New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 15, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 1978 at Veteran's Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Flores cf 5 2 2 0
Maddox 3b 5 0 3 1
Henderson lf 5 0 0 0
  Boisclair lf 0 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 5 1 1 0
Stearns c 5 0 4 1
Norman rf 4 2 2 3
Youngblood 2b 5 0 1 0
Ferrer ss 4 0 1 0
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  Murray p 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 14 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 3 1 0 0
Bowa ss 4 1 1 0
Maddox cf 5 1 3 1
Luzinski lf 5 0 1 2
Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0
Boone 1b,c 4 1 2 0
Foote c 3 0 0 0
  Hebner ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Sizemore 2b 2 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 1 0 0 0
  Harrelson 2b 0 0 0 0
Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Morrison ph 1 0 0 0
  Eastwick p 0 0 0 0
  Mackanin ph 1 0 0 0
  Brusstar p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 8 3
New York 111 100 000 15141
Philadelphia 100 000 021 0482
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman   7.1 5 3 3 3 6
  Murray  W (9-5) 2.2 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
10.0
8
4
4
3
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Kaat   2.2 7 3 3 0 2
  Pina   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Eastwick   2.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Brusstar   3.0 1 0 0 0 0
  McGraw  L (8-6) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3
Totals
10.0
14
5
5
0
6

  E–Maddox (8), Boone 2 (8).  DP–New York 2, Philadelphia 2.  2B–New York Maddox (18,off Kaat), Philadelphia Luzinski (29,off Koosman); Maddox (31,off Koosman).  HR–New York Norman 2 (4,2nd inning off Kaat 0 on, 0 out,4th inning off Eastwick 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Koosman (5,off Eastwick).  SF–Norman (1,off McGraw).  HBP–McBride (5,by Koosman).  CS–Stearns 2 (10,2nd base by Kaat/Foote,Home by Brusstar/Foote); Sizemore (1,2nd base by Koosman/Stearns).  WP–Kaat (5).  BK–Brusstar (1).  HBP–Koosman (8,McBride).  U-HP–John Kibler, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:35.  A–29,257.
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