Houston Astros vs New York Mets
July 17, 1989 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1989 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."

"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

Houston Astros 6, New York Mets 0

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Hatcher lf 5 1 2 0
Biggio c 5 1 2 1
Doran 2b 1 0 0 1
  Reynolds 2b 1 0 0 0
Davis 1b 3 0 0 1
Caminiti 3b 4 1 0 0
Gross rf 4 0 1 1
Ramirez ss 4 0 2 1
Young cf 3 1 0 0
Deshaies p 3 1 2 0
  Davidson ph 0 1 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Samuel cf 4 0 0 0
Magadan 1b 4 0 1 0
Teufel 2b 4 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 3 0 0 0
Jefferies 3b 3 0 0 0
Lombardi c 3 0 0 0
Elster ss 2 0 0 0
Darling p 2 0 0 0
  Innis p 0 0 0 0
  Carreon ph 1 0 0 0
  Whitehurst p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0
Houston 300 010 002691
New York 000 000 000022
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Deshaies  W (9-4) 8.0 2 0 0 2 6
  Andersen   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
2
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Darling  L (7-7) 6.0 7 4 4 2 4
  Innis   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Whitehurst   1.0 1 2 2 3 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
5
6

  E–Caminiti (16), McReynolds (3), Lombardi (2).  DP–Houston 1.  2B–Houston Hatcher (14,off Darling).  SF–Doran (2,off Darling); Davis (6,off Darling).  HBP–Doran (2,by Innis).  IBB–Doran (2,by Darling).  SB–Ramirez (3,2nd base off Darling/Lombardi); Young (32,3rd base off Whitehurst/Lombardi); Davidson (1,2nd base off Whitehurst/Lombardi).  HBP–Innis (1,Doran).  IBB–Darling (4,Doran).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Bill Hohn, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:43.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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