New York Mets vs Houston Astros
May 14, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1987 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 4, Houston Astros 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 0 0 0
  Walter p 0 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Lyons ph 1 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 2 1 1 0
  Backman ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 0
McReynolds lf 3 1 1 3
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Magadan 3b 3 1 1 0
Santana ss 4 0 1 1
Mitchell p 3 0 0 0
  Dykstra cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 5 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 3 1 0 0
Doran 2b 4 1 1 0
Walling 3b 3 2 2 1
  Garner ph,3b 0 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 0 1 1
Bass rf 4 1 2 1
Cruz lf 4 0 1 2
Ashby c 3 0 2 0
Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0
Deshaies p 2 0 0 0
  Bailey ph 1 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Meads p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5
New York 003 001 000450
Houston 301 000 10x5101
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Mitchell   6.0 8 4 4 2 3
  Walter  L (1-2) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Leach   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  McDowell   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
2
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies   6.0 5 4 4 3 3
  Lopez   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Meads  W (3-0) 2.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
4
4
4
5

  E–Davis (3).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Magadan (5,off Deshaies), Houston Doran (4,off Walter).  3B–Houston Cruz (1,off Mitchell).  HR–New York McReynolds (6,3rd inning off Deshaies 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Wilson (1,by Lopez).  IBB–McReynolds (2,by Meads).  SH–Garner (1,off Leach).  SB–Teufel (1,2nd base off Deshaies/Ashby); Wilson (6,2nd base off Lopez/Ashby); McReynolds (3,2nd base off Meads/Ashby); Hatcher (11,2nd base off Mitchell/Carter).  WP–Mitchell (1).  HBP–Lopez (1,Wilson).  IBB–Meads (1,McReynolds).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:53.  A–24,197.
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