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August 28, 1974

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Bottom 10	R	H	E
Astros	3	8	0
Mets	2	7	3

Bottom 10	R	H	E
Astros	3	8	0
Mets	2	7	3

Ed Kranepool Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.250	.303
OBP	.250	.360
At Bats	4	155
Hits	1	47
• Singles	1	36
• Doubles	0	6
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	4
Walks	0	15
RBI’s	0	21

Fred Scherman Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
2	5	4

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Shea Stadium - August 28, 1974

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Out

Fred Scherman

Milt May

Bob Watson

Larry Milbourne

Doug Rader

Roger Metzger

Bob Gallagher

Wilbur Howard

Greg Gross

Ed Kranepool

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 2 Outs

Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 10 Fred Scherman now pitching. Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Millan is thrown out after the base hit.

Top 10 Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Martinez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 10 Gross hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ayala. Gross reaches second base with a double.

Top 10 Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Ramon de los Santos. Johnson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 10 Milbourne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 10 Bud Harrelson now playing shortstop. Duffy Dyer now catching. Ted Martinez now playing center field. Jerry Cram now pitching. May hits a popup towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Ramon de los Santos now pitching. Bud Harrelson pinch hits for Jim Gosger. Harrelson hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 George Theodore pinch hits for Bob Miller. Theodore takes first base on ball four. Dyer moves to second.

Bottom 9 Martinez hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ayala tags and scores.

Bottom 9 Duffy Dyer pinch hits for Ron Hodges. Ken Forsch now pitching. Dyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ayala moves to third.

Bottom 9 Ayala hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 9 Mike Cosgrove now pitching. Garrett hits a line drive, foul, towards first. Watson reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Bob Gallagher now playing left field. Bob Watson now playing first base. Staub hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 9 Bob Gallagher pinch runs for Lee May. Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 9 May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 9 Bob Miller now pitching. Watson hits a popup towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Kranepool hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Millan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Gosger hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Ken Boswell pinch hits for Jon Matlack. Boswell hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Howard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 8 Metzger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Milbourne scores. Gross moves to second.

Top 8 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett juggles the ball. That's an error on Garrett. Milbourne moves to third.

Top 8 Dierker bunts towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. Milbourne moves to second.

Top 8 Milbourne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Martinez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Ayala hits a popup towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Garrett takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 May hits a fly ball into left field. Ayala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Rader hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 7 May strikes out.

Top 7 Watson hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Staub hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dierker fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Howard strikes out.

Top 6 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Gross is called out on strikes.

Bottom 5 Gosger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Matlack hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Martinez strikes out.

Top 5 Dierker hits a fly ball into center field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Milbourne strikes out.

Top 5 May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Hodges hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Ayala strikes out.

Bottom 4 Garrett takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kranepool moves to second.

Bottom 4 Wilbur Howard now playing center field. Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 4 Rader hits a fly ball into center field. Gosger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 May strikes out.

Top 4 Watson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ayala. Watson reaches second base with a double. Cedeno goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned.

Top 4 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan misplays the ball. That's an error on Millan.

Top 4 Metzger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Gosger hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Matlack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Dierker strikes out.

Top 3 Milbourne hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Martinez hits a popup, foul, towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Hodges takes first base on ball four. Ayala moves to second.

Bottom 2 Ayala hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 Garrett hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Watson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 May hits a fly ball into left field. Ayala settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Rader hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 May hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Milbourne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 Millan hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Gosger hits a fly ball into center field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Watson hits a ball on the ground that hits Cedeno. Cedeno is out and Watson is safe at first. There goes Cedeno trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.

Top 1 There goes Cedeno. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Cedeno steals second.

Top 1 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez misplays the ball. That's an error on Martinez.

Top 1 Metzger hits a line drive into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Gross is called out on strikes.

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Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Howard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Astros @ Mets
August 28, 1974