Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Mets
June 26, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 26, 1983 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 8, New York Mets 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Dernier cf 4 1 1 0
Rose 1b 4 0 1 0
Morgan 2b 3 1 1 1
  Garcia 2b 1 0 0 0
Schmidt 3b 3 1 1 0
Hayes rf 4 0 2 1
Matthews lf 4 1 1 0
Diaz c 4 2 2 3
DeJesus ss 4 1 2 0
Denny p 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Lefebvre ph 1 1 1 3
  Reed p 2 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Bailor 2b,ss 5 1 2 1
Brooks 3b 5 1 2 3
Hernandez 1b 4 0 2 0
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
Heep cf 4 0 1 0
Oquendo ss 3 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Swan p 0 0 0 0
  Kingman ph 1 0 0 0
  Holman p 0 0 0 0
Ortiz c 3 1 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 1 0
Seaver p 1 1 0 0
  Giles 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 8 4
Philadelphia 100 042 1008122
New York 000 400 000480
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Denny   3.2 5 4 0 3 1
  McGraw  W (1-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Reed   4.1 3 0 0 0 1
  Holland  SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
0
3
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (5-7) 5.2 9 7 7 0 4
  Orosco   1.1 3 1 1 1 1
  Swan   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Holman   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
3
7

  E–DeJesus 2 (8).  DP–Philadelphia 1, New York 2.  PB–Ortiz (2).  2B–Philadelphia Matthews (10,off Seaver); Diaz (9,off Seaver); Morgan (9,off Orosco), New York Bailor (4,off Denny).  HR–Philadelphia Lefebvre (2,5th inning off Seaver 2 on, 0 out); Diaz (6,6th inning off Seaver 1 on, 2 out), New York Brooks (5,4th inning off Denny 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Morgan (3,off Seaver).  IBB–Schmidt (6,by Orosco).  HBP–Foster (3,by Denny).  SB–Dernier (13,2nd base off Seaver/Ortiz).  WP–Denny 2 (3).  HBP–Denny (2,Foster).  IBB–Orosco (3,Schmidt).  U-HP–Fred Brocklander, 1B–Gerry Davis, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:29.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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