New York Mets vs Houston Astros
May 25, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 25, 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 3, Houston Astros 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Gaspar rf 4 0 1 0
Boswell 2b 5 0 1 0
Agee cf 4 1 1 0
Jones 1b 3 1 3 1
Swoboda lf 4 1 1 1
Charles 3b 3 0 0 0
  Garrett ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Grote c 4 0 1 1
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Seaver p 1 0 0 0
  Dyer ph 1 0 0 0
  DiLauro p 0 0 0 0
  Otis ph 1 0 0 0
  Koonce p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Blefary 1b 4 1 3 0
Morgan 2b 4 0 1 2
Wynn cf 3 2 1 1
Miller rf 5 1 4 1
Menke ss 5 0 2 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Alou lf 3 0 2 1
Edwards c 4 0 1 0
Lemaster p 2 2 0 0
  Geiger ph 1 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 15 5
New York 000 300 000380
Houston 310 100 01x6151
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (6-3) 4.0 8 5 5 1 1
  DiLauro   2.0 4 0 0 2 1
  Koonce   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
8.0
15
6
6
3
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemaster  W (3-5) 7.0 6 3 3 1 6
  Gladding  SV (9) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
7

  E–Blefary (10).  DP–New York 1, Houston 1.  PB–Grote (3).  2B–New York Jones (7,off Lemaster); Swoboda (3,off Lemaster); Gaspar (4,off Gladding), Houston Blefary 2 (7,off Seaver 2); Morgan (2,off Seaver); Edwards (3,off Seaver); Menke (7,off DiLauro).  HR–Houston Wynn (12,8th inning off Koonce 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Blefary (1,off Seaver).  SF–Morgan (2,off Seaver).  HBP–Wynn (1,by Seaver).  IBB–Alou (3,by DiLauro).  CS–Charles (1,3rd base by Lemaster/Edwards); Miller (2,2nd base by DiLauro/Grote).  HBP–Seaver (2,Wynn).  IBB–DiLauro (1,Alou).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:52.  A–22,716.
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