New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 16, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1978 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 1, Philadelphia Phillies 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Flores lf 5 0 1 0
Maddox 3b,1b 5 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 2 0
Montanez 1b 3 0 0 0
  Grieve 1b 1 0 1 0
  Randle pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Stearns c 2 1 1 1
Norman rf 4 0 0 0
Youngblood 2b 4 0 0 0
Ferrer ss 4 0 1 0
Swan p 3 0 1 0
  Foli ph 1 0 0 0
  Bernard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 7 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 1 1 1
Hebner 1b 3 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 1
McCarver c 3 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 3 0 1 0
Carlton p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 4 2
New York 000 010 000 0172
Philadelphia 010 000 000 1240
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan   9.0 3 1 1 1 5
  Bernard  L (1-2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.1
4
2
2
1
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  W (15-12) 10.0 7 1 1 2 9
Totals
10.0
7
1
1
2
9

  E–Maddox (9), Swan (2).  HR–New York Stearns (15,5th inning off Carlton 0 on, 0 out), Philadelphia Luzinski (31,2nd inning off Swan 0 on, 0 out); Schmidt (20,10th inning off Bernard 0 on, 1 out).  CS–Stearns (11,2nd base by Carlton/McCarver); Hebner (7,2nd base by Swan/Stearns).  BK–Carlton (6).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:09.  A–44,307.
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