New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 8, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1973 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 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hahn cf 3 0 0 0
Millan 2b 3 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 0 1 0
Milner 1b 3 1 1 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Garrett 3b 4 0 1 0
Grote c 4 0 2 1
Martinez ss 3 0 1 0
Matlack p 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0
Mota lf 4 0 1 0
Davis cf 4 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 3 0 0 0
Ferguson c 2 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0
Crawford rf 3 0 0 0
Russell ss 3 0 0 0
Messersmith p 1 0 0 0
  McMullen ph 1 0 0 0
  Richert p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 2 0
New York 010 000 000–160
Los Angeles 000 000 000–020
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  W (9-14) 9.0 2 0 0 2 9
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
2
9
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  L (11-7) 8.0 6 1 1 3 7
  Richert   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
3
8
  E–None.  DP–New York 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–New York Martinez (7,off Messersmith); Grote (5,off Messersmith).  SB–Garrett (6,2nd base off Messersmith/Ferguson).  WP–Messersmith (6).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Nick Colosi, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:10.  A–24,219.
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