Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
September 8, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1977 at Shea 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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Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 3 1 1 1
  Foote c 1 0 0 0
Bowa ss 5 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 2 1 1
Luzinski lf 5 1 2 1
Johnstone 1b,rf 5 2 2 2
Maddox cf 5 1 1 1
Boone c 1 0 1 0
  Hutton 1b 1 0 1 1
Sizemore 2b 5 0 3 1
Kaat p 2 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Hebner ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 3 1 0 0
Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
  Foster 2b 0 0 0 0
Vail rf 3 1 1 1
Stearns c 4 0 0 0
Rosado 1b 4 0 0 0
Youngblood 2b,lf 3 0 1 0
Flynn ss 3 0 1 1
Espinosa p 2 0 1 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Philadelphia 000 003 4018131
New York 000 110 000241
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat   4.1 4 2 2 4 3
  Garber  W (8-6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  McGraw  SV (8) 4.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
5
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa  L (7-12) 6.0 5 3 3 5 1
  Apodaca   0.2 4 4 4 1 0
  Baldwin   2.1 4 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
7
2

  E–Schmidt (18), Vail (6).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Philadelphia Sizemore (18,off Espinosa).  HR–Philadelphia McBride (15,7th inning off Apodaca 0 on, 0 out); Schmidt (34,7th inning off Apodaca 0 on, 1 out); Johnstone (13,7th inning off Apodaca 1 on, 1 out).  HBP–McBride (2,by Baldwin).  SB–Boone (5,2nd base off Espinosa/Stearns); Maddox (20,2nd base off Espinosa/Stearns).  WP–Baldwin (2).  HBP–Baldwin (5,McBride).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Art Williams, 2B–Paul Runge, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:45.  A–3,186.
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