Houston Astros vs New York Mets
June 2, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1975 at Shea Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 0, New York Mets 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Gross lf 2 0 1 0
Metzger ss 4 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 3 0 1 0
Watson 1b 4 0 1 0
Cabell rf 4 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 0 0
Helms 2b 2 0 0 0
Jutze c 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,c 1 0 0 0
Roberts p 2 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 1 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Clines cf,lf 4 0 2 0
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 0 1 0
  Unser pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Torre 3b 3 0 1 0
Staub rf 3 1 1 0
Kingman 1b 3 1 1 1
Grote c 2 0 0 1
Phillips ss 3 0 0 0
Matlack p 2 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 6 2
Houston 000 000 000040
New York 020 000 00x260
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts  L (3-6) 7.0 5 2 2 1 2
  Granger   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
2
2
1
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  W (7-3) 9.0 4 0 0 4 6
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
4
6

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, New York 2.  2B–Houston Watson (10,off Matlack).  3B–New York Kingman (1,off Roberts).  SF–Grote (2,off Roberts).  SB–Cedeno (22,2nd base off Matlack/Grote).  WP–Matlack (4).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:00.  A–13,003.
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