San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
July 8, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

San Diego Padres 1, New York Mets 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Tolan rf 5 0 2 0
Thomas 2b 5 0 1 0
Colbert lf,1b 3 0 0 0
McCovey 1b 1 1 1 0
  Gaspar pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Grubb cf 4 0 1 1
Kendall c 1 0 0 0
Roberts 3b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez ss 3 0 0 0
Freisleben p 2 0 0 0
  Winfield ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 3 0 1 0
Millan 2b 2 0 0 0
Staub rf 3 0 2 1
Jones lf 3 0 0 0
Milner 1b 4 1 1 0
Grote c 3 0 2 0
  Harrelson pr 0 0 0 0
  Dyer c 0 0 0 0
Schneck cf 1 0 0 1
  Hahn ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Martinez ss 4 0 0 0
Parker p 3 1 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 7 2
San Diego 000 100 000161
New York 001 100 00x272
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Freisleben  L (6-4) 6.0 5 2 1 4 5
  Tomlin   1.1 2 0 0 2 1
  Romo   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
2
1
6
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Parker  W (3-7) 8.0 4 1 1 9 4
  Miller  SV (2) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
9
4

  E–Kendall (7), Staub (3), Grote (6).  DP–New York 3.  2B–San Diego McCovey (11,off Parker); Grubb (14,off Parker), New York Staub (16,off Freisleben); Grote (5,off Tomlin).  SH–Millan 2 (11,off Freisleben,off Tomlin).  SF–Schneck (1,off Freisleben).  IBB–Schneck (1,by Freisleben).  SB–Garrett (2,3rd base off Tomlin/Kendall); Staub (1,2nd base off Tomlin/Kendall).  WP–Freisleben 2 (8).  IBB–Freisleben (6,Schneck).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:48.  A–16,791.
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