Houston Astros vs New York Mets
May 1, 2001 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 2001 at Shea Stadium. 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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Houston Astros 5, New York Mets 7

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Lugo ss 4 1 0 0
Biggio 2b 5 1 2 1
Bagwell 1b 3 2 2 1
Berkman cf 3 0 1 0
Alou rf 5 0 1 2
Ward lf 5 0 1 0
Truby 3b 4 0 0 0
Ausmus c 4 1 2 1
Dotel p 2 0 1 0
  Vizcaino ph 1 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Powell p 0 0 0 0
  Franklin p 0 0 0 0
  Eusebio ph 1 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agbayani lf 4 1 1 0
  McEwing pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Perez rf 5 1 2 1
Alfonzo 2b 4 1 1 0
Piazza c 3 2 1 2
Ventura 3b 5 1 1 4
Zeile 1b 4 0 0 0
Payton cf 2 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 3 0
Gonzalez p 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Harris ph 1 1 1 0
  Shinjo ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 11 7
Houston 000 031 0015100
New York 002 000 50x7110
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Dotel   5.0 5 2 2 2 3
  Cruz  L (0-1) 1.1 3 4 4 2 1
  Powell   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Franklin   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Jackson   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
6
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez   4.1 5 3 3 3 4
  Martin  W (1-0) 2.2 2 1 1 2 1
  Franco   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Benitez  SV (4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
7

  E–None.  2B–Houston Berkman (6,off Benitez), New York Ordonez (6,off Dotel); Alfonzo (9,off Dotel); Payton (4,off Cruz); Perez (1,off Cruz).  3B–New York Harris (1,off Cruz).  HR–Houston Ausmus (1,6th inning off Martin 0 on, 0 out); Bagwell (7,9th inning off Benitez 0 on, 1 out), New York Piazza (9,3rd inning off Dotel 1 on, 2 out); Ventura (4,7th inning off J Powell 3 on, 1 out).  SH–Gonzalez (1,off Dotel).  IBB–Piazza (4,by Cruz).  SB–Berkman 2 (2,2nd base off Gonzalez/Piazza,3rd base off Martin/Piazza); Lugo (2,2nd base off Gonzalez/Piazza).  BK–Cruz (1).  IBB–Cruz (1,Piazza).  U-HP–Greg Gibson, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Kerwin Danley.  T–3:31.  A–25,619.
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