New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
August 17, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 1976 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 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Boisclair cf 3 1 2 0
Millan 2b 4 1 2 0
Milner lf,1b 4 1 1 3
Torre 1b 3 0 1 0
  Mangual lf 1 0 0 0
Vail rf 4 0 1 0
Staiger 3b 4 0 0 0
Hodges c 3 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0
Matlack p 2 0 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Buckner lf 4 0 0 0
Sizemore 2b 4 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 2 0
Cey 3b 3 1 1 0
Russell ss 4 1 2 1
Lacy cf 4 1 1 1
Baker rf 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez c 2 0 0 1
Rhoden p 3 0 1 1
Totals 31 4 8 4
New York 300 000 000370
Los Angeles 000 400 00x480
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (12-7) 7.0 8 4 4 2 1
  Lockwood   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
8
4
4
3
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden  W (11-1) 9.0 7 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
1
2

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 2.  PB–Hodges (5).  2B–New York Boisclair (7,off Rhoden), Los Angeles Rhoden (3,off Matlack).  HR–New York Milner (13,1st inning off Rhoden 2 on, 0 out).  SF–Rodriguez (2,off Matlack).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Vargo, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:13.  A–24,416.
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