New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
April 22, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 22, 1979 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 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 1 2 1
Hebner 3b 4 0 1 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Youngblood rf 3 1 1 1
Stearns c 3 1 1 0
Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0
  Flores ph 1 1 1 1
  Chapman 2b 1 0 0 0
Falcone p 2 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 3
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Cardenal rf,lf 3 0 0 0
Bowa ss 4 1 2 0
Rose 1b 4 0 3 1
Luzinski lf 3 0 1 0
  Schmidt pr,3b 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Boone 3b 3 1 1 0
  Unser ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Rader ph 1 0 0 0
Maddox cf 2 0 1 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 2 0
McCarver c 2 0 0 1
Carlton p 2 0 0 0
  McBride rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 10 2
New York 000 000 040470
Philadelphia 010 000 1002103
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone   6.1 7 2 2 6 0
  Murray   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Orosco  W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Lockwood  SV (2) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
8
1
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (2-2) 7.1 5 3 3 1 3
  Reed   1.2 2 1 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
3
2
3

  E–Schmidt (2), Boone (2), Unser (1).  DP–New York 3, Philadelphia 1.  2B–New York Stearns (2,off Carlton).  3B–New York Taveras (1,off Carlton), Philadelphia Bowa (1,off Falcone).  HR–New York Youngblood (1,8th inning off Carlton 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Orosco (1,off Carlton); McCarver (1,off Orosco).  IBB–Stearns (2,by Reed).  SF–McCarver (2,off Falcone); Rose (1,off Falcone).  HBP–McBride (2,by Orosco).  SB–Henderson (4,2nd base off Reed/McCarver).  CS–Youngblood (1,2nd base by Carlton/McCarver); Maddox (1,2nd base by Falcone/Stearns); Schmidt (1,2nd base by Orosco/Stearns).  HBP–Orosco (1,McBride).  IBB–Reed (2,Stearns).  U-HP–Bob Nelson, 1B–Joe Myers, 2B–Tom Telford, 3B–Greg Mills.  T–2:36.  A–35,020.
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