New York Mets vs San Diego Padres
June 3, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1973 at San Diego Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 9, San Diego Padres 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 2 2 0 1
Millan 2b 4 1 1 0
Theodore lf 4 2 1 1
  Kranepool pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Staub rf 5 1 3 1
Milner 1b 4 0 1 2
Martinez cf 3 1 1 0
  Gosger ph,cf 2 0 1 2
May c 1 0 0 0
  Moore pr 0 1 0 0
  Dyer c 3 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 5 0 2 1
Seaver p 3 0 1 0
Totals 36 9 12 8
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Grubb cf 4 0 0 0
Lee lf 4 1 1 1
Gaston rf 3 0 1 0
Kendall c 4 0 2 1
Murrell 1b 4 0 0 0
Roberts 3b 4 0 1 0
Morales R. 2b 4 0 0 0
Caldwell p 1 0 1 0
  Troedson p 0 0 0 0
  Morales J. ph 0 1 0 0
  Arlin p 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
  Ross p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
New York 201 101 2029120
San Diego 000 002 000261
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (7-3) 9.0 6 2 2 2 7
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
7
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Caldwell  L (3-7) 3.1 5 4 3 3 3
  Troedson   2.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Arlin   0.1 2 2 2 2 0
  Romo   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Ross   2.0 3 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
9
8
5
4

  E–Roberts (4).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–New York Staub 2 (10,off Caldwell,off Ross); Harrelson (4,off Caldwell).  SH–Millan (5,off Caldwell).  SF–Garrett (1,off Troedson).  HBP–Theodore (1,by Ross).  SB–Martinez (1,2nd base off Troedson/Kendall).  WP–Ross (3).  HBP–Ross (1,Theodore).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Chris Pelekoudas.  T–2:31.  A–9,665.
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