New York Mets 1 – 11 Houston Astros
9 June 1974 · HOU02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | Cliff Johnson | 1 in 107 games |
| 34 | final score 11–1 | 1 in 326 games | |
| 12 | 8 strikeouts | Jerry Koosman | 1 in 35 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 11 | 13 | 0 |
Box score
New York Mets batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Harrelson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ken Boswell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dave Schneck | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Rusty Staub | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| John Milner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Don Hahn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wayne Garrett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Jerry Grote | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Koosman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Kranepool | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ron Hodges | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
New York Mets pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Koosman | 5.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
| Bob Miller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Swan | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Stone | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Gross | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Roger Metzger | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Cesar Cedeno | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Watson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Lee May | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bob Gallagher | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Doug Rader | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Tommy Helms | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Milbourne | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Griffin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Totals | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Griffin | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |