Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
April 15, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 1979 at Shea 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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Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Mets 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 5 0 1 0
Bowa ss 3 0 0 0
Rose 1b 4 0 0 1
Luzinski lf 3 1 1 0
  Gross lf 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 3 1 2 1
Boone c 4 0 1 1
Ruthven p 3 1 1 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0
Chapman 2b 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 1 0 0 0
  Boisclair rf 3 0 1 0
Stearns c 4 1 1 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0
Henderson lf 4 1 3 1
Youngblood rf,3b 3 0 1 0
Flynn ss 4 0 1 1
Swan p 1 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Flores ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
Philadelphia 000 111 000371
New York 020 000 000283
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  W (2-0) 7.2 7 2 2 2 5
  McGraw  SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (1-1) 7.0 6 3 2 3 5
  Murray   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
3
5

  E–Boone (1), Mazzilli (1), Chapman (1), Youngblood (1).  DP–New York 1.  SH–Bowa (1,off Swan); McGraw (1,off Murray); Youngblood (1,off McGraw).  SB–Stearns (2,2nd base off Ruthven/Boone); Henderson (3,2nd base off Ruthven/Boone).  U-HP–Dave Pallone, 1B–Jerry Loeber, 2B–Merrill Hadry, 3B–Phil Lospitalier.  T–2:35.
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