Thursday August 29, 1974
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A winner for the first time since July 29, Tom Seaver allowed only five hits and pitched the Mets to a 7-0 victory over the Astros. The shutout was the fourth of the season for Seaver, who balanced his record at 8-8.

The Mets tagged Dave Roberts for a run in the first inning and added three in the third on a walk to Bud Harrelson, consecutive triples by Felix Millan and Ted Martinez and sacrifice fly by Rusty Staub. In the sixth, when the Mets counted their last three runs, Greg Gross committed his first error of the season in the outfield for the Astros. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 7, Houston Astros 0

Game Played on Thursday, August 29, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Mets 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 x - 7 11 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Gross rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .315 Harrelson ss 4 2 1 0 1 0 .223 Metzger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Millan 2b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .266 Cedeno cf 4 0 3 0 0 1 .284 Martinez cf 5 1 1 2 0 0 .216 Watson lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .298 Staub rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .276 M. May c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Ayala lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 .444 L. May 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Garrett 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .219 Rader 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .257 Dyer c 3 1 2 0 1 0 .182 Milbourne 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Theodore 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Roberts p 1 0 1 0 0 0 .206 Kranepool ph,1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .304 Gallagher ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189 Seaver p 4 0 1 1 0 2 .074 York p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 C. Johnson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Scherman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 5 0 3 4 Totals 33 7 11 6 4 2 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 42,814 Left on Base: Astros 5, Mets 8 DP: Astros 1, Mets 2 Errors: Gross Doubles: Harrelson (9) Triples: Roberts (2), Millan (2), Martinez (3) Stolen Bases: Cedeno (44) Sacrifice Flies: Staub (7) GIDP: Watson 2 (13), Ayala (1) Hit by Pitch: Ayala (1,by York) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Roberts L(9-11) 4 6 4 4 2 2 0 19 3.12 York 3 4 3 2 2 0 0 16 3.29 Scherman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.15 Totals 8 11 7 6 4 2 0 39 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(8-8) 9 5 0 0 3 4 0 32 3.22 Totals 9 5 0 0 3 4 0 32 Hit by Pitch: York (1) Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor ASTROS 1ST: Gross lined to third; Metzger singled to center [Metzger out at second (center to shortstop)]; Cedeno singled to left; Cedeno stole second; Watson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Harrelson doubled to left; On a bunt Millan singled [Harrelson to third]; Martinez forced Millan (shortstop to second) [Harrelson scored]; Staub singled to right [Martinez to third]; Ayala grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Staub out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. ASTROS 2ND: M. May popped to first in foul territory; L. May flied to left; Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. METS 2ND: Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); Dyer grounded out (third to first); Theodore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. ASTROS 3RD: Milbourne flied to left; Roberts tripled to left; Gross struck out; Metzger grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Seaver struck out; Harrelson walked; Millan tripled to right [Harrelson scored]; Martinez tripled to right [Millan scored]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to center [Martinez scored]; Ayala walked; Garrett lined to second; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 4. ASTROS 4TH: Cedeno singled to left; Watson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; M. May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 4. METS 4TH: Dyer singled to left; Theodore popped to third; Seaver struck out; Harrelson forced Dyer (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 4. ASTROS 5TH: L. May grounded out (third to first); Rader walked; Milbourne forced Rader (shortstop to second); GALLAGHER BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Gallagher walked [Milbourne to second]; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 4. METS 5TH: YORK REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Millan grounded out (second to first); Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 4. ASTROS 6TH: Metzger grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled to right; Watson grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Cedeno out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 4. METS 6TH: Ayala was hit by a pitch; Garrett walked [Ayala to second]; Dyer singled to right [Garrett to second, Ayala to third]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR THEODORE; Kranepool singled to right [Dyer to second, Garrett to third, Ayala scored]; Seaver singled to right [Kranepool to second, Dyer scored (error by Gross) (unearned) (no RBI), Garrett scored]; Harrelson flied to center; Millan popped to catcher in foul territory; Martinez forced Seaver (shortstop to second); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 7. ASTROS 7TH: KRANEPOOL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); M. May flied to right; L. May grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 7. METS 7TH: Staub flied to center; Ayala singled to left; Garrett lined to left; Dyer walked [Ayala to second]; Kranepool flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 7. ASTROS 8TH: Milbourne grounded out (first to pitcher); C. JOHNSON BATTED FOR YORK; C. Johnson walked; Gross forced C. Johnson (third to second); Metzger forced Gross (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 7. METS 8TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED C. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrelson grounded out (third to first); Millan singled to left; Martinez forced Millan (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 7. ASTROS 9TH: Cedeno was called out on strikes; Watson struck out; M. May flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Mets 7.

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