New York Mets vs Houston Astros
May 16, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1975 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
Phillips ss 5 2 2 0
Millan 2b 5 1 1 0
Unser cf 3 0 1 1
Staub rf 4 2 1 2
Kranepool 1b 5 2 2 2
Garrett 3b 3 1 1 1
Kingman lf 4 2 3 2
Grote c 5 0 3 2
Seaver p 3 0 1 0
  Apodaca p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 15 10
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross lf 4 1 3 0
Metzger ss 5 1 2 0
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 0 1 2
Cruz rf 3 0 2 0
May c 4 0 2 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 2 0
Dierker p 1 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Scherman p 1 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 12 2
New York 402 021 00110150
Houston 200 000 0002120
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (5-3) 7.0 11 2 2 2 4
  Apodaca   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
2
2
3
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  L (4-4) 2.2 6 6 6 3 2
  Crawford   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Scherman   5.0 9 4 4 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
10
10
4
3

  E–None.  DP–New York 2, Houston 1.  2B–New York Kranepool (3,off Dierker); Grote 2 (4,off Dierker,off Scherman); Unser (5,off Scherman), Houston Cruz (3,off Seaver); Metzger (2,off Seaver).  HR–New York Staub (5,3rd inning off Dierker 0 on, 0 out); Kingman (6,5th inning off Scherman 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Garrett (1,off Scherman).  SF–Unser (2,off Dierker); Garrett (1,off Dierker).  HBP–Kingman (1,by Dierker).  SB–Kingman (4,2nd base off Dierker/May); Andrews (4,2nd base off Seaver/Grote).  WP–Seaver (1).  HBP–Dierker (2,Kingman).  U-HP–Andy Olsen, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:32.  A–10,672.
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