Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
April 20, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1986 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."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 0, New York Mets 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Redus lf 4 0 1 0
Aguayo 2b,ss 4 0 0 0
Schu 3b 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 1b 3 0 1 0
Wilson rf 3 0 0 0
Russell c 2 0 0 0
Maddox cf 1 0 0 0
Jeltz ss 2 0 0 0
  Rucker p 0 0 0 0
  Andersen p 0 0 0 0
  Gross G. ph 1 0 0 0
  Stewart p 0 0 0 0
Gross K. p 1 0 0 0
  Legg 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 27 0 2 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 5 2 2 0
Backman 2b 4 1 3 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 1
Strawberry rf 4 1 2 2
Carter c 5 1 2 1
Heep lf 4 1 1 3
Johnson 3b 3 0 1 0
Santana ss 4 0 1 0
Fernandez p 3 1 2 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 15 7
Philadelphia 000 000 000022
New York 400 103 00x8150
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gross  L (0-2) 4.0 9 5 5 4 1
  Rucker   2.0 3 3 0 0 2
  Andersen   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Stewart   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
15
8
5
4
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  W (1-0) 8.0 2 0 0 3 6
  McDowell   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
3
8

  E–Russell (2), Legg (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2, New York 1.  PB–Russell (2).  2B–New York Carter (2,off Rucker); Backman (1,off Stewart).  3B–New York Backman (1,off K Gross).  HR–New York Heep (1,1st inning off K Gross 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Backman (2,off Rucker).  SF–Strawberry (1,off K Gross).  CS–Redus (1,2nd base by Fernandez/Carter); Backman (1,2nd base by K Gross/Russell).  SB–Johnson (1,2nd base off K Gross/Russell); Dykstra (4,2nd base off K Gross/Russell); Fernandez (1,3rd base off Rucker/Russell).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Dutch Rennert, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:38.  A–41,848.
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