Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
June 16, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 16, 1974 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 7, New York Mets 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Buckner lf 4 0 2 2
Russell ss 5 0 1 0
Wynn cf 5 1 1 0
Garvey 1b 5 2 2 2
Crawford rf 5 1 1 0
Cey 3b 3 2 1 1
Yeager c 3 0 0 0
Lopes 2b 1 1 1 0
Messersmith p 3 0 1 2
Totals 34 7 10 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 3 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 3 0 2 0
Staub rf 4 1 1 0
Milner 1b 4 0 1 1
Schneck cf 4 0 0 0
Grote c 2 0 0 0
  Hodges c 1 0 0 0
Martinez ss 3 0 0 0
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 1 0
  Aker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
Los Angeles 000 000 5117100
New York 000 000 001150
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  W (7-2) 9.0 5 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
1
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (3-6) 6.1 6 5 5 4 7
  Miller   1.2 3 1 1 2 1
  Aker   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
6
8

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1, New York 1.  2B–New York Staub (11,off Messersmith).  3B–Los Angeles Wynn (4,off Seaver).  HR–Los Angeles Garvey (13,9th inning off Aker 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Lopes (4,off Seaver).  IBB–Buckner (7,by Seaver); Lopes (1,by Seaver).  HBP–Jones (4,by Messersmith).  CS–Lopes (8,2nd base by Seaver/Grote).  HBP–Messersmith (1,Jones).  IBB–Seaver 2 (6,Buckner,Lopes).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Tom Gorman, 2B–Bill Williams, 3B–Dick Stello.  T–2:17.  A–35,994.
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