Houston Astros vs New York Mets
October 12, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 12, 1986 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 3, New York Mets 1

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Doran 2b 4 0 0 0
Hatcher cf 4 0 0 0
Garner 3b 3 0 0 0
  Walling ph,3b 1 0 1 0
Davis 1b 3 1 1 0
Bass rf 3 0 0 0
Cruz lf 4 0 0 0
Ashby c 3 1 1 2
Thon ss 3 1 1 1
Scott p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 4 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 1 0
Backman 2b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
Wilson lf 3 1 1 0
Knight 3b 3 0 1 0
Santana ss 2 0 0 0
  Heep ph 0 0 0 1
  Elster ss 0 0 0 0
Fernandez p 1 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Houston 020 010 000341
New York 000 000 010130
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott  W (2-0) 9.0 3 1 1 0 5
Totals 9.0 3 1 1 0 5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  L (0-1) 6.0 3 3 3 1 5
  McDowell   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Sisk   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals 9.0 4 3 3 2 6

  E–Scott (1).  2B–Houston Walling (1,off Sisk).  HR–Houston Ashby (1,2nd inning off Fernandez 1 on, 2 out); Thon (1,5th inning off Fernandez 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Heep (1,off Scott).  SB–Backman (1,2nd base off Scott/Ashby).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Doug Harvey, LF–Frank Pulli, RF–Lee Weyer.  T–2:23.  A–55,038.

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