New York Mets 3, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 5
Played on Sunday, April 8, 1984 (N) at Astrodome
NY N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 3 10 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 8 0
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Backman 2b 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 5 Oquendo ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Hernandez 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 Foster lf 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 Strawberry rf 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 Wilson cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 Brooks 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Ortiz c 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Staub ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hodges c 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Torrez p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leary p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sisk p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 10 3 3 6 27 10 FIELDING - E: Backman (1). BATTING - 2B: Strawberry (1,off Niekro). SH: Oquendo (1,off Ruhle). GDP: Oquendo (1,off Niekro); Staub (1,off Niekro). IBB: Hernandez (1,by Ruhle). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - CS: Strawberry (1,2nd base by Niekro/Ashby).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Doran 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 Puhl rf 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 Thon ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Reynolds pr,ss 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Mumphrey cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Knight 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 2 Garner 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 Ashby c 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 T. Scott ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ruhle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spilman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 1 8 1 2 6 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Knight-Thon-Niekro, Knight-Reynolds-Niekro. PB: Ashby 2 (2). BATTING - 2B: Knight (2,off Torrez). HBP: Thon (1,by Torrez). Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING - SB: Puhl (1,2nd base off Torrez/Ortiz). CS: Puhl (1,2nd base by Torrez/Ortiz).
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Torrez 5.2 5 0 0 2 3 0 24 Leary W(1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 Sisk SV(2) 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 9 Totals 9 8 1 0 2 6 0 38 HBP: Torrez (1,Thon). Inherited Runners - Scored: Leary 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(0-2) 7 7 1 1 1 3 0 26 Ruhle 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 5 Smith 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 Totals 9 10 3 3 3 6 0 37 IBB: Ruhle (1,Hernandez). Inherited Runners - Scored: Smith 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Joe West Time of Game: 2:37 Attendance: 10625 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Astros 1. Backman 2b Doran 2b 2. Oquendo ss Puhl rf 3. Hernandez 1b Thon ss 4. Foster lf Cruz lf 5. Strawberry rf Mumphrey cf 6. Wilson cf Knight 1b 7. Brooks 3b Garner 3b 8. Ortiz c Ashby c 9. Torrez p Niekro p METS 1ST: Backman grounded out (pitcher to first); Oquendo made an out to first; Hernandez struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Foster flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Doran struck out; Puhl singled; Puhl stole second; Thon struck out; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Strawberry singled; Wilson singled to left [Strawberry to third, Wilson out at second (left to third to second)]; Brooks reached on a fielder's choice [Strawberry out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Ashby allowed a passed ball [Brooks to second]; Ortiz struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Mumphrey grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight flied out to center; Garner singled; Ashby grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Torrez grounded out (third to first); Backman singled; Oquendo grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Backman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Doran grounded out (second to first); Puhl walked; Thon was hit by a pitch [Puhl to second]; REYNOLDS RAN FOR THON; Cruz singled [Puhl to third, Reynolds to second]; Mumphrey made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 4TH: REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Foster made an out to first; Strawberry singled; Strawberry was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Knight flied out to right; Garner walked; Ashby made an out to third; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 5TH: Wilson struck out; Brooks flied out to center; Ortiz made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Doran made an out to shortstop; Puhl singled; Puhl was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Reynolds flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 6TH: Torrez grounded out (third to first); Backman walked; Oquendo flied out to center; Hernandez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Cruz flied out to center; Mumphrey made an out to first; Knight doubled; LEARY REPLACED TORREZ (PITCHING); Garner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 7TH: Foster made an out to shortstop; Strawberry doubled; Wilson singled [Strawberry to third]; Brooks singled [Strawberry scored, Wilson to third]; STAUB BATTED FOR ORTIZ; Staub grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Brooks out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: HODGES REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING C ); Ashby struck out; T. SCOTT BATTED FOR NIEKRO; T. Scott singled; Doran struck out; Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Astros 0. METS 8TH: RUHLE REPLACED T. SCOTT (PITCHING); Leary singled; Backman walked [Leary to second]; Oquendo out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Leary to third, Backman to second]; Hernandez was walked intentionally; Foster singled [Leary scored, Backman scored, Hernandez to second]; SMITH REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Strawberry struck out; Wilson made an out to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: SISK REPLACED LEARY (PITCHING); Reynolds reached on an error by Backman; Cruz grounded out (second to first) [Reynolds to second]; Mumphrey singled [Reynolds scored (unearned)]; Knight struck out; Garner singled [Mumphrey to second]; Ashby flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1. METS 9TH: Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); Hodges struck out; Sisk singled; Backman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1. ASTROS 9TH: SPILMAN BATTED FOR SMITH; Spilman grounded out (second to first); Doran grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Astros 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 3 10 1 7 Astros 1 8 0 10
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