New York Mets vs Houston Astros
July 17, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1971 at Astrodome. 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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New York Mets 1, Houston Astros 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 1 1
Jorgensen cf 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0
Singleton rf 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 1 0 0 0
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Seaver p 3 1 1 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 4 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 3 0 0 0
Wynn rf 3 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0
Rader 3b 3 1 2 1
Menke 1b 3 0 1 0
Alou lf 3 0 0 0
Edwards c 3 0 1 0
Dierker p 1 0 0 0
  Ray p 2 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 1
New York 001 000 000131
Houston 000 010 001261
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (10-7) 8.1 6 2 1 1 10
Totals
8.1
6
2
1
1
10
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker   3.2 3 1 1 3 0
  Ray  W (6-2) 5.1 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
4
2

  E–Boswell (9), Rader (15).  DP–New York 1, Houston 2.  2B–New York Seaver (2,off Dierker); Jones (12,off Dierker).  HR–Houston Rader (5,5th inning off Seaver 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Morgan (6,off Seaver).  IBB–Wynn (3,by Seaver).  IBB–Seaver (2,Wynn).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Al Barlick, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:01.  A–32,852.
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