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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 1980 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 5 1 3 1
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
Washington rf 4 0 1 0
Henderson lf 4 0 2 1
Jorgensen 1b 4 0 0 0
Stearns c 3 1 0 0
Maddox 3b 3 1 1 0
Flynn 2b 4 1 1 0
Pacella p 1 0 0 0
  Bomback p 0 0 0 0
  Trevino ph 1 1 1 1
  Glynn p 1 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Landestoy 2b 4 0 1 1
Puhl rf 3 1 1 0
Heep 1b 4 0 1 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 1 2 1
Cedeno cf 2 1 2 1
Cabell 3b 4 0 1 1
Ashby c 2 0 1 0
  Pujols ph,c 2 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 3 2 1 0
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Roberge p 0 0 0 0
  Leonard ph 1 1 1 2
  Bergman 1b 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 6 12 6
New York 011 300 000590
Houston 012 003 00x6120
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Pacella   2.0 6 3 3 5 2
  Bomback   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Glynn  L (3-3) 2.1 4 3 3 1 1
  Miller   2.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
7
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   3.1 7 5 4 2 3
  Roberge  W (1-0) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Smith  SV (4) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
3
7

  E–None.  DP–New York 2, Houston 1.  PB–Ashby (6).  3B–New York Henderson (5,off Niekro), Houston Cedeno (5,off Pacella).  HR–Houston Leonard (3,6th inning off Glynn 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Niekro (8,off Pacella).  SB–Mazzilli 2 (23,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby 2); Landestoy (16,2nd base off Pacella/Stearns); Cruz (20,2nd base off Pacella/Stearns); Cedeno (28,2nd base off Glynn/Stearns).  WP–Roberge (1).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–3:02.  A–26,815.
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