New York Mets vs Houston Astros
May 14, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1986 at Astrodome. 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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New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Mitchell ss,3b 4 0 1 1
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0
Carter c 3 1 1 1
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Knight 3b 3 0 1 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Niemann p 0 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 3 0 0 0
Ojeda p 2 0 0 0
  Santana ss 1 1 1 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf,lf 4 1 1 0
Pankovits 2b 5 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 3 1
  Walker pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Davis 1b 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 4 3 2 1
Bass rf 4 1 3 2
Thon ss 4 0 1 1
Bailey c 2 0 1 1
Knepper p 4 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
New York 000 000 110252
Houston 021 001 20x6111
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ojeda  L (5-1) 6.0 7 4 2 3 7
  Leach   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Niemann   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
6
4
3
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  W (7-1) 9.0 5 2 2 1 5
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
5

  E–K Mitchell (1), Strawberry (2), Garner (9).  DP–New York 1, Houston 1.  2B–New York Santana (2,off Knepper); K Mitchell (5,off Knepper), Houston Bass 2 (7,off Ojeda 2).  3B–Houston Thon (1,off Ojeda).  HR–New York Carter (5,7th inning off Knepper 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Bailey (1,by Ojeda).  SB–Hatcher 2 (6,2nd base off Ojeda/Carter,3rd base off Ojeda/Carter).  IBB–Ojeda (2,Bailey).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–2:23.  A–11,626.
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