Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 22, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 22, 1980 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 8, New York Mets 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Landestoy 2b 6 1 3 0
Reynolds ss 5 1 2 1
Puhl rf 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 5 0 2 0
Leonard 1b 5 2 1 0
  Bergman 1b 0 0 0 0
Cabell 3b 3 3 3 1
  Gonzalez 3b 1 0 0 0
Cedeno cf 5 1 2 2
Ashby c 4 0 2 2
  Pujols pr,c 1 0 0 0
Niekro p 4 0 2 1
  LaCorte p 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 8 17 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli 1b 4 1 1 0
  Ramirez 3b 0 0 0 0
Taveras ss 5 1 4 0
Jorgensen rf,cf,1b 5 2 2 2
Stearns c 5 0 2 0
Morales cf 4 0 1 0
  Glynn p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 1 3 1
Maddox 3b,cf 2 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 4 0 0 0
Bomback p 0 0 0 0
  Kobel p 1 0 0 0
  Norman ph 1 0 0 0
  Hausman p 0 0 0 0
  Pacella p 0 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 13 3
Houston 102 021 2008171
New York 010 100 3005132
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (5-3) 6.2 11 5 4 3 3
  LaCorte  SV (4) 2.1 2 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
13
5
4
4
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Bomback   1.1 5 1 1 0 0
  Kobel  L (0-4) 3.2 6 4 4 0 0
  Hausman   1.0 5 3 2 0 1
  Pacella   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Glynn   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
17
8
7
1
5

  E–Gonzalez (1), Taveras (8), Maddox (4).  DP–Houston 2, New York 1.  PB–Ashby (1).  2B–Houston Leonard (3,off Kobel); Niekro (2,off Kobel), New York Henderson (5,off Niekro); Jorgensen 2 (4,off Niekro 2).  3B–New York Henderson (2,off Niekro).  HR–Houston Reynolds (2,1st inning off Bomback 0 on, 1 out); Cedeno (3,5th inning off Kobel 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Cabell (1,by Bomback).  SB–Landestoy (2,2nd base off Hausman/Stearns); Leonard (3,2nd base off Hausman/Stearns).  CS–Landestoy (1,2nd base by Bomback/Stearns); Taveras (2,2nd base by Niekro/Ashby).  WP–Niekro 2 (5).  HBP–Bomback (1,Cabell).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:55.  A–7,812.
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