Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 1, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 1988 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 6, New York Mets 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 6 2 3 1
Ramirez ss 6 0 4 0
Doran 2b 7 1 1 1
Bass rf 6 0 1 1
Bell 3b 5 1 2 0
Reynolds 1b 5 0 2 0
  Davis ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Meadows lf 5 1 2 1
Biggio c 3 1 1 0
  Puhl ph 0 0 0 0
  Trevino c 2 0 1 0
Deshaies p 2 0 1 0
  Camacho p 0 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 1 0 0 0
  Meads p 0 0 0 0
Totals 51 6 18 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
  McDowell p 1 0 1 0
  Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Sasser ph 1 0 0 0
  Walter p 0 0 0 0
Miller 3b,ss 6 1 3 2
Teufel 2b 6 0 0 0
McReynolds lf,cf 5 1 1 1
Carter 1b 6 0 1 0
  Dykstra pr 0 0 0 0
Mazzilli rf,lf 6 0 0 0
Lyons c 5 2 2 0
Elster ss 2 0 0 0
  Strawberry ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Aguilera p 1 0 0 0
  Magadan ph 1 0 1 1
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,3b 1 0 0 1
Totals 47 5 10 5
Houston 002 111 000 000 16181
New York 100 111 100 000 05103
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies   6.1 7 5 5 0 7
  Camacho   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Agosto   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Andersen   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Smith   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Meads  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
13.0
10
5
5
3
11
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Aguilera   5.0 8 4 3 2 1
  Leach   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  McDowell   3.2 5 0 0 2 2
  Myers   1.1 0 0 0 1 2
  Walter  L (0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
13.0
18
6
5
5
6

  E–Ramirez (12), Miller (3), Carter (4), Lyons (2).  DP–New York 3.  2B–Houston Biggio (1,off Aguilera); Ramirez (12,off Aguilera); Trevino (7,off McDowell), New York Wilson (10,off Deshaies); Lyons 2 (3,off Deshaies 2); McDowell (3,off Smith).  HR–Houston Meadows (1,6th inning off Leach 0 on, 0 out), New York McReynolds (10,4th inning off Deshaies 0 on, 2 out); Miller (1,6th inning off Deshaies 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Deshaies (3,off Aguilera); Ramirez (3,off McDowell).  HBP–Puhl (1,by McDowell).  IBB–Bass (6,by McDowell).  SF–Johnson (5,off Agosto).  SB–Meadows (3,2nd base off Aguilera/Lyons); Bell (1,2nd base off Aguilera/Lyons); Hatcher (22,2nd base off Walter/Lyons); Johnson (13,2nd base off Meads/Trevino).  CS–Deshaies (1,3rd base by Aguilera/Lyons); Meadows (1,2nd base by Myers/Lyons); Miller 2 (3,2nd base by Deshaies/Biggio,2nd base by Andersen/Trevino).  WP–Camacho (3), McDowell (2).  HBP–McDowell (2,Puhl).  IBB–McDowell (5,Bass).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Greg Bonin.  T–4:26.  A–42,042.
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