Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
July 4, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1978 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 3, New York Mets 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 3 0 0 0
Bowa ss 3 0 1 0
Maddox cf 4 1 2 1
Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 2 0 0 0
McCarver 1b 4 0 0 0
  Sizemore 2b 0 0 0 0
Boone c 4 0 1 0
  Lerch pr 0 1 0 0
  Foote c 0 0 0 0
Harrelson 2b 3 0 0 0
  Cardenal ph,1b 1 1 1 2
Lonborg p 2 0 0 0
  Martin ph 1 0 0 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 5 0 1 0
Youngblood 2b 5 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 3 2 2 1
Montanez 1b 4 0 2 0
Henderson lf 3 0 0 1
Boisclair rf 4 0 3 0
Hodges c 3 0 0 0
Flynn ss 3 0 1 0
Swan p 3 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 1 0
  Maddox pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
Philadelphia 000 000 012351
New York 101 000 0002101
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg   6.0 7 2 2 2 3
  Eastwick  W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Reed  SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
3
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (1-5) 9.0 5 3 3 4 13
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
4
13

  E–McCarver (1), Swan (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–Philadelphia Boone (8,off Swan).  HR–Philadelphia Maddox (7,8th inning off Swan 0 on, 2 out); Cardenal (3,9th inning off Swan 1 on, 2 out), New York Mazzilli (8,1st inning off Lonborg 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Flynn (4,off Lonborg).  SB–Maddox (21,2nd base off Swan/Hodges).  CS–S Henderson (5,2nd base by Lonborg/Boone).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:32.  A–10,410.
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