Houston Astros vs New York Mets
June 18, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1977 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."

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Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno cf 3 1 0 1
Cabell 3b 5 1 2 0
Cruz rf 4 1 1 2
Ferguson c 4 0 1 0
Watson 1b 4 0 3 1
Howe 2b 4 0 0 0
Fuller lf 4 0 0 0
  Gardner lf 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez ss 4 1 1 0
Lemongello p 1 0 0 0
  Sperring ph 1 0 0 0
  Pentz p 0 0 0 0
  Cacek ph 1 0 0 0
  Niekro p 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 4 9 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 3 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Milner 1b 3 2 1 1
Kranepool rf 4 1 1 2
Stearns c 3 0 1 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0
Flynn ss 3 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0
Koosman p 2 0 2 0
  Valentine ph 1 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Houston 000 003 100490
New York 010 200 000371
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello   4.0 4 3 3 1 0
  Pentz  W (2-0) 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Niekro  SV (3) 3.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
3
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (5-7) 7.0 7 4 4 1 8
  Apodaca   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
1
9

  E–Milner (4).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Watson (10,off Koosman); Cruz (14,off Koosman).  3B–Houston Gonzalez (2,off Koosman).  HR–New York Milner (8,2nd inning off Lemongello 0 on, 0 out); Kranepool (6,4th inning off Lemongello 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Cedeno (4,off Koosman).  SB–Cedeno (23,3rd base off Koosman/Stearns); Cabell (23,2nd base off Koosman/Stearns).  CS–Mazzilli (6,2nd base by Lemongello/Ferguson).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Art Williams, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:21.  A–52,784.
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