Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
July 18, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 18, 2004 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 1, New York Mets 6

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 3 0 0 1
Polanco 2b 4 0 2 0
Abreu rf 3 0 0 0
Thome 1b 4 0 0 0
Burrell lf 4 0 1 0
Bell 3b 4 1 2 0
Pratt c 3 0 1 0
Glanville cf 2 0 0 0
  Ledee ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Myers p 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Geary p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes 2b 5 0 1 0
Matsui ss 5 0 2 1
Floyd lf 3 1 1 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
  Looper p 1 0 0 0
Hidalgo rf 4 1 1 0
Wigginton 3b 4 0 1 0
Zeile 1b 3 0 2 0
Cameron cf 2 2 1 2
Wilson c 4 2 3 2
Leiter p 2 0 0 0
  Valent ph 1 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Spencer lf 0 0 0 1
Totals 34 6 12 6
Philadelphia 000 000 100161
New York 000 022 02x6120
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Myers  L (5-7) 5.1 6 4 4 3 3
  Hernandez   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Geary   2.0 5 2 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
6
4
3
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (6-3) 6.0 4 0 0 2 7
  Bottalico   0.1 1 1 1 2 1
  Franco   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Wheeler   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Stanton   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Looper  SV (19) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
5
9

  E–Geary (1).  DP–New York 3.  2B–New York Wigginton (20,off Myers); Hidalgo (19,off Myers).  HR–New York Cameron (15,5th inning off Myers 0 on, 0 out); V Wilson (3,5th inning off Myers 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Cameron (1,off Geary).  SF–Spencer (2,off Geary).  IBB–Zeile (1,by Myers).  Team–9.  IBB–Myers (2,Zeile).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Laz Diaz, 2B–Bill Welke, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–3:08.  A–30,443.
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