Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
April 21, 1969 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1969 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 2, New York Mets 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Taylor 3b 6 0 2 1
Harmon 2b 3 0 0 0
Callison rf 5 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 0
Briggs lf 5 0 0 0
Money ss 4 0 1 0
Ryan c 4 0 1 0
Hisle cf 4 2 2 1
Fryman p 3 0 1 0
  Stone ph 0 0 0 0
  Lersch p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 9 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
  Garrett ph 1 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 5 0 0 0
Otis cf 4 0 1 0
Jones lf 4 1 1 0
Charles 3b 4 0 1 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Swoboda rf 4 0 2 1
Grote c 3 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0
Gentry p 3 0 0 0
  Collins 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 5 1
Philadelphia 000 100 000 01290
New York 010 000 000 00150
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman  W (2-1) 10.0 5 1 1 1 8
  Lersch  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
11.0
5
1
1
2
10
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry   9.0 7 1 1 7 8
  Taylor  L (0-1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
11.0
9
2
2
8
8

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–Philadelphia Taylor (1,off Gentry); Callison (3,off Gentry), New York Otis (2,off Fryman).  HR–Philadelphia Hisle (1,4th inning off Gentry 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Fryman (1,off Gentry); Grote (1,off Fryman).  IBB–Hisle (2,by Gentry).  HBP–Jones (1,by Fryman).  CS–R Stone (1,Home by Taylor/Grote); Swoboda (1,2nd base by Fryman/Ryan).  WP–Gentry (1).  HBP–Fryman (1,Jones).  IBB–Gentry (1,Hisle).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Augie Donatelli, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Bob Engel.  T–2:42.  A–9,286.
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