New York Mets vs Houston Astros
May 23, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1982 at Astrodome. 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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New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
Backman 2b 4 1 2 1
  Gardenhire ss 1 0 0 0
Foster lf 3 0 0 0
Kingman 1b 3 0 0 0
  Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0
Youngblood rf 3 0 0 0
Hodges c 3 0 0 0
Brooks 3b 4 0 0 0
Veryzer ss,2b 4 1 2 0
Jones p 2 0 1 0
Totals 31 2 6 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl rf 3 0 0 0
Scott cf 4 0 1 0
Knight 3b 3 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 1 0
Garner 2b 4 0 0 0
Heep 1b 4 0 1 0
Garcia ss 4 0 0 0
Pujols c 3 0 1 0
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Pittman ph 1 0 0 0
  LaCorte p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
New York 002 000 000261
Houston 000 000 000040
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  W (6-2) 9.0 4 0 0 2 6
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (3-4) 7.0 5 2 2 4 1
  LaCorte   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
5
2

  E–Kingman (6).  2B–Houston Heep (3,off Jones).  SH–Jones (1,off Niekro); Niekro (3,off Jones).  HBP–Youngblood (3,by Niekro).  SB–Backman (4,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols).  CS–Backman (4,2nd base by Niekro/Pujols).  WP–Niekro 2 (4).  HBP–Niekro (2,Youngblood).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–2:28.  A–26,624.
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