New York Mets vs Houston Astros
April 28, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1965 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 9, Houston Astros 12

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Klaus 2b 5 1 2 2
Lewis rf 5 1 2 2
Christopher lf 5 1 1 1
Kranepool 1b 4 1 2 1
Hickman 3b 5 0 0 0
Swoboda cf 5 1 2 1
Cannizzaro c 3 0 1 0
McMillan ss 3 2 1 1
Lary p 2 1 1 0
  Willey p 0 0 0 0
  Gonder ph 1 0 1 0
  Cowan pr 0 1 0 0
  Cisco p 0 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson p 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 13 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 3 2 0 0
Spangler lf 2 2 0 0
Wynn cf 4 2 2 2
Bond 1b 4 1 1 2
Aspromonte 3b 4 1 2 3
Staub rf 5 0 0 0
Bateman c 5 2 3 1
Lillis ss 4 1 2 1
Bruce p 0 0 0 0
  MacKenzie p 1 0 0 0
  Dierker p 0 0 0 0
  Woodeshick p 0 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Gaines ph 1 1 1 0
  Raymond p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 12 11 9
New York 131 004 0009133
Houston 110 314 02x12111
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lary   3.2 5 5 2 3 1
  Willey   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Cisco   0.0 1 3 3 2 0
  McGraw  L (0-1) 0.0 0 1 1 2 0
  Jackson   3.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
12
9
7
1
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce   1.1 6 4 4 0 0
  MacKenzie   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Dierker   3.1 3 4 3 1 3
  Woodeshick   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Owens  W (1-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Raymond  SV (1) 3.0 0 0 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
13
9
8
1
10

  E–Hickman (2), McMillan (7), Lary (1), Lillis (2).  2B–New York Swoboda (2,off Bruce); Klaus (2,off Bruce); Kranepool (7,off MacKenzie); Lewis (6,off Dierker), Houston Wynn (2,off Lary); Bateman (2,off Lary); Aspromonte (3,off Willey); Gaines (1,off Cisco).  3B–Houston Bond (1,off Jackson).  SH–Cannizzaro (1,off Bruce); Dierker (1,off Lary).  SF–Kranepool (2,off Bruce); Aspromonte (2,off Jackson).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  SB–Wynn (3,2nd base off Lary/Cannizzaro).  CS–Bateman (1,2nd base by Willey/Cannizzaro).  WP–Lary (1), Bruce (1), Woodeshick (3).  U–Bill Williams, Al Forman, Ed Sudol.  T–3:24.  A–27,690.
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