July 7, 1976 New York Mets at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 6
@BOS 3
(10) CAL 2
CLE 0 MIN 8
@MIL 2 KCR 2
@NYY 1 OAK 5
BAL 3 DET 2
@TEX 1 PIT 9
@ATL 7 CHC 10
SDP 0 NYM 12
@HOU 4 CIN 4
@MON 3 LAD 6
@PHI 5 SFG 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Astrodome, Attendance: 12,608

Wednesday, July 7, 1976
Time of Game: 2:56

Mets

44-40

Won 1

3rd, 11½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
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

W: J Koosman (9-6), L: J Andujar (4-5)

Astros

38-44

Lost 1

5th, 13 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Phillips 3B                 4   2   3   2    1   0  .263  .729    0    0   5   2B,SF
F Millan 2B                   6   1   2   0    0   0  .254  .647    0    6   1   
J Milner LF                   5   1   2   3    0   1  .289  .864    0    0   1   2B
  L Brown LF                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .493    0    1   0   
D Kingman RF                  3   2   1   1    2   0  .238  .812    0    1   0   2B,SF,IW
E Kranepool 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .732    0    0   0   
  J Torre PH-1B               5   1   2   2    0   1  .303  .771    0    9   0   
B Boisclair CF                6   1   2   0    0   1  .317  .737    0    3   0   SB
J Grote C                     4   0   3   0    1   0  .258  .672    0    4   0   2B
  R Hodges C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .812    0    3   0   
B Harrelson SS                5   2   2   2    0   0  .227  .668    0    0   5   2B
J Koosman P                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .313  .677    0    0   1   
  K Sanders P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       46  12  20  10    4   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: B Harrelson (6, off P Siebert); D Kingman (11, off T Griffin); J Milner (14, off P Siebert); J Grote (6, off G Rondon); M Phillips (4, off J Andujar).

SF: D Kingman (2, off J Andujar); M Phillips (3, off P Siebert).

IBB: D Kingman (4, by P Siebert).

TB: J Grote 4; M Phillips 4; J Milner 3; B Harrelson 3; F Millan 2; J Koosman 2; B Boisclair 2; J Torre 2; D Kingman 2; L Brown.

RBI: J Milner 3 (45); B Harrelson 2 (19); J Torre 2 (14); M Phillips 2 (21); D Kingman (66).

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 9 for 24.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Harrelson-F Millan-J Torre.

E: J Torre (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Boisclair (5, 2nd base off J Andujar/S Jutze).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Cabell 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .301  .700    0    2   1   GDP
R Andrews 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .688    0    4   4   
C Cedeno CF                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .295  .841    0    3   0   
  G Rondon P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    0   0   
  K Boswell PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .663    0    0   0   2B
B Watson 1B                   5   1   2   0    0   2  .278  .772    0    7   1   
L Roberts RF                  4   1   2   0    1   1  .325  .955    0    1   0   2B
C Johnson LF                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .223  .738    0    3   0   
S Jutze C                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .141  .386    0    4   0   
R Metzger SS                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .241  .638    0    1   2   3B
J Andujar P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .454         1   0   
  P Siebert P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Davanon PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .353 1.013    0    0   0   
  T Griffin P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   0   
  W Howard PH-CF              1   0   0   1    0   0  .218  .521    0    1   0   SF
Totals                       36   4  11   4    4   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: L Roberts (6, off J Koosman); K Boswell (5, off K Sanders).

3B: R Metzger (6, off J Koosman).

SF: W Howard (2, off J Koosman).

TB: R Metzger 4; L Roberts 3; K Boswell 2; B Watson 2; C Cedeno 2; S Jutze; E Cabell.

GIDP: E Cabell (4).

RBI: R Metzger 2 (15); S Jutze (5); W Howard (15).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

PB: S Jutze (6).

