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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 21, 2003 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 8, Philadelphia Phillies 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Duncan cf 4 0 2 0
Reyes ss 5 2 1 0
Phillips 1b 5 3 3 2
Floyd lf 5 2 2 3
  Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0
Wigginton 3b 4 0 1 0
Perez rf 2 0 2 0
  Gonzalez rf 3 0 1 1
Wilson c 5 0 0 1
McEwing 2b,lf 2 1 1 1
Heilman p 3 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 13 8
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Byrd cf 5 1 1 0
Polanco 2b 4 3 2 0
Thome 1b 5 2 2 2
Abreu rf 5 0 3 4
Lieberthal c 3 0 0 0
Burrell lf 4 0 1 0
Houston 3b 3 0 2 0
  Michaels ph 1 0 0 0
Punto ss 4 0 0 0
Duckworth p 1 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Ledee ph 1 0 1 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Rollins ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Plesac p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
New York 311 012 0008130
Philadelphia 200 020 1016120
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Heilman  W (1-2) 5.0 7 4 4 3 4
  Wheeler   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
  Weathers   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Franco  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
4
5
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Duckworth  L (3-4) 2.2 6 5 5 2 1
  Adams   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Wendell   2.0 4 3 3 1 2
  Williams   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Plesac   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
3
7

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Philadelphia 1.  2B–New York Wigginton (22,off Plesac), Philadelphia Polanco 2 (26,off Heilman,off Weathers); Thome (21,off Wheeler); Abreu (24,off Franco).  HR–New York Floyd (16,1st inning off Duckworth 2 on, 1 out); McEwing (1,2nd inning off Duckworth 0 on, 0 out); Phillips (7,6th inning off Wendell 1 on, 1 out), Philadelphia Thome (25,5th inning off Heilman 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Wigginton (3,by Duckworth); Lieberthal (7,by Heilman).  IBB–McEwing (1,by Wendell).  SB–Gonzalez (3,2nd base off Wendell/Lieberthal); Duncan (2,2nd base off Williams/Lieberthal).  HBP–Heilman (1,Lieberthal); Duckworth (9,Wigginton).  IBB–Wendell (4,McEwing).  U-HP–Joe West, 1B–Paul Emmel, 2B–Bill Miller, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–3:20.  A–33,208.
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