Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 9, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1983 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 7, New York Mets 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 0 1 1
Puhl rf 4 1 1 1
Thon ss 4 2 3 2
Garner 3b 5 0 0 0
Cruz lf 3 3 2 0
Knight 1b 4 0 2 1
Doran 2b 1 1 0 0
Pujols c 3 0 0 2
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
Brooks 3b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 2
Foster lf 3 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 1 0
Giles 2b 4 1 1 0
Oquendo ss 3 0 0 0
Ortiz c 4 0 2 1
Seaver p 1 0 0 0
  Heep ph 0 0 0 0
  Diaz p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Bradley lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3
Houston 300 210 100790
New York 000 200 100361
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (6-7) 6.0 5 3 3 3 4
  DiPino  SV (8) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (5-9) 5.0 7 6 5 3 2
  Diaz   2.0 1 1 1 3 1
  Orosco   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Sisk   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
6
6
4

  E–Oquendo (8).  DP–Houston 3, New York 1.  PB–Pujols 2 (10).  2B–Houston Cruz (19,off Seaver), New York Strawberry (6,off DiPino).  HR–Houston Puhl (3,1st inning off Seaver 0 on, 1 out); Thon 2 (12,1st inning off Seaver 0 on, 1 out,5th inning off Seaver 0 on, 0 out), New York Hernandez (6,4th inning off Niekro 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Knight (2,off Seaver); Niekro (5,off Seaver); Pujols (3,off Diaz).  HBP–Thon (1,by Seaver).  IBB–Doran 2 (8,by Seaver,by Diaz).  SB–Cruz 2 (16,2nd base off Seaver/Ortiz,2nd base off Diaz/Ortiz).  CS–Thon (11,2nd base by Seaver/Ortiz).  WP–Diaz (2).  HBP–Seaver (2,Thon).  IBB–Seaver (4,Doran); Diaz (7,Doran).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:40.  A–49,596.
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