Houston Astros vs New York Mets
August 29, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 29, 2000 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 11, New York Mets 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno lf 4 2 1 0
  Berkman ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Lugo 2b 6 2 2 1
Bagwell 1b 4 2 2 3
  Ward 1b 1 0 1 0
Hidalgo cf 2 1 1 1
  Barker cf 2 1 0 0
Alou rf 4 2 2 1
Eusebio c 4 1 0 0
Truby 3b 5 0 3 2
Bogar ss 5 0 3 2
Miller p 5 0 1 1
Totals 43 11 16 11
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton lf,cf 3 0 0 0
Bell rf 3 0 1 0
  Agbayani rf 1 0 0 0
Alfonzo 2b 4 1 1 1
Piazza c 3 0 0 0
  Riggan p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Ventura ph 1 0 0 0
Harris 3b 4 0 0 0
Zeile 1b 3 0 1 0
Payton cf 2 0 1 0
  Trammell ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Bordick ss 2 0 1 0
  Abbott ss 1 0 0 0
Leiter p 0 0 0 0
  Mahomes ph,p 2 0 0 0
  Pratt c 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Houston 004 203 02011160
New York 000 100 000153
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Miller  W (3-5) 9.0 5 1 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  L (14-6) 3.0 6 4 4 3 5
  Mahomes   3.0 6 5 5 3 2
  Riggan   2.0 3 2 0 0 1
  Cook   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
11
9
6
9

  E–Alfonzo (8), Harris (13), Abbott (6).  DP–Houston 1, New York 2.  2B–Houston Lugo (16,off Leiter), New York Bell (29,off Miller).  HR–Houston Bagwell (40,6th inning off Mahomes 0 on, 1 out), New York Alfonzo (18,4th inning off Miller 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Hidalgo (7,off Mahomes).  SB–Bagwell (8,3rd base off Leiter/Piazza); Cedeno (22,2nd base off Mahomes/Piazza); Lugo (13,3rd base off Mahomes/Piazza); Truby (1,2nd base off Mahomes/Piazza).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Mark Hirschbeck, 2B–Dan Iassogna, 3B–Matt Hollowell.  T–3:07.  A–39,967.
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