New York Mets vs San Diego Padres
August 24, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 1978 at San Diego Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, San Diego Padres 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Maddox cf 3 1 1 0
Foli ss 4 1 1 0
Henderson lf 4 1 1 1
Montanez 1b 4 2 2 0
Stearns c 3 1 1 2
Youngblood rf 3 0 1 2
Valentine 3b 2 0 0 1
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
Bruhert p 3 0 0 0
  Kobel p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 6 7 6
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
Thomas 3b 3 1 1 0
Turner lf,rf 4 0 1 0
Winfield cf 4 0 0 1
Gamble rf 4 0 1 0
  Shirley p 0 0 0 0
Tenace 1b 4 1 1 1
Gonzalez 2b 4 0 2 0
Sweet c 3 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0
Owchinko p 1 0 0 0
  D'Acquisto p 1 0 0 0
  Richards ph,lf 0 1 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 2
New York 103 020 000671
San Diego 000 010 020360
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Bruhert  W (3-6) 7.1 5 3 2 2 6
  Kobel   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
2
6
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Owchinko  L (8-10) 4.1 7 6 6 4 3
  D'Acquisto   3.2 0 0 0 1 3
  Shirley   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
5
8

  E–Flynn (11).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–New York Stearns (21,off Owchinko); Montanez (24,off Owchinko); Youngblood (11,off Owchinko).  HR–San Diego Tenace (15,5th inning off Bruhert 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Foli (10,off Owchinko).  IBB–Stearns (3,by Owchinko).  IBB–Owchinko (10,Stearns).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:22.  A–17,613.
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