Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 18, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 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 1, New York Mets 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Brand c 4 0 0 0
Jackson ss 4 1 1 0
Wynn cf 3 0 1 1
Nicholson rf 4 0 1 0
Mantilla 2b 2 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 3 0 0 0
Staub lf 3 0 1 0
Harrison 1b 3 0 0 0
Cuellar p 3 0 0 0
  Owens p 0 0 0 0
  Maye ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hiller 2b 4 1 2 0
Bressoud 3b 3 0 0 0
Swoboda lf 3 1 0 0
Taylor c 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 1 1 1
Kranepool 1b 3 1 1 0
McMillan ss 3 0 3 2
Luplow rf 3 0 1 0
Hepler p 2 0 0 0
  Boyer ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 3
Houston 100 000 000141
New York 000 010 03x483
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Cuellar  L (7-2) 7.2 7 4 3 3 10
  Owens   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
4
3
4
10
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hepler   7.0 4 1 1 5 2
  Hamilton  W (5-9) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
6
5

  E–Brand (1), Bressoud (10), Swoboda (1), McMillan (8).  DP–New York 2.  2B–New York Kranepool (10,off Cuellar).  SH–Bressoud (5,off Cuellar).  IBB–Swoboda (4,by Cuellar); Luplow (2,by Owens).  Team–8.  CS–Wynn (8,2nd base by Hepler/Taylor).  WP–Cuellar (3), Hepler 2 (4).  IBB–Cuellar (4,Swoboda); Owens (5,Luplow).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:23.
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