Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 10, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 10, 1966 at Shea Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 1 1 1
Jackson ss 4 1 1 0
Wynn cf 4 1 2 1
Nicholson rf 4 0 1 1
Gentile 1b 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 1 2 1
Bateman c 4 0 1 0
Staub lf 3 0 0 0
Giusti p 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Kroll p 0 0 0 0
  Lillis ph 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
  Maye ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hunt 2b 5 0 2 0
Bressoud ss 3 1 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 2 2 1
Kranepool 1b 3 0 1 0
Jones cf 4 1 1 1
Lewis rf 2 2 1 1
Hickman lf 4 1 1 1
Grote c 4 0 1 1
Gardner p 2 0 0 0
  Selma p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 5
Houston 100 110 001491
New York 124 000 00x790
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti  L (3-2) 2.2 5 7 4 2 1
  Lee   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Kroll   3.0 2 0 0 3 2
  Raymond   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
7
4
5
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner   4.1 6 3 3 4 4
  Selma  W (2-1) 4.2 3 1 1 0 4
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
8

  E–Jackson (6).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Houston Wynn (6,off Gardner), New York Kranepool (1,off Kroll).  3B–Houston Jackson (2,off Gardner).  HR–New York Boyer (3,1st inning off Giusti 0 on, 2 out); Lewis (1,2nd inning off Giusti 0 on, 1 out); Hickman (2,2nd inning off Giusti 0 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Bressoud (2,off Kroll).  Team–7.  CS–Hunt (1,2nd base by Raymond/Bateman).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Shag Crawford, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:37.  A–8,298.
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