Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
June 17, 1988 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1988 at Shea 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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Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Mets 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Samuel 2b 4 0 0 0
Hayes 1b 4 0 0 0
Parrish c 4 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 4 1 2 1
James rf 3 1 1 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
Bradley lf 4 1 2 0
Thompson cf,rf 2 0 0 0
Jeltz ss 3 0 0 0
Gross p 3 0 0 0
  Dernier cf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Dykstra cf 4 0 1 0
Backman 2b 4 0 1 0
Magadan 1b 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 4 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 0 1 0
Carter c 3 0 2 0
Johnson 3b 3 1 1 0
Elster ss 3 0 0 0
  Sasser ph 1 0 1 1
Gooden p 2 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 0 0 0 0
  McDowell p 0 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Philadelphia 000 300 000350
New York 000 000 001170
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gross  W (8-2) 8.2 7 1 1 2 6
  Bedrosian  SV (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  L (9-3) 7.0 5 3 3 1 8
  McDowell   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
1
9

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1, New York 1.  2B–Philadelphia Bradley (8,off Gooden).  HR–Philadelphia Schmidt (6,4th inning off Gooden 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–James (2,by Gooden); Carter (5,by K Gross).  IBB–Thompson (5,by Gooden).  SB–Schmidt (3,2nd base off Gooden/Carter); Dykstra (14,2nd base off K Gross/Parrish).  HBP–K Gross (4,Carter); Gooden (5,James).  IBB–Gooden (2,Thompson).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Eric Gregg, 3B–Jim Quick.  T–2:39.  A–46,502.
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