New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 0
Regular Season Game 42
Played on Sunday, May 23, 1982 (N) at Astrodome
NY N 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Wilson cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Backman 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 5 2 Gardenhire ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Foster lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 Kingman 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Youngblood rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Hodges c 3 0 0 0 1 1 7 1 Brooks 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Veryzer ss,2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Jones p 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 6 1 5 2 27 11 FIELDING - E: Kingman (6). BATTING - SH: Jones (1,off Niekro). HBP: Youngblood (3,by Niekro). Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING - SB: Backman (4,2nd base off Niekro/Pujols). CS: Backman (4,2nd base by Niekro/Pujols).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Scott cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Knight 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 Cruz lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 Garner 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 Heep 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 12 0 Garcia ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 Pujols c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Pittman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 4 0 2 6 27 14 BATTING - 2B: Heep (3,off Jones). SH: Niekro (3,off Jones). Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jones W(6-2) 9 4 0 0 2 6 0 34
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(3-4) 7 5 2 2 4 1 0 30 LaCorte 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 Totals 9 6 2 2 5 2 0 38 WP: Niekro 2 (4). HBP: Niekro (2,Youngblood). Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Fred Brocklander Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 26624 Starting Lineups: New York Mets Houston Astros 1. Wilson cf Puhl rf 2. Backman 2b Scott cf 3. Foster lf Knight 3b 4. Kingman 1b Cruz lf 5. Youngblood rf Garner 2b 6. Hodges c Heep 1b 7. Brooks 3b Garcia ss 8. Veryzer ss Pujols c 9. Jones p Niekro p METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Backman lined to pitcher; Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl walked; Scott forced Puhl (shortstop to second); Knight flied out to right; Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 2ND: Kingman flied out to left; Youngblood flied out to left; Hodges walked; Brooks flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Garner grounded out (third to first); Heep struck out; Garcia struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Astros 0. METS 3RD: Veryzer singled to left; Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Veryzer to second]; Wilson grounded out (second to first) [Veryzer to third]; Backman singled to right [Veryzer scored]; Backman stole second; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Backman to third]; Foster walked; Kingman walked [Foster to second]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Kingman to second, Foster to third, Backman scored]; Youngblood was hit by a pitch; Hodges grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Pujols popped to catcher in foul territory; Niekro popped to second in foul territory; Puhl reached on an error by Kingman [Puhl to first]; Scott singled to left [Puhl to second]; Knight struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. METS 4TH: Brooks grounded out (third to first); Veryzer flied out to center; Jones walked; Wilson singled to center [Jones to second]; Backman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz struck out; Garner grounded out (second to first); Heep doubled to right; Garcia grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. METS 5TH: Foster was called out on strikes; Kingman popped to first; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Pujols singled to right; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Pujols to second]; Puhl flied out to center; Scott grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. METS 6TH: Hodges flied out to left; Brooks flied out to left; Veryzer singled to center; Jones forced Veryzer (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Knight walked; Cruz singled to center [Knight to second]; Garner forced Cruz (shortstop to second) [Knight to third]; Heep popped to second; Garcia grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. METS 7TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Backman singled to left; Backman was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Pujols grounded out (third to first); PITTMAN BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Pittman struck out; Puhl flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. METS 8TH: LACORTE REPLACED PITTMAN (PITCHING); Kingman flied out to left; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Hodges struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: GARDENHIRE REPLACED BACKMAN (PLAYING SS); VERYZER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); JORGENSEN REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 1B); Scott grounded out (third to first); Knight flied out to left; Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. METS 9TH: Brooks flied out to right; Veryzer popped to first in foul territory; Jones singled to right; Wilson walked [Jones to second]; Gardenhire forced Wilson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. ASTROS 9TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Heep was called out on strikes; Garcia flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Astros 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Mets 2 6 1 9 Astros 0 4 0 7
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