New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 17, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 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 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 1 3 0
Maddox rf 3 1 1 1
Henderson lf 4 0 2 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Stearns c 4 0 1 0
Youngblood 2b 4 0 1 0
Randle 3b 4 0 2 0
Ferrer ss 3 0 0 0
Bruhert p 3 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 10 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0
Hebner 1b 3 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 1 0
Boone c 3 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 2 0 1 0
Christenson p 1 0 0 0
  McCarver ph 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 4 0
New York 200 000 0002100
Philadelphia 000 000 000041
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Bruhert  W (4-9) 9.0 4 0 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
2
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson  L (11-14) 8.0 10 2 1 0 2
  Reed   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
2
1
0
4

  E–Schmidt (16).  DP–New York 1, Philadelphia 3.  2B–New York Mazzilli (26,off Christenson), Philadelphia Sizemore (12,off Bruhert).  SH–Maddox (2,off Christenson); Christenson (6,off Bruhert).  BK–Christenson 2 (7).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Eric Gregg, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–1:59.  A–35,301.
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