New York Mets vs Houston Astros
August 15, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 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 3, Houston Astros 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hiller 2b 4 0 0 0
  Klaus ph,2b 1 0 0 0
McMillan ss 4 1 1 0
Lewis cf 4 1 2 1
Smith 3b 4 0 1 1
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
Swoboda lf 3 1 1 1
  Kolb lf 0 0 0 0
Christopher rf 3 0 0 0
  Hickman rf 1 0 1 0
Schaffer c 4 0 1 0
Jackson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 7 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Brand lf 5 0 2 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Wynn cf 3 0 0 0
  Maye cf 1 0 0 0
Thomas 1b 3 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 0
Gaines rf 4 0 1 0
Triandos c 3 0 0 0
Lillis ss 4 0 1 0
Bruce p 2 0 1 0
  Kasko ph 1 0 1 0
  Raymond pr 0 0 0 0
  Cuellar p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 7 0
New York 110 001 000371
Houston 000 000 000072
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (6-16) 9.0 7 0 0 3 5
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
3
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bruce  L (7-16) 7.0 5 3 2 1 3
  Cuellar   1.2 2 0 0 1 2
  Taylor   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
5

  E–Hiller (13), Morgan (22), Gaines (5).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Smith (17,off Bruce).  3B–New York Lewis (2,off Bruce).  HR–New York Swoboda (18,2nd inning off Bruce 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Swoboda (3,by Bruce).  Team LOB–7.  IBB–Bruce (4,Swoboda).  U-HP–Augie Donatelli, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Al Barlick.  T–2:14.  A–33,952.
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