New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
October 2, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 2, 1976 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, Philadelphia Phillies 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 1 0 0
Milner lf 4 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 2
Kingman rf 4 2 1 0
Stearns c 4 0 1 0
Staiger 3b 4 0 2 2
Harrelson ss 3 0 1 0
Matlack p 3 0 0 0
  Vail ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 7 4
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cash 2b 4 1 4 1
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Bosetti cf 4 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 1
Brown rf 4 0 2 2
Boone c 3 1 1 0
Martin lf 4 1 1 2
Tolan 1b 4 2 1 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Lonborg p 2 0 0 1
  Harmon ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 12 7
New York 301 000 000471
Philadelphia 022 011 01x7121
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (17-10) 8.0 12 7 6 3 9
Totals
8.0
12
7
6
3
9
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg  W (18-10) 8.0 6 4 1 2 6
  McGraw  SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
1
2
6

  E–Harrelson (20), Cash (9).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  PB–Boone (5).  2B–New York Milner (25,off Lonborg); Kingman (14,off Lonborg), Philadelphia Schmidt (31,off Matlack); Brown (10,off Matlack); Bosetti (1,off Matlack).  3B–New York Harrelson (4,off McGraw).  HR–Philadelphia Martin (2,2nd inning off Matlack 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Bosetti (1,off Matlack); Lonborg (6,off Matlack).  IBB–Schmidt (8,by Matlack); Boone (14,by Matlack).  SB–Tolan (10,2nd base off Matlack/Stearns).  CS–Schmidt (9,3rd base by Matlack/Stearns); Cash (12,2nd base by Matlack/Stearns).  WP–Matlack (13).  IBB–Matlack 2 (5,Schmidt,Boone).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:31.  A–47,095.
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