New York Mets vs Houston Astros
July 12, 1985 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1985 at Astrodome. 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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New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 5 1 1 0
Backman 2b 2 0 1 1
Hernandez 1b 5 0 2 0
Carter c 5 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 2 1 1 1
Foster lf 5 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 5 1 3 0
Santana ss 5 0 2 1
Darling p 3 0 0 0
  Staub ph 0 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 0 2 0
Reynolds ss 5 0 0 1
Puhl rf 3 0 0 0
  Jones cf 2 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 0 0
Bass cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Walling 3b 4 0 1 0
Davis 1b 2 1 0 0
Ashby c 3 1 3 1
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Mumphrey ph 1 0 0 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 0 0 0 0
  Gainey pr 0 0 0 0
  Mathis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
New York 010 010 000 13100
Houston 001 000 001 0271
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  W (9-2) 9.0 7 2 2 5 4
  McDowell  SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
7
2
2
5
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   7.0 8 2 2 5 4
  DiPino   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Mathis  L (3-5) 1.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
10.0
10
3
3
7
6

  E–Ashby (2).  DP–New York 2.  PB–Ashby (11).  2B–New York Dykstra (2,off Niekro); Johnson (5,off Mathis), Houston Ashby (8,off Darling).  HR–New York Strawberry (8,2nd inning off Niekro 0 on, 0 out), Houston Ashby (5,9th inning off Darling 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Darling (3,off Niekro); Davis (1,off Darling).  SF–Backman (2,off Niekro).  IBB–Staub (2,by Mathis).  SB–Backman (11,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby); Strawberry (11,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).  CS–Strawberry (3,2nd base by Mathis/Ashby).  IBB–Mathis (1,Staub).  T–3:04.  A–21,035.
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