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Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 17, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Houston Astros, played on July 17, 1976 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joaquin Andujar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 32,911 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Doug Harvey 3B: Frank Pulli |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Greg Gross | Right Fielder |
| Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
| Bob Watson | First Baseman |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
| Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Joaquin Andujar | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Phillips | Third Baseman |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Boisclair | Left Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Right Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| Joe Frazier | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
July 17, 1976
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Seaver
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Seaver
Andrews hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Grote fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Seaver
Cedeno hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Seaver
Watson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Andujar
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Andujar
Millan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boisclair vs. Andujar
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kingman vs. Andujar
Kingman hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Seaver
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabell vs. Seaver
There goes Cruz. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cabell vs. Seaver
Cabell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herrmann vs. Seaver
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Metzger vs. Seaver
Metzger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Andujar
Kranepool strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Andujar
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Andujar
Grote hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Andujar
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andujar vs. Seaver
Andujar strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Seaver
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Seaver
Andrews is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Andujar
Seaver strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Andujar
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Andujar covering, for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Andujar
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Seaver
Cedeno 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 -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Seaver
Watson hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Seaver
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Andujar
Boisclair strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Andujar
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Andujar
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops it up and throws to first, with Andujar covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Seaver
Cabell 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 -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Seaver
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Seaver
Metzger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Andujar
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Andujar
Grote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrelson vs. Andujar
Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Andujar
Seaver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andujar vs. Seaver
Andujar strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Seaver
Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Seaver
Andrews hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Seaver
Cedeno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Andujar
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Andujar
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cabell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Andujar
Boisclair strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Seaver
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson misplays the ball. That's an error on Harrelson. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Seaver
There goes Watson. The throw from Grote and he is out, Harrelson applying the tag. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Seaver
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabell vs. Seaver
Cabell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Andujar
Kingman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Andujar
Kranepool bunts towards the mound. Andujar fields it and throws to first for the out. Kingman moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Unser vs. Andujar
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grote vs. Andujar
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Seaver
Herrmann strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Seaver
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andujar vs. Seaver
Andujar hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Andujar
Wayne Garrett pinch hits for Bud Harrelson.
Garrett hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Andujar
Joe Torre pinch hits for Tom Seaver.
Torre hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Andujar
Leon Brown pinch runs for Joe Torre.
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Andujar
Millan hits a line drive towards third. Cabell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Lockwood
Roy Staiger now playing third base. Mike Phillips now playing shortstop. Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Gross hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Lockwood
Wilbur Howard pinch runs for Greg Gross.
The ball gets by Grote for a passed ball. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Lockwood
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Lockwood
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Howard moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Watson vs. Lockwood
Watson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Andujar
Wilbur Howard now playing left field. Jose Cruz now playing right field.
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Watson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boisclair for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Andujar
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Andujar
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Andujar
John Milner pinch hits for Del Unser.
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1976 -- Houston at New York (N)
Houston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Gross G, rf 4 0 1 0 Phillips M, 3b-ss 3 0 0 0
Howard W, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Millan F, 2b 4 0 1 0
Andrews R, 2b 3 0 1 0 Boisclair B, lf 4 0 0 0
Cedeno C, cf 4 1 1 1 Kingman D, rf 4 0 1 0
Watson B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kranepool E, 1b 3 0 1 0
Cruz J, lf-rf 3 0 1 0 Unser D, cf 3 0 0 0
Cabell E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Milner J, ph 1 0 0 0
Herrmann E, c 3 0 0 0 Grote J, c 2 0 1 0
Metzger R, ss 3 0 0 0 Harrelson B, ss 2 0 0 0
Andujar J, p 3 0 0 0 Garrett W, ph 1 0 0 0
Staiger R, 3b 0 0 0 0
Seaver T, p 2 0 0 0
Torre J, ph 1 0 1 0
Brown L, pr 0 0 0 0
Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 4 1 30 0 5 0
Houston 100 000 000 -- 1
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (L) 8.0 3 1 1 0 11
Lockwood S 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Harrelson B
DP -- Houston 1, New York 1
LOB -- Houston 3, New York 6
HR -- Cedeno C
SB -- Cruz J
CS -- Watson B
SH -- Kranepool E
PB -- Grote J
T -- 2:19
A -- 32911
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