New York Mets 8, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 3
Played on Friday, April 6, 1984 (N) at Astrodome

NY  N    1  0  6    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   8 14  0
HOU N    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Backman 2b                    2   2   2   0       0   0       0   2
  Gardenhire ph,2b            2   0   0   0       1   0       1   4
Oquendo ss                    5   2   3   0       0   0       2   6
Hernandez 1b                  5   0   0   1       0   2      15   0
Foster lf                     5   1   4   4       0   0       2   0
Strawberry cf                 5   1   1   0       0   4       3   0
Brooks 3b                     3   1   1   0       2   0       0   2
Heep rf                       5   1   2   1       0   0       1   0
Ortiz c                       5   0   1   2       0   2       3   0
Terrell p                     4   0   0   0       0   3       0   1
Totals                       41   8  14   8       3  11      27  15

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Gardenhire-Hernandez, Oquendo-Hernandez.

BATTING - 
2B: Heep (1,off Madden); Foster 2 (2,off Madden 2).
HR: Foster (1,3rd inning off M. Scott 2 on 1 out).
GDP: Ortiz (1,off Madden).
IBB: Brooks (1,by Madden).
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Oquendo (1,2nd base off M. Scott/Ashby); Strawberry (1,2nd base off Madden/Ashby);
Ortiz (1,2nd base off Madden/Ashby).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Doran 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       1   6
Puhl rf                       4   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Thon ss                       4   0   1   0       0   0       0   2
Cruz lf                       3   1   1   0       1   0       0   0
Mumphrey cf                   2   0   0   0       1   0       4   0
Knight 1b                     3   0   0   0       0   0       9   1
Walling 3b                    2   0   0   1       0   0       0   2
Ashby c                       3   0   0   0       0   1      12   0
M. Scott p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Madden p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  T. Scott ph                 1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  LaCoss p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Reynolds ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Smith p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       28   1   4   1       2   3      27  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Walling-Doran-Knight.
E: Doran (1).

BATTING - 
3B: Doran (1,off Terrell).
SF: Walling (1,off Terrell).
GDP: Thon (1,off Terrell); Knight (1,off Terrell).
Team LOB: 3.

PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Terrell W(1-0)                9     4   1   1   2   3   0  31


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
M. Scott L(0-1)               2.1   7   5   5   0   3   1  14
Madden                        3.2   6   3   2   3   5   0  20
LaCoss                        2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7
Smith                         1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9    14   8   7   3  11   1  44

WP: M. Scott (1).
IBB: Madden (1,Brooks).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Madden 1-1.
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Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Joe West, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Pulli
Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 13189


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          cf        Mumphrey            cf
6. Brooks              3b        Knight              1b
7. Heep                rf        Walling             3b
8. Ortiz               c         Ashby               c
9. Terrell             p         M. Scott            p

METS 1ST: Backman singled; Oquendo singled [Backman to third];
Oquendo stole second; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted)
[Backman scored, Oquendo to third]; Foster reached on a
fielder's choice [Oquendo out at home (third to catcher)]; M.
Scott threw a wild pitch [Foster to second]; Strawberry struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Doran grounded out (second to first); Puhl grounded
out (second to first); Thon grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 0.

METS 2ND: Brooks singled; Heep flied out to center; Ortiz struck
out; Terrell grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Mumphrey
grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 0.

METS 3RD: Backman singled; Oquendo singled [Backman to third];
Hernandez struck out; Foster homered [Backman scored, Oquendo
scored]; Strawberry singled; MADDEN REPLACED M. SCOTT
(PITCHING); Strawberry stole second; Brooks walked; Heep doubled
[Strawberry scored, Brooks to third]; Ortiz singled [Brooks
scored, Heep scored]; Ortiz stole second; Terrell struck out;
GARDENHIRE BATTED FOR BACKMAN; Gardenhire walked; Oquendo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
7, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: GARDENHIRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Walling
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Ashby struck out;
Madden struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 0.

METS 4TH: Hernandez struck out; Foster doubled; Strawberry
struck out; Brooks flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Mets 7, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Doran grounded out (second to first); Puhl singled;
Thon grounded into a double play (second to first) [Puhl out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 0.

METS 5TH: Heep singled; Ortiz grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Heep out at second]; Terrell struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz singled; Mumphrey walked [Cruz to second];
Knight flied out to center [Cruz to third]; Walling hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Cruz scored]; Ashby grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Astros 1.

METS 6TH: Gardenhire flied out to center; Oquendo singled;
Hernandez reached on an error by Doran [Oquendo to second];
Foster doubled [Oquendo scored (unearned), Hernandez to third];
Strawberry struck out; Brooks was walked intentionally; Heep
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. 
Mets 8, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: T. SCOTT BATTED FOR MADDEN; T. Scott struck out;
Doran tripled; Puhl made an out to shortstop; Thon grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Astros 1.

METS 7TH: LACOSS REPLACED T. SCOTT (PITCHING); Ortiz grounded
out (second to first); Terrell struck out; Gardenhire flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz walked; Mumphrey flied out to left; Knight
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Cruz out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Astros 1.

METS 8TH: Oquendo grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
grounded out (second to first); Foster singled; Strawberry
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: Walling grounded out (third to first); Ashby flied
out to left; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR LACOSS; Reynolds made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Astros 1.

METS 9TH: SMITH REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Brooks grounded
out (shortstop to first); Heep grounded out (first to pitcher);
Ortiz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: Doran flied out to right; Puhl flied out to center;
Thon singled; Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Astros 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets             8  14   0    9
 Astros           1   4   1    3


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