Ultimate Mets Database: Game of May 5, 1984 - Box Score

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Mets 2, Astros 0 1984 Regular Season Game 24
May 5, 1984
Astros 10, Mets 6 Next Game:
May 6, 1984
Astros 10, Mets 1

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National League Standings, May 5, 1984

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Mets Starting Lineup

2b
Wally
Backman ss
Jose
Oquendo 1b
Keith
Hernandez lf
George
Foster rf
Darryl
Strawberry cf
Mookie
Wilson 3b
Hubie
Brooks c
Mike
Fitzgerald p
Walt
Terrell

May 5, 1984, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

Houston Astros 10, New York Mets 6

Astros ab r h bi bb so

Kevin Bass rf 5 1 2 2 0 0

Craig Reynolds ss 5 0 0 0 0 0

Jose Cruz lf 5 2 3 3 0 1

- Dave Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jerry Mumphrey cf 5 1 2 2 0 0

Enos Cabell 1b 5 1 2 0 0 1

Phil Garner 3b 3 2 1 0 1 1

Bill Doran 2b 3 2 0 0 2 0

Mark Bailey c 2 0 1 2 0 0

- Bill Dawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Tony Scott pr-lf 0 1 0 0 0 0

Mike Scott p 1 0 0 0 0 1

- Terry Puhl ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Mike LaCoss p 0 0 0 0 0 0

- Harry Spilman ph-c 1 0 0 1 0 0

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Wally Backman 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .262

Jose Oquendo ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .117

Keith Hernandez 1b 4 2 3 1 0 0 .312

- Ross Jones pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

- Danny Heep 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .389

George Foster lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .281

Darryl Strawberry rf 3 0 1 1 2 0 .349

Mookie Wilson cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .264

Hubie Brooks 3b 2 0 1 0 2 1 .253

Mike Fitzgerald c 2 0 0 1 0 1 .261

- Ed Lynch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

- Doug Sisk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

- Rusty Staub ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .417

- Jesse Orosco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

- Dick Tidrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Walt Terrell p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .062

- Ron Hodges c 0 0 0 0 2 0 .118

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

Houston Astros 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 4 0 10 11 0

New York Mets 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 6 9 0

Houston Astros ip h r er bb so

Mike Scott 4.0 4 4 4 2 3

Mike LaCoss 1.0 4 2 2 1 2

Bill Dawley (W) 2.0 1 0 0 3 0

Dave Smith 2.0 0 0 0 1 0

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

Walt Terrell 5.0 5 4 4 2 3 4.08

Ed Lynch 1.2 4 2 2 0 0 2.61

Doug Sisk 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1.02

Jesse Orosco (L,2-1) 1.0 2 4 4 1 0 2.77

Dick Tidrow 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 8.44

Left on base: Astros 6, Mets 9
WP: Mike Scott.
2B: Keith Hernandez (5), Enos Cabell, Jose Cruz.
HR: Jose Cruz, Jerry Mumphrey.
Intentional Walks: Hubie Brooks, Darryl Strawberry.
HBP: Mark Bailey, Phil Garner.
SH: Bill Dawley.
SF: George Foster, Mike Fitzgerald, Harry Spilman.
SB: Wally Backman (3).

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