New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 2, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 1978 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 6, Philadelphia Phillies 8

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 1 1 2
Foli ss 5 0 3 1
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Grieve ph 1 0 1 0
Stearns c 4 1 0 0
Montanez 1b 5 0 1 0
Youngblood rf,lf 5 1 1 0
Maddox 3b,rf 4 1 1 1
Flynn 2b 2 0 1 0
  Bruhert p 0 0 0 0
  Randle ph,3b 2 1 1 1
Koosman p 1 0 0 0
  Valentine ph,2b 2 1 1 0
Totals 39 6 12 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 5 1 2 4
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 2 2 1
Luzinski lf 3 1 1 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Cardenal 1b 4 1 1 0
Boone c 3 1 1 1
Martin rf,lf 3 1 2 1
Sizemore 2b 3 1 1 0
  Harrelson pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Lerch p 2 0 0 1
  McBride rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 11 8
New York 000 000 1506120
Philadelphia 051 110 00x8113
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (3-12) 4.0 5 7 7 3 1
  Bruhert   2.0 4 1 1 0 0
  Murray   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
3
2
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch  W (6-6) 7.0 6 1 1 3 5
  Reed   1.0 3 5 2 0 2
  McGraw  SV (9) 1.0 3 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
3
3
7

  E–Cardenal (4), Boone (5), Lerch (2).  DP–Philadelphia 2.  2B–New York Valentine (4,off Lerch); Foli (16,off Lerch); Maddox (13,off Reed); Grieve (3,off McGraw), Philadelphia Martin (11,off Koosman).  3B–New York Randle (7,off Reed), Philadelphia Luzinski (2,off Murray).  HR–New York Mazzilli (12,8th inning off Reed 1 on, 2 out), Philadelphia Maddox (9,2nd inning off Koosman 2 on, 2 out); Schmidt (14,3rd inning off Koosman 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Stearns (4,by Reed).  SF–Martin (2,off Koosman); Lerch (1,off Koosman).  IBB–Sizemore (6,by Koosman).  SB–Stearns 2 (17,2nd base off Reed/Boone,3rd base off Reed/Boone).  CS–Harrelson (1,2nd base by Murray/Stearns).  HBP–Reed (3,Stearns).  IBB–Koosman (8,Sizemore).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–(none), 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:16.  A–32,382.
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