New York Mets vs Houston Astros
July 4, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1989 at Astrodome. 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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New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 10

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Samuel cf 2 0 0 0
  Miller cf 1 1 0 0
Magadan 1b 4 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 2 0 0 0
  Innis p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Aase p 0 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 2 0 0 0
  Carreon lf 2 0 1 1
Wilson rf 4 0 0 0
Teufel 2b 4 1 1 0
Sasser c 4 1 1 1
Elster ss 3 0 0 1
Ojeda p 0 0 0 0
  Tapani p 2 0 0 0
  Jefferies 3b 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher lf 1 2 0 0
  Meadows ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Young cf 5 1 2 2
Doran 2b 3 1 1 1
  Reynolds 2b 1 0 0 0
Davis 1b 5 0 1 0
Caminiti 3b 4 1 1 1
Ramirez ss 3 2 1 2
  Yelding ph,ss 1 1 1 0
Puhl rf 3 1 3 3
Biggio c 3 1 0 0
Scott p 4 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 10 9
New York 000 021 000350
Houston 800 100 10x10100
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ojeda  L (5-8) 0.2 6 8 8 2 1
  Tapani   4.1 2 1 1 3 0
  Innis   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Aase   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
10
10
5
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (14-4) 8.0 5 3 3 1 7
  Agosto   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
1
10

  E–None.  2B–New York Teufel (3,off Scott); Carreon (2,off Scott), Houston Ramirez (8,off Ojeda); Puhl (17,off Innis).  3B–New York Sasser (1,off Scott), Houston Puhl (3,off Tapani).  HBP–Miller (1,by Scott); Biggio (3,by Ojeda).  SB–Johnson (15,2nd base off Scott/Biggio).  BK–Tapani (1).  HBP–Ojeda (2,Biggio); Scott (1,Miller).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:25.  A–33,444.
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