Winning his own game, Astros' reliever Tom Dixon batted in a run with a single in the 14th inning to defeat the Mets, 5-4. The Astros, who were trailing, 2-0, tied the score without the benefit of a hit in the ninth on three consecutive walks, a sacrifice fly, hit batsman and a fourth walk. Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 4Game Played on Friday, May 12, 1978 (Night game) at Shea StadiumAstros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 - 5 12 1 Mets 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 8 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl lf 6 0 3 0 0 1 .282 Randle 3b 6 0 1 0 1 1 .182 Cabell 3b 6 1 1 3 1 0 .241 Valentine 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 .313 Cedeno cf 7 0 0 0 0 3 .278 Ferrer ss 2 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Cruz rf 6 0 1 0 1 2 .280 Maddox ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Watson 1b 1 0 0 0 2 1 .276 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bergman pr,1b 2 1 0 0 2 1 .000 Mazzilli cf 4 1 2 0 2 1 .300 Howe 2b 4 1 1 0 3 0 .280 Montanez 1b 6 0 1 1 0 1 .202 Herrmann c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .100 S. Henderson lf 5 1 0 1 1 1 .228 Gonzalez pr,ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 .200 Boisclair rf 5 0 0 0 1 1 .207 Metzger ss 2 0 2 0 0 0 .224 Stearns c 5 0 1 1 1 0 .240 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Flynn ss,2b,ss 5 0 1 1 1 0 .244 Sexton ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Swan p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Walling ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .185 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Metzger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Richard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .063 Cornejo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Dixon p 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 Myrick p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andujar p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .077 Siebert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alou ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 Youngblood ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ferguson ph,c 2 1 1 0 1 0 .213 Totals 47 5 12 5 12 12 Totals 48 4 8 4 7 7 Time of Game: 4:21 Attendance: 8,649 Left on Base: Astros 16, Mets 9 DP: Astros 1, Mets 3 Errors: Watson Doubles: Howe (9), Gonzalez (1) Triples: Mazzilli (2) Home Runs: Cabell (2) Stolen Bases: Randle (4) Caught Stealing: Cruz (1), Mazzilli (3), Randle (6) Sacrifice Hits: Andujar (2), Puhl (1) Sacrifice Flies: Walling (1) GIDP: Cabell (5), Ferguson (4), S. Henderson (6) Hit by Pitch: Ferguson (1,by Cornejo) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar 7 4 2 1 3 3 0 28 2.13 Sambito 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1.59 Forsch 3 3 2 2 3 0 0 13 4.15 Dixon W(2-0) 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 11 3.55 Totals 14 8 4 3 7 7 0 55 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan 7 3 0 0 4 5 0 26 2.59 Metzger 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 7 9.00 Cornejo 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4.50 Myrick 2.1 3 2 2 4 3 1 14 2.82 Siebert 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 1.80 Lockwood L(1-3) 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 7 3.56 Totals 14 12 5 5 12 12 1 63 Hit by Pitch: Cornejo (2) Wild Pitches: Andujar (2) Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Charlie Williams, 3B - Terry Tata ASTROS 1ST: Puhl grounded out (third to first); Cabell flied out to right; Cedeno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Valentine flied out to right; Mazzilli singled to right; Mazzilli was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Watson struck out; Howe flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Montanez struck out; S. Henderson walked; Boisclair flied out to right; Stearns walked [S. Henderson to second]; Flynn singled to right [S. Henderson scored, Stearns to third]; Swan grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. ASTROS 3RD: Herrmann was called out on strikes; Metzger singled to center; Andujar was called out on strikes; Puhl singled to center [Metzger to third]; Cabell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Randle popped to pitcher; Valentine grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli tripled to right; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno flied out to right; Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Watson walked; Howe popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. METS 4TH: S. Henderson was called out on strikes; Boisclair flied out to left; Stearns grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. ASTROS 5TH: Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher); Metzger singled to right; Andujar out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Metzger to second]; Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Flynn flied out to right; Swan grounded out (pitcher to first); Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. ASTROS 6TH: Cabell flied out to