Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 5, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 5, 1984 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 10, New York Mets 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bass rf 5 1 2 2
Reynolds ss 5 0 0 0
Cruz lf 5 2 3 3
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 5 1 2 2
Cabell 1b 5 1 2 0
Garner 3b 3 2 1 0
Doran 2b 3 2 0 0
Bailey c 2 0 1 2
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Scott T. pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Scott M. p 1 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 0 0
  LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph,c 1 0 0 1
Totals 36 10 11 10
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 4 1 0 0
Oquendo ss 5 1 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 2 3 1
  Jones pr 0 0 0 0
  Heep 1b 1 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 1 1 1
Strawberry rf 3 0 1 1
Wilson cf 5 1 2 1
Brooks 3b 2 0 1 0
Fitzgerald c 2 0 0 1
  Lynch p 0 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Tidrow p 0 0 0 0
Terrell p 2 0 0 0
  Hodges c 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 5
Houston 000 032 14010110
New York 300 120 000690
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   4.0 4 4 4 2 3
  LaCoss   1.0 4 2 2 1 2
  Dawley  W (2-2) 2.0 1 0 0 3 0
  Smith   2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
7
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Terrell   5.0 5 4 4 2 3
  Lynch   1.2 4 2 2 0 0
  Sisk   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Orosco  L (2-1) 1.0 2 4 4 1 0
  Tidrow   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
10
10
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1, New York 1.  2B–Houston Cabell (2,off Lynch); Cruz (4,off Lynch), New York Hernandez (5,off Dawley).  HR–Houston Cruz (2,6th inning off Terrell 0 on, 0 out); Mumphrey (1,6th inning off Lynch 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Dawley (1,off Orosco).  SF–Spilman (1,off Orosco); Foster (2,off M Scott); Fitzgerald (1,off M Scott).  HBP–Bailey (1,by Lynch); Garner (1,by Orosco).  IBB–Brooks (4,by LaCoss); Strawberry (4,by Dawley).  SB–Backman (3,2nd base off M Scott/Bailey).  WP–M Scott (2).  BK–M Scott (1).  HBP–Lynch (1,Bailey); Orosco (1,Garner).  IBB–LaCoss (2,Brooks); Dawley (2,Strawberry).  T–3:03.  A–16,895.
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