Stearns doubled to left [Vail scored];
Boisclair grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Cruz flied out to left; Crawford grounded out
(pitcher to first); Ferguson singled to left; Johnson walked
[Ferguson to second]; HOWARD RAN FOR JOHNSON; Howe flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Astros 1.