Houston Astros vs New York Mets
August 9, 1997 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1997 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 8, New York Mets 3

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 1 1 1
Bagwell 1b 4 3 2 4
Gonzalez lf 5 0 2 1
Spiers 3b 5 0 1 0
Ausmus c 4 1 1 0
Bogar ss 3 1 2 1
Carr cf 4 1 1 1
Holt p 3 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 0 0 0 0
  Mouton pr 0 1 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 4 1 0 0
Gilkey lf 3 1 0 0
Olerud 1b 4 0 1 1
Hundley c 4 1 1 1
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 1 1
Baerga 2b 3 0 1 0
  Pratt ph 1 0 0 0
Everett rf 4 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 2 0 0 0
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Huskey ph 0 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 4 3
Houston 100 200 0058113
New York 010 002 000340
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Holt   6.1 4 3 2 0 1
  Springer  W (2-3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Wagner   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
3
2
0
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   6.0 7 3 3 2 2
  Wendell   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Rojas  L (0-5) 2.0 4 5 5 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
4
4

  E–Biggio (15), Gonzalez (3), Spiers (9).  DP–Houston 1, New York 2.  2B–Houston Ausmus (19,off Jones), New York Olerud (25,off Holt).  3B–Houston Bogar (3,off Rojas).  HR–Houston Bagwell 2 (31,4th inning off Jones 0 on, 0 out,9th inning off Rojas 2 on, 1 out), New York Hundley (24,2nd inning off Holt 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Biggio (16,by Wendell); Gilkey (3,by Holt).  SH–Ordonez (9,off Holt).  SB–Bagwell (22,2nd base off Jones/Hundley).  HBP–Holt (6,Gilkey); Wendell (2,Biggio).  U-HP–Paul Schrieber, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Kerwin Danley, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–2:40.  A–34,352.
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