New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 6, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 6, 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 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 3 0
Maddox rf,3b 5 1 1 0
Mazzilli cf 4 1 2 0
Hebner 3b 1 0 1 1
  Ferrer pr,3b 0 1 0 0
  Stearns ph 1 0 0 0
  Flores rf 0 0 0 0
Youngblood lf 4 0 2 1
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 1
Hodges c 3 1 1 0
Flynn 2b 4 1 1 2
Hausman p 2 0 0 0
  Glynn p 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 1 0 0 0
  Hassler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 12 5
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
McBride rf 4 1 0 0
Trillo 2b 4 1 2 1
Rose 1b 3 0 1 1
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0
Luzinski lf 4 0 0 0
Boone c 4 0 0 0
Maddox cf 4 1 3 1
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Espinosa p 2 0 0 0
  Mackanin ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
New York 000 001 2205120
Philadelphia 100 000 011370
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hausman   5.0 3 1 1 0 3
  Glynn  W (1-2) 2.0 2 1 1 2 0
  Allen   1.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Hassler  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa  L (13-11) 7.0 8 3 3 3 1
  McGraw   0.2 3 2 2 0 0
  Reed   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
4
2

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–New York Hebner (18,off Espinosa); Taveras (27,off Espinosa); Youngblood (34,off McGraw), Philadelphia Trillo 2 (17,off Hausman,off Glynn); Maddox (26,off Hausman).  3B–New York Taveras (8,off Reed).  HR–New York Flynn (4,7th inning off Espinosa 1 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Maddox (13,9th inning off Allen 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Hebner (8,off Espinosa).  HBP–Hebner (7,by McGraw); Rose (2,by Hausman).  IBB–Mazzilli (5,by Reed).  WP–Hausman (1).  HBP–Hausman (4,Rose); McGraw (2,Hebner).  IBB–Reed (9,Mazzilli).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:35.
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