Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 7, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1986 at Shea Stadium. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 2, New York Mets 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 0 0 1
Hatcher lf 5 1 1 0
Garner 3b 5 0 2 0
Davis 1b 5 0 1 1
Bass rf 4 0 1 0
Thon ss 2 0 1 0
  Cruz ph 1 0 1 0
  Reynolds ss 0 0 0 0
Bailey c 3 1 0 0
Walker cf 3 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 1 0
Ryan p 2 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  Pankovits ph 1 0 1 0
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 2 10 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 2 1
Johnson ss 3 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 0
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 2
Carter c 3 0 1 0
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 1 1 0
Teufel 2b 3 0 0 0
Fernandez p 2 0 0 0
  McDowell p 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Houston 000 001 1002103
New York 002 100 00x371
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (3-4) 5.0 6 3 3 2 3
  Calhoun   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  DiPino   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
3
3
3
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (4-0) 7.0 5 2 2 2 3
  McDowell   1.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Orosco  SV (6) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
5

  E–Garner (6), Thon (5), Reynolds (2), Strawberry (1).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Davis (5,off Fernandez), New York Johnson (4,off Ryan); Dykstra (2,off Ryan).  HR–New York Strawberry (6,3rd inning off Ryan 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Doran (1,off Fernandez).  SH–Fernandez (2,off Ryan).  HBP–Johnson (1,by DiPino).  WP–Ryan (3).  HBP–DiPino (1,Johnson).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:42.  A–26,956.
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