New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 16, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1971 at Dodger Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 5 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 5 1 2 0
Jones lf 5 1 3 0
  Marshall pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 5 1 2 0
Boswell 2b 4 2 2 2
Singleton rf 3 1 0 1
Grote c 4 0 2 1
Hahn cf 3 0 1 2
Seaver p 4 0 2 0
Totals 38 6 14 6
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 3 0 0 0
  Valentine ss 1 0 0 0
Buckner rf 4 0 2 0
Davis cf 3 0 1 0
Allen 3b 2 0 0 0
  Garvey 3b 0 0 0 0
Crawford lf 4 0 0 0
Lefebvre 2b 4 0 0 0
Parker 1b 4 0 2 0
Haller c 3 0 0 0
  Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0
  Sudakis ph 1 0 0 0
Alexander p 2 0 0 0
  Pena p 0 0 0 0
  Sims c 2 0 2 0
Totals 33 0 7 0
New York 000 004 0206140
Los Angeles 000 000 000070
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (13-8) 9.0 7 0 0 4 10
Totals
9.0
7
0
0
4
10
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (4-4) 5.0 8 4 4 1 2
  Pena   2.2 5 2 2 1 3
  Wilhelm   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
2
5

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–New York Seaver (3,off Alexander).  SF–Hahn (2,off Pena).  WP–Seaver (5).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Ken Burkhart, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:31.  A–26,821.
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