Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
May 21, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 2003 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 4, New York Mets 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 5 0 2 0
Polanco 2b 4 1 1 0
Thome 1b 4 1 1 0
Burrell lf 2 1 0 0
Abreu rf 2 1 1 1
Bell 3b 4 0 1 1
Pratt c 4 0 1 1
Byrd cf 2 0 0 1
Wolf p 2 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Cormier p 0 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 1 0 1 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 1 2 0
Bell ss 2 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Clark ph,1b 1 0 1 2
Phillips 1b 4 0 1 0
  Lloyd p 0 0 0 0
  Duncan cf 0 0 0 0
Floyd lf 3 1 2 1
Wigginton 3b 4 0 1 0
Wilson c 4 1 1 0
Gonzalez rf 4 0 1 0
Shinjo cf 2 1 2 1
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Leiter p 2 0 0 0
  McEwing ss 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Scutaro ss 1 1 1 0
Totals 34 5 12 4
Philadelphia 000 003 100480
New York 101 000 1115120
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Wolf   5.0 4 2 1 1 4
  Cormier   1.1 3 1 1 1 1
  Wendell   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Plesac   0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Adams  L (0-2) 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.1
12
5
4
3
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter   6.0 5 3 3 6 5
  Stanton   1.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Lloyd   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Benitez  W (1-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
7
8

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 3, New York 2.  PB–Pratt (3).  2B–Philadelphia Pratt (4,off Leiter); Rollins (14,off Leiter), New York Alomar (14,off Wolf); Phillips (1,off Cormier).  HR–New York Shinjo (1,3rd inning off Wolf 0 on, 0 out); Floyd (9,8th inning off Plesac 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Byrd (2,off Leiter).  SF–Byrd (1,off Leiter).  IBB–Burrell (1,by Stanton).  HBP–Shinjo (1,by Wolf).  SB–Rollins (7,3rd base off Leiter/Wilson).  WP–Stanton (2).  HBP–Wolf (3,Shinjo).  IBB–Stanton (3,Burrell).  U-HP–Mark Carlson, 1B–Paul Nauert, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–3:07.  A–29,551.
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