Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 31, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1974 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 7, New York Mets 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross lf 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 5 3 4 1
Watson 1b 5 1 2 0
Johnson c 0 2 0 1
Brown rf 4 0 1 1
Rader 3b 5 1 3 2
Helms 2b 4 0 3 1
  Milbourne 2b 1 0 0 0
Wilson p 0 0 0 1
  Scherman p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 13 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 2 0 0 0
  Martinez ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Millan 2b 5 0 1 0
Jones lf 4 1 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 2 0
Milner 1b 4 0 1 1
Schneck cf 2 0 1 0
  Hahn ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Grote c 4 0 1 0
Koosman p 1 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
  Dyer ph 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Houston 020 011 1027130
New York 000 000 100170
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson  W (2-3) 6.1 7 1 1 6 0
  Scherman  SV (3) 2.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
6
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (5-3) 6.0 8 4 4 5 2
  Apodaca   2.0 2 1 1 1 5
  Miller   1.0 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
7
7

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–Houston Helms (8,off Apodaca), New York Schneck (5,off Wilson).  3B–Houston Rader (1,off Koosman).  HR–Houston Cedeno (10,7th inning off Apodaca 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Wilson 2 (2,off Koosman 2); Koosman (5,off Wilson).  SF–Wilson (1,off Koosman); C Johnson (2,off Koosman).  CS–Cedeno (6,2nd base by Koosman/Grote).  SB–Harrelson (4,2nd base off Wilson/C Johnson).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:44.  A–20,736.
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