New York Mets vs Houston Astros
April 29, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 29, 1998 at Astrodome. 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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New York Mets 1, Houston Astros 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Becker lf 2 0 1 1
  Tatum ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 4 0 2 0
Huskey rf 4 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 4 0 0 0
McRae cf 4 0 1 0
Castillo c 4 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 1 0
Mlicki p 2 1 1 0
  Franco ph 1 0 1 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Bohanon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio 2b 4 1 2 0
Bell rf 4 2 3 2
Bagwell 1b 4 0 1 1
Berry 3b 4 1 2 1
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
Alou lf 4 1 2 2
Everett cf 2 0 0 0
Gutierrez ss 3 0 1 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Lima p 1 0 0 0
  Nitkowski p 0 0 0 0
  Spiers ph,3b 1 1 0 0
Totals 30 6 12 6
New York 001 000 000180
Houston 201 001 20x6120
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Mlicki  L (0-3) 6.0 9 4 4 2 3
  Wendell   1.2 3 2 2 3 0
  Bohanon   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
6
6
5
3
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Lima  W (4-1) 6.2 8 1 1 1 4
  Nitkowski   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Magnante   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
1
6

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Houston 1.  PB–Castillo (1).  2B–Houston Bell 2 (12,off Mlicki,off Wendell); Berry (3,off Mlicki); Ausmus (2,off Mlicki).  3B–New York Becker (1,off Lima).  HR–Houston Alou (7,6th inning off Mlicki 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lima (1,off Mlicki).  SB–Ordonez (2,3rd base off Nitkowski/Ausmus); Spiers (1,2nd base off Wendell/Castillo); Everett (4,2nd base off Wendell/Castillo).  CS–Everett (4,2nd base by Mlicki/Castillo); Gutierrez (3,2nd base by Mlicki/Castillo); Biggio (2,2nd base by Wendell/Castillo).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Rich Rieker, 3B–Sam Holbrook.  T–2:26.  A–14,448.
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