Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 24, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 24, 1987 at Shea Stadium. 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 2, New York Mets 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher lf 4 0 0 0
Young cf 4 1 1 0
Doran 2b,ss 4 0 1 0
Davis 1b 3 1 2 1
Bass rf 3 0 0 1
Caminiti 3b 4 0 1 0
Wine c 3 0 1 0
  Ashby ph 1 0 0 0
Reynolds ss 2 0 0 0
  Pankovits ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Ryan p 2 0 0 0
  Meads p 0 0 0 0
  Kerfeld p 0 0 0 0
  Lopes ph 0 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 3 0 1 1
Backman 2b 4 0 1 1
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 0
Strawberry rf 3 1 2 0
Mazzilli lf 2 1 0 0
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 1
Almon ss 2 2 1 0
  Santana ss 0 0 0 0
Fernandez p 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 25 5 6 3
Houston 010 000 001262
New York 001 010 03x560
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (4-12) 5.0 4 2 2 4 2
  Meads   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Kerfeld   2.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Andersen   1.0 2 3 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
5
2
7
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (10-6) 8.0 5 2 2 1 7
  McDowell  SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
7

  E–Doran (5), Davis (7).  DP–Houston 2.  2B–Houston Wine (1,off Fernandez), New York Strawberry (19,off Andersen).  HR–Houston Davis (16,2nd inning off Fernandez 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Bass (3,off McDowell); Johnson (3,off Andersen).  HBP–Davis (2,by Fernandez).  SH–Fernandez 3 (5,off Ryan 2,off Kerfeld).  CS–Bass (8,2nd base by Fernandez/Carter); Strawberry (8,3rd base by Ryan/Wine).  SB–Mazzilli (4,2nd base off Ryan/Wine); Strawberry (17,2nd base off Ryan/Wine).  HBP–Fernandez (6,Davis).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:44.
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