Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 11, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1969 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 7, New York Mets 11

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Morgan 2b 4 1 1 1
Miller rf 5 0 1 1
Wynn cf 1 3 0 0
  Coombs p 0 0 0 0
  Gotay ph 1 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Menke ss 3 1 2 2
  Torres ss 2 0 1 0
Rader 3b 3 0 1 0
  Martinez pr,3b 1 0 1 0
Blefary 1b 4 1 1 1
Alou lf 5 0 1 1
Bryant c 2 0 0 0
  Edwards ph,c 2 0 0 0
Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Ray p 0 0 0 0
  Blasingame p 2 0 0 0
  Womack p 0 0 0 0
  Geronimo ph 1 0 0 0
  Guinn p 0 0 0 0
  Geiger cf 1 1 1 0
Totals 37 7 10 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee rf 5 2 2 3
Garrett 3b 3 1 1 1
Boswell 2b 6 2 1 0
Jones lf 2 2 2 0
  Gaspar pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 5 1 0 1
Martin c 4 0 2 2
Otis cf 4 1 1 1
Harrelson ss 3 1 1 0
McGraw p 3 1 1 1
  Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Charles ph 1 0 0 0
  Koonce p 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 11 12 9
Houston 112 010 1107103
New York 600 212 00x11123
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  L (2-4) 0.2 4 6 2 3 0
  Ray   0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Blasingame   4.0 5 3 3 6 1
  Womack   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Guinn   1.0 2 2 1 0 1
  Coombs   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Gladding   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
11
6
12
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McGraw   4.2 6 5 4 3 7
  Ryan   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Koonce  W (1-3) 4.0 4 2 2 2 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
6
5
7

  E–Rader (5), Blefary 2 (8), Garrett (4), McGraw 2 (2).  DP–New York 1.  PB–Bryant (2).  2B–Houston Alou (6,off McGraw), New York Otis (3,off Wilson); McGraw (1,off Wilson); Martin (3,off Blasingame).  3B–Houston Blefary (3,off McGraw), New York Garrett (1,off Blasingame); Jones (2,off Blasingame).  HR–Houston Menke (4,3rd inning off McGraw 1 on, 2 out); Morgan (5,5th inning off McGraw 0 on, 0 out), New York Agee 2 (6,4th inning off Blasingame 1 on, 2 out,6th inning off Guinn 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Rader (1,by Koonce).  SF–Martin (1,off Blasingame).  IBB–Harrelson 2 (3,by Wilson,by Blasingame); Otis (1,by Blasingame); Jones (2,by Blasingame).  WP–Wilson (3), McGraw (1).  HBP–Koonce (2,Rader).  IBB–Wilson (3,Harrelson); Blasingame 3 (5,Otis,Jones,Harrelson).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–John Kibler.  T–3:23.  A–19,456.
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