Houston Astros vs New York Mets
August 31, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1965 at Shea Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Kasko ss 3 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 4 1 0 0
Wynn cf 2 1 0 0
Thomas 1b 4 2 2 4
  Gentile 1b 0 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 0
Gaines lf 3 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Brand c 2 0 0 0
Roberts p 3 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 4 4 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 5 1 1 0
Lewis cf 4 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 2 1 1 0
Smith 3b 4 0 1 1
Stephenson c 4 0 0 0
Swoboda lf 4 1 1 0
Christopher rf 4 0 2 0
McMillan ss 3 0 0 0
Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Sutherland p 2 0 0 0
  Kolb ph 1 0 0 0
  Eilers p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller ph 1 0 0 1
Totals 34 3 7 2
Houston 301 000 000441
New York 200 000 001370
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  W (4-0) 8.1 7 3 2 2 5
  Owens  SV (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
2
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  L (1-4) 0.1 2 3 3 2 0
  Sutherland   6.2 2 1 1 1 2
  Eilers   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
4
4
3
3

  E–Roberts (1).  HR–Houston Thomas 2 (4,1st inning off Miller 2 on, 1 out,3rd inning off Sutherland 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Gaines (3,off Sutherland); McMillan (16,off Roberts).  HBP–Wynn (5,by Sutherland).  Team LOB–3.  Team–7.  SB–Brand (9,2nd base off Sutherland/Stephenson).  WP–Roberts (1).  HBP–Sutherland (2,Wynn).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:04.
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