New York Mets vs San Diego Padres
August 25, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 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 2, San Diego Padres 1

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Maddox rf,cf 4 0 1 0
Valentine 2b 3 0 1 0
  Foli ss 0 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 3 0 1 0
  Youngblood rf 0 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 3 0 0 0
Stearns c 3 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 1 1 0
Randle 3b 4 1 2 1
Flynn ss,2b 4 0 1 0
Swan p 3 0 0 1
Totals 31 2 7 2
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 3 0 0 0
Thomas 3b 3 0 0 0
Turner lf 4 0 1 0
Winfield cf 4 1 2 1
Gamble rf 3 0 0 0
Tenace c 2 0 0 0
Perkins 1b 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 3 0 1 0
  Almon pr,2b 1 0 0 0
Perry p 2 0 1 0
  Richards ph 1 0 0 0
  Lee p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 5 1
New York 020 000 000270
San Diego 000 000 010150
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  W (7-5) 9.0 5 1 1 4 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
4
3
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  L (15-6) 7.0 6 2 2 1 4
  Lee   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
5

  E–None.  DP–New York 2, San Diego 1.  2B–New York Mazzilli (22,off Perry); Flynn (10,off Perry).  3B–New York S Henderson (8,off Perry).  HR–San Diego Winfield (20,8th inning off Swan 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Valentine (5,off Lee).  HBP–Stearns (7,by Perry); Gamble (6,by Swan).  IBB–Montanez (16,by Lee).  SB–Valentine (1,2nd base off Perry/Tenace); Mazzilli (13,2nd base off Perry/Tenace).  HBP–Swan (2,Gamble); Perry (1,Stearns).  IBB–Lee (8,Montanez).  U-HP–Dave Melton, 1B–Roger Dierking, 2B–Shan Deniston, 3B–Larry Edwards.  T–2:27.  A–19,459.
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