New York Mets vs Houston Astros
July 27, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 27, 1966 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 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hiller 2b 5 0 1 0
Luplow rf 4 0 2 1
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0
Elliot lf 3 0 1 0
Jones cf 4 1 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 1 2
Bressoud ss 3 0 0 0
Grote c 4 1 1 0
Friend p 2 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Jackson ss 4 0 1 0
Maye lf 4 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 1 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 2 0
Bateman c 3 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 1 0
Harrison 1b 4 1 1 1
Lillis 2b 3 0 0 0
Dierker p 0 0 0 0
  Latman p 1 0 0 0
  Arlich p 0 0 0 0
  Mantilla ph 1 0 0 0
  Colbert pr 0 0 0 0
  Sembera p 0 0 0 0
  Freese ph 1 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 1
New York 020 010 000383
Houston 000 110 000261
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Friend  W (4-1) 7.0 5 2 1 0 2
  Hamilton  SV (11) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
0
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (6-5) 2.0 2 2 2 0 2
  Latman   2.2 4 1 1 0 1
  Arlich   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Sembera   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
  Raymond   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
8

  E–Kranepool (9), Bressoud 2 (13), Wynn (6).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Elliot (5,off Dierker); Kranepool (12,off Raymond).  HR–New York Boyer (9,2nd inning off Dierker 1 on, 1 out), Houston Harrison (4,5th inning off Friend 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Friend (5,off Latman); Bateman (4,off Hamilton).  Team LOB–7.  Team–5.  SB–Wynn (11,2nd base off Friend/Grote).  WP–Hamilton (11), Raymond (4).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Bill Jackowski, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:29.  A–23,201.
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