New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies
September 8, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 2002 at Veteran's 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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New York Mets 11, Philadelphia Phillies 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno lf 6 1 2 1
Perez cf 3 1 2 2
  Gonzalez ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0
  McEwing ss 1 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 3 2 0 0
  Snead cf 1 0 0 0
Burnitz rf 3 2 2 1
  Valentin 3b 1 0 0 0
Wigginton 1b 4 2 2 3
Wilson c 5 1 2 4
Ordonez ss 4 1 1 0
  Komiyama p 0 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
  Strickland p 0 0 0 0
Thomson p 2 1 1 0
  Scutaro 2b 2 0 2 0
Totals 42 11 15 11
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 0 1 0
  Santiago p 0 0 0 0
  Glanville ph 1 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
Anderson 2b 5 0 0 0
Abreu rf 3 0 1 0
  Valent ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Burrell lf 2 1 2 1
  Michaels ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Giambi 1b 1 0 0 0
  Lee 1b 3 0 1 0
Byrd cf 3 1 0 0
Perez 3b 4 1 1 0
Pratt c 2 0 0 1
  Estrada c 1 0 1 0
Duckworth p 1 0 1 1
  Cormier p 0 0 0 0
  Ledee ph 1 0 0 0
  Punto ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 9 3
New York 315 101 00011150
Philadelphia 020 010 000392
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Thomson  W (9-11) 5.0 6 3 3 3 0
  Komiyama   3.0 3 0 0 0 3
  Strickland   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
4
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Duckworth  L (6-9) 3.0 9 9 9 3 3
  Cormier   3.0 4 2 1 1 4
  Santiago   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Adams   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
11
10
4
9

  E–Perez (4), Punto (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1.  2B–New York Wigginton (3,off Duckworth); Perez (25,off Duckworth), Philadelphia Perez (12,off Thomson); Burrell (35,off Thomson); Lee (23,off Komiyama); Estrada (1,off Komiyama).  HR–New York Wilson (5,3rd inning off Duckworth 2 on, 1 out); Wigginton (5,6th inning off Cormier 0 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Burrell (35,5th inning off Thomson 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Thomson (5,off Duckworth).  HBP–Pratt (4,by Komiyama).  SB–Cedeno (18,2nd base off Duckworth/Pratt); Burnitz (9,2nd base off Duckworth/Pratt).  HBP–Komiyama (3,Pratt).  U-HP–Lance Barksdale, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Sam Holbrook, 3B–Lazaro Diaz.  T–3:08.  A–20,047.
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