Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
July 2, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1974 at Shea 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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Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Mets 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 2 1 0
Unser cf 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 2 0 1 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 1 2
Brown rf 4 0 0 0
Robinson lf 3 0 0 0
Boone c 3 0 1 0
Ruthven p 2 0 0 0
  Hutton ph 1 0 1 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
  Watt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 4 1 1 0
Millan 2b 4 1 2 0
Staub rf 2 1 1 0
Jones lf 4 1 1 3
Milner 1b 3 0 1 1
Hahn cf 4 0 0 0
Dyer c 3 0 0 0
Martinez ss 3 0 0 0
Seaver p 3 0 0 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4
Philadelphia 100 000 001262
New York 201 000 01x461
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  L (2-7) 7.0 3 3 2 3 7
  Richert   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Watt   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
6
4
3
3
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (5-6) 7.1 3 1 0 2 3
  Aker  SV (1) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
1
2
4

  E–Cash (11), Bowa (8), Garrett (11).  DP–Philadelphia 2, New York 2.  HR–New York Jones (7,1st inning off Ruthven 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Bowa (21,2nd base off Seaver/Dyer); Schmidt (11,2nd base off Seaver/Dyer).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:20.  A–20,724.
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