Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
April 18, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1970 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 0, New York Mets 7

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Doyle 2b 3 0 1 0
Money 3b 2 0 0 0
Briggs lf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
McCarver c 3 0 0 0
  Compton c 0 0 0 0
Hisle cf 4 0 0 0
Stone rf 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 3 0 0 0
Bunning p 0 0 0 0
  Lersch p 1 0 0 0
  Hutto ph 1 0 0 0
  Palmer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 1 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 2 2 2
Harrelson ss 4 1 1 0
Foy 3b 5 2 2 1
Jones lf 4 0 1 0
Shamsky 1b 3 0 1 1
Swoboda rf 3 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 3 1 1 1
Grote c 4 0 0 0
Ryan p 4 1 1 0
Totals 34 7 9 5
Philadelphia 000 000 000013
New York 301 001 02x792
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Bunning  L (0-2) 2.0 6 4 2 1 1
  Lersch   4.0 1 1 1 3 1
  Palmer   2.0 2 2 2 0 2
Totals
8.0
9
7
5
4
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (1-0) 9.0 1 0 0 6 15
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
6
15

  E–McCarver (1), Stone 2 (2), Harrelson (3), Foy (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Shamsky (3,off Bunning).  HR–New York Boswell (1,6th inning off Lersch 0 on, 0 out); Agee (1,8th inning off Palmer 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–Shamsky (2,by Palmer).  IBB–Boswell (2,by Lersch).  SB–Agee (2,2nd base off Lersch/McCarver).  HBP–Palmer (1,Shamsky).  IBB–Lersch (1,Boswell).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Al Barlick, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:20.  A–23,500.
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