E: S Jutze (2); T Griffin (1); J Andujar (1).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Koosman, W (9-6)             8    10   4   4    4   5   0   3.92   37     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 0·10     47    -     0.63   0.07
K Sanders                      1     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.73    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    11   4   4    4   7   0          41     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0·11           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Andujar, L (4-5)             1.1   7   6   5    0   0   0   4.74   11     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 7     18    -     0.94  -0.37
P Siebert                      2.2   6   1   1    1   2   0   3.16   15     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 6          3-2    0.31  -0.04
T Griffin                      2     3   2   1    2   1   0   5.01   12     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 3          0-0    0.22  -0.01
G Rondon                       3     4   3   3    1   1   0   5.93   14     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 4          0-0    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         9    20  12  10    4   4   0          52     -       ·  ·     11·13· 0·20          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: T Griffin (3); G Rondon (2).

IBB: P Siebert (7; D Kingman).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 12,608.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Houston Astros                       
1. M Phillips           3B    1. E Cabell             3B 
2. F Millan             2B    2. R Andrews            2B 
3. J Milner             LF    3. C Cedeno             CF 
4. D Kingman            RF    4. B Watson             1B 
5. E Kranepool          1B    5. L Roberts            RF 
6. B Boisclair          CF    6. C Johnson            LF 
7. J Grote              C     7. S Jutze              C  
8. B Harrelson          SS    8. R Metzger            SS 
9. J Koosman            P     9. J Andujar            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-      14%  66% J Milner        J Andujar       Single; Phillips Scores; Milner to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   b 4   1  7-2  123       9%  96% E Cabell        J Koosman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 1   2  2-0  123       8%  73% C Johnson       J Koosman       Strikeout
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  56% M Phillips      J Andujar       Double
   t 2   1  0-3  12-       6%  89% M Phillips      J Andujar       Single; Harrelson Scores; Koosman to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Joaquin Andujar facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  M Phillips      Double
   O      -2-      52%  F Millan        Flyball: P
   R      -2-      66%  J Milner        Single; Phillips Scores; Milner to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   RO     --3      69%  D Kingman       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Milner Scores/unER
   O      ---      68%  E Kranepool     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
          ---      64%  E Cabell        Single
   O      1--      68%  R Andrews       Flyball: 2B
          1--      64%  C Cedeno        Single; Cabell to 2B
   O      12-      68%  B Watson        Strikeout
          12-      65%  L Roberts       Single; Cabell to 3B; Cedeno to 2B
   O      123      73%  C Johnson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joaquin Andujar facing 6-7-8
          ---      75%  B Boisclair     Single
          1--      77%  J Grote         Boisclair Steals 2B
          -2-      82%  " "             Single; Boisclair to 3B
   RO     1-3      81%  B Harrelson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Boisclair Scores
          1--      83%  J Koosman       Single; Harrelson to 2B
   R      12-      89%  M Phillips      Single; Harrelson Scores; Koosman to 2B
          12-      91%  F Millan        Single; Koosman to 3B; Phillips to 2B
                  Paul Siebert replaces Joaquin Andujar pitching and batting 9th
   RR     123      96%  J Milner        Double; Koosman Scores; Phillips Scores; Millan to 3B
          -23      96%  D Kingman       Intentional Walk
                  Joe Torre pinch hits for Ed Kranepool batting 5th
   O      123      95%  J Torre         Flyball: 2B
   O      123      94%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 1B-2B
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 6, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Torre moves to 1B
   O      ---      95%  S Jutze         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  R Metzger       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  P Siebert       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Astros 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-0, Paul Siebert facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  J Grote         Flyball: RF
          ---      96%  B Harrelson     Double
          -2-      97%  J Koosman       Single; Harrelson to 3B
   RO     1-3      97%  M Phillips      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Harrelson Scores
          1--      98%  F Millan        Single; Koosman to 2B
   O      12-      97%  J Milner        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  E Cabell        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  R Andrews       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  C Cedeno        Single; Cedeno out at 2B/LF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-0, Paul Siebert facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  D Kingman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  J Torre         Strikeout
