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Astros 4 @ Mets 5
Shea Stadium
July 20, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Houston Astros, played on July 20, 1978 at Shea Stadium. The home team Mets beat the visiting Astros with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateJuly 20, 1978 
Visiting Team
Houston Astros
R: 4 H: 6 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 4
Hits: 6
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 5 H: 18 E: 1 LOB: 14
Runs: 5
Hits: 18
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 14
Winning PitcherDale Murray  
Losing PitcherJoe Sambito  
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Game Winning RBIJoel Youngblood 

Game Info

DateJuly 20, 1978 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamHouston Astros 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherVern Ruhle  
Home Starting PitcherDwight Bernard  
BallparkShea Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance13,341 
Time of Game3 hours 
UmpiresHP: Dick Stello
1B: Bruce Froemming
2B: Eric Gregg
3B: Bill Williams

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rafael Landestoy  Shortstop 
Terry Puhl  Center Fielder 
Enos Cabell  Third Baseman 
Jose Cruz  Right Fielder 
Bob Watson  First Baseman 
Art Howe  Second Baseman 
Dave Bergman  Left Fielder 
Bruce Bochy  Catcher 
Vern Ruhle  Pitcher 
Bill Virdon  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lenny Randle  Third Baseman 
Bobby Valentine  Second Baseman 
Lee Mazzilli  Center Fielder 
Willie Montanez  First Baseman 
Steve Henderson  Left Fielder 
Ron Hodges  Catcher 
Bruce Boisclair  Right Fielder 
Doug Flynn  Shortstop 
Dwight Bernard  Pitcher 
Joe Torre  Manager 

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Astros 4 @ Mets 5
Shea Stadium
July 20, 1978

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/20/1978, game 2 -- Houston at New York (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Landestoy R, ss       5  0  0  0   Randle L, 3b          6  0  1  0   
Puhl T, cf            4  0  0  0   Valentine B, 2b       2  0  1  0   
Cabell E, 3b          4  1  1  0   Kranepool E, ph       1  0  0  1   
Cruz J, rf            4  0  2  0   Foli T, ss            2  1  1  0   
Watson B, 1b          5  0  0  0   Mazzilli L, cf        5  0  2  0   
Howe A, 2b            4  2  2  2   Montanez W, 1b        6  1  2  1   
Bergman D, lf         5  0  0  0   Henderson S, lf       5  1  2  0   
Bochy B, c            3  1  1  1   Murray D, p           0  0  0  0   
Ruhle V, p            1  0  0  0   Youngblood J, ph      1  0  1  1   
McLaughlin B, p       0  0  0  0   Hodges R, c           5  0  3  0   
Walling D, ph         0  0  0  0   Boisclair B, rf-lf    5  1  2  1   
Forsch K, p           1  0  0  0   Flynn D, ss-2b        4  0  1  1   
Howard W, ph          1  0  0  0   Bernard D, p          1  0  0  0   
Sambito J, p          0  0  0  0   Kobel K, p            1  1  1  0   
                                   Maddox E, ph-rf       2  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  4  6  3                        46  5 18  5

Houston          000 201 100 00 --  4
New York         000 201 010 01 --  5
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Ruhle V               3.1  7  2  2  2  1
McLaughlin B          0.2  1  0  0  1  0
Forsch K              5.0  7  2  1  1  2
Sambito J (L)         1.1  3  1  1  0  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bernard D*            4.0  3  2  2  5  4
Kobel K               4.0  2  2  2  0  2
Murray D (W)          3.0  1  0  0  0  3
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th

E -- Bochy B, Hodges R
DP -- Houston 2, New York 1
LOB -- Houston 6, New York 14
2B -- Cabell E, Valentine B, Randle L, Henderson S, Boisclair B, Flynn D, Youngblood J
HR -- Howe A 2, Bochy B
SB -- Randle L
CS -- Puhl T
Balk -- Ruhle V
T -- 3:00
A -- 13341

    

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