New York Mets vs San Diego Padres
August 23, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 1983 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 8, San Diego Padres 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 2 0
Brooks 3b 5 2 1 0
Hernandez 1b 5 1 4 0
Foster lf 5 1 1 1
Strawberry rf 2 0 1 1
Hodges c 3 0 1 0
  Bradley ph 0 1 0 0
  Bailor ss 0 0 0 0
Giles 2b 4 0 0 0
Oquendo ss 3 0 0 0
  Kingman ph 1 1 1 2
  Ortiz c 0 0 0 0
Terrell p 4 1 3 3
Totals 37 8 14 7
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Brown lf 4 0 1 0
Wiggins 1b 4 0 0 0
Templeton ss 4 1 1 0
Kennedy c 4 1 3 0
Gwynn rf 4 1 2 1
Jones cf 2 0 0 0
Salazar 3b 4 0 2 2
Bonilla 2b 4 0 0 0
Montefusco p 2 0 0 0
  Lucas p 0 0 0 0
  Richards ph 1 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
New York 200 000 0608141
San Diego 000 000 003392
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Terrell  W (5-5) 9.0 9 3 3 2 3
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
2
3
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Montefusco  L (9-4) 7.0 9 2 2 2 5
  Lucas   1.0 4 6 0 1 1
  Sosa   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
8
2
3
6

  E–Wilson (7), Wiggins (5), Montefusco (3).  DP–New York 3, San Diego 2.  2B–New York Strawberry (9,off Montefusco); Terrell (1,off Montefusco).  HR–New York Terrell (3,8th inning off Lucas 2 on, 2 out).  IBB–Strawberry (6,by Montefusco); Bradley (1,by Lucas).  SB–Wilson (41,2nd base off Montefusco/Kennedy); Strawberry (14,2nd base off Montefusco/Kennedy).  WP–Terrell (5).  IBB–Montefusco (6,Strawberry); Lucas (9,Bradley).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:29.  A–8,578.
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