Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 19, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 19, 1989 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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Houston Astros 2, New York Mets 8

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 4 0 0 0
Reynolds 3b 4 0 0 0
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 2 2 2
Puhl rf 3 0 0 0
Biggio c 3 0 0 0
Gross lf 3 0 2 0
Ramirez ss 3 0 0 0
Clancy p 2 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
  Caminiti ph 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Samuel cf 4 0 1 0
Magadan 1b 4 1 2 1
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 3 2 1 2
McReynolds lf 4 0 0 0
Jefferies 2b 4 2 2 1
Sasser c 4 2 3 1
Elster ss 4 1 1 1
Cone p 4 0 1 1
Totals 34 8 11 7
Houston 010 100 000242
New York 000 230 03x8110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  L (5-7) 4.2 5 5 3 1 1
  Agosto   2.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Smith   1.0 5 3 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
4
3
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Cone  W (7-5) 9.0 4 2 2 0 8
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
0
8

  E–Reynolds (6), Ramirez (22).  2B–New York Sasser (10,off Smith).  HR–Houston Davis 2 (20,2nd inning off Cone 0 on, 0 out,4th inning off Cone 0 on, 2 out), New York Strawberry (20,4th inning off Clancy 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Samuel (2,off Clancy).  SF–Magadan (2,off Clancy).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:26.  A–35,511.
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