New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
July 12, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 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 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 5 0 0 0
Millan 2b 3 0 1 2
Staub rf 4 0 0 1
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Milner 1b 4 1 2 0
Grote c 3 1 3 0
Hahn cf 3 1 1 0
Martinez ss 4 1 1 2
Apodaca p 2 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0
  Harrelson pr 0 0 0 0
  Aker p 1 1 1 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 3 0 0 0
  McMullen ph 1 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
Buckner lf 4 0 1 0
Wynn cf 4 0 1 0
Crawford rf 3 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 2 0
Cey 3b 4 1 2 0
Ferguson c 4 1 2 2
Russell ss 3 0 0 0
John p 2 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Joshua ph 1 0 0 0
  Lacy 2b 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
New York 000 000 401590
Los Angeles 000 000 200280
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Apodaca  W (2-4) 6.0 4 0 0 1 3
  Aker  SV (2) 3.0 4 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
John  L (13-3) 6.0 7 4 4 2 5
  Hough   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Marshall   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
3
7

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Aker (1,off Marshall), Los Angeles Wynn (11,off Apodaca).  HR–Los Angeles Ferguson (12,7th inning off Aker 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Staub (3,off Hough); Millan (3,off Marshall).  HBP–Millan (3,by Hough).  CS–Millan (1,2nd base by John/Ferguson).  SB–Russell (6,2nd base off Apodaca/Grote).  HBP–Hough (3,Millan).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:24.  A–50,129.
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