New York Mets vs Houston Astros
May 24, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1969 at Astrodome. 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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New York Mets 1, Houston Astros 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 3 1 1 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Shamsky rf 3 0 1 1
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 2 0
Harrelson ss 2 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  Weis ss 0 0 0 0
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  Gaspar ph 1 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  McAndrew p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Blefary 1b 4 1 2 2
Morgan 2b 4 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 2 2 2
Menke ss 4 0 1 0
Rader 3b 3 1 0 0
Martinez lf 3 0 1 1
Alou rf 3 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 1 1 0
Dierker p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 7 5
New York 000 000 001141
Houston 000 100 13x571
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (1-3) 7.0 3 2 2 1 6
  Taylor   0.2 3 3 3 0 1
  McAndrew   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
5
5
1
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (7-4) 9.0 4 1 1 2 11
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
11

  E–Grote (3), Rader (8).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–New York Grote (6,off Dierker); Garrett (4,off Dierker), Houston Blefary (5,off Koosman); Martinez (1,off Koosman).  HR–Houston Wynn 2 (11,4th inning off Koosman 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off Taylor 0 on, 2 out); Blefary (1,8th inning off Taylor 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Grote (1,2nd base off Dierker/Edwards).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:04.  A–17,911.
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