Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 20, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 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 9, New York Mets 10

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Howard lf,cf 3 3 2 0
Gross rf 5 2 3 1
Cedeno cf 3 2 2 0
  Cruz lf 1 0 0 0
Watson 1b 5 1 2 4
May c 5 0 1 1
Boswell 2b 2 1 0 0
  Helms ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Rader 3b 4 0 3 2
  Milbourne pr 0 0 0 0
Metzger ss 5 0 1 1
Roberts p 4 0 0 0
  Granger p 0 0 0 0
  Crawford p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 14 9
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Clines lf,cf 4 2 1 0
Millan 2b 5 1 2 1
Torre 3b,1b 5 2 3 1
Kingman 1b 5 2 3 6
  Parker p 0 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 1 1 0
Grote c 3 1 2 0
Heidemann ss 5 0 1 2
Unser cf 2 0 0 0
  Sanders p 0 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Webb p 0 0 0 0
  Hall p 0 0 0 0
  Stearns ph 1 0 0 0
  Garrett 3b 0 0 0 0
Tate p 1 0 0 0
  Alou lf 3 1 2 0
Totals 39 10 15 10
Houston 200 052 0009140
New York 100 050 04x10152
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts   7.2 12 8 8 3 3
  Granger  L (2-3) 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Crawford   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
15
10
10
3
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Tate   4.2 8 7 7 2 1
  Sanders   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Webb   0.1 3 2 2 1 0
  Hall  W (2-2) 2.2 1 0 0 1 5
  Parker  SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
9
9
4
7

  E–Kingman (7), Tate (1).  2B–Houston Cedeno (23,off Tate), New York Alou (2,off Roberts); Millan (22,off Roberts).  3B–New York Heidemann (2,off Roberts).  HR–New York Kingman 2 (18,5th inning off Roberts 2 on, 2 out,8th inning off Granger 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Rader (5,by Hall); Staub (5,by Crawford).  IBB–Boswell (6,by Tate).  SB–Howard (9,2nd base off Tate/Grote).  HBP–Crawford (1,Staub); Hall (3,Rader).  IBB–Tate (3,Boswell).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Andy Olsen, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:54.  A–20,242.
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