New York Mets vs Houston Astros
August 21, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1974 at Astrodome. The New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 10, Houston Astros 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 1 1 0
Millan 2b 4 2 2 2
Jones lf 5 1 1 1
  Gosger lf 1 0 1 0
Staub rf 3 2 1 4
Kranepool 1b 2 0 1 0
  Milner pr,1b 3 0 0 0
  Theodore 1b 1 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 4 0 3 2
Hodges c 4 1 1 0
Hahn cf 5 1 0 0
Koosman p 4 2 1 0
Totals 40 10 12 9
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross rf 4 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 1 0
Watson lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson c 3 0 0 1
May 1b 4 1 1 1
Rader 3b 3 0 1 0
Helms 2b 2 0 1 0
  Milbourne pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Griffin p 1 0 0 0
  Busse ph 1 0 0 0
  York p 0 0 0 0
  de los Santos p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell ph 1 0 0 0
  Scherman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
New York 301 002 20210121
Houston 000 010 001265
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (12-8) 9.0 6 2 2 1 7
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Griffin  L (12-6) 5.0 6 4 2 3 2
  York   0.1 2 2 2 2 0
  de los Santos   2.2 2 2 0 3 1
  Scherman   1.0 2 2 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
10
5
8
5

  E–Kranepool (2), Metzger (12), C Johnson (3), Helms 2 (9), Milbourne (4).  DP–New York 2, Houston 2.  2B–New York Staub (21,off Griffin), Houston Rader (23,off Koosman); Cedeno (26,off Koosman).  HR–Houston L May (20,5th inning off Koosman 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Staub (6,off de los Santos); C Johnson (3,off Koosman).  HBP–Millan (5,by Scherman).  WP–Koosman (5).  HBP–Scherman (7,Millan).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:26.  A–9,663.
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