New York Mets vs San Diego Padres
July 20, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 20, 1979 at San Diego Stadium. The San Diego Padres 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, San Diego Padres 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Youngblood rf 4 1 1 0
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 0 2 1
Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 3 0 0 0
Stearns c 3 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0
Swan p 2 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
Briggs 1b 4 1 1 0
Turner lf 4 1 1 1
Winfield rf 3 0 1 1
Tenace c 2 0 0 0
Johnstone cf 2 0 1 0
Bevacqua 3b 3 0 0 0
Gonzalez 2b 2 0 0 0
  Richards ph 1 0 0 0
  Almon 2b 0 0 0 0
Perry p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 4 2
New York 000 100 000140
San Diego 000 000 101241
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (8-9) 8.1 4 2 2 2 1
Totals
8.1
4
2
2
2
1
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Perry  W (10-6) 9.0 4 1 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
7

  E–Turner (8).  DP–New York 1, San Diego 1.  2B–New York Flynn (10,off Perry).  3B–New York Youngblood (4,off Perry); Henderson (8,off Perry), San Diego Briggs (2,off Swan).  HR–San Diego Turner (8,9th inning off Swan 0 on, 1 out).  IBB–Johnstone (1,by Swan).  SB–Winfield (6,2nd base off Swan/Stearns).  IBB–Swan (8,Johnstone).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Fred Brocklander, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:08.  A–16,381.
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