San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
May 3, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1980 at Shea Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Diego Padres 2, New York Mets 1

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Smith ss 4 0 1 1
Cash 2b 4 0 0 0
Richards lf 4 1 2 0
Winfield rf 2 0 1 0
  Joshua rf 0 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Mumphrey cf 3 0 0 1
Tenace c,1b 2 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 1 1 0
Lucas p 2 0 0 0
  Fahey c 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 5 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Maddox 3b 4 0 0 0
Youngblood rf 4 1 2 1
Stearns 1b 4 0 0 0
Morales cf 4 0 0 0
Norman lf 3 0 1 0
Trevino c 2 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
Swan p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez ph 0 0 0 0
  Hausman p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 4 1
San Diego 001 100 000250
New York 000 000 001141
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Lucas  W (2-0) 8.1 4 1 1 2 4
  Fingers  SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
2
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (1-2) 6.0 5 2 1 2 3
  Hausman   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Allen   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
5
2
1
3
6

  E–Swan (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–San Diego Smith (4,off Swan); Richards (2,off Swan).  HR–New York Youngblood (2,9th inning off Lucas 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Lucas (2,off Swan); Swan (1,off Lucas).  IBB–Tenace (2,by Swan).  CS–Winfield 2 (3,Home by Swan/Trevino,2nd base by Allen/Trevino); Youngblood (1,2nd base by Lucas/Tenace).  IBB–Swan (1,Tenace).  U-HP–Eric Gregg, 1B–Lanny Harris, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–2:15.  A–9,462.
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