New York Mets vs Houston Astros
June 11, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 1977 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 6, Houston Astros 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 4 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0
  Stearns ph 1 1 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Milner 1b 5 1 1 1
Kingman lf 6 0 1 0
Kranepool rf 3 0 0 0
  Vail ph,rf 2 0 0 0
  Mazzilli cf 0 0 0 0
Boisclair cf,rf 4 2 2 0
Grote c 3 1 1 0
Phillips 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Espinosa p 2 0 1 1
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
  Myrick p 0 0 0 0
  Millan ph,2b 1 1 1 1
Totals 39 6 10 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno cf 4 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 2 0
Cruz rf 5 1 2 4
Crawford lf 3 0 1 0
  Howard lf 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
Watson 1b 5 0 1 0
Howe 2b 5 0 1 0
Herrmann c 4 0 1 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 2 1 0 0
McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Gardner ph 1 1 1 0
  Sambito p 1 0 0 0
  Forsch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 4
New York 011 000 002 26100
Houston 000 020 200 0494
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa   6.0 6 2 2 2 2
  Apodaca   0.2 2 2 2 1 1
  Myrick   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lockwood  W (1-3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
4
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
McLaughlin   1.0 5 1 1 0 1
  Niekro   4.0 2 1 1 2 3
  Sambito   3.1 1 2 0 2 2
  Forsch  L (4-4) 1.2 2 2 1 2 0
Totals
10.0
10
6
3
6
6

  E–Cabell (6), Cruz (4), Watson (3), Herrmann (2).  DP–New York 1, Houston 1.  PB–Herrmann (4).  2B–New York Boisclair (6,off Forsch); Millan (6,off Forsch), Houston Watson (9,off Lockwood).  3B–Houston Cruz (4,off Apodaca).  HR–New York Milner (6,3rd inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out), Houston Cruz (3,5th inning off Espinosa 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Espinosa (5,off Sambito); Grote (2,off Forsch); Lockwood (1,off Forsch); Cedeno (2,off Espinosa); Forsch (1,off Lockwood).  HBP–Phillips (2,by McLaughlin).  IBB–Randle (2,by Forsch); Milner (2,by Forsch).  SB–Boisclair (2,2nd base off Niekro/Herrmann); Cabell (22,2nd base off Espinosa/Grote).  HBP–McLaughlin (5,Phillips).  IBB–Forsch 2 (5,Randle,Milner).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:56.  A–27,945.
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