Final
NYM 4 — HOU 5
5/26/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · HOU197805260
Complete available game record for NYM at HOU, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Mazzilli | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliott Maddox | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gonzalez | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Boisclair | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cesar Cedeno | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesus Alou | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Bergman | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Henderson | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Enos Cabell | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Montanez | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Hodges | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Foli | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug Flynn | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roger Metzger | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Metzger | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Youngblood | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Lemongello | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Kranepool | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Koosman | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Koosman | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Mark Lemongello | 6.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Ken Forsch | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Butch Metzger | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Puhl | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Bergman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cesar Cedeno | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Cruz | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Forsch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Gonzalez | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Lemongello | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Metzger | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Terry Puhl | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesus Alou | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enos Cabell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Boisclair | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Henderson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Hodges | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Koosman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Montanez | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elliott Maddox | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Flynn | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Foli | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Mazzilli | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Butch Metzger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S7 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | CS2(26)# | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 8/L | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 53 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | S6# | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | 13 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→2 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S5/BG | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | S7.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | HR.3-H;2-H | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 3/FL | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→1 | S7 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | HR.1-H | 0–3 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 3/G | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 3/G | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | W | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K/BF | 2–3 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 63 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 13 | 2–3 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 7 | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 9 | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 9 | 2–3 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 9 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | S9 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | CS2(26) | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | W | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S7.1-2 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | S9.2-H;1-3 | 2–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 43 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S8 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | CS2(2E4).1-2 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 9.2-3 | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→1 | HR.3-H(UR) | 3–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 8 | 3–5 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K/C | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | S9 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 64(1)/FO | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | S8.1-2 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO.2-3 | 3–5 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 63 | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 7 | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | S7 | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | PB.1-2 | 3–5 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 8 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S9 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 8 | 3–5 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→0 | S7 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 23/SH.1-2 | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | IW | 3–5 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9/L | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | NP | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | T9 | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | S9.3-H | 3–5 |
| 9 top | 1→3 | 64(1)3/GDP | 4–5 |