Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
September 3, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1973 at Shea Stadium. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Mets 3

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Doyle 2b 5 1 4 1
Unser cf 4 1 1 0
Montanez 1b 3 0 2 1
Luzinski lf 5 1 1 2
Robinson rf 4 2 1 0
  Anderson rf 1 0 0 0
Boone c 4 1 1 0
Schmidt 3b 4 0 2 1
Bowa ss 3 0 1 0
Ruthven p 1 0 0 0
  Scarce p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 13 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 1 1 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 1 0 0
Staub rf 4 1 1 1
Milner lf 4 0 2 0
Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 1
  Mays ph,1b 0 0 0 0
Hodges c 2 0 1 1
  Dyer ph,c 1 0 0 0
Hahn cf 4 0 1 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0
Swan p 2 0 0 0
  McAndrew p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 1 0
  Parker p 0 0 0 0
  Jones ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 32 3 8 3
Philadelphia 110 030 1006130
New York 300 000 000383
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven  W (6-9) 6.1 6 3 3 5 5
  Scarce  SV (10) 2.2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
6
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (0-1) 4.1 9 5 4 2 2
  McAndrew   2.2 4 1 0 1 0
  Parker   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
4
3
3

  E–Garrett (22), Milner (11), Hahn (2).  DP–Philadelphia 2, New York 2.  2B–Philadelphia B Robinson (24,off Swan), New York Milner (11,off Ruthven); Boswell (2,off Ruthven).  HR–Philadelphia Luzinski (25,5th inning off Swan 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Ruthven 2 (6,off Swan 2).  SF–Montanez (4,off Swan).  IBB–Bowa (8,by McAndrew); Hodges (2,by Ruthven).  CS–Luzinski (2,2nd base by Swan/Hodges).  WP–Scarce (7).  IBB–Ruthven (8,Hodges); McAndrew (8,Bowa).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–John Kibler.  T–2:38.  A–30,748.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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