San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
July 29, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1977 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 4

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 4 0 0 0
Almon ss 3 1 0 0
Kingman 1b 4 0 1 0
Winfield rf 3 0 1 1
Hendrick cf 3 0 1 0
Sutherland 2b 3 0 0 0
  Champion 2b 0 0 0 0
Roberts c 2 0 0 0
  Tenace ph,c 1 0 0 0
Ashford 3b 3 0 0 0
Shirley p 2 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
  Scanlon ph 1 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Sawyer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 3 1 0 0
Millan 2b 3 0 2 2
Henderson lf 4 0 1 1
Stearns c 4 0 0 0
Milner 1b 4 0 0 0
Vail rf 4 1 3 0
Mazzilli cf 4 1 2 0
Flynn ss 3 1 1 0
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
  Valentine ph 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 1 1
  Harrelson pr 0 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
San Diego 000 100 000131
New York 000 000 31x4100
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Shirley  L (6-12) 6.2 6 3 3 3 5
  Spillner   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Sawyer   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
4
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (8-11) 7.0 2 1 1 2 8
  Apodaca   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Lockwood  SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
2
13

  E–Shirley (3).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Kingman (13,off Lockwood), New York Mazzilli (12,off Tomlin).  IBB–Flynn (2,by Tomlin).  SB–Almon (10,2nd base off Koosman/Stearns); Randle (19,2nd base off Shirley/Roberts).  WP–Shirley (3), Lockwood (1).  IBB–Tomlin (10,Flynn).  U-HP–Harry Wendelstedt, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:22.  A–13,431.
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