San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
August 16, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1978 at Shea Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 2, New York Mets 1

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Richards lf 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 2 0
Gamble rf 4 0 0 0
  Perkins 1b 0 0 0 0
Winfield cf,rf 3 1 2 0
Gonzalez 2b 3 0 0 0
  Turner ph 1 0 0 0
  Baker 2b 0 0 0 0
Thomas 1b,cf 4 1 1 2
Almon 3b 4 0 1 0
Sweet c 2 0 0 0
  Tenace ph 1 0 0 0
  Roberts c 1 0 0 0
Owchinko p 2 0 1 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Ashford ph 1 0 1 0
  Beswick pr 0 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Maddox 3b 4 1 2 0
Foli ss 3 0 1 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
Stearns c 3 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 3 0 1 1
Grieve lf 2 0 0 0
  Boisclair lf 0 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0
Youngblood rf 3 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
Koosman p 3 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 4 1
San Diego 000 000 002290
New York 000 100 000140
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Owchinko   5.1 4 1 1 2 6
  Lee   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto  W (3-3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman   8.1 7 1 1 1 7
  Lockwood  L (7-10) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
8

  E–None.  DP–San Diego 1, New York 1.  2B–San Diego Winfield (20,off Koosman).  HR–San Diego Thomas (2,9th inning off Lockwood 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Stearns (2,by Owchinko).  SB–Almon (12,2nd base off Lockwood/Stearns).  IBB–Owchinko (9,Stearns).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:21.  A–10,263.
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