San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
July 9, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 9, 1974 at Shea Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 5, New York Mets 4

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Tolan rf 4 0 0 0
Thomas 2b 4 0 1 0
Winfield cf 4 0 1 0
  Grubb cf 0 0 0 0
Colbert 1b 4 2 2 0
Gaston lf 4 1 1 0
Kendall c 4 1 2 3
Roberts 3b 4 1 2 2
Hernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Spillner p 3 0 0 0
  Hardy p 1 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 9 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 1 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 1 3 1
Milner 1b 4 1 2 0
Hodges c 4 1 1 3
Schneck cf 3 0 1 0
  Hahn ph 0 0 0 0
Martinez ss 3 0 1 0
Matlack p 2 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 1 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
San Diego 020 003 000590
New York 100 000 0034100
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Spillner  W (5-3) 7.1 7 1 1 2 4
  Hardy   1.0 3 3 3 0 0
  Tomlin   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Romo  SV (9) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (7-6) 8.0 9 5 5 0 6
  McGraw   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
0
8

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 4.  2B–San Diego Kendall (11,off Matlack), New York Jones (14,off Spillner); Milner (9,off Hardy).  HR–San Diego Roberts (4,6th inning off Matlack 1 on, 2 out), New York Hodges (3,9th inning off Hardy 2 on, 1 out).  SB–Roberts (1,2nd base off Matlack/Hodges); Colbert (8,2nd base off Matlack/Hodges).  WP–Spillner 2 (3).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:34.  A–19,264.
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