Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 7, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1989 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 5, New York Mets 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0
Doran 2b 4 1 1 0
Davis 1b 3 1 0 0
Bass rf 3 3 3 1
Hatcher lf 2 0 0 1
Caminiti 3b 3 0 0 2
Biggio c 3 0 1 0
Deshaies p 4 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Teufel 1b 4 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 3 0 0 0
Jefferies 2b 4 0 2 0
Carter c 3 0 1 0
Elster ss 3 0 0 0
Gooden p 2 0 1 0
  Aguilera p 0 0 0 0
  Lyons ph 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
Houston 010 101 020560
New York 000 000 000050
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies  W (4-2) 9.0 5 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  L (5-1) 6.0 4 3 3 4 9
  Aguilera   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  McDowell   2.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
4
11

  E–None.  2B–Houston Doran (12,off McDowell), New York Jefferies (8,off Deshaies).  3B–Houston Bass (3,off McDowell).  SF–Caminiti (2,off Gooden); Hatcher (2,off McDowell).  SB–Bass 4 (7,2nd base off Gooden/Carter 2,3rd base off Gooden/Carter 2).  BK–Gooden (4).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:36.  A–47,591.
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