New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 31, 1975 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1975 at Dodger 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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New York Mets 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Clines cf 4 0 2 2
Millan 2b 4 0 2 0
Vail lf 4 0 1 0
Staub rf 4 0 2 0
Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0
Torre 3b 4 0 0 0
Grote c 3 1 1 0
Heidemann ss 4 1 1 0
Swan p 1 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 1 1 0
Buckner lf 4 1 2 1
Lacy rf 4 0 1 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 2 1
Cey 3b 3 2 2 2
Hale cf 3 0 0 0
Yeager c 3 1 1 1
Russell ss 4 0 0 0
Rau p 3 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 9 5
New York 000 020 000291
Los Angeles 011 200 01x590
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (1-2) 4.0 7 4 4 1 5
  Lockwood   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Apodaca   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
2
7
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rau  W (12-9) 7.0 9 2 2 1 6
  Marshall   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Hough  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
7

  E–Millan (18).  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–New York Clines (5,off Rau), Los Angeles Garvey (31,off Swan).  HR–Los Angeles Cey 2 (22,2nd inning off Swan 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Apodaca 0 on, 0 out); Yeager (10,4th inning off Swan 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Hough (1,off Apodaca).  HBP–Hale (2,by Swan).  IBB–Cey (12,by Swan).  CS–Millan (5,2nd base by Rau/Yeager).  SB–Lacy (4,2nd base off Swan/Grote); Buckner (8,2nd base off Swan/Grote); Lopes (61,2nd base off Swan/Grote).  WP–Lockwood (1).  HBP–Swan (1,Hale).  IBB–Swan (2,Cey).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Frank Pulli, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:20.  A–24,798.
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