Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
May 11, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1972 at Shea Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Mets 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Russell ss 5 0 2 2
Buckner 1b 4 0 0 0
  Parker ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Davis cf 4 1 1 1
Robinson rf 4 0 0 0
Crawford lf 4 2 3 1
Grabarkewitz 3b 4 1 1 1
Cannizzaro c 4 1 1 1
Valentine 2b 3 1 1 0
John p 2 0 0 0
  Richert p 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 5 0 0 0
Martinez 2b 5 1 2 0
Agee cf 5 1 2 1
Staub rf 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 1 3 1
Fregosi 3b 4 1 2 0
Beauchamp 1b 4 0 1 1
Grote c 2 0 0 1
McAndrew p 2 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Hahn ph 1 0 0 0
  Koosman p 0 0 0 0
  Dyer ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 4 11 4
Los Angeles 000 200 4006102
New York 000 000 1304111
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (3-2) 7.2 10 4 2 1 1
  Richert  SV (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
4
2
1
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew  L (1-1) 6.0 7 6 6 0 5
  Taylor   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Koosman   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
0
7

  E–Russell 2 (4), Beauchamp (1).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  PB–Cannizzaro (2).  2B–Los Angeles Crawford (3,off McAndrew); Grabarkewitz (1,off McAndrew); Russell (4,off Taylor), New York Agee (7,off John); Dyer (2,off Richert).  3B–Los Angeles Crawford (1,off McAndrew), New York Martinez (2,off John).  HR–Los Angeles Davis (5,4th inning off McAndrew 0 on, 0 out); Crawford (5,4th inning off McAndrew 0 on, 1 out).  SH–John (1,off Taylor).  HBP–Valentine (1,by McAndrew).  SF–Grote (1,off John).  IBB–Grote (5,by John).  SB–Davis (3,3rd base off Koosman/Grote).  HBP–McAndrew (1,Valentine).  IBB–John (1,Grote).  U-HP–Tom Gorman, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Frank Pulli.  T–2:19.  A–20,433.
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