Houston Astros vs New York Mets
August 12, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 12, 2004 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Houston Astros 1, New York Mets 2

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Palmeiro lf 2 0 0 0
Beltran cf 2 0 0 0
Berkman rf 4 0 1 1
Lamb 1b 4 0 0 0
Ensberg 3b 3 0 0 0
Vizcaino 2b 4 0 1 0
Bruntlett ss 3 1 0 0
  Bagwell ph 1 0 0 0
Ausmus c 3 0 0 0
Pettitte p 1 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Biggio ph 1 0 0 0
  Harville p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 2 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Williams lf 3 0 0 0
McEwing ss 4 0 1 1
Zeile 1b 3 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf 4 1 2 0
Cameron cf 3 0 1 1
Wright 3b 4 0 2 0
Phillips c 1 0 0 0
  Floyd ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilson c 1 0 1 0
Garcia 2b 4 1 1 0
Zambrano p 2 0 0 0
  Valent ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Looper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 8 2
Houston 000 001 000120
New York 010 000 10x281
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Pettitte   5.2 4 1 1 4 5
  Weathers  L (6-7) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Harville   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
2
2
4
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano  W (2-0) 7.0 2 1 0 2 5
  Bottalico   0.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Stanton   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Looper  SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
2
1
0
5
8

  E–Zambrano (1).  2B–New York Cameron (21,off Pettitte); D Garcia (5,off Weathers).  SH–Pettitte (3,off Zambrano).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  SB–Bruntlett (1,2nd base off Zambrano/Phillips).  CS–Vizcaino (1,2nd base by Zambrano/Phillips); Williams (1,2nd base by Pettitte/Ausmus).  WP–Pettitte (4).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Sam Holbrook, 3B–Paul Nauert.  T–2:39.  A–26,419.
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