New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 15, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1977 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 2, Philadelphia Phillies 8

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 4 1 2 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 1
  Pacella p 0 0 0 0
Henderson lf 3 0 1 0
Vail rf 4 0 1 0
Stearns c 3 1 0 0
Rosado 1b 2 0 2 1
  Milner ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Foster 2b 2 0 0 0
  Youngblood 2b 2 0 0 0
Flynn ss 3 0 1 0
  Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0
Swan p 0 0 0 0
  Myrick p 1 0 0 0
  Staiger ph 1 0 0 0
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
  Mangual ph,cf 1 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 2 1 0
Bowa ss 3 1 3 2
Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 4
Luzinski lf 5 0 2 0
  Martin lf 0 0 0 0
Hebner 1b 4 0 0 0
  Hutton 1b 1 0 0 0
Maddox cf 3 1 1 0
Boone c 3 1 0 0
Sizemore 2b 2 1 0 0
Lerch p 3 0 1 1
  Reed p 1 1 0 0
Totals 32 8 9 7
New York 011 000 000272
Philadelphia 120 300 02x891
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (8-9) 1.0 0 3 3 5 0
  Myrick   3.0 6 3 3 0 2
  Baldwin   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Pacella   2.0 2 2 0 2 0
Totals
8.0
9
8
6
7
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch  W (9-5) 7.0 7 2 2 3 4
  Reed  SV (14) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
4

  E–Pacella (1), Flynn (11), Lerch (2).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–New York Rosado (1,off Lerch); Randle (22,off Lerch), Philadelphia Bowa (17,off Baldwin); Maddox (24,off Pacella).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (35,4th inning off Myrick 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Schmidt (9,off Swan); Bowa (6,off Myrick).  SB–McBride 2 (35,2nd base off Swan/Stearns,3rd base off Swan/Stearns); Bowa (32,2nd base off Swan/Stearns); Sizemore (7,3rd base off Pacella/Stearns).  WP–Pacella (1), Lerch (8).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:23.  A–25,314.
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