Houston Astros vs New York Mets
September 2, 1965 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Maye lf 5 0 4 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 5 1 0 0
Staub rf 5 2 3 2
Aspromonte 3b 2 0 0 0
  Kasko 3b 2 0 1 0
Gentile 1b 2 1 1 1
Brand c 4 0 2 1
Lillis ss 4 0 0 0
Dierker p 4 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 12 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 4 1 1 0
McMillan ss 4 0 2 1
  Harrelson pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
Smith 3b 3 1 1 0
Lewis cf 4 1 1 0
Swoboda lf 3 0 0 0
  Hickman lf 0 0 0 0
  Selma pr 0 0 0 0
Christopher rf 4 0 1 2
Stephenson c 4 0 1 0
  Jackson pr 0 0 0 0
Fisher p 1 0 0 0
  Richardson p 0 0 0 0
  Eilers p 0 0 0 0
  Hiller ph 1 0 0 0
  Willey p 0 0 0 0
  Kolb ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Houston 000 101 0204121
New York 001 000 002371
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (7-7) 8.0 5 2 2 2 3
  Owens   0.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Raymond  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fisher  L (8-18) 7.1 9 3 2 2 6
  Richardson   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Eilers   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Willey   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
3
3
7

  E–Brand (7), Fisher (2).  2B–Houston Maye 2 (16,off Fisher 2); Staub (14,off Fisher), New York Smith (19,off Dierker).  HR–Houston Staub (11,4th inning off Fisher 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Gentile (7,by Fisher).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Fisher (4,off Dierker).  Team–7.  CS–Brand (5,2nd base by Fisher/Stephenson); Kasko (3,Home by Richardson/Stephenson).  SB–Hunt (1,2nd base off Dierker/Brand).  WP–Fisher (6), Richardson (2).  IBB–Fisher (4,Gentile).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:56.  A–11,430.
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