New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 17, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 1984 at Veteran's Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 1, Philadelphia Phillies 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 0
Chapman 2b 4 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 3 1 1 1
Brooks ss 2 0 1 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 1 0
Knight 3b 3 0 0 0
Fitzgerald c 3 0 1 0
Gooden p 2 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 5 1
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Stone lf 4 1 2 0
  Wilson lf 0 0 0 0
Samuel 2b 4 0 0 0
Hayes cf 4 0 2 1
Schmidt 3b 3 0 0 0
Corcoran rf 3 0 1 0
  DeJesus pr 0 0 0 0
  Lezcano rf 0 0 0 0
Virgil c 3 0 0 0
Gross 1b 3 0 1 0
Jeltz ss 2 0 0 0
  Oliver ph 1 0 0 0
  Garcia ss 0 0 0 0
Rawley p 3 1 1 0
Totals 30 2 7 1
New York 000 000 100152
Philadelphia 000 001 01x271
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  L (16-9) 8.0 7 2 1 0 16
Totals
8.0
7
2
1
0
16
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Rawley  W (10-4) 9.0 5 1 1 1 3
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
3

  E–Knight (9), Gooden (2), G Gross (2).  PB–Fitzgerald (6).  HR–New York Foster (22,7th inning off Rawley 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Gooden (10,off Rawley).  HBP–Foster (4,by Rawley).  SB–Strawberry (27,2nd base off Rawley/Virgil); Stone 3 (23,2nd base off Gooden/Fitzgerald 3); Hayes (45,3rd base off Gooden/Fitzgerald); G Gross (1,2nd base off Gooden/Fitzgerald).  CS–Foster (2,2nd base by Rawley/Virgil); Strawberry (7,2nd base by Rawley/Virgil); Chapman (7,2nd base by Rawley/Virgil).  WP–Gooden (3).  BK–Gooden 2 (7).  HBP–Rawley (1,Foster).  T–2:30.  A–20,483.
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