Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 2, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1976 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Milbourne 2b 5 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 5 0 1 0
Cedeno cf 4 1 2 0
Watson 1b 4 1 3 0
Roberts lf 3 1 1 1
Jutze c 4 0 0 1
Gross rf 3 0 1 0
  Johnson ph 1 1 1 2
  Howard rf 0 0 0 0
Metzger ss 4 0 2 0
Rondon p 2 0 0 0
  Barlow p 0 0 0 0
  Howe ph 1 0 0 0
  Griffin p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 5 1 2 3
Millan 2b 3 0 1 0
Kranepool lf 3 1 1 0
Torre 1b 3 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 3 2 1 1
Kingman rf 4 1 2 1
Grote c 4 1 1 1
Harrelson ss 3 0 1 1
Koosman p 2 0 1 0
  Lockwood p 0 1 0 0
Totals 30 7 10 7
Houston 000 001 0304110
New York 010 004 02x7101
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Rondon  L (0-1) 5.1 6 4 4 3 2
  Barlow   0.2 3 1 1 1 0
  Griffin   2.0 1 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
6
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (2-1) 7.2 11 4 4 1 9
  Lockwood  SV (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
1
11

  E–Grote (2).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Watson (3,off Koosman); Roberts (3,off Koosman), New York Millan (8,off Rondon).  3B–New York Kingman (1,off Rondon).  HR–Houston Johnson (2,8th inning off Koosman 1 on, 2 out), New York Garrett (1,2nd inning off Rondon 0 on, 0 out); Unser (3,8th inning off Griffin 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Koosman (5,off Rondon); Torre (1,off Rondon); Harrelson (3,off Barlow).  SB–Cedeno (10,2nd base off Koosman/Grote).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–(none), 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:31.  A–29,846.
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