Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 16, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1976 at Shea Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Andrews 2b 4 1 1 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0
Cedeno cf 3 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 1 2 3
Roberts rf,lf 4 1 1 0
Johnson lf 3 0 0 0
  Howard rf 1 0 0 0
Herrmann c 4 0 2 0
Metzger ss 4 0 1 0
Dierker p 2 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 2 0 0 0
  Staiger ph,3b 2 0 1 0
Millan 2b 4 1 1 0
Boisclair lf 4 2 2 0
Kingman rf 4 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 2 2
Unser cf 3 0 1 0
Grote c 4 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0
Matlack p 2 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
  Torre ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 2
Houston 000 400 000481
New York 100 001 010392
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dierker  W (9-8) 5.2 7 2 2 2 3
  Pentz  SV (3) 3.1 2 1 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
2
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (10-3) 6.0 8 4 2 0 2
  Lockwood   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Apodaca   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
2
2
3

  E–Andrews (8), Garrett (10), Kranepool (3).  DP–Houston 2, New York 3.  HR–Houston Watson (10,4th inning off Matlack 2 on, 1 out).  SB–Cedeno 2 (30,2nd base off Apodaca/Grote,3rd base off Apodaca/Grote); Garrett (7,2nd base off Dierker/Herrmann).  CS–Cabell (3,2nd base by Matlack/Grote).  WP–Dierker (10), Matlack 2 (7).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:42.  A–13,323.
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