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 6, New York Mets 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 5 0 1 1
Bowa ss 3 2 1 0
Rose 1b 4 1 2 0
  Gross lf 0 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 2 0 2 2
  Unser pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 3
  Mackanin 3b 0 0 0 0
Maddox cf 3 0 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 1 1 0
Boone c 4 0 0 0
Espinosa p 3 0 0 0
  Reed p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 1 3 3
Chapman 2b 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 1 0
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Montanez 1b 2 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Youngblood rf 4 0 0 0
Hodges c 4 0 1 0
Flynn ss 3 1 0 0
Allen p 1 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0
  Twitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Bernard p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph,1b 1 1 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 3
Philadelphia 100 110 030681
New York 000 000 030360
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa  W (1-0) 7.2 6 3 3 4 5
  Reed  SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
3
3
4
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Allen  L (0-1) 6.0 7 3 3 1 1
  Twitchell   1.2 1 3 3 3 2
  Bernard   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Lockwood   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
4
4

  E–Bowa (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2, New York 1.  2B–Philadelphia Rose (3,off Allen); Trillo (2,off Allen); Luzinski (2,off Allen), New York Mazzilli (3,off Espinosa).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (3,8th inning off Twitchell 2 on, 2 out), New York Mazzilli (2,8th inning off Espinosa 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Luzinski (1,off Allen).  SB–Rose (1,2nd base off Allen/Hodges); Bowa (2,2nd base off Twitchell/Hodges).  CS–McBride (1,2nd base by Allen/Hodges).  WP–Reed (1).  U-HP–Phil Lospitalier, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Jerry Loeber, 3B–Merrill Hadry.  T–2:33.  A–18,401.
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