Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
September 16, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 16, 1981 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rose 1b 5 0 0 0
McBride rf 5 1 2 0
Matthews lf 3 1 2 2
Schmidt 3b 3 1 0 0
Moreland c 4 1 2 0
Maddox cf 4 0 2 1
Bowa ss 3 0 1 1
Trillo 2b 3 0 0 0
  Gross ph 1 0 0 0
Carlton p 3 0 0 0
  Vukovich ph 1 0 1 0
  Dernier pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 2 0
Bailor 2b,lf 4 1 2 1
Brooks 3b 3 0 1 1
Kingman 1b 2 1 0 1
  Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0
Mazzilli lf 2 0 0 0
  Howard rf 2 0 0 0
Stearns c 3 1 2 2
Trevino rf,lf 4 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Gardenhire ss 4 1 1 0
Harris p 1 0 0 0
  Puleo p 0 0 0 0
  Giles ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Taveras ph 1 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  Flynn 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
Philadelphia 013 000 0004100
New York 200 010 02x580
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Carlton  L (12-4) 8.0 8 5 5 4 15
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
4
15
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Harris   2.2 7 4 4 1 1
  Puleo   2.1 1 0 0 2 1
  Orosco   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Marshall  W (3-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Allen  SV (17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
5

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1, New York 1.  2B–Philadelphia McBride (15,off Harris); Moreland (6,off Harris), New York Bailor (3,off Carlton); Brooks (18,off Carlton); Stearns (10,off Carlton).  HR–Philadelphia Matthews (6,3rd inning off Harris 1 on, 1 out), New York Stearns (1,8th inning off Carlton 1 on, 1 out).  SB–Dernier (2,2nd base off Allen/Stearns).  U-HP–Dick Stello, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:16.  A–4,353.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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