New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
April 30, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1974 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 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 5 1 1 0
Millan 2b 5 0 3 0
Staub rf 4 3 1 0
  Martinez pr 0 1 0 0
  Schneck rf 0 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 3 3 2
Milner 1b 4 0 2 3
Grote c 5 0 1 2
Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Hahn cf 4 0 1 0
Koosman p 4 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 7
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 2 2 1 0
Paciorek lf,cf 5 1 1 1
Wynn cf 4 0 0 0
  Buckner lf 1 0 1 0
Cey 3b 3 1 0 1
Garvey 1b 3 1 1 3
Crawford rf 4 0 1 0
Ferguson c 4 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 2 3 1
John p 1 0 0 0
  Hough p 1 0 0 0
  McMullen ph 1 0 0 0
  Brewer p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 8 6
New York 301 020 0028121
Los Angeles 000 002 131783
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman   7.2 6 6 6 4 4
  Miller  W (1-1) 1.1 2 1 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
7
6
4
6
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John   4.0 7 6 5 2 2
  Hough   3.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Brewer  L (3-1) 1.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Marshall   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
8
7
2
6

  E–Milner (2), Cey (4), Garvey (2), Crawford (1).  DP–New York 1, Los Angeles 1.  2B–New York Jones (3,off John); Staub (6,off John); Milner (3,off Marshall), Los Angeles Crawford (3,off Koosman).  3B–Los Angeles Paciorek (2,off Koosman); Russell (2,off Miller).  HR–Los Angeles Russell (3,7th inning off Koosman 0 on, 2 out); Garvey (6,8th inning off Koosman 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Milner (3,off John); Cey (3,off Koosman).  HBP–Staub (1,by John); Cey (2,by Koosman).  SB–Lopes (14,2nd base off Koosman/Grote).  WP–Miller (1), John 2 (2).  HBP–Koosman (1,Cey); John (1,Staub).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Ed Sudol.  T–2:48.  A–24,049.
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