New York Mets vs Houston Astros
July 12, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 1987 at Astrodome. 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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New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf,lf 4 1 0 0
Teufel 2b 3 1 2 0
  Backman ph,2b 0 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 5 0 1 2
Carter c 5 0 1 1
Strawberry rf 2 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 0 0
  Orosco p 1 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 2 2 1
Santana ss 4 0 1 0
Darling p 2 0 0 0
  Dykstra cf 1 1 1 0
Totals 35 5 8 4
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 0 0 0
Doran 2b 3 0 1 0
Walling 3b 4 1 2 0
Davis 1b 3 0 0 0
Bass rf 3 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 1 1 1
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Ashby c 4 0 2 1
Reynolds ss 3 0 1 0
  Pankovits ph 1 0 0 0
Knepper p 1 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 0 0
  Kerfeld p 0 0 0 0
  Jackson lf 0 0 0 0
  Lopes ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
New York 100 101 002581
Houston 000 200 000272
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  W (4-6) 7.2 6 2 2 2 7
  Orosco  SV (13) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
8
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (3-10) 7.0 6 3 2 3 5
  Kerfeld   1.0 1 2 2 3 1
  Smith   1.0 1 0 0 2 3
Totals
9.0
8
5
4
8
9

  E–Santana (9), Knepper (2), Kerfeld (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Dykstra (17,off Kerfeld), Houston Cruz (15,off Darling); Ashby (13,off Darling); Walling (13,off Darling).  HR–New York Johnson (20,6th inning off Knepper 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Johnson (5,by Kerfeld); Bass (7,by Orosco).  SH–Knepper (7,off Darling).  SB–Young (4,2nd base off Darling/Carter); Doran (15,2nd base off Darling/Carter).  WP–Darling (6).  IBB–Orosco (6,Bass); Kerfeld (2,Johnson).  U-HP–Gerry Davis, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Steve Rippley, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–3:05.  A–33,582.
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