Houston Astros vs New York Mets
August 18, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 1, New York Mets 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Alou lf,rf 4 0 1 0
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Wynn cf 4 0 0 0
Miller rf,c 3 0 0 0
Menke ss 3 0 1 0
Rader 3b 3 0 0 0
Mayberry 1b 2 1 1 0
Howard c,lf 3 0 1 1
Dierker p 1 0 0 0
  Lemaster p 0 0 0 0
  Geronimo ph 1 0 0 0
  DiLauro p 0 0 0 0
  Lampard ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 5 1 1 0
Garrett 3b 5 1 1 1
Singleton rf 3 1 1 1
Clendenon 1b 3 2 2 1
  Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 1 0
Boswell 2b 3 1 1 1
Grote c 4 1 1 1
Harrelson ss 1 0 0 1
  Weis ss 0 0 0 0
Gentry p 4 0 1 1
Totals 32 7 9 7
Houston 000 000 010141
New York 016 000 00x790
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (11-11) 2.0 6 6 6 2 2
  Lemaster   3.0 3 1 1 1 2
  DiLauro   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Culver   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
7
7
5
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry  W (9-6) 9.0 4 1 1 3 7
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
3
7

  E–Miller (4).  DP–New York 3.  2B–Houston Menke (21,off Gentry); Mayberry (3,off Gentry), New York Boswell (6,off Dierker); Garrett (14,off Dierker); Singleton (6,off Dierker); Gentry (1,off Lemaster); Clendenon (11,off Lemaster).  SF–Harrelson (7,off Lemaster).  U-HP–Frank Secory, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Tony Venzon.  T–2:08.  A–36,496.
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