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Astros
4
@ Mets
3
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Shea Stadium
July 16, 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 16, 1976 at Shea Stadium. The home team Mets were bested by the visiting Astros with a score of 4 to 3.
Game Summary click to expand contents
Date | July 16, 1976 |
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Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
R: 4 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 4
Runs: 4
Hits: 8 Errors: 1 Left On Base: 4 |
Home Team |
New York Mets
R: 3 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 9 Errors: 2 Left On Base: 7 |
Winning Pitcher | —Larry Dierker |
Losing Pitcher | —Jon Matlack |
Save | —Gene Pentz |
Game Winning RBI | —Bob Watson |
Game Info click to expand contents
Date | July 16, 1976 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Dierker |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 13,323 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Pulli 1B: John Kibler 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Doug Harvey |
Houston Astros Lineup click to expand contents
Name | Position |
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Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
Enos Cabell | Third Baseman |
Cesar Cedeno | Center Fielder |
Bob Watson | First Baseman |
Leon Roberts | Right Fielder |
Cliff Johnson | Left Fielder |
Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
Larry Dierker | Pitcher |
Bill Virdon | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup click to expand contents
Name | Position |
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Wayne Garrett | 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 |
Jon Matlack | Pitcher |
Joe Frazier | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
4
@ Mets
3
Scores OFFON
Shea Stadium
July 16, 1976
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Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1976 -- Houston at New York (N) Houston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Andrews R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Garrett W, 3b 2 0 0 0 Cabell E, 3b 4 1 1 0 Staiger R, ph-3b 2 0 1 0 Cedeno C, cf 3 0 0 0 Millan F, 2b 4 1 1 0 Watson B, 1b 4 1 2 3 Boisclair B, lf 4 2 2 0 Roberts L, rf-lf 4 1 1 0 Kingman D, rf 4 0 1 0 Johnson C, lf 3 0 0 0 Kranepool E, 1b 4 0 2 2 Howard W, rf 1 0 0 0 Unser D, cf 3 0 1 0 Herrmann E, c 4 0 2 0 Grote J, c 4 0 0 0 Metzger R, ss 4 0 1 0 Harrelson B, ss 4 0 1 0 Dierker L, p 2 0 0 0 Matlack J, p 2 0 0 0 Pentz G, p 0 0 0 0 Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0 Vail M, ph 1 0 0 0 Apodaca B, p 0 0 0 0 Torre J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 4 8 3 35 3 9 2 Houston 000 400 000 -- 4 New York 100 001 010 -- 3 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Dierker L (W) 5.2 7 2 2 2 3 Pentz G (S) 3.1 2 1 0 0 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Matlack J (L)* 6.0 8 4 2 0 2 Lockwood S 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Apodaca B 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Kranepool E, Garrett W, Andrews R DP -- Houston 2, New York 3 LOB -- Houston 4, New York 7 HR -- Watson B SB -- Garrett W, Cedeno C 2 CS -- Cabell E WP -- Matlack J 2, Dierker L T -- 2:42 A -- 13323
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