San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
July 30, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1977 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 8, New York Mets 6

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf,cf 4 1 3 0
Almon ss 4 2 2 1
Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0
  Ivie 1b 0 0 0 0
Winfield rf 3 2 2 0
  Turner lf 0 0 0 0
Hendrick cf,rf 5 2 3 5
Scanlon 2b 2 0 0 0
  Rettenmund ph 1 1 1 0
  Champion 2b 2 0 0 0
Roberts c 5 0 3 2
Ashford 3b 4 0 1 0
Freisleben p 3 0 1 0
  Griffin p 1 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 16 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 5 0 1 2
Millan 2b 4 1 1 0
Henderson lf 4 1 2 0
Milner 1b 2 2 1 1
Vail rf 4 0 1 2
Stearns c 3 1 1 1
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Flynn ss 4 0 0 0
Espinosa p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  Myrick p 0 0 0 0
  Valentine ph 1 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph 1 1 1 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 8 6
San Diego 301 013 0008163
New York 000 201 210680
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Freisleben  W (4-5) 5.1 5 3 2 1 0
  Griffin   1.1 2 2 2 1 1
  Fingers  SV (22) 2.1 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
5
3
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa  L (5-8) 3.0 8 4 4 1 3
  Myrick   2.0 3 1 1 3 0
  Baldwin   2.0 4 3 3 1 0
  Apodaca   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
16
8
8
5
4

  E–Almon (24), Hendrick (5), Scanlon (1).  DP–San Diego 1, New York 2.  2B–San Diego Hendrick 2 (15,off Espinosa 2); Roberts 2 (9,off Espinosa,off Myrick); Rettenmund (6,off Myrick); Freisleben (1,off Myrick), New York Vail (9,off Freisleben); Stearns (20,off Fingers).  3B–San Diego Richards (6,off Espinosa), New York Randle (4,off Griffin).  HR–San Diego Hendrick (13,6th inning off Baldwin 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Kingman (2,off Myrick).  IBB–Ashford (1,by Espinosa); Winfield 2 (9,by Myrick,by Baldwin).  SB–Almon (11,2nd base off Baldwin/Stearns).  WP–Freisleben (3), Myrick (2).  IBB–Espinosa (5,Ashford); Myrick (2,Winfield); Baldwin (4,Winfield).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Ed Vargo, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:50.  A–20,407.
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