Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
May 26, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 26, 1971 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 3, New York Mets 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Doyle 2b 5 0 0 0
Taylor 3b 5 1 1 0
Montanez cf 4 1 2 1
Johnson 1b 5 0 1 1
McCarver c 5 1 2 0
Freed rf 4 0 1 0
  Harmon pr 0 0 0 0
  Browne rf 1 0 0 0
Lis lf 5 0 0 0
Bowa ss 5 0 1 1
Lersch p 2 0 0 0
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
  Fryman p 0 0 0 0
  Money ph 1 0 0 0
  Brandon p 1 0 0 0
Totals 44 3 8 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf 4 1 1 0
Harrelson ss 5 0 3 0
Marshall rf 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 1 1
Kranepool 1b 3 1 1 1
  Clendenon ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 5 0 0 0
Grote c 5 0 1 0
  Hahn pr 0 0 0 0
Foli 3b 5 0 2 0
Gentry p 2 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 2 9 2
Philadelphia 000 000 002 001381
New York 100 100 000 000291
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lersch   8.0 7 2 1 1 6
  Fryman   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Brandon  W (2-1) 3.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
12.0
9
2
1
2
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry   10.0 5 2 2 1 9
  McGraw  L (3-2) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
12.0
8
3
3
1
11

  E–Johnson (2), Harrelson (6).  DP–Philadelphia 2, New York 1.  2B–Philadelphia McCarver (3,off McGraw), New York Grote (12,off Brandon).  3B–Philadelphia Montanez (1,off Gentry).  HR–New York Kranepool (3,4th inning off Lersch 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gentry (2,off Lersch); Marshall (2,off Brandon).  IBB–Jones (4,by Brandon).  SB–Agee (4,2nd base off Lersch/McCarver).  IBB–Brandon (3,Jones).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Shag Crawford, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–3:06.  A–22,409.
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