Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 4, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 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 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 5 2 4 2
Reynolds ss 4 1 3 2
Walling 3b,lf 5 1 1 1
Cruz lf 4 1 1 1
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 4 0 0 1
Spilman 1b 3 1 0 0
Puhl rf 5 2 2 1
Bailey c 3 0 1 1
Knepper p 3 1 2 0
  Knight 3b 1 1 0 1
Totals 38 10 14 10
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 2 2 1
Chapman 2b 3 1 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 1
Foster lf 4 0 1 2
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
Brooks 3b 4 0 3 1
Martin rf 4 0 0 0
Fitzgerald c 4 1 2 0
Gardenhire ss 4 0 1 0
Lynch p 0 0 0 0
  Backman ph 1 1 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz ph 1 0 0 0
  Gaff p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
Houston 500 200 03010141
New York 004 000 001590
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (8-8) 6.0 6 4 0 1 3
  Smith  SV (4) 3.0 3 1 1 2 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
1
3
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch  L (7-5) 3.0 8 5 5 0 0
  Gorman   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Gaff   3.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Sisk   2.0 3 3 3 3 1
Totals
9.0
14
10
10
4
2

  E–Walling (5).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Houston Puhl (10,off Lynch); Bailey (6,off Lynch); Doran (9,off Gorman); Reynolds (10,off Gorman), New York Brooks (12,off Knepper); Wilson (9,off Smith).  SF–Mumphrey (3,off Lynch); Hernandez (5,off Smith).  IBB–Bailey (4,by Sisk).  SB–Reynolds (4,2nd base off Gaff/Fitzgerald); Wilson (23,2nd base off Smith/Bailey).  IBB–Sisk (2,Bailey).  T–2:33.  A–51,010.
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