Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
August 28, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 1971 at Shea 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 1, New York Mets 2

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Wills ss 4 0 0 0
Buckner rf 4 0 2 0
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Allen 3b 3 0 1 0
Crawford lf 3 0 0 0
Parker 1b 3 0 0 0
Sims c 3 0 2 0
  Valentine pr 0 1 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
Russell 2b 3 0 0 0
Sutton p 2 0 0 0
  Haller ph,c 1 0 1 1
Totals 30 1 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 4 0 1 0
Jones lf,cf 2 1 1 1
Kranepool 1b,rf 3 0 1 0
Boswell 2b 3 0 0 0
Shamsky rf 2 0 0 0
  Clendenon ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Dyer c 3 1 1 0
Hahn cf 2 0 1 0
  Agee ph 1 0 1 1
  Martinez pr 0 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Gentry p 2 0 0 0
  Singleton ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 6 2
Los Angeles 000 000 010160
New York 000 000 011260
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton   7.0 3 0 0 2 6
  Brewer  L (5-5) 1.2 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.2
6
2
2
2
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Gentry   8.0 6 1 1 2 6
  McGraw  W (9-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 3, New York 2.  2B–Los Angeles Sims (7,off Gentry), New York Dyer (7,off Brewer).  HR–New York Jones (13,9th inning off Brewer 0 on, 2 out).  CS–Russell (3,2nd base by Gentry/Dyer); Garrett (2,2nd base by Sutton/Sims).  WP–Brewer (3).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:15.  A–43,492.
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