Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
August 3, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1987 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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Philadelphia Phillies 2, New York Mets 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 4 0 1 0
Schu 1b 3 0 0 0
  Thompson ph,cf 1 0 0 0
  Roenicke ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Hayes cf,1b 4 0 1 0
Schmidt 3b 5 1 1 0
Parrish c 5 1 2 2
James lf 4 0 0 0
  Tekulve p 0 0 0 0
Wilson rf 4 0 1 0
Jeltz ss 2 0 1 0
Carman p 3 0 0 0
  Aguayo ph 1 0 0 0
  Ritchie p 0 0 0 0
  Gross lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf,rf 5 0 1 0
Teufel 2b 5 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 4 2 1 1
Strawberry rf 4 1 1 2
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 1 0
Carter c 4 0 0 0
Johnson ss,3b 3 0 0 0
Magadan 3b 2 0 0 0
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Dykstra cf 1 0 0 0
Schulze p 1 0 0 0
  Almon ss 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 5 3
Philadelphia 002 000 000 00270
New York 200 000 000 01351
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carman   8.0 3 2 2 2 4
  Ritchie   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Tekulve  L (5-4) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
10.2
5
3
3
3
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Schulze   5.0 3 2 2 4 1
  Sisk   3.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Orosco   1.0 1 0 0 2 2
  McDowell  W (6-3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
7
2
2
6
4

  E–Johnson (19).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Philadelphia Hayes (26,off Orosco), New York Teufel (19,off Carman).  HR–Philadelphia Parrish (10,3rd inning off Schulze 1 on, 2 out), New York Strawberry (24,1st inning off Carman 1 on, 2 out); Hernandez (11,11th inning off Tekulve 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Jeltz 2 (2,off Orosco,off McDowell).  IBB–Samuel (3,by Orosco); Johnson (7,by Tekulve).  CS–Teufel (2,3rd base by Carman/Parrish).  IBB–Tekulve (10,Johnson); Orosco (7,Samuel).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–3:29.  A–50,297.
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