Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 30, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1982 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl rf 5 0 1 2
Reynolds ss 5 0 0 1
Knight 3b 4 0 3 0
  Garcia pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 1 0
  LaCorte p 0 0 0 0
Heep 1b 4 0 0 0
Garner 2b 4 1 2 0
Scott cf 4 1 1 1
Ashby c 4 2 2 0
Knepper p 0 0 0 0
  LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
  Pittman ph 1 0 0 0
  Cappuzzello p 0 0 0 0
  Thon ph 1 0 1 1
  Moffitt p 0 0 0 0
  Knicely ph,lf 1 1 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 1 0
Stearns c 4 2 2 0
Foster lf 5 1 2 2
  Youngblood lf 0 0 0 0
Kingman 1b 5 1 0 0
  Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0
Valentine rf 3 2 2 2
Brooks 3b 4 2 4 1
Bailor 2b 4 0 2 1
Veryzer ss 3 0 1 2
Scott p 3 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 14 8
Houston 000 010 4005111
New York 430 100 10x9142
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (2-6) 0.2 6 4 4 0 1
  LaCoss   1.1 2 3 0 0 1
  Cappuzzello   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Moffitt   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  LaCorte   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
9
6
0
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (4-4) 6.1 9 5 5 1 3
  Allen  SV (13) 2.2 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
1
5

  E–Reynolds (4), Wilson (1), Veryzer (6).  2B–Houston Ashby (6,off Scott); Garner (15,off Scott), New York Brooks (8,off LaCorte).  3B–New York Brooks (2,off LaCoss).  HR–New York Foster (6,1st inning off Knepper 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Allen (1,off LaCorte).  SF–Valentine (1,off Cappuzzello); Veryzer (1,off LaCorte).  HBP–Stearns (2,by LaCoss).  SB–Garner (8,2nd base off Allen/Stearns); Wilson (19,3rd base off Knepper/Ashby); Stearns (6,2nd base off LaCoss/Ashby); Kingman (2,2nd base off LaCoss/Ashby).  WP–Knepper (2).  HBP–LaCoss (2,Stearns).  T–2:28.  A–19,544.
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