Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
August 16, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 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 2, New York Mets 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 5 0 2 0
Trillo 2b 3 0 1 0
  Unser ph 1 0 0 0
Matthews lf 3 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 1
McBride rf 4 0 1 1
Maddox cf 4 0 1 0
Bowa ss 4 0 1 0
Boone c 3 0 1 0
  Aguayo pr 0 0 0 0
Ruthven p 2 0 0 0
  Noles p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Davis ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Brooks 3b 4 2 2 1
Kingman 1b 2 1 1 1
  Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 1 1 2
Mazzilli lf 4 0 2 1
Stearns c 4 0 1 0
Flynn 2b 4 0 0 0
Zachry p 2 1 1 0
  Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0
  Boitano p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Philadelphia 000 100 010290
New York 004 010 00x591
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  L (8-5) 4.1 7 5 5 2 3
  Noles   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Lyle   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
2
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Zachry  W (6-7) 6.0 6 1 1 3 4
  Boitano   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Allen  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
4
5

  E–Zachry (2).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Philadelphia Bowa (9,off Zachry); McBride (10,off Boitano), New York Valentine (5,off Ruthven).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (18,4th inning off Zachry 0 on, 0 out), New York Brooks (3,5th inning off Ruthven 0 on, 1 out).  SB–Mazzilli (10,2nd base off Ruthven/Boone); Stearns (5,2nd base off Noles/Boone).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Jim Quick, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:12.  A–21,635.
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