Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 11, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1971 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 8

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 1
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Wynn cf 3 0 0 0
Watson lf 0 0 0 0
  Chiles ph,lf 3 0 0 0
Menke 1b 2 0 1 0
Cedeno rf 3 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 2 1 0 0
  Miller c 1 0 0 0
Dierker p 2 0 0 0
  Culver p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 3 1 1 0
Foli 3b 4 1 0 1
Marshall rf 4 1 1 4
Jones lf 4 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 2 0
Boswell 2b 4 1 2 1
Grote c 4 1 2 1
Hahn cf 4 1 1 0
Ryan p 3 0 1 0
Totals 34 8 11 7
Houston 000 010 000131
New York 030 005 00x8111
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (5-1) 5.2 9 7 6 3 2
  Culver   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Forsch   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
7
3
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (4-0) 9.0 3 1 1 7 8
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
7
8

  E–Cedeno (1), Grote (4).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Houston Menke (5,off Ryan), New York Kranepool (3,off Dierker).  HR–New York Marshall (1,6th inning off Culver 3 on, 2 out).  HBP–Watson (1,by Ryan).  SH–Ryan (2,off Dierker).  WP–Ryan (1).  HBP–Ryan (1,Watson).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Augie Donatelli, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:35.  A–20,612.
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