Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 23, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 1971 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 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Metzger ss 5 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 2 1 0 0
Wynn rf 3 2 1 2
Cedeno cf 5 1 2 1
Rader 3b 5 0 2 1
Menke 1b 5 0 2 1
Alou lf 4 0 1 0
Edwards c 4 0 1 0
Wilson p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Martinez ss 4 0 1 0
Boswell 2b 3 1 1 0
Agee cf 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 0 0 0
Kranepool rf 3 0 0 0
Clendenon 1b 3 0 0 1
Aspromonte 3b 4 0 0 0
Dyer c 3 0 0 0
Ryan p 1 0 0 0
  Sadecki p 0 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 1 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Houston 002 030 0005101
New York 000 100 000131
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (7-7) 9.0 3 1 1 4 7
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
4
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (8-8) 4.0 7 5 4 3 1
  Sadecki   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Williams   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Taylor   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
5
1

  E–Metzger (9), Aspromonte (7).  DP–Houston 1, New York 1.  2B–Houston Metzger (9,off Ryan), New York Marshall (4,off Wilson).  3B–Houston Menke (2,off Ryan).  HR–Houston Wynn (6,3rd inning off Ryan 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Alou (3,by Ryan); Wilson (1,by Ryan).  SB–Morgan 2 (19,2nd base off Ryan/Dyer 2).  HBP–Ryan 2 (10,Alou,Wilson).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:13.  A–37,227.
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