Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
September 8, 1987 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 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 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 4 1 2 1
Hayes 1b 4 0 0 0
  Ritchie p 0 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 1 1
Parrish c 3 0 1 0
James lf 4 0 0 0
Wilson rf 3 0 1 0
Roenicke cf 2 0 0 0
  Thompson ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Jeltz ss 2 0 0 0
  Stone ph 1 0 0 0
  Aguayo ss 0 0 0 0
Ruffin p 2 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Calhoun p 0 0 0 0
  Maddux p 0 0 0 0
  Gross ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 2 0
Teufel 2b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 2 1 0 0
Strawberry rf 2 0 0 0
  Mazzilli rf 1 0 1 1
McReynolds lf 4 2 3 2
Carter c 3 1 0 0
Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0
Santana ss 3 0 1 2
Fernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Carreon ph 1 0 0 0
  Ojeda p 0 0 0 0
  Jefferies ph 1 0 1 0
  Miller pr 0 0 0 0
  Leach p 0 0 0 0
  Lyons ph 0 0 0 0
  Magadan ph 1 0 0 0
  Sisk p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
Philadelphia 100 001 000250
New York 000 202 10x580
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruffin  L (10-12) 5.2 6 4 4 4 1
  Jackson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Calhoun   0.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Maddux   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Ritchie   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
6
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Fernandez   3.0 2 1 1 1 4
  Ojeda   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Leach  W (11-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Sisk  SV (3) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
2
8

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–New York McReynolds (28,off Ruffin).  HR–Philadelphia Samuel (26,1st inning off Fernandez 0 on, 0 out); Schmidt (29,6th inning off Leach 0 on, 1 out), New York McReynolds (25,4th inning off Ruffin 1 on, 1 out).  IBB–Johnson (15,by Ruffin).  CS–Parrish (1,2nd base by Ojeda/Carter).  IBB–Ruffin (3,Johnson).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Bob Davidson.  T–2:38.  A–17,518.
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