San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
July 31, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 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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San Diego Padres 9, New York Mets 10

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards 1b,lf 5 0 3 2
Almon ss 5 0 1 1
Turner lf 4 0 0 0
  Spillner p 0 0 0 0
  Kingman ph 1 0 1 1
  Sawyer p 0 0 0 0
Winfield rf 5 1 2 0
Hendrick cf 4 1 3 0
Scanlon 2b 5 1 2 2
Tenace c 4 2 1 0
Ashford 3b 4 1 1 2
Wehrmeister p 1 1 1 0
  Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Ivie ph,1b 1 2 1 1
Totals 40 9 16 9
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 5 2 2 1
Millan 2b 3 2 1 1
Henderson lf 4 3 2 3
Milner 1b 4 1 2 2
Vail rf 5 0 0 0
Stearns c 4 0 3 1
Mazzilli cf 3 1 1 0
Flynn ss 4 1 2 0
Swan p 2 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 1 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 10 13 8
San Diego 011 005 0209166
New York 203 400 10x10131
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Wehrmeister  L (1-3) 2.1 4 5 2 3 0
  Jones   2.2 5 4 2 1 1
  Spillner   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Sawyer   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
13
10
5
5
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  W (7-6) 5.2 10 6 6 1 3
  Baldwin   0.2 3 1 1 1 1
  Apodaca   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Lockwood  SV (17) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
9
9
3
4

  E–Almon (25), Ashford 2 (6), Wehrmeister 2 (2), Jones (1), Mazzilli (3).  DP–San Diego 1, New York 2.  PB–Tenace (10).  2B–San Diego Winfield (18,off Swan); Wehrmeister (1,off Swan); Hendrick (16,off Swan); Ashford (5,off Swan).  HR–New York Henderson (6,1st inning off Wehrmeister 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Swan (5,off Jones).  IBB–Henderson (1,by Jones).  CS–Richards (5,2nd base by Swan/Stearns); Vail (6,2nd base by Wehrmeister/Tenace).  IBB–Jones (5,Henderson).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:50.  A–13,386.
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