Houston Astros 2, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Monday, August    23, 1982 (Night game) at Astrodome
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Astros       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  6  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .280      Thon ss               3   0   0   0     1   0   .275
Bailor ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Puhl rf               4   1   2   0     0   1   .264
Valentine rf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .289      Knight 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .308
Kingman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .196      Garner 2b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .264
Foster lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Cruz lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .274
Brooks 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .265      xHowe 3b              2   1   0   0     1   0   .000
Giles 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .251
Bochy c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Pujols c              3   0   2   0     0   1   .182
  Hodges ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Niekro p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .094
Zachry p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .031
  Staub ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .238
  Puleo p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .114

Totals               31   0   4   0     0   4             Totals               27   2   6   1     4   3

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 10,683
Left on Base: Mets 4, Astros 8
DP: Mets 0, Astros 0
Errors: Hodges
Stolen Bases: Giles (1), Thon (28), Cruz (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Garner (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry L(6-6)           7     5   1   1   3   3   0  28   3.96
Puleo                   1     1   1   1   1   0   0   6   4.61
Totals                  8     6   2   2   4   3   0  34

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(12-9)          9     4   0   0   0   4   0  31   2.85
Totals                  9     4   0   0   0   4   0  31

Passed Balls: Pujols (16)
Wild Pitches: Zachry (3)
Balks: Puleo (2)

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Randy Marsh


METS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Bailor flied out to left; Valentine
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Thon walked; Thon stole second; Puhl struck out;
Knight popped to second; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman flied out to left; Foster flied out to right;
Brooks grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Howe walked;
Scott singled to left [Howe to third]; Zachry threw a wild pitch
[Scott to second, Howe scored]; Pujols struck out; Niekro
walked; Thon flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 1.

METS 3RD: Giles singled to shortstop; Giles stole second; Bochy
grounded out (shortstop to first); Zachry grounded out (third to
first) [Giles to third]; Wilson flied to left in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight
grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 4TH: Bailor flied out to center; Valentine flied out to
center; Kingman grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz singled to second; Howe flied out to right;
Cruz stole second; Cruz was picked off second (pitcher to
shortstop); Scott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 5TH: Foster flied out to left; Brooks flied out to center;
Giles grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Pujols singled to right; Niekro popped to first;
Thon flied out to center; Puhl singled to shortstop [Pujols to
second]; Knight flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Astros 1.

METS 6TH: Bochy struck out; Zachry flied out to right; Wilson
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Garner flied out to right; Cruz grounded out (first
unassisted); Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 7TH: Bailor singled to right; Valentine singled to right
[Bailor to third]; Kingman struck out; Foster popped to third;
Brooks forced Valentine (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Pujols
singled to left; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Pujols to second]; Thon grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

METS 8TH: Giles flied out to center; HODGES BATTED FOR BOCHY;
Hodges grounded out (shortstop to first); STAUB BATTED FOR
ZACHRY; Staub struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 1.

ASTROS 8TH: HODGES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); PULEO REPLACED
STAUB (PITCHING); Puhl singled to left; Puleo balked [Puhl to
second]; Knight grounded out (second to first) [Puhl to third];
Garner hit a sacrifice fly to left [Puhl scored]; Cruz walked;
Howe reached on catcher's interference by Hodges [Cruz to
second]; Scott grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 2.

METS 9TH: Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); Bailor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine singled to
shortstop; Pujols allowed a passed ball [Valentine to second];
Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 2.