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Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 31, 1977
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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 31, 1977 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1977 |
|---|---|
| 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 31, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mark Lemongello |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 6,527 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Joe West 2B: (none) 3B: Terry Tata |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Doug Flynn | Shortstop |
| Bruce Boisclair | Right Fielder |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| John Milner | First Baseman |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Leo Foster | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Koosman | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | First Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Jose Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Art Howe | Third Baseman |
| Julio Gonzalez | Second Baseman |
| Rob Sperring | Shortstop |
| Mark Lemongello | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
August 31, 1977
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lemongello
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Lemongello
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lemongello fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boisclair vs. Lemongello
Boisclair is hit by the pitch. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Lemongello
Henderson strikes out. There goes Flynn. The throw from Ferguson and Flynn is out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Koosman
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Koosman
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Koosman
Cedeno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Koosman
There goes Cedeno. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Cedeno steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferguson vs. Koosman
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Lemongello
Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Lemongello
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out. Milner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Lemongello
Stearns strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Lemongello
Foster hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl 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: ---
Cruz vs. Koosman
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Milner scoops it up and throws to first, with Koosman covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Koosman
Howe strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Koosman
Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sperring vs. Koosman
Sperring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koosman vs. Lemongello
Koosman hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Lemongello scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Koosman for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lemongello
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sperring scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Lemongello
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sperring scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemongello vs. Koosman
Lemongello strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Koosman
Puhl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Boisclair who is chasing the ball. Puhl reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cabell vs. Koosman
Cabell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puhl scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Koosman
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Lemongello
Boisclair hits a line drive into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lemongello
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Lemongello
There goes Henderson. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Henderson steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Milner vs. Lemongello
Milner hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Lemongello
Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Lemongello
Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foster vs. Lemongello
There goes Stearns. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Stearns steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foster vs. Lemongello
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Koosman
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Koosman
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ferguson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howe vs. Koosman
Howe is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Koosman
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koosman vs. Lemongello
Koosman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lemongello
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops it up and throws to first, with Lemongello covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Lemongello
Flynn hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Flynn reaches second base with a double. Cruz throws the ball in to Howe who tags Flynn trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sperring vs. Koosman
Sperring hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemongello vs. Koosman
Lemongello hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puhl vs. Koosman
Puhl strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Koosman
Cabell hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Henderson chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Flynn. Flynn fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Flynn. Lemongello goes all the way around to score. Cabell moves all the way to home. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Koosman
Cedeno hits a popup towards first. Milner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Lemongello
Boisclair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Lemongello
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Lemongello
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cabell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milner for the out. Boisclair moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Lemongello
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Koosman
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Koosman
Cruz bunts towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out. Ferguson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howe vs. Koosman
Howe is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Koosman
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out. Ferguson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Watson vs. Koosman
Bob Watson pinch hits for Rob Sperring.
Watson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ferguson scores. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemongello vs. Koosman
Roger Metzger pinch runs for Bob Watson.
Lemongello strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Lemongello
Roger Metzger now playing shortstop.
Stearns hits a fly ball into left field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Lemongello
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Lemongello
Mike Vail pinch hits for Jerry Koosman.
Vail hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Lockwood
Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Puhl hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Boisclair who is chasing the ball. Puhl reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cabell vs. Lockwood
Cabell hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Puhl tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Lockwood
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Lockwood
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lemongello
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Lemongello
Flynn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cedeno. Flynn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boisclair vs. Lemongello
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Lemongello
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milner vs. Lemongello
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez misplays the ball. That's an error on Gonzalez. Flynn moves to third. Boisclair moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mazzilli vs. Lemongello
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lockwood
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Lockwood
There goes Cruz. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howe vs. Lockwood
Stearns fires to second and picks off Cruz for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Lockwood
Howe is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Lockwood
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Howe moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Metzger vs. Lockwood
Metzger is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemongello vs. Lockwood
Lemongello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Foster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Lemongello
Stearns is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Lemongello
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Howe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Lemongello
Ron Hodges pinch hits for Skip Lockwood.
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1977 -- New York at Houston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Randle L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Puhl T, lf 4 2 2 0
Flynn D, ss 4 0 3 0 Cabell E, 1b 3 1 2 3
Boisclair B, rf 3 0 2 0 Cedeno C, cf 4 0 1 0
Henderson S, lf 3 1 0 0 Ferguson J, c 2 1 0 0
Milner J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Cruz J, rf 3 0 2 0
Mazzilli L, cf 4 1 1 1 Howe A, 3b 2 0 0 0
Stearns J, c 4 0 1 1 Gonzalez J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Foster L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Sperring R, ss 2 0 0 0
Koosman J, p 2 0 0 0 Watson B, ph 1 0 1 1
Vail M, ph 1 0 0 0 Metzger R, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0 Lemongello M, p 4 1 1 0
Hodges R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 8 2 29 5 10 4
New York 000 200 000 -- 2
Houston 001 021 10x -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman J (L) 6.0 8 4 3 3 5
Lockwood S 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello M (W) 9.0 8 2 2 1 6
E -- Flynn D, Gonzalez J
DP -- New York 2, Houston 1
LOB -- New York 7, Houston 7
2B -- Flynn D 2, Cabell E
3B -- Puhl T 2
SB -- Cedeno C, Henderson S, Stearns J, Cruz J
CS -- Flynn D
SH -- Cruz J
SF -- Cabell E
HBP -- by Lemongello M (Boisclair B), by Lockwood S (Howe A)
T -- 2:09
A -- 6527
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