left; Cedeno flied out to center; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Valentine singled to center; Mazzilli reached on an error by Watson [Valentine to second, Mazzilli to first]; Montanez flied out to center [Valentine to third]; S. Henderson forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second) [Valentine scored (unearned)]; Boisclair grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 2. ASTROS 7TH: Watson walked; BERGMAN RAN FOR WATSON; Howe walked [Bergman to second]; Herrmann was called out on strikes; HOWARD BATTED FOR METZGER; Howard lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Bergman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 2. METS 7TH: BERGMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SEXTON REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING SS); Stearns flied out to center; Flynn walked; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR SWAN; Andujar threw a wild pitch [Flynn to second]; Kranepool struck out; Randle grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 2. ASTROS 8TH: METZGER REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); FERRER REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING SS); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); ALOU BATTED FOR ANDUJAR; Alou singled to right; Puhl singled to right [Alou to second]; Cabell forced Puhl (shortstop to second) [Alou to third]; Cedeno was called out on strikes; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 2. METS 8TH: SAMBITO REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); Ferrer struck out; Mazzilli struck out; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 2. ASTROS 9TH: Bergman walked; Howe walked [Bergman to second]; CORNEJO REPLACED METZGER (PITCHING); Herrmann walked [Bergman to third, Howe to second]; GONZALEZ RAN FOR HERRMANN; WALLING BATTED FOR SEXTON; Walling hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bergman scored]; FERGUSON BATTED FOR SAMBITO; Ferguson was hit by a pitch [Howe to third, Gonzalez to second]; MYRICK REPLACED CORNEJO (PITCHING); Puhl struck out; Cabell walked [Howe scored, Gonzalez to third, Ferguson to second]; Cedeno struck out; 2 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 2. METS 9TH: FERGUSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); FORSCH REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); GONZALEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); S. Henderson flied out to right; Boisclair flied out to center; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 2. ASTROS 10TH: Cruz flied out to right; Bergman flied out to left; Howe doubled to right; Gonzalez was walked intentionally; Forsch forced Gonzalez (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 2. METS 10TH: Flynn flied out to right; Myrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle walked; Randle was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Mets 2. ASTROS 11TH: Ferguson walked; Puhl out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Ferguson to second]; Cabell homered [Ferguson scored]; Cedeno was called out on strikes; Cruz singled to second; Bergman walked [Cruz to second]; SIEBERT REPLACED MYRICK (PITCHING); Howe walked [Cruz to third, Bergman to second]; Gonzalez flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2. METS 11TH: Ferrer singled to shortstop; Mazzilli walked [Ferrer to second]; Montanez singled to right [Ferrer scored, Mazzilli to third]; S. Henderson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mazzilli stayed at third, Montanez out at second]; Boisclair was walked intentionally; Stearns singled to right [Mazzilli scored, Boisclair to second]; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 4. ASTROS 12TH: RICHARD BATTED FOR FORSCH; Richard struck out; Ferguson singled to center; Puhl singled to right [Ferguson to third]; Cabell grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Puhl out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 4. METS 12TH: DIXON REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Youngblood flied out to left; Randle singled to left; MADDOX BATTED FOR FERRER; Randle stole second; Maddox flied out to center; Mazzilli was walked intentionally; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 4. ASTROS 13TH: YOUNGBLOOD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); LOCKWOOD REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Cedeno popped to catcher in foul territory; Cruz struck out; Bergman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 4. METS 13TH: S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Boisclair was called out on strikes; Stearns grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 4. ASTROS 14TH: Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez doubled to left; Dixon singled to center [Gonzalez scored]; Ferguson grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Dixon out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 4. METS 14TH: Flynn flied out to right; Youngblood flied out to center; Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Mets 4. |
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