Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
May 10, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 10, 1972 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 3, New York Mets 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Parker 1b 6 1 2 1
Mota lf 6 0 2 0
Davis cf 5 0 1 0
Robinson rf 6 1 2 2
Lefebvre 2b 6 0 0 0
Garvey 3b 3 0 1 0
  Grabarkewitz pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Dietz c 6 0 0 0
Wills ss 5 1 1 0
Downing p 3 0 1 0
  Russell ph 1 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Valentine ph 1 0 0 0
  Mikkelsen p 1 0 0 0
Totals 50 3 10 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 6 2 2 0
Martinez 2b 6 0 2 1
Agee cf 4 0 1 1
Staub rf 6 1 3 2
Jones lf 6 0 0 0
Fregosi 3b 5 0 1 0
Beauchamp 1b 6 0 1 0
Grote c 6 0 0 0
Matlack p 2 1 0 0
  Hahn ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 1 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 50 4 10 4
Los Angeles 111 000 000 000 003102
New York 001 010 010 000 014101
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Downing   8.0 7 3 3 4 4
  Brewer   3.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Mikkelsen  L (0-1) 2.2 3 1 1 1 2
Totals
13.2
10
4
4
5
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack   9.0 9 3 3 1 6
  McGraw  W (2-0) 5.0 1 0 0 2 5
Totals
14.0
10
3
3
3
11

  E–Lefebvre (2), Garvey (5), Fregosi (5).  DP–Los Angeles 1, New York 1.  2B–Los Angeles Mota (1,off Matlack), New York Fregosi (4,off Downing).  HR–Los Angeles Robinson (2,3rd inning off Matlack 0 on, 0 out), New York Staub (2,8th inning off Downing 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Davis (1,off Matlack); Martinez (1,off Downing).  SB–Wills (1,2nd base off Matlack/Grote); Harrelson (3,2nd base off Mikkelsen/Dietz).  WP–Mikkelsen (1).  BK–Mikkelsen (1).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Tom Gorman, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–3:43.  A–20,766.
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