Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 20, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 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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Houston Astros 4, New York Mets 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Landestoy ss 5 0 0 0
Puhl cf 4 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 1 1 0
Cruz rf 4 0 2 0
Watson 1b 5 0 0 0
Howe 2b 4 2 2 2
Bergman lf 5 0 0 0
Bochy c 3 1 1 1
Ruhle p 1 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 0 0 0 0
  Forsch p 1 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 6 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 6 0 1 0
Valentine 2b 2 0 1 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 1
  Foli ss 2 1 1 0
Mazzilli cf 5 0 2 0
Montanez 1b 6 1 2 1
Henderson lf 5 1 2 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph 1 0 1 1
Hodges c 5 0 3 0
Boisclair rf,lf 5 1 2 1
Flynn ss,2b 4 0 1 1
Bernard p 1 0 0 0
  Kobel p 1 1 1 0
  Maddox ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Totals 46 5 18 5
Houston 000 201 100 00461
New York 000 201 010 015181
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ruhle   3.1 7 2 2 2 1
  McLaughlin   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Forsch   5.0 7 2 1 1 2
  Sambito  L (3-6) 1.1 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.1
18
5
4
4
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Bernard   4.0 3 2 2 5 4
  Kobel   4.0 2 2 2 0 2
  Murray  W (5-4) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
11.0
6
4
4
5
9

  E–Bochy (1), Hodges (3).  DP–Houston 2, New York 1.  2B–Houston Cabell (17,off Bernard), New York Valentine (3,off Ruhle); Randle (13,off Ruhle); S Henderson (17,off Ruhle); Boisclair (4,off Ruhle); Flynn (7,off Ruhle); Youngblood (5,off Sambito).  HR–Houston Howe 2 (6,4th inning off Bernard 0 on, 2 out,6th inning off Kobel 0 on, 2 out); Bochy (1,7th inning off Kobel 0 on, 0 out).  CS–Puhl (9,2nd base by Bernard/Hodges).  SB–Randle (10,2nd base off McLaughlin/Bochy).  BK–Ruhle (1).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–3:00.  A–13,341.
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