San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
August 31, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 1976 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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San Francisco Giants 2, New York Mets 6

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Herndon cf 2 1 0 0
Perez 2b 4 0 1 0
Matthews lf 4 1 1 1
Reitz 3b 4 0 3 1
Thomasson rf 4 0 1 0
Speier ss 4 0 1 0
Arnold 1b 3 0 0 0
  Evans 1b 1 0 0 0
Sadek c 4 0 1 0
Halicki p 2 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Boisclair cf 5 1 2 0
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Milner lf,1b 4 0 3 1
Kingman rf 4 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0
  Mangual pr,lf 0 1 0 0
Hodges c 3 1 0 0
Staiger 3b 4 2 2 1
Harrelson ss 3 1 1 1
Lolich p 2 0 1 0
  Torre ph 0 0 0 0
  Foster pr,2b 1 0 1 2
Totals 34 6 12 5
San Francisco 100 001 000283
New York 100 000 14x6120
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki  L (11-14) 7.2 10 5 4 2 4
  Lavelle   0.1 2 1 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
6
4
2
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lolich   7.0 8 2 2 2 5
  Lockwood  W (7-7) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
5

  E–Perez (12), Matthews (7), Reitz (16).  DP–San Francisco 2, New York 1.  2B–New York Boisclair (10,off Halicki); Milner (18,off Halicki).  3B–New York Boisclair (1,off Halicki).  HR–San Francisco Matthews (16,6th inning off Lolich 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Halicki (6,off Lolich); Harrelson (7,off Halicki).  IBB–Hodges (2,by Halicki).  SB–Staiger (3,2nd base off Halicki/Sadek); Foster (1,2nd base off Lavelle/Sadek).  IBB–Halicki (7,Hodges).  U-HP–Ed Sudol, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:18.  A–14,788.
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