Houston Astros vs New York Mets
October 2, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1966 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 8, New York Mets 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Davis cf 5 1 2 0
Jackson ss 4 0 0 0
Gaines rf 3 3 1 0
Harrison 1b 4 2 2 0
Mantilla 2b 5 2 3 3
Bateman c 3 0 1 3
  Brand ph,c 2 0 0 0
Pointer lf 5 0 2 2
Aspromonte 3b 5 0 3 0
Giusti p 3 0 0 0
  Raymond p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 14 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 5 0 2 0
Hiller 2b 4 0 0 0
Elliot rf 4 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 3 2
Swoboda lf 4 0 0 0
Bressoud 3b 4 0 0 0
Grote c 4 0 2 0
Fitzmaurice cf 3 0 0 0
Gardner p 0 0 0 0
  Napoleon ph 0 0 0 0
  Selma p 0 0 0 0
  Stephenson ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutherland p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Terry p 0 0 0 0
  Hunt ph 1 0 1 0
  Jones pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
Houston 013 202 0008141
New York 000 000 020290
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Giusti  W (15-14) 8.0 7 2 2 2 5
  Raymond  SV (16) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gardner  L (4-8) 3.0 8 4 4 1 1
  Selma   2.0 4 2 2 2 2
  Sutherland   2.0 2 2 2 2 1
  Terry   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
8
8
5
6

  E–Jackson (37).  DP–Houston 2.  PB–Bateman (21).  2B–Houston Gaines (1,off Gardner); Mantilla (5,off Gardner); R Davis (10,off Selma).  3B–New York Harrelson (4,off Giusti).  HR–Houston Mantilla (6,6th inning off Sutherland 1 on, 1 out), New York Kranepool (16,8th inning off Giusti 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  WP–Selma (4).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Frank Dezelan, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:15.  A–40,409.
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