Houston Astros vs New York Mets
September 3, 1991 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1991 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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Houston Astros 1, New York Mets 6

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Finley cf 4 1 1 0
Biggio c 4 0 0 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 0 1
Tolentino lf 4 0 3 0
Caminiti 3b 4 0 1 0
Candaele rf 4 0 1 0
Cedeno ss 3 0 1 0
Mota 2b 3 0 1 0
Portugal p 2 0 0 0
  Davidson ph 1 0 0 0
  Schilling p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Miller 2b 3 2 1 0
Magadan 1b 4 1 0 0
Johnson rf 4 2 2 2
McReynolds cf,lf 3 1 2 2
Sasser lf 4 0 1 1
  Burke p 0 0 0 0
Jefferies 3b 3 0 1 0
Elster ss 3 0 1 1
O'Brien c 4 0 1 0
Young p 3 0 1 0
  Boston cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 10 6
Houston 000 001 000181
New York 300 030 00x6100
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal  L (10-7) 6.0 8 6 5 4 5
  Schilling   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
4
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Young  W (1-1) 7.0 7 1 1 0 6
  Burke   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
0
7

  E–Portugal (2).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Houston Finley (26,off Young); Caminiti (25,off Young).  SF–Elster (3,off Portugal).  IBB–Jefferies (2,by Portugal).  SB–Miller 2 (10,2nd base off Portugal/Biggio 2).  CS–McReynolds (6,2nd base by Portugal/Biggio).  IBB–Portugal (5,Jefferies).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–2:15.  A–12,974.
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