New York Mets vs Houston Astros
September 1, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 1, 1981 at Astrodome. The Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
Brooks 3b 2 1 0 0
Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0
Mazzilli lf 3 1 1 1
Jorgensen rf 4 0 0 0
Trevino c 3 0 1 0
Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 1 1
  Gardenhire pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Falcone p 1 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 1 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Scott cf 3 0 0 0
Garcia ss 4 0 1 0
Cedeno 1b 3 1 1 0
Cruz lf 4 0 0 0
Howe 3b 3 1 1 1
Woods rf 3 0 2 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
Pujols c 3 0 0 1
  Ashby ph 1 0 1 0
  Loucks pr 0 1 0 0
Thon 2b 2 0 1 0
  Garner ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Niekro p 1 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Puhl ph 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
  Spilman ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 2
New York 000 000 200252
Houston 000 200 001380
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone   5.0 6 2 2 0 0
  Leach   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Marshall  L (2-1) 2.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.2
8
3
3
1
1
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   6.1 3 2 2 2 5
  Smith   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Sambito  W (4-5) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
6

  E–Brooks (17), Falcone (1).  DP–New York 2, Houston 1.  PB–Pujols (4).  2B–New York Mazzilli (10,off Niekro), Houston Cedeno (15,off Falcone); Howe (19,off Falcone); Ashby (11,off Marshall).  SH–Niekro (8,off Falcone); Scott (5,off Falcone); Cedeno (2,off Marshall).  SB–Mazzilli (14,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols); Jorgensen (4,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols); Woods (2,2nd base off Falcone/Trevino).  WP–Marshall (1).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Fred Brocklander.  T–2:39.  A–16,339.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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