Houston Astros vs New York Mets
September 2, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1991 at Shea Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 3, New York Mets 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Finley cf,rf 5 1 1 0
Biggio c 5 0 1 0
Bagwell 1b 5 0 2 0
Caminiti 3b 5 0 2 1
Simms rf 2 1 0 0
  Young cf 1 0 0 0
Candaele lf 4 0 2 0
Cedeno ss 4 1 3 1
Mota 2b 4 0 1 0
Bowen p 3 0 0 0
  Mallicoat p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez ph 1 0 0 0
  Osuna p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 3 12 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Miller 2b 3 0 1 0
Magadan 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
McReynolds lf,cf 3 0 0 0
Sasser rf,c 4 0 1 0
Boston cf 2 0 1 0
  Carreon ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Elster ss 4 0 1 0
O'Brien c 3 0 1 0
  McDaniel pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Viola p 2 0 1 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferies ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 6 0
Houston 011 000 0013122
New York 000 000 000062
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Bowen  W (4-2) 6.1 5 0 0 4 0
  Mallicoat   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Osuna  SV (10) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
4
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  L (12-13) 8.0 10 2 1 2 5
  Castillo   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
3
2
2
5

  E–Biggio (8), Bowen (1), Johnson 2 (29).  DP–Houston 2, New York 1.  PB–Biggio (12).  2B–Houston Cedeno 2 (8,off Viola 2); Finley (25,off Castillo), New York Sasser (13,off Osuna).  SH–Viola (8,off Bowen).  HBP–Miller (3,by Bowen); Carreon (2,by Osuna).  SB–Boston (11,2nd base off Bowen/Biggio).  HBP–Bowen (2,Miller); Osuna (2,Carreon).  U-HP–Steve Rippley, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:42.  A–16,870.
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