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New York Mets @ Houston Astros

1977-08-30 · Night game · Astrodome · Att: 6731 · night · 2:38

Houston Astros defeated New York Mets 6–2. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 5th. Joe Niekro earned the win. Wilbur Howard went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11
HOU	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	0		6	12

W: Joe Niekro L: Bob Myrick SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Satch Davidson · 1B: Terry Tata · 2B: (none) · 3B: Harry Wendelstedt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lenny Randle	5	1	3	0	0	0
Bud Harrelson	3	1	1	0	0	0
Bruce Boisclair	5	0	4	1	0	0
Steve Henderson	4	0	1	1	0	0
John Milner	2	0	0	0	2	2
Ron Hodges	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lee Mazzilli	3	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Flynn	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bob Myrick	2	0	0	0	0	1
Joel Youngblood	2	0	0	0	0	0
Leo Foster	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Vail	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Terry Puhl	4	1	2	0	0	0
Enos Cabell	4	1	1	2	0	0
Art Howe	4	1	1	1	0	0
Joe Ferguson	3	1	2	1	1	0
Jose Cruz	4	1	2	0	0	1
Wilbur Howard	4	0	3	2	0	0
Rob Sperring	3	0	0	0	1	0
Roger Metzger	4	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Niekro	2	1	0	0	1	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Myrick	4.2	7	1	2
Rick Baldwin	0.0	3	0	0
Bob Apodaca	2.1	1	1	0
Paul Siebert	1.0	1	1	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Niekro	9.0	11	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lenny Randle: 43
Bud Harrelson: 63
Bruce Boisclair: S9
Steve Henderson: 8

Bot 1

Terry Puhl: S9
Enos Cabell: 9
Art Howe: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

John Milner: W
Ron Hodges: 8
Lee Mazzilli: 7
Doug Flynn: 43

Bot 2

Joe Ferguson: S7
Jose Cruz: SB2#
Jose Cruz: K/C
Wilbur Howard: S8.2-H
Rob Sperring: 53.1-2
Roger Metzger: 63

Top 3

Bob Myrick: K
Lenny Randle: S8
Bud Harrelson: S9.1-3
Bruce Boisclair: S8.3-H;1-2
Steve Henderson: S7.2-H;1-2
John Milner: PB.2-3;1-2#
John Milner: K
Ron Hodges: 43

Bot 3

Joe Niekro: 7
Terry Puhl: 8
Enos Cabell: 7/FL

Top 4

Lee Mazzilli: 8
Doug Flynn: S9
Bob Myrick: 8
Lenny Randle: S8.1-3
Bud Harrelson: 43

Bot 4

Art Howe: 7
Joe Ferguson: 43
Jose Cruz: S3#
Wilbur Howard: D8/89.1-H;BX3(845)

Top 5

Bruce Boisclair: S/BG
Steve Henderson: 4(1)3/GDP
John Milner: W
Ron Hodges: S8.1-3
Lee Mazzilli: 3/G

Bot 5

Rob Sperring: 6
Roger Metzger: K
Joe Niekro: W
Terry Puhl: S7.1-2
Enos Cabell: D9.2-H;1-H
Art Howe: S9.2-H;B-2(THH)
Joe Ferguson: S9.2-H
Jose Cruz: S7.1-2
Wilbur Howard: 8

Top 6

Doug Flynn: 13
Joel Youngblood: 8
Lenny Randle: 7

Bot 6

Rob Sperring: 5/FL
Roger Metzger: S8
Joe Niekro: 14/SH.1-2
Terry Puhl: 6

Top 7

Leo Foster: 7
Bruce Boisclair: D9
Steve Henderson: 8
John Milner: K

Bot 7

Enos Cabell: 53
Art Howe: 3/G
Joe Ferguson: W
Jose Cruz: 46(1)/FO

Top 8

Ron Hodges: 9
Mike Vail: 63
Doug Flynn: 43

Bot 8

Wilbur Howard: S8
Rob Sperring: W.1-2
Roger Metzger: 5(2)4(1)/GDP.B-1
Joe Niekro: 63

Top 9

Joel Youngblood: 9
Lenny Randle: S8
Leo Foster: 8
Bruce Boisclair: 3/G

Notes & reviews

umpire Ed Vargo missed the game due to surgery on his hand
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HP umpire Satch Davidson hit by a pitch and left game with bruised left rib cage; 1B umpire Terry Tata moved to HP and Harry Wendelstedt was the lone base umpire

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