Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
August 2, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 2, 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 7, New York Mets 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 2 2 0
Rose 1b 5 1 2 0
  Unser 1b 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0
  Harrelson pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 2 2 3
  Anderson lf 1 0 1 0
Boone c 5 1 3 1
Maddox cf 4 1 1 2
Trillo 2b 4 0 1 1
Bowa ss 2 0 0 0
Lerch p 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 2 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 12 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Youngblood lf 5 2 3 2
Taveras ss 5 1 2 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 2 1
Hebner 3b 3 0 1 0
Stearns c 2 0 0 1
Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0
Norman rf 4 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
  Glynn p 0 0 0 0
  Trevino ph 1 1 1 0
Hassler p 2 0 0 0
  Ferrer 2b 1 0 0 0
  Flores ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Philadelphia 400 020 1007120
New York 101 000 0024101
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch   2.1 6 2 2 0 2
  Reed  W (8-6) 5.2 2 0 0 2 1
  McGraw   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
2
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hassler  L (3-3) 6.0 8 6 6 3 5
  Glynn   3.0 4 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
7
7
4
6

  E–Hebner (15).  DP–Philadelphia 1, New York 1.  PB–Stearns (6).  2B–Philadelphia McBride (14,off Hassler); Maddox (21,off Hassler), New York Youngblood (23,off Lerch); Mazzilli (25,off Lerch); Montanez (15,off Lerch).  HR–Philadelphia Luzinski (14,5th inning off Hassler 1 on, 2 out), New York Youngblood (14,9th inning off McGraw 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Reed (2,off Hassler).  IBB–Bowa (1,by Hassler).  SF–Stearns (5,off Reed).  SB–Rose (13,3rd base off Glynn/Stearns).  CS–McBride (9,2nd base by Hassler/Stearns).  IBB–Hassler (6,Bowa).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Steve Fields, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:20.
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