Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
May 14, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 14, 1977 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 5, New York Mets 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 1 2 1
Russell ss 4 1 1 0
Smith rf 4 1 2 2
  Hale rf 0 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 0 1 1
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Monday cf 4 1 1 1
Baker lf 3 0 0 0
Yeager c 4 0 0 0
Rau p 3 1 1 0
  Garman p 0 0 0 0
  Hough p 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 5 0 0 0
Randle 2b 5 2 4 0
Vail rf 4 1 2 1
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Kingman 1b,rf 5 0 0 0
Stearns c 3 1 1 1
Boisclair lf 3 0 1 1
Grote 3b 3 0 2 1
Foster ss 2 0 0 0
  Phillips ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Espinosa p 2 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
  Torre ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
Los Angeles 120 020 000580
New York 100 110 1004100
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Rau  W (5-0) 5.0 7 3 3 3 4
  Garman   1.2 2 1 1 1 2
  Hough  SV (9) 2.1 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
6
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa  L (2-3) 4.1 8 5 5 1 5
  Todd   1.2 0 0 0 0 3
  Apodaca   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lockwood   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
1
10

  E–None.  2B–Los Angeles Lopes (7,off Espinosa), New York Randle (1,off Rau); Grote 2 (2,off Rau 2); Vail (1,off Rau).  HR–Los Angeles Smith (7,1st inning off Espinosa 0 on, 2 out); Monday (5,2nd inning off Espinosa 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Baker (2,by Lockwood).  CS–Baker (1,2nd base by Lockwood/Stearns).  SB–Randle (3,2nd base off Garman/Yeager).  HBP–Lockwood (1,Baker).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–John McSherry, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:36.  A–18,169.
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