New York Mets vs Houston Astros
August 5, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 2003 at Enron Field. 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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New York Mets 10, Houston Astros 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno rf 5 2 2 1
  Perez rf 0 0 0 0
Reyes ss 4 2 2 1
Floyd lf 3 0 1 2
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  DePastino ph 1 0 0 0
  Cerda p 0 0 0 0
Wigginton 3b 4 1 1 1
Clark 1b 4 1 2 1
Gonzalez cf,lf 4 1 0 1
Wilson c 4 1 2 3
McEwing 2b 4 1 1 0
Leiter p 3 1 1 0
  Duncan cf 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 10 13 10
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Biggio cf 3 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
  Zaun ph 1 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 4 0 2 0
Bagwell 1b 2 0 0 0
  Merced 1b 1 0 0 0
Kent 2b 3 1 1 0
Berkman lf 4 0 1 0
Everett ss 3 0 0 0
  Blum ss 1 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 1 0
Porter rf 4 0 0 0
Villone p 2 0 2 0
  Gallo p 0 0 0 0
  Saarloos p 0 0 0 0
  Bruntlett ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 0
New York 012 070 00010130
Houston 001 000 000170
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (11-5) 6.0 5 1 1 4 6
  Wheeler   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Cerda   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
4
7
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Villone  L (3-2) 4.0 7 6 6 1 5
  Gallo   0.2 3 4 4 1 0
  Saarloos   2.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Stone   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Miceli   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
13
10
10
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Houston 1.  2B–New York Cedeno (15,off Villone); Reyes (8,off Villone); Floyd (24,off Villone), Houston Kent (25,off Leiter); Villone (1,off Leiter).  HR–New York Clark (14,2nd inning off Villone 0 on, 1 out); Wilson (8,5th inning off Gallo 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Floyd (5,off Gallo).  IBB–Clark (2,by Gallo).  SB–Reyes (8,3rd base off Gallo/Ausmus); Wigginton (9,2nd base off Gallo/Ausmus).  CS–Ausmus (3,2nd base by Leiter/Wilson).  IBB–Gallo (2,Clark).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Mike Fichter, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Mark Carlson.  T–2:53.  A–31,582.
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