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Mets
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 2, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets, played on August 2, 1978 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Randy Lerch |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 32,382 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Paul Runge 2B: (none) 3B: Jerry Dale |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Joel Youngblood | Right Fielder |
| Elliott Maddox | Third Baseman |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Koosman | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Jose Cardenal | First Baseman |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Jerry Martin | Right Fielder |
| Ted Sizemore | Second Baseman |
| Randy Lerch | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
August 2, 1978
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Lerch
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Lerch
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lerch
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Lerch
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Koosman
Maddox is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Koosman
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Koosman
Schmidt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Lerch
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Lerch
Youngblood hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lerch
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Lerch
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koosman vs. Lerch
Koosman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Koosman
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Koosman
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Koosman
Boone takes first base on ball four. Luzinski moves to third. Cardenal moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Koosman
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Luzinski tags and scores. Cardenal tags and moves to third. Boone tags and moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sizemore vs. Koosman
Sizemore is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lerch vs. Koosman
Lerch hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cardenal tags and scores. Boone tags and moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maddox vs. Koosman
Maddox hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Lerch
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Lerch
Foli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Lerch
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lerch juggles the ball. That's an error on Lerch. Foli moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Lerch
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Koosman
Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Koosman
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenal vs. Koosman
Cardenal hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Koosman
Boone hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Lerch
Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Lerch
Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lerch
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Koosman
Martin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Koosman
Sizemore hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lerch vs. Koosman
Lerch hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Koosman
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Lerch
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Lerch
Bobby Valentine pinch hits for Jerry Koosman.
Valentine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Lerch
Mazzilli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Lerch
Foli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valentine moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Lerch
Henderson hits a line drive into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Bruhert
Bobby Valentine now playing second base. Mike Bruhert now pitching.
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Bruhert
Luzinski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenal vs. Bruhert
Cardenal hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Bruhert
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Schmidt scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Bruhert
Martin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sizemore vs. Bruhert
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Lerch
Stearns hits a line drive into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Lerch
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Lerch
Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Bruhert
Lerch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Bruhert
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Bruhert
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Bruhert
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lerch
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lerch
Lenny Randle pinch hits for Mike Bruhert.
Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Lerch
Valentine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Valentine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Lerch
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foli vs. Lerch
Foli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maddox. Foli reaches second base with a double. Valentine scores. Mazzilli moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henderson vs. Lerch
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Murray
Lenny Randle now playing third base. Elliott Maddox now playing right field. Joel Youngblood now playing left field. Dale Murray now pitching.
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maddox who is chasing the ball. Luzinski reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cardenal vs. Murray
Cardenal hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Murray
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Murray
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Reed
Ron Reed now pitching. Bake McBride now playing right field. Jerry Martin now playing left field.
Stearns is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Reed
There goes Stearns. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Stearns steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Reed
There goes Stearns. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Stearns steals third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Montanez vs. Reed
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngblood vs. Reed
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Boone fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Boone. Stearns scores. Youngblood moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Reed
Maddox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Maddox reaches second base with a double. Youngblood scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Randle vs. Reed
Randle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride who is chasing the ball. Randle reaches third base with a triple. Maddox scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Valentine vs. Reed
Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mazzilli vs. Reed
Mazzilli hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Reed
Foli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 6 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Murray
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murray fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Murray
Bud Harrelson pinch runs for Ted Sizemore.
There goes Harrelson. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Foli applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Murray
McBride strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Murray
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 6 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. McGraw
Bud Harrelson now playing second base. Tug McGraw now pitching. Tom Grieve pinch hits for Dale Murray.
Grieve hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. McBride chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards first. Cardenal fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Cardenal. Grieve moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stearns vs. McGraw
Stearns hits a line drive towards the mound. McGraw catches it and throws to third to double up Grieve. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. McGraw
Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. McGraw
Youngblood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Montanez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. McGraw
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGraw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1978 -- New York at Philadelphia (D)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Mazzilli L, cf 4 1 1 2 Maddox G, cf 5 1 2 4
Foli T, ss 5 0 3 1 Bowa L, ss 4 0 1 0
Henderson S, lf 4 0 1 0 Schmidt M, 3b 4 2 2 1
Murray D, p 0 0 0 0 Luzinski G, lf 3 1 1 0
Grieve T, ph 1 0 1 0 Reed R, p 0 0 0 0
Stearns J, c 4 1 0 0 McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0
Montanez W, 1b 5 0 1 0 Cardenal J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Youngblood J, rf-lf 5 1 1 0 Boone B, c 3 1 1 1
Maddox E, 3b-rf 4 1 1 1 Martin J, rf-lf 3 1 2 1
Flynn D, 2b 2 0 1 0 Sizemore T, 2b 3 1 1 0
Bruhert M, p 0 0 0 0 Harrelson B, pr-2b 0 0 0 0
Randle L, ph-3b 2 1 1 1 Lerch R, p 2 0 0 1
Koosman J, p 1 0 0 0 McBride B, rf 1 0 0 0
Valentine B, ph-2b 2 1 1 0
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39 6 12 5 32 8 11 8
New York 000 000 150 -- 6
Philadelphia 051 110 00x -- 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman J (L) 4.0 5 7 7 3 1
Bruhert M 2.0 4 1 1 0 0
Murray D 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Lerch R (W) 7.0 6 1 1 3 5
Reed R 1.0 3 5 2 0 2
McGraw T (S) 1.0 3 0 0 0 0
E -- Lerch R, Boone B, Cardenal J
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- New York 10, Philadelphia 5
2B -- Martin J, Valentine B, Foli T, Maddox E, Grieve T
3B -- Luzinski G, Randle L
HR -- Maddox G, Schmidt M, Mazzilli L
SB -- Stearns J 2
CS -- Harrelson B
SF -- Martin J, Lerch R
HBP -- by Reed R (Stearns J)
T -- 2:16
A -- 32382
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