New York Mets vs Houston Astros
August 14, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 14, 1965 at Astrodome. The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 1, Houston Astros 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hiller 2b,rf 5 1 2 0
McMillan ss 4 0 2 0
Lewis rf 3 0 0 0
  Hunt ph 1 0 0 0
  Klaus 2b 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 5 0 0 0
Smith 3b 5 0 1 0
Kolb cf 2 0 0 0
  Hickman cf 1 0 0 0
Christopher lf 3 0 0 0
  Sutherland p 1 0 1 0
Stephenson c 3 0 0 0
  Cannizzaro c 0 0 0 0
Cisco p 1 0 0 0
  Swoboda ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 6 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Maye lf 4 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Wynn cf 3 0 0 0
Gentile 1b 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 0
Staub rf 2 0 1 0
Brand c 4 0 1 0
Kasko ss 3 0 0 0
Dierker p 3 0 0 0
  Giusti p 0 0 0 0
  Coombs p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0
New York 000 000 000 1160
Houston 000 000 000 0032
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cisco   6.0 3 0 0 2 3
  Sutherland  W (1-0) 4.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
10.0
3
0
0
4
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker   9.0 4 0 0 4 8
  Giusti  L (6-5) 0.1 2 1 0 0 0
  Coombs   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Taylor   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
6
1
0
4
10

  E–Brand (5), Coombs (1).  DP–New York 3.  3B–New York Sutherland (1,off Dierker), Houston Aspromonte (2,off Cisco).  SH–McMillan (12,off Dierker).  IBB–Stephenson (1,by Dierker).  Team LOB–10.  Team–4.  SB–Kolb (3,2nd base off Dierker/Brand); Smith (2,2nd base off Dierker/Brand); Hiller (1,2nd base off Giusti/Brand).  CS–Morgan (7,2nd base by Sutherland/Cannizzaro).  BK–Dierker (2).  IBB–Dierker (3,Stephenson).  U-HP–Al Barlick, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Stan Landes, 3B–Mel Steiner.  T–2:48.  A–41,732.
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