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Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 10, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the New York Mets, played on July 10, 1988 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 10, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Houston Astros
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 10, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | David Cone |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny Darwin |
| Ballpark | Astrodome |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 33,772 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gerry Davis 1B: Bill Hohn 2B: Terry Tata 3B: Bruce Froemming |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | Center Fielder |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Kevin McReynolds | Left Fielder |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Dave Magadan | First Baseman |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| David Cone | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gerald Young | Center Fielder |
| Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
| Terry Puhl | Right Fielder |
| Glenn Davis | First Baseman |
| Buddy Bell | Third Baseman |
| Billy Hatcher | Left Fielder |
| Craig Reynolds | Shortstop |
| Alex Trevino | Catcher |
| Danny Darwin | Pitcher |
| Hal Lanier | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Astros
Astrodome
July 10, 1988
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Darwin
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Darwin covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Darwin
Backman hits a line drive beyond third. Bell can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Darwin
McReynolds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Darwin
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Darwin
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Cone
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Cone
Cone fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Cone. Young moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. Cone
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Cone
There goes Young. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Young steals third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Puhl vs. Cone
Puhl hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan fields the ball and throws to Cone covering. Safe. Young scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Cone
There goes Puhl. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Puhl steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Cone
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Cone
Bell hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Puhl scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hatcher vs. Cone
Hatcher strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Darwin
Carter hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Doran reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Darwin
Magadan hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Darwin
Elster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Cone
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Cone
Trevino hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Cone
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cone vs. Darwin
Cone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Darwin
Dykstra hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Darwin
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reynolds scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Cone
Young hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strawberry. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. Cone
Doran hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Cone scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doran for the out. Young moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Puhl vs. Cone
The umpire calls a balk on Cone Young scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Cone
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Cone
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Cone
Bell hits a popup towards third. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Darwin
McReynolds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. Darwin
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Darwin
Johnson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Darwin
Carter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doran settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Darwin
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Magadan for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Cone
Hatcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Cone
Reynolds hits a popup towards short. Elster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Cone
Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Darwin
Elster hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cone vs. Darwin
Cone hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Darwin
Dykstra strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Cone
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Cone
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Cone
Doran takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Puhl vs. Cone
There goes Young. The throw from Carter and he is out, Johnson applying the tag. Doran moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. Cone
Puhl takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Cone
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Darwin
Backman bunts towards the mound. Darwin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McReynolds vs. Darwin
McReynolds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McReynolds for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Darwin
Strawberry strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Cone
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. Cone
Hatcher hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Cone
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Darwin
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Darwin
Carter hits a popup towards short. Reynolds settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Magadan vs. Darwin
Magadan hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Darwin
There goes Johnson. The throw from Trevino and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Elster vs. Darwin
Elster is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cone vs. Darwin
Cone strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Cone
Trevino hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meadows vs. Cone
Louie Meadows pinch hits for Danny Darwin.
Meadows hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magadan scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meadows for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Cone
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. Cone
The umpire calls a balk on Cone Young moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Doran vs. Cone
Doran strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dykstra vs. Meads
Dave Meads now pitching.
Dykstra hits a fly ball into left field. Hatcher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Meads
Backman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McReynolds vs. Andersen
Larry Andersen now pitching.
McReynolds hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. McReynolds reaches second base with a double. Backman goes all the way around to score. McReynolds moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Strawberry vs. Andersen
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Andersen
Johnson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Carter vs. Andersen
There goes Johnson. The throw from Trevino and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Carter vs. Andersen
Carter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Cone
Puhl hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. McDowell
Roger McDowell now pitching. Mackey Sasser now catching.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. McDowell
Bell hits a fly ball into left field. McReynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hatcher vs. McDowell
Hatcher hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Andersen
Magadan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Elster vs. Agosto
Juan Agosto now pitching.
Elster bunts towards the mound. Agosto fields it and throws to first for the out. Magadan moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sasser vs. Agosto
Sasser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Agosto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Dykstra vs. Agosto
Dykstra hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Magadan moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Backman vs. Agosto
There goes Dykstra. The throw from Trevino and he is safe. Dykstra steals second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Backman vs. Agosto
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. McDowell
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trevino vs. McDowell
Trevino bunts between the mound and first base. McDowell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Trevino for the out. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bass vs. McDowell
Kevin Bass pinch hits for Juan Agosto.
Bass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Myers
Randy Myers now pitching. Tim Teufel now playing second base.
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Dykstra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doran vs. Myers
Doran hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Bass moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Myers
Rafael Ramirez pinch hits for Terry Puhl.
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bass scores. Doran moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/10/1988 -- New York at Houston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Dykstra L, cf 5 0 1 0 Young G, cf 5 2 4 0
Backman W, 2b 5 2 2 0 Doran B, 2b 4 0 1 1
Myers R, p 0 0 0 0 Puhl T, rf 2 2 2 2
McReynolds K, lf 3 2 2 3 Ramirez R, ph 1 0 1 1
Strawberry D, rf 4 0 0 0 Davis G, 1b 4 0 0 0
Johnson H, 3b 3 1 2 2 Bell B, 3b 4 0 1 1
Carter G, c 4 0 0 0 Hatcher B, lf 4 0 0 0
McDowell R, p 0 0 0 0 Reynolds C, ss 4 1 1 0
Teufel T, 2b 0 0 0 0 Trevino A, c 3 0 0 0
Magadan D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Darwin D, p 2 0 0 0
Elster K, ss 2 0 0 0 Meadows L, ph 1 0 0 0
Cone D, p 3 0 0 0 Meads D, p 0 0 0 0
Sasser M, c 1 0 0 0 Andersen L, p 0 0 0 0
Agosto J, p 0 0 0 0
Bass K, ph 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 7 5 34 6 10 5
New York 200 200 010 -- 5
Houston 201 000 012 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Cone D* 7.0 7 4 4 3 3
McDowell R (L) 1.1 1 2 2 1 0
Myers R 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Darwin D 7.0 4 4 4 2 6
Meads D 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Andersen L+ 0.2 1 0 0 2 2
Agosto J (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Cone D
LOB -- New York 6, Houston 7
2B -- Young G, McReynolds K
HR -- McReynolds K, Johnson H, Puhl T
SB -- Young G, Puhl T, Johnson H 2, Dykstra L
CS -- Young G
SH -- Elster K, Trevino A
Balk -- Cone D 2
T -- 2:46
A -- 33772
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