          ---      98%  B Boisclair     Single
          1--      98%  J Grote         Single; Boisclair to 2B
   O      12-      98%  B Harrelson     Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
          ---      97%  B Watson        Single
          1--      95%  L Roberts       Walk; Watson to 2B
          12-      92%  C Johnson       Walk; Watson to 3B; Roberts to 2B
   RO     123      93%  S Jutze         Groundout: 3B-1B; Watson Scores; Roberts to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   R      -23      90%  R Metzger       Single; Roberts Scores; Johnson to 3B
                  Jerry Davanon pinch hits for Paul Siebert batting 9th
          1-3      87%  J Davanon       Walk; Metzger to 2B
   OO     123      96%  E Cabell        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 2.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tom Griffin facing 9-1-2
                  Tom Griffin replaces Jerry Davanon pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  J Koosman       Flyball: 1B
          ---      96%  M Phillips      Walk
   O      1--      95%  F Millan        Groundout: SS-1B; Phillips to 2B
          -2-      96%  J Milner        Wild Pitch; Phillips to 3B
   O      --3      95%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-7, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  R Andrews       Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  C Cedeno        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Watson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Astros 2.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tom Griffin facing 4-5-6
          ---      98%  D Kingman       Double
          -2-      98%  J Torre         Single; Kingman to 3B; Torre to 2B/Adv on E2
   O      -23      98%  B Boisclair     Flyball: CF
   R      -23      99%  J Grote         Passed Ball; Kingman Scores; Torre to 3B
          --3      99%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      99%  B Harrelson     Single; Torre Scores/unER; Grote to 2B
   O      12-      99%  J Koosman       Strikeout
          12-      99%  M Phillips      Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Grote to 3B; Harrelson to 2B
   O      123      99%  F Millan        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at Hm
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-9, Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
          ---      98%  L Roberts       Double
   O      -2-      99%  C Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      98%  S Jutze         Walk
   O      12-      99%  R Metzger       Flyball: 2B
                  Wilbur Howard pinch hits for Tom Griffin batting 9th
   O      12-      99%  W Howard        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 9-2, Gilberto Rondon facing 3-4-5
                  Gilberto Rondon replaces Cesar Cedeno pitching and batting 3rd; Wilbur Howard moves to CF
   O      ---      99%  J Milner        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  D Kingman       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  J Torre         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-9, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  E Cabell        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Andrews       Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  G Rondon        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Rondon to 2B
          -2-      99%  B Watson        Single; Rondon to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  L Roberts       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 9-2, Gilberto Rondon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  B Boisclair     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  J Grote         Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  B Harrelson     Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  J Koosman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 2-9, Jerry Koosman facing 6-7-8
                  Ron Hodges replaces Jerry Grote playing C batting 7th; Leon Brown replaces John Milner playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  C Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  S Jutze         Single
   R      1--      99%  R Metzger       Triple; Jutze Scores
   RO     --3      99%  W Howard        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Metzger Scores
   O      ---     100%  E Cabell        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 9-4, Gilberto Rondon facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  M Phillips      Single
   O      1--     100%  F Millan        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  L Brown         Single; Millan to 2B
          12-     100%  D Kingman       Walk; Millan to 3B; Brown to 2B
   RR     123     100%  J Torre         Single; Millan Scores; Brown Scores; Kingman to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  B Boisclair     Wild Pitch; Kingman Scores; Torre to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  R Hodges        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 12, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-12, Ken Sanders facing 2-3-4
                  Ken Sanders replaces Jerry Koosman pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Andrews       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Ken Boswell pinch hits for Gilberto Rondon batting 3rd
          ---     100%  K Boswell       Double
   O      -2-     100%  B Watson        Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  L Roberts       Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 12, Astros 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:HOU197607070

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation