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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 30, 1982 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 4, New York Mets 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Thon ss 4 1 2 1
Scott cf 4 1 1 1
Knight 1b 3 0 1 2
Garner 2b 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 3 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 0 0 0
Heep rf 4 0 0 0
  Walling rf 0 0 0 0
Howe 3b 3 0 1 0
  Reynolds pr,3b 0 1 0 0
LaCoss p 1 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 0 0
  LaCorte p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 1 1 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 2 0
Bailor ss,2b 4 1 0 0
Valentine rf 4 0 0 1
Kingman 1b 4 0 2 1
Staub lf 4 0 0 0
Brooks 3b 4 0 1 0
Hodges c 3 0 1 0
Giles 2b 3 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
  Gardenhire ss 0 0 0 0
Swan p 2 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 6 2
Houston 000 001 030462
New York 101 000 000260
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
LaCoss   5.0 3 2 2 2 1
  LaCorte  W (1-4) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Smith  SV (10) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (7-6) 9.0 6 4 4 2 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
2
1

  E–Thon (13), Knight (16).  DP–New York 1.  HR–Houston Thon (3,6th inning off Swan 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Bailor (16,2nd base off LaCoss/Ashby); Wilson (51,2nd base off LaCorte/Ashby).  BK–LaCoss (1).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Lanny Harris, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:17.  A–8,497.
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