Houston Astros vs New York Mets
August 31, 1993 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1993 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 10, New York Mets 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 3 3 2
  Jones T. p 0 0 0 0
  Jones D. p 0 0 0 0
Finley cf 5 1 2 3
Bagwell 1b 5 2 4 2
Anthony rf 5 0 1 1
Gonzalez lf 4 0 1 1
Donnels 3b 5 0 1 0
Cedeno ss 4 1 2 0
  Uribe ss 1 0 1 0
Taubensee c 5 1 1 1
Harnisch p 3 1 1 0
  Bass ph 1 1 1 0
  Candaele 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 10 18 10
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Orsulak lf,1b 4 0 1 0
Hundley c 4 0 0 0
Murray 1b 4 0 0 0
  Innis p 0 0 0 0
Bonilla 3b 3 1 1 1
Burnitz rf 3 1 1 1
Kent 2b 4 0 0 0
McKnight ss 2 0 1 0
Thompson cf 3 0 0 0
Gooden p 1 0 0 0
  Schourek p 0 0 0 0
  Landrum ph 1 0 0 0
  Telgheder p 0 0 0 0
  Walker ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Houston 004 010 14010180
New York 020 000 000251
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Harnisch  W (12-8) 7.0 3 2 2 3 6
  Jones T.   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Jones D.   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  L (12-15) 4.0 8 4 4 0 2
  Schourek   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Telgheder   3.0 7 5 5 0 3
  Innis   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
18
10
10
1
7

  E–Bonilla (17).  DP–Houston 1, New York 2.  2B–Houston Biggio 2 (38,off Gooden,off Telgheder); Gonzalez (26,off Gooden); Anthony (15,off Telgheder); Bagwell (34,off Telgheder), New York McKnight (1,off Harnisch).  HR–Houston Taubensee (9,3rd inning off Gooden 0 on, 0 out); Biggio (18,5th inning off Schourek 0 on, 0 out), New York Bonilla (31,2nd inning off Harnisch 0 on, 0 out); Burnitz (9,2nd inning off Harnisch 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Bagwell 2 (13,2nd base off Gooden/Hundley,2nd base off Schourek/Hundley).  CS–Biggio (13,2nd base by Telgheder/Hundley); Bonilla (3,2nd base by Harnisch/Taubensee).  WP–Innis (3).  U-HP–Bill Hohn, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Rich Rieker, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:41.  A–18,211.
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