New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 18, 1984 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1984 at Veteran's Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Backman 2b 4 1 1 0
Wilson cf 4 2 2 3
Hernandez 1b 5 0 1 1
Strawberry rf 4 1 2 4
Foster lf 5 0 2 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Brooks ss 4 1 2 0
Knight 3b 3 1 0 0
Fitzgerald c 4 0 0 0
Terrell p 1 0 0 0
  Winningham ph 1 0 0 0
  Gaff p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph 0 0 0 0
  Oquendo pr 0 1 0 0
  Gorman p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 1 0
  Gardenhire pr 0 1 0 0
  Martin lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Stone lf 4 1 1 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
Samuel 2b 5 1 2 2
Hayes cf 5 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 2 0
Oliver 1b 3 0 0 0
Russell rf,lf 4 1 2 0
Virgil c 4 1 2 1
Jeltz ss 3 0 1 0
  Wockenfuss ph 1 0 0 0
  DeJesus ss 0 0 0 0
Denny p 3 1 2 1
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Lezcano ph,rf 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 5 13 4
New York 000 002 3038110
Philadelphia 020 201 0005130
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Terrell   5.0 8 4 4 3 2
  Gaff   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Gorman  W (5-0) 2.0 2 0 0 0 4
  Orosco  SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
3
8
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Denny   6.2 7 5 5 3 3
  McGraw   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Andersen  L (3-4) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Holland   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
4
4

  E–None.  DP–New York 3, Philadelphia 1.  PB–Fitzgerald (7).  2B–New York Wilson (26,off Denny), Philadelphia Virgil (21,off Terrell).  3B–Philadelphia Schmidt (3,off Gorman).  HR–New York Strawberry (23,9th inning off Holland 2 on, 2 out), Philadelphia Samuel (14,4th inning off Terrell 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Backman (5,off Andersen).  IBB–Wilson (2,by Andersen).  BK–Gaff (2).  IBB–Andersen (6,Wilson).  T–2:34.  A–18,765.
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