Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
August 2, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1972 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Mets 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Doyle 2b 4 1 1 0
Bowa ss 3 1 2 0
Hutton 1b 4 1 3 2
Montanez cf 4 1 1 1
Luzinski lf 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 1 1 2
  Freed rf 0 0 0 0
Money 3b 4 0 1 0
Robinson rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Bateman c 3 0 0 0
Champion p 1 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Gamble ph 1 0 0 0
  Scarce p 0 0 0 0
  Selma p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Agee cf,lf 5 0 2 1
Garrett 3b 3 0 1 0
Schneck rf 3 0 0 1
Kranepool 1b 4 1 1 1
Jones lf 3 0 1 0
  Mays pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0
Dyer c 4 2 2 0
Martinez ss 2 0 1 0
  Fregosi ss 2 0 0 0
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
  Milner ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Philadelphia 200 000 003590
New York 001 001 100381
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Champion   6.0 6 2 2 2 3
  Wilson   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Scarce  W (1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Selma  SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (12-9) 9.0 9 5 5 0 8
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
0
8

  E–Seaver (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1, New York 2.  PB–Bateman (4).  2B–Philadelphia Doyle (9,off Seaver); Hutton (10,off Seaver).  HR–Philadelphia Montanez (10,1st inning off Seaver 0 on, 2 out); Johnson (5,9th inning off Seaver 1 on, 1 out), New York Kranepool (5,6th inning off Champion 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Bowa (11,off Seaver); Champion (5,off Seaver); Seaver (3,off Champion).  HBP–Jones (4,by Scarce).  CS–Hutton 2 (6,2nd base by Seaver/Dyer 2); Jones (4,2nd base by Champion/Bateman).  WP–Wilson (1).  HBP–Scarce (1,Jones).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Bill Williams.
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