Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 3, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 0, New York Mets 5

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 2 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Bass rf 4 0 0 0
Davis 1b 3 0 1 0
Hatcher lf 2 0 0 0
Pankovits 3b 3 0 0 0
Biggio c 3 0 0 0
Ryan p 2 0 0 0
  Henderson ph 1 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 2 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 5 1 1 0
Backman 2b 3 0 0 0
Magadan 1b 2 0 1 1
Strawberry rf 3 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 3 1 1 1
Wilson lf 4 1 0 0
Sasser c 4 1 2 1
Elster ss 4 0 0 0
Fernandez p 4 1 2 1
Totals 32 5 8 4
Houston 000 000 000023
New York 002 001 20x581
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (5-7) 7.0 8 5 2 5 7
  Agosto   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
8
5
2
6
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (5-6) 9.0 2 0 0 2 12
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
2
12

  E–Ramirez (13), Doran (3), Bass (2), Elster (11).  2B–New York Dykstra (12,off Ryan); Sasser (3,off Ryan).  HBP–Hatcher (7,by Fernandez).  SF–Magadan (2,off Ryan).  IBB–Johnson (13,by Ryan).  CS–Young (11,2nd base by Fernandez/Sasser).  SB–Johnson 2 (15,2nd base off Ryan/Biggio 2); Dykstra (18,2nd base off Ryan/Biggio); Wilson (8,2nd base off Ryan/Biggio).  WP–Ryan (9).  HBP–Fernandez (5,Hatcher).  IBB–Ryan (3,Johnson).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Greg Bonin, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:33.  A–40,973.
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