Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 2, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1988 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 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher cf 4 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 3 0 1 1
Doran 2b 4 0 0 1
  Meads p 0 0 0 0
Bass rf 4 0 1 0
Bell 3b 3 0 0 0
  Pankovits 2b 1 0 1 0
Reynolds 1b,3b 4 0 0 0
Meadows lf 3 0 0 0
Trevino c 3 1 0 0
Knepper p 1 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 1 0
  Camacho p 0 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 1 1 0
  Henderson 1b 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 2 2 2
Teufel 2b 5 0 1 0
McReynolds lf 5 0 2 1
Strawberry rf 4 1 2 3
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 1 1
Magadan 1b 4 1 1 0
Elster ss 3 1 2 0
Gooden p 3 1 1 0
Totals 36 7 12 7
Houston 000 000 020251
New York 210 022 00x7122
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper  L (8-2) 5.0 6 5 5 2 1
  Camacho   2.0 5 2 2 1 0
  Meads   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
3
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  W (11-4) 9.0 5 2 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
0
2
4

  E–Reynolds (7), Magadan (3), Elster (10).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Pankovits (7,off Gooden), New York Wilson (11,off Knepper); McReynolds (12,off Camacho); Teufel (7,off Meads).  HR–New York Strawberry (20,1st inning off Knepper 1 on, 2 out); Johnson (15,2nd inning off Knepper 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Ramirez (3,off Gooden).  SH–Gooden (5,off Knepper).  IBB–Strawberry (14,by Camacho).  SB–Meadows (4,2nd base off Gooden/Carter); Young (44,2nd base off Gooden/Carter); Ramirez (2,2nd base off Gooden/Carter).  WP–Camacho (4), Gooden (3).  IBB–Camacho (2,Strawberry).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:39.  A–44,715.
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