Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 3, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 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 0, New York Mets 12

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Yelding cf 4 0 1 0
Doran 2b 3 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 2 0 1 0
  Rohde 3b 1 0 0 0
Wilson lf,rf 3 0 0 0
  Ortiz rf 1 0 1 0
Stubbs 1b 4 0 0 0
Biggio c 4 0 1 0
Anthony rf 3 0 0 0
  Clancy p 0 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 2 0 1 0
Portugal p 1 0 0 0
  Trevino ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Candaele lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson 3b 4 1 0 1
  O'Malley 3b 0 0 0 0
Magadan 1b 4 2 3 1
Jefferies 2b 4 1 2 2
Strawberry rf 4 3 3 3
  Carreon rf 1 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 5 1 1 3
Boston cf 4 1 2 1
  Miller pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Sasser c 5 2 2 0
Elster ss 3 0 1 0
Viola p 4 0 1 1
Totals 39 12 15 12
Houston 000 000 000050
New York 401 120 40x12150
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  L (2-8) 4.0 8 6 6 1 3
  Hernandez   2.0 3 2 2 2 1
  Clancy   2.0 4 4 4 1 0
Totals
8.0
15
12
12
4
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (12-3) 9.0 5 0 0 3 5
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
3
5

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–Houston Ortiz (3,off Viola), New York Magadan (7,off Clancy).  HR–New York McReynolds (13,1st inning off Portugal 2 on, 1 out); Strawberry 2 (19,3rd inning off Portugal 0 on, 2 out,5th inning off Hernandez 0 on, 0 out); Boston (6,5th inning off Hernandez 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Biggio (14,2nd base off Viola/Sasser).  CS–Yelding (12,2nd base by Viola/Sasser).  WP–Hernandez (4), Viola (5).  U-HP–Greg Bonin, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:26.  A–39,938.
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