Houston Astros vs New York Mets
April 27, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 27, 1987 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 11, New York Mets 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 5 0 0 0
Hatcher cf 4 1 1 1
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Pena ss 0 0 0 0
Walling 3b 5 2 2 0
Davis 1b 4 1 2 2
Bass rf 5 1 0 0
Cruz lf 3 3 2 0
  Pankovits lf 1 0 0 0
Ashby c 3 2 1 0
  Bailey c 0 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 1 1 0 2
  Solano p 0 0 0 0
Deshaies p 3 0 1 2
  Waller cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 11 9 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 1 0 0 0
  Pedrique 2b 1 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 1
  Lyons c 1 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 3 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 2 0
Carter c,1b 3 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Santana ss 4 0 0 0
Cone p 1 0 0 0
  Magadan ph 1 0 0 0
  Walter p 0 0 0 0
  Dykstra ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
Houston 034 121 0001190
New York 100 000 000153
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies  W (2-0) 7.0 4 1 1 5 7
  Lopez   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Solano   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
5
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cone  L (0-2) 5.0 7 10 7 6 3
  Walter   2.0 1 1 0 2 1
  Myers   2.0 1 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
9
11
7
9
7

  E–Teufel (2), Johnson (2), Santana (5).  DP–Houston 2, New York 1.  2B–Houston Cruz (4,off Cone); Ashby (2,off Cone); Walling (1,off Walter), New York Strawberry (7,off Deshaies); Carter (2,off Solano).  3B–New York Wilson (2,off Deshaies).  HR–Houston Davis (3,3rd inning off Cone 1 on, 0 out); Hatcher (3,4th inning off Cone 0 on, 0 out), New York Hernandez (2,1st inning off Deshaies 0 on, 2 out).  SH–C Reynolds (1,off Cone).  SF–C Reynolds (1,off Cone).  IBB–C Reynolds (3,by Cone).  SB–Bass (3,2nd base off Cone/Carter); Doran (3,2nd base off Cone/Carter).  WP–Cone 2 (2).  BK–Cone 2 (2).  IBB–Cone (1,C Reynolds).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:50.  A–27,381.
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