New York Mets vs Houston Astros
July 18, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 1990 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 0, Houston Astros 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0
Magadan 1b 4 0 1 0
Jefferies 2b 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 3 0 0 0
Boston cf 3 0 1 0
Elster ss 3 0 0 0
Hundley c 3 0 1 0
Viola p 2 0 0 0
  Sasser ph 1 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Yelding ss 3 0 1 0
Candaele lf 4 0 1 0
Ortiz rf 4 0 1 1
Caminiti 3b 4 0 0 0
Biggio cf 2 0 0 0
Stubbs 1b 3 0 0 0
Nichols c 3 0 0 0
Rohde 2b 3 1 3 0
Scott p 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 1 6 1
New York 000 000 000040
Houston 000 000 01x160
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Viola   7.0 3 0 0 2 3
  Pena  L (2-3) 1.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
1
1
3
4
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (7-9) 9.0 4 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
4

  E–None.  DP–New York 2, Houston 1.  2B–New York Hundley (3,off Scott), Houston Rohde (4,off Viola).  SH–Scott (4,off Viola).  SB–Johnson (21,2nd base off Scott/Nichols); Boston (8,2nd base off Scott/Nichols).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:10.  A–18,891.
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