New York Mets vs Houston Astros
August 31, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1977 at Astrodome. 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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New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 4 0 0 0
Flynn ss 4 0 3 0
Boisclair rf 3 0 2 0
Henderson lf 3 1 0 0
Milner 1b 4 0 1 0
Mazzilli cf 4 1 1 1
Stearns c 4 0 1 1
Foster 2b 4 0 0 0
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl lf 4 2 2 0
Cabell 1b 3 1 2 3
Cedeno cf 4 0 1 0
Ferguson c 2 1 0 0
Cruz rf 3 0 2 0
Howe 3b 2 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 1 0
Sperring ss 2 0 0 0
  Watson ph 1 0 1 1
  Metzger pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Lemongello p 4 1 1 0
Totals 29 5 10 4
New York 000 200 000281
Houston 001 021 10x5101
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (8-18) 6.0 8 4 3 3 5
  Lockwood   2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
4
4
5
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello  W (6-14) 9.0 8 2 2 1 6
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
1
6

  E–Flynn (8), Gonzalez (24).  DP–New York 2, Houston 1.  2B–New York Flynn 2 (7,off Lemongello 2), Houston Cabell (33,off Koosman).  3B–Houston Puhl 2 (4,off Koosman,off Lockwood).  HBP–Boisclair (1,by Lemongello); Howe (5,by Lockwood).  SH–Cruz (3,off Koosman).  SF–Cabell (3,off Lockwood).  IBB–Howe (5,by Koosman); Metzger (3,by Lockwood).  SB–Henderson (3,2nd base off Lemongello/Ferguson); Stearns (8,2nd base off Lemongello/Ferguson); Cedeno (45,2nd base off Koosman/Stearns); Cruz (39,2nd base off Lockwood/Stearns).  CS–Flynn (2,3rd base by Lemongello/Ferguson).  HBP–Lockwood (4,Howe); Lemongello (3,Boisclair).  IBB–Koosman (8,Howe); Lockwood (9,Metzger).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Joe West, 2B–(none), 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:09.  A–6,527.
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