San Diego Padres vs Philadelphia Phillies
July 8, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1972 at Veteran's 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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San Diego Padres 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b 4 2 1 0
Roberts 3b 4 1 1 0
Lee lf 5 3 3 2
Colbert 1b 5 2 4 5
Gaston rf 3 0 2 0
Stahl cf 5 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 2 0 1 1
Caldwell p 3 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bowa ss 5 1 2 0
Money 3b 5 1 1 0
Montanez cf 4 1 2 2
Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 1 1 1
Lis rf 3 0 1 0
  Robinson pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Bateman c 4 0 1 2
  Gamble pr 0 0 0 0
  Ryan c 0 0 0 0
Harmon 2b 3 1 0 0
Champion p 1 0 0 0
  Freed ph 1 0 0 0
  Lersch p 0 0 0 0
  Selma p 0 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
San Diego 101 000 0338120
Philadelphia 001 000 040591
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell   7.0 6 4 4 3 8
  Ross  W (3-1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
10
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Champion   7.0 7 2 2 2 1
  Lersch   0.0 3 3 1 0 0
  Selma  L (1-8) 2.0 2 3 3 3 2
Totals
9.0
12
8
6
5
3

  E–Johnson (4).  DP–San Diego 1, Philadelphia 1.  PB–Ryan (1).  2B–San Diego Lee (16,off Champion); Colbert (15,off Champion), Philadelphia Bateman (4,off Ross).  3B–San Diego Lee (5,off Lersch).  HR–San Diego Colbert (17,9th inning off Selma 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Caldwell (1,off Champion); Roberts (3,off Selma).  SF–Hernandez (2,off Selma).  IBB–Kendall (2,by Selma).  SB–Bowa (7,2nd base off Caldwell/Kendall).  WP–Ross (4).  IBB–Selma (6,Kendall).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:33.  A–14,428.
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