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Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 19, 1975
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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 August 19, 1975 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 19, 1975 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 7,843 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Pelekoudas 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: Nick Colosi 3B: John McSherry |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
| Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Mike Phillips | Shortstop |
| Jon Matlack | Pitcher |
| Roy McMillan | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wilbur Howard | Left Fielder |
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Cliff Johnson | First Baseman |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Helms | Second Baseman |
| Jerry DaVanon | Shortstop |
| Skip Jutze | Catcher |
| Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 19, 1975
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Dierker
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Dierker
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Dierker
Kranepool takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Dierker
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. DaVanon fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Matlack
Howard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Matlack
There goes Howard. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Howard steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Matlack
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Matlack
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Matlack
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Dierker
Garrett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Dierker
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Dierker
Grote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Dierker
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Matlack
Rader hits a line drive into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Matlack
Helms hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DaVanon vs. Matlack
DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matlack vs. Dierker
Matlack hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Dierker
Unser hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Dierker
Millan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Dierker
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Matlack
Jutze hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dierker vs. Matlack
Dierker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Matlack
Howard strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Dierker
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Dierker
Garrett hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Dierker
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Dierker
Grote hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Matlack
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Matlack
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Matlack
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Matlack
Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Dierker
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matlack vs. Dierker
Matlack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Dierker
Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Matlack moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Millan vs. Dierker
Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Matlack moves to third. Unser moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kranepool vs. Dierker
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Dierker covering, for the out. Matlack scores. Unser moves to third. Millan moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Staub vs. Dierker
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Helms scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Matlack
Helms hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DaVanon vs. Matlack
DaVanon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jutze vs. Matlack
Jutze hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Dierker
Garrett hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Dierker
Milner hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Dierker
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Matlack
Enos Cabell pinch hits for Larry Dierker.
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Matlack
Howard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Matlack
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Cosgrove
Mike Cosgrove now pitching. Enos Cabell now playing first base. Cliff Johnson now catching.
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matlack vs. Cosgrove
Matlack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Cosgrove
Unser is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Matlack
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Matlack
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Matlack
Rader strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Cosgrove
Millan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Cosgrove
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cosgrove fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Cosgrove
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kranepool moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garrett vs. Cosgrove
Garrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kranepool scores. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milner vs. Cosgrove
Milner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grote vs. Sosa
Jose Sosa now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Staub moves to third. Garrett moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grote vs. Sosa
Grote hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Gross fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Gross. Staub scores. Garrett scores. Grote moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Sosa
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helms vs. Matlack
Helms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DaVanon vs. Matlack
DaVanon bunts for a single. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Watson vs. Matlack
Bob Watson pinch hits for Jose Sosa.
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matlack vs. Granger
Wayne Granger now pitching.
Matlack hits a ball on the ground towards short. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Granger
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. DaVanon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Granger
Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Granger
Kranepool hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Millan moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Granger
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Matlack
Cabell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milner. Cabell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Matlack
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Matlack
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cedeno vs. Matlack
Cedeno hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Matlack
Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Lockwood
Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Rader takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boswell vs. Lockwood
Ken Boswell pinch hits for Tommy Helms.
Boswell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rader moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Koosman
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Jerry DaVanon. Jerry Koosman now pitching.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/19/1975 -- New York at Houston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Unser D, cf 5 1 2 1 Howard W, lf 4 0 2 0
Millan F, 2b 4 0 3 0 Gross G, rf 4 0 0 0
Kranepool E, 1b 4 1 1 1 Cedeno C, cf 4 1 1 2
Staub R, rf 5 1 1 0 Johnson C, 1b-c 4 1 2 1
Garrett W, 3b 4 2 2 2 Rader D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Milner J, lf 4 0 0 0 Helms T, 2b 3 0 1 0
Grote J, c 3 0 1 2 Boswell K, ph 1 0 1 0
Phillips M, ss 4 0 0 0 DaVanon J, ss 3 0 1 0
Matlack J, p 4 1 1 0 Cruz J, ph 1 0 0 0
Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0 Jutze S, c 2 0 0 0
Koosman J, p 0 0 0 0 Cosgrove M, p 0 0 0 0
Sosa J, p 0 0 0 0
Watson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Granger W, p 0 0 0 0
Dierker L, p 1 0 0 0
Cabell E, ph-1b 2 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 11 6 33 3 9 3
New York 001 110 030 -- 6
Houston 000 000 003 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack J (W) 8.2 8 3 3 0 7
Lockwood S* 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Koosman J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker L (L) 6.0 5 3 3 3 0
Cosgrove M 1.2 3 3 3 0 2
Sosa J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Granger W 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Gross G
DP -- New York 3, Houston 1
LOB -- New York 7, Houston 4
2B -- Grote J, Cabell E
HR -- Unser D, Garrett W, Cedeno C, Johnson C
SB -- Howard W
WP -- Sosa J
T -- 2:29
A -- 7843
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