Philadelphia Phillies vs San Diego Padres
May 31, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1971 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Diego Padres 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Doyle 2b 4 0 1 0
McCarver c 4 0 1 0
Montanez cf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 1 1
Gamble lf 4 1 1 0
Freed rf 4 0 1 0
Money 3b 4 1 2 0
Bowa ss 3 0 2 1
  Browne ph 1 0 0 0
Lersch p 2 0 1 1
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
  Fryman p 0 0 0 0
  Taylor ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 1 2 0
Jestadt 2b 4 2 2 1
Gaston cf 4 0 1 1
Colbert 1b 3 1 0 0
Brown rf 3 1 2 1
Murrell lf 4 1 3 3
Campbell 3b 4 0 0 0
Barton c 3 0 0 0
Santorini p 1 0 1 0
  Miller p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 11 6
Philadelphia 001 200 0003101
San Diego 400 000 20x6111
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lersch  L (4-4) 6.0 7 4 4 2 3
  Fryman   2.0 4 2 2 1 2
Totals
8.0
11
6
6
3
5
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Santorini   3.2 7 3 3 0 2
  Miller  W (2-1) 5.1 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
0
5

  E–Freed (1), Colbert (4).  DP–Philadelphia 2, San Diego 2.  2B–San Diego Jestadt (2,off Fryman); Gaston (6,off Fryman).  3B–Philadelphia Money (2,off Santorini).  HR–Philadelphia Johnson (5,4th inning off Santorini 0 on, 1 out), San Diego Murrell (3,1st inning off Lersch 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Barton (5,by Fryman).  SB–Brown (1,2nd base off Fryman/McCarver).  IBB–Fryman (1,Barton).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:06.  A–7,458.
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