Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 7, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 7, 1990 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 1, New York Mets 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Yelding cf 5 1 4 0
Oberkfell 2b 4 0 0 0
Biggio c 5 0 1 0
Davis 1b 4 0 1 1
Caminiti 3b 3 0 0 0
Anthony lf 3 0 1 0
Wilson rf 2 0 0 0
  Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0
  Doran ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 0 0
  Agosto p 0 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0
Clancy p 1 0 0 0
  Candaele rf 3 0 1 0
Totals 36 1 9 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies 2b 5 1 2 0
Elster ss 5 0 2 0
Johnson 3b 2 2 2 1
Strawberry rf 1 1 0 0
  Reed rf 1 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 3 1 1 2
Marshall 1b 2 1 1 1
Boston cf 4 1 3 3
Lyons c 4 0 0 0
Viola p 3 0 0 0
  Whitehurst p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 11 7
Houston 000 000 100191
New York 103 000 30x7111
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Clancy  L (1-2) 3.2 8 4 4 3 0
  Schatzeder   1.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Hernandez   2.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Agosto   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
4
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (6-0) 6.1 8 1 1 2 5
  Whitehurst  SV (1) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
3
7

  E–Ramirez (5), Elster (4).  DP–Houston 1, New York 1.  2B–New York McReynolds (2,off Clancy); Elster (2,off Clancy).  HR–New York Boston (1,7th inning off Hernandez 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Johnson (2,off Clancy); Marshall (1,off Clancy); McReynolds (2,off Hernandez).  SB–Yelding (9,2nd base off Viola/Lyons); Johnson 2 (6,2nd base off Hernandez/Biggio,3rd base off Hernandez/Biggio).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:51.  A–22,719.
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