New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 14, 1986 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 14, 1986 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 0, Philadelphia Phillies 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 0 0
Backman 2b 4 0 2 0
Hernandez 1b 1 0 0 0
  Magadan 1b 1 0 0 0
Carter c 3 0 0 0
  Hearn c 1 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
Heep lf 3 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0
Elster ss 4 0 2 0
Fernandez p 1 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 0 0 0 0
  Anderson p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferson ph 1 0 0 0
  Mitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Niemann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 6 0
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Redus lf 4 0 2 0
Samuel 2b 4 1 1 0
Hayes 1b 4 2 2 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 2
Wilson rf 4 0 1 0
Roenicke cf 3 1 1 0
Reynolds c 4 0 0 0
Jeltz ss 3 1 1 1
Gross p 3 0 1 2
Totals 32 6 10 5
New York 000 000 000061
Philadelphia 000 420 00x6100
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez  L (15-5) 4.0 6 4 4 1 4
  Anderson   2.0 2 2 1 0 2
  Mitchell   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Niemann   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
6
5
1
7
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gross  W (10-11) 9.0 6 0 0 4 9
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
4
9

  E–Strawberry (7).  DP–New York 1, Philadelphia 2.  2B–New York Elster (1,off K Gross); Backman (17,off K Gross), Philadelphia Roenicke (13,off Fernandez); Hayes (42,off Fernandez).  3B–Philadelphia K Gross (1,off Fernandez).  SF–Schmidt (8,off Anderson).  WP–J Mitchell (1).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Paul Runge, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Steve Rippley.  T–2:31.  A–38,652.
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