Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 31, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1969 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 2, New York Mets 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Miller rf 2 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 1 1 1
Menke ss 4 1 1 0
Blefary 1b 4 0 2 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 0
Alou lf 4 0 0 0
  Geiger lf 0 0 0 0
Griffin p 3 0 1 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 2 0 0 0
Pfeil 3b 4 0 0 0
Agee cf 4 0 1 0
Garrett 2b 4 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 1 0 0 0
Swoboda lf 4 0 0 0
Gaspar rf 4 0 2 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0
  Clendenon ph 1 0 0 0
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Houston 000 002 000260
New York 000 000 000041
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin  W (7-4) 8.0 4 0 0 5 6
  Gladding  SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
5
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (15-6) 7.0 5 2 1 1 6
  McGraw   2.0 1 0 0 3 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
4
6

  E–Grote (5).  DP–Houston 1, New York 2.  2B–Houston Blefary 2 (22,off Seaver,off McGraw), New York Garrett (6,off Griffin).  HR–Houston Wynn (24,6th inning off Seaver 0 on, 2 out).  SB–Harrelson (1,2nd base off Griffin/Edwards).  WP–McGraw (6).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Tony Venzon, 2B–Frank Secory, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:24.  A–6,683.
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