Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
September 4, 1966 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1966 at Shea Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Mets 0

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 2b 4 1 1 0
Rojas lf 2 0 1 0
  Gonzalez ph,lf 2 1 1 0
Groat ss 5 1 2 1
Allen 3b 3 0 1 1
Kuenn 1b 3 1 1 0
  White ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Callison rf 3 1 1 1
Uecker c 2 0 0 1
Briggs cf 3 0 1 0
Short p 4 0 1 0
Totals 32 5 10 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jones rf 4 0 0 0
Hunt 2b 4 0 2 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 2 0
Hickman 1b 3 0 0 0
Swoboda lf 4 0 0 0
Bressoud ss 4 0 2 0
Murphy cf 4 0 2 0
Grote c 4 0 2 0
McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
  Friend p 0 0 0 0
  Elliot ph 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  Hepler p 0 0 0 0
  Harrelson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 0 10 0
Philadelphia 110 100 0205101
New York 000 000 0000101
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Short  W (17-8) 9.0 10 0 0 2 7
Totals
9.0
10
0
0
2
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McGraw  L (2-7) 5.0 7 3 3 0 1
  Friend   2.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Hamilton   0.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Hepler   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
4
1

  E–Short (1), Hickman (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2, New York 1.  2B–Philadelphia Allen (24,off McGraw); Kuenn (9,off McGraw); Gonzalez (18,off Hamilton); Short (1,off Hepler), New York Hunt (18,off Short); Bressoud (13,off Short); Murphy (4,off Short).  3B–Philadelphia Groat (4,off Hamilton).  HR–Philadelphia Callison (10,2nd inning off McGraw 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Rojas (8,off McGraw); Uecker (4,off Friend); McGraw (2,off Short).  SF–Uecker (4,off McGraw).  IBB–Briggs (3,by Friend).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  WP–McGraw (2).  IBB–Friend (4,Briggs).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Bill Jackowski, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:40.  A–17,770.
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