Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 19, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 1978 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 1, New York Mets 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Sexton ss 3 0 1 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
  Fischlin ss 0 0 0 0
Puhl cf 4 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 0 0 0
Watson 1b 4 1 1 0
Howe 2b 4 0 2 1
Bergman lf 4 0 1 0
Bochy c 3 0 2 0
Lemongello p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 2 1 0 0
Foli ss 4 1 1 0
Boisclair rf 4 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 3 0 1 2
Mazzilli cf 3 0 1 0
Henderson lf 4 0 2 0
Hodges c 4 0 1 0
Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0
Swan p 2 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 6 2
Houston 000 100 000171
New York 200 000 00x260
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lemongello  L (7-9) 8.0 6 2 2 5 4
Totals
8.0
6
2
2
5
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  W (2-5) 9.0 7 1 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
1
7

  E–Watson (6).  DP–Houston 1, New York 1.  2B–Houston Watson (16,off Swan); Howe (28,off Swan), New York Montanez (22,off Lemongello).  SH–Swan (5,off Lemongello).  IBB–Flynn (6,by Lemongello); Randle (6,by Lemongello).  CS–Mazzilli (9,2nd base by Lemongello/Bochy).  IBB–Lemongello 2 (4,Flynn,Randle).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:09.  A–13,539.
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