San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
May 4, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 4, 1974 at Shea 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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San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 6

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b 4 0 1 0
Hernandez ss 4 1 1 1
Colbert lf 4 1 2 2
McCovey 1b 3 0 0 0
Winfield cf 4 0 0 0
Gaston rf 4 0 0 0
Kendall c 4 0 0 0
Roberts 3b 3 0 1 0
Jones p 3 1 1 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 3 1 1 0
Millan 2b 4 1 0 0
Staub rf 4 1 1 3
Jones lf 4 1 1 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Milner 1b 3 2 2 2
Grote c 2 0 1 0
Garrett 3b 4 0 1 1
Hahn cf 3 0 0 0
Matlack p 2 0 0 0
  Theodore ph 1 0 0 0
  Schneck lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
San Diego 000 102 000361
New York 000 100 50x680
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (2-5) 6.2 7 6 6 6 1
  Romo   1.1 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
7
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  W (3-1) 7.0 5 3 3 1 9
  McGraw   2.0 1 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
1
13

  E–Roberts (5).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Jones (1,off Matlack), New York Milner (4,off Jones).  3B–San Diego Thomas (2,off McGraw).  HR–San Diego Colbert (2,4th inning off Matlack 0 on, 2 out), New York Staub (3,7th inning off Jones 2 on, 2 out); Milner (3,7th inning off Jones 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Hernandez (10,2nd base off Matlack/Grote); Colbert (2,2nd base off Matlack/Grote); Schneck (2,2nd base off Romo/Kendall).  CS–Milner (1,2nd base by Jones/Kendall).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:18.  A–46,195.
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