Houston Astros vs New York Mets
April 21, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1998 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 6, New York Mets 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 5 0 1 2
Bell rf 5 1 2 0
Bagwell 1b 4 0 2 1
Spiers 3b 4 0 1 0
Alou lf 4 1 2 1
Hidalgo cf 4 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 4 2 2 0
Ausmus c 3 2 2 1
Hampton p 3 0 1 1
Totals 36 6 13 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 1 0
Olerud 1b 3 0 1 0
  McMichael p 0 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 4 0 1 0
Huskey rf 4 0 2 0
McRae cf 4 0 1 0
Baerga 2b 4 0 1 0
Spehr c 4 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 0 0
Reed p 2 0 0 0
  Tatum ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 7 0
Houston 001 000 1226131
New York 000 000 000070
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  W (4-0) 9.0 7 0 0 1 8
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
1
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (1-2) 8.0 10 4 4 1 4
  McMichael   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
1
4

  E–Hampton (1).  DP–Houston 1, New York 2.  2B–Houston Spiers (6,off Reed); Bagwell (3,off Reed); Gutierrez (5,off Reed); Bell (9,off Reed), New York McRae (5,off Hampton).  HR–Houston Ausmus (1,3rd inning off Reed 0 on, 0 out); Alou (4,8th inning off Reed 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Hampton (1,off McMichael Jr).  IBB–Ausmus (2,by Reed).  IBB–Reed (1,Ausmus).  U-HP–Angel Hernandez, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Greg Bonin, 3B–C.B. Bucknor.  T–2:38.  A–14,774.
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