New York Mets vs Houston Astros
August 26, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 1991 at Astrodome. 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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New York Mets 6, Houston Astros 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Boston cf,lf 5 1 1 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Magadan 1b 5 1 3 2
McReynolds lf 1 1 1 0
  Carreon lf 2 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Miller lf 0 1 0 0
Johnson 3b 5 1 1 1
Sasser rf 4 0 3 2
Jefferies 2b 3 0 0 0
Cerone c 4 0 1 1
Templeton ss 5 1 1 0
Fernandez p 2 0 0 0
  Donnels ph 1 0 0 0
  Carr cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 11 6
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Young cf 5 0 1 0
Biggio c 5 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 4 1 2 0
  Henry p 0 0 0 0
Caminiti 3b 4 1 2 2
Ortiz lf 2 0 0 0
  Finley ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Simms rf 2 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Ramirez 2b 4 0 0 0
Cedeno ss 4 1 1 0
Harnisch p 2 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
  Tolentino ph,1b 2 1 2 2
Totals 38 4 9 4
New York 000 210 100 26110
Houston 000 200 020 0491
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez   6.0 3 2 2 0 6
  Pena   2.0 5 2 2 0 2
  Franco  W (3-7) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
0
10
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Harnisch   7.0 7 4 3 3 4
  Osuna   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Henry  L (3-2) 2.0 3 2 2 2 1
Totals
10.0
11
6
5
5
5

  E–Harnisch (1).  DP–Houston 1.  PB–Biggio (11).  2B–New York Magadan 2 (20,off Harnisch 2); Sasser 2 (10,off Osuna,off Henry), Houston Cedeno (5,off Pena); Tolentino (3,off Franco).  HR–Houston Caminiti (11,4th inning off Fernandez 1 on, 2 out); Tolentino (1,8th inning off Pena 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Sasser (4,off Harnisch).  IBB–Jefferies (1,by Henry).  SB–Young (11,2nd base off Fernandez/Cerone).  WP–Franco (4), Harnisch (5).  IBB–Henry (7,Jefferies).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–3:24.  A–7,720.
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