Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
May 27, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 27, 1981 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 1, New York Mets 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 4 1 1 0
Rose 1b 4 0 1 1
Schmidt 3b 4 0 0 0
Unser cf 4 0 0 0
Matthews lf 4 0 2 0
Moreland c 4 0 2 0
Bowa ss 4 0 0 0
Aviles 2b 3 0 0 0
Christenson p 2 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 1 0
Bailor ss 4 0 1 0
Youngblood rf 4 0 1 1
Kingman 1b 3 1 1 1
  Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0
Mazzilli lf 2 0 0 0
Stearns c 3 0 0 0
Brooks 3b 3 1 1 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
Zachry p 2 0 1 1
Totals 28 3 6 3
Philadelphia 001 000 000161
New York 100 110 00x361
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson  L (1-5) 7.0 6 3 3 1 3
  Proly   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
1
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Zachry  W (5-5) 9.0 6 1 1 0 7
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
0
7

  E–Christenson (2), Jorgensen (1).  2B–Philadelphia Moreland (2,off Zachry); Smith (4,off Zachry); Matthews (8,off Zachry), New York Brooks (7,off Christenson).  HR–New York Kingman (9,4th inning off Christenson 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Zachry (1,off Christenson).  SB–Wilson (5,2nd base off Christenson/Moreland); Mazzilli (7,2nd base off Christenson/Moreland).  CS–Youngblood (4,2nd base by Christenson/Moreland).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:04.  A–10,930.
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