New York Mets vs Houston Astros
August 1, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1997 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 8, Houston Astros 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Johnson cf 4 1 1 1
Gilkey lf 4 1 0 0
Olerud 1b 3 0 1 0
  Ochoa pr,rf 1 2 1 0
Hundley c 5 2 3 1
Franco M. 3b 3 0 1 0
  Alfonzo 3b 1 0 1 2
Everett rf 4 0 1 2
  Franco J. p 0 0 0 0
  Pratt ph 1 0 0 0
  Lidle p 0 0 0 0
Hardtke 2b 3 2 2 2
Ordonez ss 4 0 0 0
Mlicki p 2 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
  Huskey ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 8
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 1 1 2
Carr cf 5 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez lf 5 1 1 0
Berry 3b 4 0 2 0
  Spiers 3b 1 0 1 1
Phillips 1b 3 0 0 0
  Bagwell 1b 1 1 1 0
Ausmus c 2 0 1 0
Bogar ss 2 0 0 1
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
  Mouton ph 1 0 0 0
  Lima p 0 0 0 0
  Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
Garcia p 2 0 0 0
  Gutierrez ss 2 1 1 0
Totals 37 5 10 4
New York 010 000 012 48112
Houston 000 010 021 15101
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki   7.0 5 1 1 2 6
  McMichael   1.0 3 2 2 0 2
  Franco  W (3-1) 1.0 0 1 0 1 1
  Lidle   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.0
10
5
4
4
9
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Garcia   7.2 4 2 2 1 10
  Wagner   0.2 4 2 2 2 1
  Magnante   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Lima  L (1-5) 0.0 1 3 3 2 0
  Cabrera   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
11
8
8
5
12

  E–Alfonzo (5), Ordonez (4), Carr (2).  DP–New York 1, Houston 1.  PB–Ausmus (5).  2B–New York Alfonzo (21,off Cabrera), Houston Berry (16,off Mlicki).  HR–New York Hardtke (1,2nd inning off Garcia 0 on, 2 out), Houston Biggio (15,8th inning off McMichael 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Ordonez (8,off Garcia); Ausmus (6,off J Franco).  SF–Hardtke (1,off Cabrera); Bogar (2,off Mlicki).  IBB–Ausmus (3,by Mlicki).  CS–Berry (5,2nd base by Mlicki/Hundley).  IBB–Mlicki (5,Ausmus).  U-HP–Larry Poncino, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–3:28.  A–33,589.
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