Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 31, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1970 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 3, New York Mets 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf,rf 6 1 2 0
Morgan 2b 6 0 2 1
Wynn cf 5 1 1 1
Miller rf 2 0 0 0
  Davis ph,lf 3 0 0 0
Menke ss 6 0 2 0
Rader 3b 5 0 0 0
Pepitone 1b 6 1 1 1
Edwards c 6 0 0 0
Wilson p 2 0 1 0
  Billingham p 1 0 0 0
  Watson ph 1 0 0 0
  Gladding p 0 0 0 0
  DiLauro p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Lemaster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 50 3 9 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 6 1 1 0
Harrelson ss 6 0 2 0
Jones lf 4 1 3 1
Shamsky 1b 7 0 2 1
Boswell 2b 7 1 1 0
Swoboda rf 7 1 2 0
Foy 3b 5 0 1 1
Grote c 5 0 0 0
McAndrew p 2 0 0 0
  Koosman p 1 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 1 0
  Weis pr 0 0 0 0
  McGraw p 1 0 0 0
  Dyer ph 1 0 1 1
Totals 53 4 14 4
Houston 001 001 100 000 00392
New York 100 011 000 000 014141
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   5.1 9 3 3 5 1
  Billingham   3.2 1 0 0 1 3
  Gladding   1.2 2 0 0 2 1
  DiLauro   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lemaster  L (3-8) 2.2 2 1 0 2 2
Totals
13.2
14
4
3
10
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew   7.0 7 3 3 1 5
  Koosman   4.0 1 0 0 1 1
  McGraw  W (1-2) 3.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
14.0
9
3
3
3
9

  E–Morgan (4), Rader (8), Harrelson (10).  DP–Houston 2, New York 1.  2B–Houston Alou 2 (8,off McAndrew 2); Wilson (1,off McAndrew); Menke (12,off McGraw), New York Jones (5,off Wilson).  3B–Houston Morgan (7,off McAndrew).  HR–Houston Wynn (11,6th inning off McAndrew 0 on, 0 out); Pepitone (10,7th inning off McAndrew 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Rader (3,by McGraw); Grote (3,by Lemaster); Foy (3,by Lemaster).  CS–Morgan (8,2nd base by McAndrew/Grote); Agee (4,2nd base by Wilson/Edwards); Foy (5,2nd base by Wilson/Edwards).  SB–Swoboda (2,2nd base off Wilson/Edwards).  IBB–Lemaster 2 (5,Grote,Foy); McGraw (11,Rader).  U-HP–Ken Burkhart, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–3:50.  A–47,193.
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