New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 4, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1971 at Veteran's 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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New York Mets 3, Philadelphia Phillies 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0
Garrett 3b 3 0 0 0
Marshall lf 4 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 1 3 2
Boswell 2b 4 0 1 0
Singleton rf 3 1 1 1
Grote c 4 0 2 0
Hahn cf 4 0 0 0
McAndrew p 3 0 0 0
  Frisella p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 5 0 1 0
McCarver c 4 0 0 0
Anderson cf 4 0 0 0
Montanez rf 3 0 0 0
Luzinski 1b 2 0 0 0
Money 2b,3b 4 0 2 0
Hisle lf 4 0 0 0
Vukovich 3b 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 1 0
  Harmon pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Lersch p 1 0 0 0
  Gamble ph 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0
New York 000 101 100390
Philadelphia 000 000 000040
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew  W (1-5) 6.2 3 0 0 5 8
  Frisella  SV (9) 2.1 1 0 0 0 5
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
5
13
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lersch  L (4-13) 7.0 7 3 3 1 6
  Wilson   2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
8

  E–None.  2B–New York Grote 2 (23,off Lersch,off Wilson); Marshall (7,off Lersch), Philadelphia Money (17,off Frisella).  3B–Philadelphia Money (7,off McAndrew).  HR–New York Kranepool (11,4th inning off Lersch 0 on, 2 out); Singleton (8,7th inning off Lersch 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Harmon (4,by Frisella).  CS–Harrelson (6,2nd base by Lersch/McCarver).  HBP–Frisella (3,Harmon).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:20.  A–25,560.
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