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Phillies
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 21, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 21, 1978 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Randy Lerch |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 18,183 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Dick Stello 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Eric Gregg |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Martin | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Jose Cardenal | First Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Bud Harrelson | Second Baseman |
| Randy Lerch | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Elliott Maddox | Right Fielder |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Joel Youngblood | Second Baseman |
| Doug Flynn | Shortstop |
| Jerry Koosman | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 21, 1978
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Koosman
Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Koosman
Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Koosman
Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Koosman
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Koosman
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Koosman
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Koosman
Boone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maddox. Boone reaches second base with a double. Luzinski scores. Cardenal goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harrelson vs. Koosman
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lerch vs. Koosman
Lerch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lerch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lerch
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lerch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lerch
Maddox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Maddox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Lerch
Mazzilli hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cardenal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Lerch
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Koosman
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Koosman
Bowa hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Koosman
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Koosman
Luzinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenal vs. Koosman
Cardenal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Lerch
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Lerch
Stearns hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Lerch
Youngblood hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Lerch
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lerch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Koosman
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Koosman
Boone hits a line drive into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Koosman
Harrelson hits a popup towards short. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koosman vs. Lerch
Koosman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lerch
Randle hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lerch
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Koosman
Lerch is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Koosman
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Koosman
There goes Martin. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Martin steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Koosman
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Koosman
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Lerch
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Lerch
Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Martin. Henderson reaches second base with a double. Mazzilli moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Montanez vs. Lerch
Montanez hits a fly ball towards right field. Martin makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Martin. Mazzilli tags and scores. Henderson scores. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Lerch
Stearns hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Boone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Lerch
Youngblood strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Koosman
Luzinski hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Koosman
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Koosman
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Lerch
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lerch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koosman vs. Lerch
Koosman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Koosman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Lerch
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Koosman moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. Lerch
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Koosman
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Koosman
Harrelson hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Koosman
Lerch is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Lerch
Mazzilli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lerch
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Lerch
Montanez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Lerch
Stearns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Montanez moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Youngblood vs. Lerch
Youngblood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Montanez scores. Stearns moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flynn vs. Lerch
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Koosman
Martin hits a line drive into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Koosman
Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Koosman
Schmidt hits a line drive into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Koosman
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Reed
Ron Reed now pitching. Bake McBride now playing right field. Jerry Martin now playing left field. Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Jerry Koosman.
Boisclair hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Reed
Randle hits a line drive towards short. Bowa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Reed
Maddox hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cardenal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Lockwood
Bruce Boisclair now playing right field. Skip Lockwood now pitching. Richie Hebner pinch hits for Jose Cardenal.
Hebner hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lockwood
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Lockwood
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Reed
Richie Hebner now playing first base.
Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Reed
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Reed
Montanez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Montanez reaches second base with a double. Mazzilli scores. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Reed
Stearns hits a line drive towards second. Harrelson catches it and steps on second to double up Montanez. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Lockwood
Harrelson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Lockwood
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lockwood
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Reed
Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Reed
Flynn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Reed
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boisclair for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Lockwood
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Lockwood
Schmidt hits a popup towards short. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Lockwood
Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Ron Reed.
Johnstone is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 10
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching.
Randle hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. McGraw
Bobby Valentine pinch hits for Skip Lockwood.
Valentine hits a popup towards first. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. McGraw
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. McGraw
Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Henderson reaches second base with a double. Mazzilli goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1978 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Martin J, rf-lf 5 1 3 0 Randle L, 3b 5 0 0 0
Bowa L, ss 5 1 2 0 Maddox E, rf 4 0 1 0
Schmidt M, 3b 5 1 1 3 Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0
Luzinski G, lf 3 1 1 0 Valentine B, ph 1 0 0 0
Reed R, p 0 0 0 0 Mazzilli L, cf 5 3 3 0
Johnstone J, ph 1 0 0 0 Henderson S, lf 5 1 2 1
McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0 Montanez W, 1b 2 1 1 2
Cardenal J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Stearns J, c 4 1 2 1
Hebner R, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Youngblood J, 2b 4 0 1 1
Maddox G, cf 4 0 0 0 Flynn D, ss 4 0 0 0
Boone B, c 4 0 1 2 Koosman J, p 2 0 1 0
Harrelson B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Boisclair B, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Lerch R, p 3 0 0 0
McBride B, rf 1 0 0 0
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39 5 9 5 38 6 11 5
Philadelphia 500 000 000 0 -- 5
New York 010 201 010 1 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch R 6.0 7 4 3 1 2
Reed R 3.0 2 1 1 0 0
McGraw T (L) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman J 7.0 9 5 5 1 3
Lockwood S (W) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Martin J
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 5, New York 5
2B -- Boone B, Maddox E, Henderson S 2, Koosman J, Montanez W
HR -- Schmidt M, Stearns J
SB -- Martin J
SF -- Montanez W
T -- 2:28
A -- 18183
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