New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
May 20, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 1972 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 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mays 1b 3 1 1 1
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0
Agee cf 4 0 1 2
Staub rf 3 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 1 0
Fregosi 3b 4 0 0 0
Martinez 2b 4 0 1 0
Grote c 3 1 1 0
Matlack p 2 1 1 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Harmon 2b 4 1 1 0
Montanez cf 4 0 1 1
Luzinski lf 4 0 2 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0
Money 3b 3 0 0 0
Anderson rf 2 0 0 0
Ryan c 3 0 0 0
Fryman p 2 0 0 0
  Koegel ph 1 0 0 0
  Twitchell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
New York 001 000 020370
Philadelphia 000 100 000150
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  W (5-0) 9.0 5 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Fryman  L (2-2) 8.0 7 3 3 2 6
  Twitchell   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
8

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–New York Mays (3,off Fryman); Matlack (1,off Fryman); Agee (8,off Fryman), Philadelphia Montanez (9,off Matlack).  SH–Matlack (3,off Fryman).  IBB–Mays (2,by Fryman).  CS–Jones (2,2nd base by Fryman/Ryan).  IBB–Fryman (2,Mays).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–1:54.  A–36,691.
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