Joaquin Andujar allowed only two singles, both by John Stearns, and won his fifth straight game, pitching the Astros to a 4-1 victory over the Mets. Stearns hit his second single in the fifth inning and scored the Mets' run on an error by Julio Gonzalez and sacrifice fly by Bud Harrelson. The Astros had two tainted tallies, but their other runs off Jon Matlack in the fourth were earned on a walk to Bob Watson, double by Cliff Johnson, single by Art Howe and grounder by Gonzalez. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Friday, June      10, 1977 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  3
Astros       0  0  1    2  0  0    1  0  x  -   4  6  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .325      Cedeno cf             1   1   0   0     0   0   .206
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .215        Howard ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .279      Cabell 3b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .281
Kingman lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .213      Cruz rf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .264
Kranepool rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Stearns c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .274      Watson 1b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .277
Mazzilli cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Johnson lf            2   1   1   1     1   0   .307
Harrelson ss          1   0   0   1     1   0   .167        Gardner lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Matlack p             1   0   0   0     1   1   .083      Howe 2b               2   0   1   0     1   0   .292
  Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Gonzalez ss           3   0   0   1     1   0   .264
  Baldwin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Andujar p             3   1   1   0     0   2   .241

Totals               29   1   2   1     3   4             Totals               26   4   6   3     5   3

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 10,623
Left on Base: Mets 5, Astros 7
DP: Mets 2, Astros 0
Errors: Randle, Millan, Matlack, Gonzalez
Doubles: Johnson (8)
Stolen Bases: Cedeno (22)
Caught Stealing: Cabell (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Howard (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Harrelson (1), Cabell (1)
GIDP: Johnson (1), Ferguson (7)
Hit by Pitch: Cedeno (6,by Matlack), Howe (2,by Baldwin)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(3-8)          6     5   3   2   4   3   0  26   3.72
Baldwin                 2     1   1   0   1   0   0   9   0.00
Totals                  8     6   4   2   5   3   0  35

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar W(7-3)          9     2   1   0   3   4   0  33   3.44
Totals                  9     2   1   0   3   4   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Matlack (1), Baldwin (1)
Balks: Matlack (2)

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


METS 1ST: Randle flied out to left; Millan grounded out (second
to first); Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno grounded out (shortstop to first); Cabell
made an out to third; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (second to first); Kranepool
popped to first in foul territory; Stearns singled to left;
Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Ferguson popped to first; Watson singled to center;
Johnson walked [Watson to second]; Howe forced Watson (third
unassisted) [Johnson to third (error by Randle), Howe to
second]; Gonzalez was walked intentionally; Andujar struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Matlack
walked; Randle was called out on strikes; Millan flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Cedeno was hit by a pitch; Cedeno stole second;
Cedeno was picked off second but was safe on an error by Matlack
[Cedeno to third]; Cabell hit a sacrifice fly to center [Cedeno
scored (unearned)]; Cruz flied out to left; Ferguson flied out
to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 4TH: Milner was called out on strikes; Kingman popped to
second; Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Watson walked; Johnson doubled to left [Watson
scored]; Howe singled to right [Johnson to third]; Gonzalez
forced Howe (pitcher to shortstop) [Johnson scored]; Matlack
balked [Gonzalez to second]; Andujar struck out; HOWARD BATTED
FOR CEDENO; Howard flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Astros 3.

METS 5TH: HOWARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Stearns singled to
left; Mazzilli reached on an error by Gonzalez [Stearns to
third, Mazzilli to second]; Harrelson hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Stearns scored (unearned)]; Matlack struck out; Randle
walked; Millan flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Cabell singled to shortstop; Cabell was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Cruz
lined to shortstop; Ferguson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 3.

METS 6TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Kingman struck
out; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Watson singled to right; Johnson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Watson out at second];
Howe walked; Gonzalez popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Astros 3.

METS 7TH: GARDNER REPLACED JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Stearns
grounded out (pitcher to first); Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher
to first); Harrelson walked; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR MATLACK;
Phillips popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: BALDWIN REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Andujar
singled to right; Howard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Andujar to second]; Cabell reached on a fielder's
choice [Andujar scored (error by Millan) (unearned) (no RBI),
Cabell to third]; Cruz was walked intentionally; Ferguson
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to second to
first) [Cruz out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Astros 4.

METS 8TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan flied
out to center; Milner flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Astros 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Watson lined to right; Gardner grounded out (second
to first); Howe was hit by a pitch; Gonzalez forced Howe (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 4.

METS 9TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool
grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 4.