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Mets 6 @ Astros 5
Astrodome
June 8, 1974

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the New York Mets, played on June 8, 1974 at Astrodome. The home team Astros were bested by the visiting Mets with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateJune 8, 1974 
Visiting Team
New York Mets
R: 6 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 15
Runs: 6
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 15
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 5 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherRay Sadecki  
Losing PitcherJim York  
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Game Winning RBIWayne Garrett 

Game Info

DateJune 8, 1974 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Mets 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherJon Matlack  
Home Starting PitcherDave Roberts  
BallparkAstrodome 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance18,984 
Time of Game3 hours 47 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Jerry Dale
1B: Chris Pelekoudas
2B: Paul Pryor
3B: Bob Engel

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bud Harrelson  Shortstop 
Felix Millan  Second Baseman 
George Theodore  Left Fielder 
Rusty Staub  Right Fielder 
John Milner  First Baseman 
Don Hahn  Center Fielder 
Duffy Dyer  Catcher 
Wayne Garrett  Third Baseman 
Jon Matlack  Pitcher 
Yogi Berra  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Greg Gross  Right Fielder 
Roger Metzger  Shortstop 
Cesar Cedeno  Center Fielder 
Bob Watson  Left Fielder 
Lee May  First Baseman 
Cliff Johnson  Catcher 
Doug Rader  Third Baseman 
Tommy Helms  Second Baseman 
Dave Roberts  Pitcher 
Preston Gomez  Manager 

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Mets 6 @ Astros 5
Astrodome
June 8, 1974

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         Game of 6/8/1974 -- New York at Houston (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
Harrelson B, ss       7  0  2  0   Gross G, rf           4  1  2  1   
Millan F, 2b          7  0  1  0   Metzger R, ss         6  1  1  0   
Theodore G, lf        4  0  0  0   Cedeno C, cf          5  0  0  1   
Schneck D, lf         2  0  0  0   Watson B, lf-1b       6  0  1  0   
Staub R, rf           5  1  1  0   May L, 1b             6  0  2  1   
Milner J, 1b          6  3  3  0   Milbourne L, pr-lf    0  1  0  0   
Hahn D, cf            5  1  3  1   Easler M, ph          1  0  0  0   
Dyer D, c             2  0  0  0   Johnson C, c          4  1  2  1   
Martinez T, pr        0  0  0  0   Rader D, 3b           4  0  0  0   
Apodaca B, p          0  0  0  0   Helms T, 2b           6  0  1  0   
Kranepool E, ph       1  0  0  1   Roberts D, p          2  1  1  0   
Sadecki R, p          1  0  1  0   Brown O, ph           1  0  0  0   
Garrett W, 3b         6  1  2  2   Scherman F, p         0  0  0  0   
Matlack J, p          3  0  1  1   May M, ph             1  0  0  0   
Miller B, p           0  0  0  0   Forsch K, p           0  0  0  0   
Boswell K, ph         0  0  0  0   Cosgrove M, p         0  0  0  0   
Grote J, ph-c         3  0  0  0   Gallagher B, ph       1  0  0  0   
                                   Johnson J, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Menke D, ph           1  0  0  0   
                                   York J, p             0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     52  6 14  5                        48  5 10  4

New York         020 000 110 001 01 --  6
Houston          210 000 010 001 00 --  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Matlack J             7.2  7  4  4  5  1
Miller B              1.1  0  0  0  2  0
Apodaca B             2.0  1  0  0  1  1
Sadecki R (W)         3.0  2  1  0  1  1

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Roberts D             7.0  7  3  3  5  2
Scherman F            2.0  2  1  1  2  0
Forsch K              0.1  1  0  0  1  0
Cosgrove M            1.2  0  0  0  0  0
Johnson J             2.0  2  1  1  0  0
York J (L)            1.0  2  1  1  1  0

E -- Scherman F, Metzger R, Sadecki R
DP -- Houston 3
LOB -- New York 15, Houston 12
2B -- Metzger R, Garrett W, Hahn D, May L, Milner J
3B -- Roberts D
HR -- Johnson C
SB -- Harrelson B, Milner J
CS -- Gross G
SH -- Metzger R
SF -- Cedeno C, Matlack J
HBP -- by Scherman F (Theodore G)
PB -- Dyer D
T -- 3:47
A -- 18984

    

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