New York Mets 5, Houston Astros 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 1, 1982 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0
Mets         2  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   5 11  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thon ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Wilson cf             4   2   2   0     0   0   .281
Scott cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Bailor 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .274
Knight 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Staub rf              2   1   2   1     1   0   .258
Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .271        Howard rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Cruz lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .271      Kingman 1b            4   0   0   0     0   3   .199
Ashby c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .260        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Heep rf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .246      Foster lf             3   1   2   3     0   1   .255
Howe 3b               2   0   0   0     1   1   .238      Hodges c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .255
Ruhle p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .121      Brooks 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
  Knicely ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .189      Gardenhire ss         3   0   1   0     0   0   .235
  Puhl pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Falcone p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .133
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tolman ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Roberge p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   6   1     4   5             Totals               31   5  11   4     2   5

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  4,488
Left on Base: Astros 6, Mets 5
DP: Astros 2, Mets 3
Doubles: Garner (28)
Triples: Heep (1)
Home Runs: Ashby (9), Foster (13)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (52)
Sacrifice Flies: Foster (6)
GIDP: Knight (12), Wilson (5), Falcone (1)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(7-11)           4     8   4   4   1   2   1  18   3.85
LaCorte                 3     1   1   0   1   3   0  11   4.19
Roberge                 1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   4.03
Totals                  8    11   5   4   2   5   1  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone W(7-8)          9     6   1   1   4   5   1  34   4.01
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   5   1  34

Passed Balls: Ashby (7)
Wild Pitches: Falcone (9)

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Dave Pallone


ASTROS 1ST: Thon flied out to center; Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Knight struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson singled to right; Bailor walked [Wilson to
second]; Staub singled to left [Bailor to third, Wilson scored];
Kingman struck out; Foster hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bailor
scored]; Hodges singled to center [Staub to second]; Brooks
singled to left [Hodges to second, Staub out at home (left to
catcher)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Garner struck out; Cruz walked; Ashby flied into a
double play (left to shortstop to first) [Cruz out at first]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Gardenhire popped to first in foul territory; Falcone
singled to center; Wilson grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Falcone out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Heep grounded out (second to first); Howe struck
out; Ruhle popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Bailor grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
singled to right; Kingman struck out; Foster homered [Staub
scored]; Hodges flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 4.

ASTROS 4TH: Thon grounded out (shortstop to first); Scott
singled to left; Knight popped to third; Garner flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: Brooks grounded out (second to first); Gardenhire
singled to right; Falcone grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Gardenhire out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 4.

ASTROS 5TH: Cruz singled to catcher; Ashby forced Cruz (third to
second); Heep forced Ashby (shortstop to second); Falcone threw
a wild pitch [Heep to second]; Howe walked; KNICELY BATTED FOR
RUHLE; Knicely walked [Heep to third, Howe to second]; PUHL RAN
FOR KNICELY; Thon popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros
0, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: LACORTE REPLACED PUHL (PITCHING); Wilson singled to
left; Wilson stole second; Bailor grounded out (third to first)
[Wilson to third]; Ashby allowed a passed ball [Wilson scored
(unearned)]; Staub walked; Kingman struck out; Foster struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 5.

ASTROS 6TH: Scott flied out to center; Knight grounded out
(second to first); Garner doubled to left; Cruz flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: Hodges flied out to center; Brooks popped to second;
Gardenhire grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Ashby grounded out (third to first); Heep tripled to
center; Howe flied into a double play (center to catcher) [Heep
out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: Falcone struck out; Wilson flied out to center; Bailor
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Mets 5.

ASTROS 8TH: HOWARD REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING RF); TOLMAN BATTED
FOR LACORTE; Tolman walked; Thon singled to center [Tolman to
second]; Scott forced Thon (third to second) [Tolman to third];
Knight grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Mets 5.

METS 8TH: ROBERGE REPLACED TOLMAN (PITCHING); Howard grounded
out (first unassisted); Kingman flied out to right; Foster
singled to right; Hodges singled to left [Foster to second];
Brooks grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Mets 5.

ASTROS 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 1B); Garner
struck out; Cruz flied out to left; Ashby homered; Heep was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Mets 5.