The Mets ripped into the Astros for 20 hits and gained a 12-4 victory. Mike Phillips and Jerry Grote each had three hits, but John Milner was the most productive batter, driving in three runs with a double and single while hitting safely in his 13th straight game. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 12, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Wednesday, July      7, 1976 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets         2  4  1    0  0  2    0  0  3  -  12 20  1
Astros       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  2  0  -   4 11  3


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Phillips 3b           4   2   3   2     1   0   .263      Cabell 3b             5   0   1   0     0   2   .301
Millan 2b             6   1   2   0     0   0   .254      Andrews 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Milner lf             5   1   2   3     0   1   .289      Cedeno cf             3   0   2   0     0   0   .295
  Brown lf            1   1   1   0     0   0   .222        Rondon p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Kingman rf            3   2   1   1     2   0   .238        Boswell ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Kranepool 1b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Watson 1b             5   1   2   0     0   2   .278
  Torre ph,1b         5   1   2   2     0   1   .303      Roberts rf            4   1   2   0     1   1   .325
Boisclair cf          6   1   2   0     0   1   .317      Johnson lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .223
Grote c               4   0   3   0     1   0   .258      Jutze c               3   1   1   1     1   0   .141
  Hodges c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Metzger ss            4   1   2   2     0   1   .241
Harrelson ss          5   2   2   2     0   0   .227      Andujar p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Koosman p             5   1   2   0     0   1   .313        Siebert p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        DaVanon ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .353
                                                            Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Howard ph,cf        1   0   0   1     0   0   .218

Totals               46  12  20  10     4   4             Totals               36   4  11   4     4   7

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 12,608
Left on Base: Mets 13, Astros 10
DP: Mets 1, Astros 0
Errors: Torre, Jutze, Andujar, Griffin
Doubles: Phillips (4), Milner (14), Harrelson (6), Kingman (11), Grote (6), Roberts (6), Boswell (5)
Triples: Metzger (6)
Stolen Bases: Boisclair (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Kingman (2), Phillips (3), Howard (2)
GIDP: Cabell (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(9-6)          8    10   4   4   4   5   0  37   3.92
Sanders                 1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   1.73
Totals                  9    11   4   4   4   7   0  41

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar L(4-5)          1.1   7   6   5   0   0   0  11   4.74
Siebert                 2.2   6   1   1   1   2   0  15   3.16
Griffin                 2     3   2   1   2   1   0  12   5.01
Rondon                  3     4   3   3   1   1   0  14   5.93
Totals                  9    20  12  10   4   4   0  52

Passed Balls: Jutze (6)
Wild Pitches: Griffin (3), Rondon (2)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams


METS 1ST: Phillips doubled; Millan made an out to pitcher;
Milner singled [Phillips scored, Milner to third (error by
Andujar)]; Kingman hit a sacrifice fly to center [Milner scored
(unearned)]; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cabell singled; Andrews made an out to second;
Cedeno singled [Cabell to second]; Watson struck out; Roberts
singled [Cabell to third, Cedeno to second]; Johnson struck out;
0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Astros 0.

METS 2ND: Boisclair singled; Boisclair stole second; Grote
singled [Boisclair to third]; Harrelson forced Grote (shortstop
to second) [Boisclair scored]; Koosman singled [Harrelson to
second]; Phillips singled [Harrelson scored, Koosman to second];
Millan singled [Koosman to third, Phillips to second]; SIEBERT
REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Milner doubled [Koosman scored,
Phillips scored, Millan to third]; Kingman was walked
intentionally; TORRE BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Torre made an out to
second; Boisclair grounded out (first to second); 4 R, 6 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Mets 6, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: TORRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Jutze grounded
out (third to first); Metzger was called out on strikes; Siebert
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
6, Astros 0.

METS 3RD: Grote flied out to right; Harrelson doubled; Koosman
singled [Harrelson to third]; Phillips hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Harrelson scored]; Millan singled [Koosman to second];
Milner was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7,
Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cabell flied out to center; Andrews flied out to
center; Cedeno singled [Cedeno out at second (left to second)];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 0.

METS 4TH: Kingman flied out to left; Torre struck out; Boisclair
singled; Grote singled [Boisclair to second]; Harrelson made an
out to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson singled; Roberts walked [Watson to second];
Johnson walked [Watson to third, Roberts to second]; Jutze
grounded out (third to first) [Watson scored, Roberts to third,
Johnson to second]; Metzger singled [Roberts scored, Johnson to
third]; DAVANON BATTED FOR SIEBERT; DaVanon walked [Metzger to
second]; Cabell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [DaVanon out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
7, Astros 2.

METS 5TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED DAVANON (PITCHING); Koosman made an
out to first; Phillips walked; Millan grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Phillips to second]; Griffin threw a wild pitch
[Phillips to third]; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Andrews grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Cedeno grounded out (third to first); Watson flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 2.

METS 6TH: Kingman doubled; Torre singled [Kingman to third,
Torre to second (error by Jutze)]; Boisclair flied out to
center; Jutze allowed a passed ball [Kingman scored, Torre to
third]; Grote walked; Harrelson singled [Torre scored
(unearned), Grote to second]; Koosman struck out; Phillips
reached on an error by Griffin [Grote to third, Harrelson to
second]; Millan forced Grote (third unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 3
H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 9, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Roberts doubled; Johnson grounded out (third to
first); Jutze walked; Metzger made an out to second; HOWARD
BATTED FOR GRIFFIN; Howard forced Jutze (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 9, Astros 2.

METS 7TH: RONDON REPLACED CEDENO (PITCHING); HOWARD STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); Milner made an out to second; Kingman flied
out to left; Torre flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 9, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell struck out; Andrews flied out to center;
Rondon reached on an error by Torre [Rondon to second]; Watson
singled [Rondon to third]; Roberts made an out to second; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 9, Astros 2.

METS 8TH: Boisclair grounded out (second to first); Grote
doubled to left; Harrelson flied out to center; Koosman grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 9, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: HODGES REPLACED GROTE (PLAYING C ); BROWN REPLACED
MILNER (PLAYING LF); Johnson grounded out (third to first);
Jutze singled; Metzger tripled [Jutze scored]; Howard hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Metzger scored]; Cabell struck out; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 9, Astros 4.

METS 9TH: Phillips singled; Millan forced Phillips (second to
shortstop); Brown singled [Millan to second]; Kingman walked
[Millan to third, Brown to second]; Torre singled [Millan
scored, Brown scored, Kingman to third]; Rondon threw a wild
pitch [Kingman scored, Torre to second]; Boisclair struck out;
Hodges grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 12, Astros 4.

ASTROS 9TH: SANDERS REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Andrews
grounded out (shortstop to first); BOSWELL BATTED FOR RONDON;
Boswell doubled; Watson struck out; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 12, Astros 4.