Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 5, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1986 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 2, New York Mets 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Thon ss 4 0 1 0
Garner 3b 4 1 1 1
Davis 1b 4 1 2 0
Bass rf 4 0 1 0
Cruz lf 3 0 1 0
Ashby c 3 0 1 0
  Walling ph 1 0 1 1
  Mizerock c 0 0 0 0
Walker cf 4 0 1 0
Knepper p 2 0 0 0
  Gainey ph 0 0 0 0
  Kerfeld p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 9 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 3 0 0 0
  Strawberry ph 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 1
Carter c 3 0 0 0
Mitchell rf 3 0 1 0
Foster lf 3 0 1 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Knight 3b 3 0 0 0
Santana ss 3 0 1 0
Ojeda p 2 0 0 0
  Dykstra cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
Houston 000 000 101291
New York 100 000 000141
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper   7.0 4 1 1 0 4
  Kerfeld  W (6-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
0
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ojeda   8.0 6 1 1 1 7
  McDowell  L (7-1) 1.0 3 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
2
7

  E–Walker (1), K Mitchell (9).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–New York K Mitchell (16,off Knepper).  HR–Houston Garner (8,7th inning off Ojeda 0 on, 0 out), New York Hernandez (6,1st inning off Knepper 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Cruz (5,by McDowell).  SB–Davis (2,2nd base off Ojeda/Carter).  IBB–McDowell (2,Cruz).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:24.  A–50,939.
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