Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 29, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 29, 1970 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 5, New York Mets 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf 5 1 1 1
Morgan 2b 4 1 2 0
Wynn cf 4 1 2 3
Miller rf 3 0 1 0
Menke ss 4 0 1 0
Pepitone 1b 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 1 1 1
Edwards c 4 1 1 0
Griffin p 1 0 0 0
  Billingham p 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 4 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 1 0
Agee cf 4 0 0 0
Shamsky 1b 3 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 3 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 3 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 2 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 1 0
Seaver p 1 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 3 0
Houston 000 040 100590
New York 000 000 000031
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin   4.2 2 0 0 3 4
  Billingham  W (2-0) 4.1 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
3
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (7-4) 8.0 8 5 5 2 10
  McGraw   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
11

  E–Swoboda (2).  DP–Houston 3.  2B–Houston Morgan 2 (9,off Seaver,off McGraw); Wynn (15,off Seaver).  HR–Houston Rader (10,5th inning off Seaver 0 on, 0 out); Wynn (9,7th inning off Seaver 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Griffin (2,off Seaver).  HBP–Miller (1,by Seaver).  IBB–Wynn (2,by McGraw).  WP–Seaver (1).  HBP–Seaver (1,Miller).  IBB–McGraw (10,Wynn).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Ken Burkhart.  T–2:21.  A–35,753.
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