New York Mets
Houston Astros
9
–
4
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Pitching
New York Mets
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Gentry | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 17 |
| Ray Sadecki | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Tug McGrawW | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 43 | 35 |
Houston Astros
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken ForschL | 6.2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 44 | 40 |
| Jim Ray | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| George Culver | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Fred Gladding | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Buddy Harris | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Scoring Summary
▼ 1st
Joe Morgan doubles (16) on a to left fielder Cleon Jones. Roger Metzger scores.
0–1
▼ 1st
Cesar Cedeno singles on a to left fielder Cleon Jones. Joe Morgan scores.
0–2
▼ 2nd
Johnny Edwards triples (4) on a to right fielder Ken Singleton. Denis Menke scores.
0–3
▼ 2nd
Roger Metzger out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Bob Aspromonte to first baseman Ed Kranepool. Johnny Edwards scores.
0–4
▲ 4th
Ken Singleton singles on a to right fielder Jimmy Wynn. Cleon Jones scores. Ed Kranepool to 2nd.
1–4
▲ 4th
Bob Aspromonte singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Ed Kranepool scores. Ken Singleton to 2nd.
2–4
▲ 6th
Jerry Grote singles on a to center fielder Cesar Cedeno. Ken Singleton scores.
3–4
▲ 7th
Cleon Jones hits a home run (8). Tommie Agee scores.
5–4
▲ 8th
Tug McGraw reaches on a fielding error by pitcher George Culver. Ken Singleton scores. Jerry Grote to 2nd.
6–4
▲ 8th
Ken Boswell doubles (14) on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Jerry Grote scores. Tug McGraw to 3rd.
7–4
▲ 8th
Tommie Agee singles on a to left fielder Bob Watson. Tug McGraw scores. Ken Boswell scores.
9–4
Box Score
New York Mets
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSTed Martinez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2BKen Boswell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CFTommie Agee | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| LFCleon Jones | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1BEd Kranepool | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFKen Singleton | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3BBob Aspromonte | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BTim Foli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJerry Grote | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PGary Gentry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHMike Jorgensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRay Sadecki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHDave Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PTug McGraw | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSRoger Metzger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2BJoe Morgan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| CFCesar Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| LFBob Watson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BDoug Rader | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RFJimmy Wynn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BDenis Menke | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CJohnny Edwards | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PHJack Hiatt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PKen Forsch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PJim Ray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJesus Alou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGeorge Culver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PFred Gladding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PBuddy Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |