Houston Astros vs New York Mets
June 9, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1979 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 0, New York Mets 4

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl cf 4 0 2 0
Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0
Cedeno 1b 4 0 1 0
Cruz lf 4 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 4 0 2 0
Walling rf 4 0 0 0
Howe 2b 4 0 0 0
Ashby c 3 0 1 0
Andujar p 2 0 0 0
  Throop p 0 0 0 0
  Landestoy ph 1 0 0 0
  Dixon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 7 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Youngblood rf 3 1 0 0
Taveras ss 4 2 2 0
Mazzilli cf 4 1 1 0
Montanez 1b 3 0 1 1
Stearns c 2 0 0 0
Henderson lf 3 0 1 2
Trevino 3b 3 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
Swan p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 5 3
Houston 000 000 000071
New York 200 002 00x450
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  L (5-4) 6.0 5 4 4 2 4
  Throop   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Dixon   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
4
4
2
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  W (6-4) 9.0 7 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
0
3

  E–Howe (4).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Reynolds (8,off Swan), New York Taveras (8,off Andujar).  SB–Cabell (16,2nd base off Swan/Stearns); Youngblood (8,2nd base off Andujar/Ashby).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Lanny Harris, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–1:57.  A–10,499.
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