San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
August 15, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 1978 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Diego Padres 1, New York Mets 3

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 4 1 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
Perkins 1b 3 0 1 1
Winfield cf 4 0 1 0
Gamble rf 3 0 1 0
Gonzalez 2b 3 0 0 0
  Turner ph 0 0 0 0
Sweet c 4 0 0 0
Almon 3b 3 0 1 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
Jones p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Maddox 3b,rf 3 1 0 1
Valentine 2b 3 0 0 0
  Foli ss 0 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 1 2 1
  Randle 3b 0 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0
Stearns c 3 0 2 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 1
Youngblood rf,lf 4 1 1 0
Flynn ss,2b 3 0 1 0
Swan p 2 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 8 3
San Diego 000 001 000151
New York 000 010 02x382
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (10-11) 8.0 8 3 3 2 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
2
0
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  W (6-5) 8.1 5 1 0 2 2
  Lockwood  SV (14) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
1
0
2
2

  E–Gonzalez (5), Maddox (7), Stearns (9).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–San Diego Perkins (7,off Swan), New York S Henderson (23,off Jones).  SF–Perkins (1,off Swan).  IBB–Gamble (11,by Swan); Stearns (1,by Jones).  SH–Swan (7,off Jones); Valentine (3,off Jones).  SB–Richards (33,2nd base off Swan/Stearns); Winfield (18,2nd base off Swan/Stearns).  IBB–Jones (16,Stearns); Swan (8,Gamble).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:02.  A–9,956.
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