Ultimate Mets Database: Game of July 17, 1989 - Box Score

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July 17, 1989
Astros 6, Mets 0 1989 Regular Season Game 90
July 17, 1989
Astros 12, Mets 3 Next Game:
July 18, 1989
Mets 9, Astros 0

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National League Standings, July 17, 1989

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Mets Starting Lineup

rf
Mookie
Wilson cf
Juan
Samuel ss
Howard
Johnson lf
Kevin
McReynolds 1b
Keith
Hernandez 2b
Tim
Teufel 3b
Gregg
Jefferies c
Mackey
Sasser p
David
West

July 17, 1989, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

Houston Astros 12, New York Mets 3

Astros ab r h bi bb so

Billy Hatcher lf 5 1 3 2 1 0

Eric Yelding 2b 4 2 1 3 1 1

Ken Caminiti 3b 6 1 2 4 0 1

Glenn Davis 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0

- Greg Gross 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0

Rafael Ramirez ss 5 0 1 0 0 1

Mark Davidson rf 4 1 1 0 1 0

Alex Trevino c 4 3 4 0 1 0

Gerald Young cf 4 2 1 1 1 1

Bob Knepper p 2 1 0 0 1 1

- Craig Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0

- Danny Darwin p 1 0 0 0 0 1

Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg.

Mookie Wilson rf-cf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .203

Juan Samuel cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217

- Don Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Howard Johnson ss 4 1 3 1 0 0 .302

Kevin McReynolds lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .271

- Mark Carreon lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265

Keith Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263

Tim Teufel 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269

Gregg Jefferies 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .226

Mackey Sasser c 4 1 3 0 0 0 .272

David West p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

- Wally Whitehurst p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Dave Magadan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304

- Jeff Innis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

- Lee Mazzilli ph-rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .169

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

Houston Astros 0 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 14 2

New York Mets 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 0

Houston Astros ip h r er bb so

Bob Knepper (W) 6.0 7 3 3 0 2

Danny Darwin (Save) 3.0 2 0 0 1 0

New York Mets ip h r er bb so

David West (L,0-2) 2.2 6 8 8 6 3 6.86

Wally Whitehurst 2.1 2 0 0 0 1 5.40

Jeff Innis 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 2.35

Don Aase 2.0 4 3 3 1 1 3.05

Left on base: Astros 10, Mets 6
Errors: Gregg Jefferies (8), Kevin McReynolds.
2B: Mackey Sasser 2 (9), Alex Trevino, Ken Caminiti, Gerald Young.
HR: Howard Johnson (24), Gregg Jefferies (3), Glenn Davis.
Intentional Walks: Billy Hatcher.
SH: Wally Whitehurst.
SF: Eric Yelding.
SB: Howard Johnson (19), Gerald Young.

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