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BOS  6
CAL  5

BAL  3
@MIL  2

MIN 11
CLE  2

CHC  3
@ATL  0

CIN  6
STL  5

NYM  6
@LAD  0
PIT  8
HOU  3

Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 26,821

Monday, August 16, 1971, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:31
Mets
6
59-60
Won 1
4th, 11½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  4   0  2  0    6 14  0
Dodgers         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  0
W: Tom Seaver (13-8), L: Doyle Alexander (4-4)
Dodgers
0
65-57
Lost 3
2nd, 6½ GB

Batting Stats

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
B Harrelson SS                5   0   0   0    0   2  .271  .668              0   3   
W Garrett 3B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .287  .675              2   0   
C Jones LF                    5   1   3   0    0   1  .323  .851              2   0   
  D Marshall PR-LF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .662              0   0   
E Kranepool 1B                5   1   2   0    0   0  .276  .768              5   2   
K Boswell 2B                  4   2   2   2    1   0  .287  .749              2   2   
K Singleton RF                3   1   0   1    1   1  .245  .748              1   0   
J Grote C                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .275  .695             11   0   
D Hahn CF                     3   0   1   2    0   0  .232  .598              2   0   SF
T Seaver P                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .235  .591              2   0   2B
Totals                       38   6  14   0    2   5                         27   7
Batting Events
2B: T Seaver (3, off D Alexander).
SF: D Hahn (2, off J Pena).
TB: C Jones 3; T Seaver 3; W Garrett 2; K Boswell 2; J Grote 2; E Kranepool 2; D Hahn.
RBI: D Hahn 2 (8); K Boswell 2 (34); K Singleton (26); J Grote (30).
2-out RBI: D Hahn.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. B Harrelson-K Boswell-E Kranepool.
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: D Hahn (1st base by T Haller).
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
M Wills SS                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .283  .643              2   3   
  B Valentine SS              1   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .631              0   0   
B Buckner RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .277  .680              3   0   
W Davis CF                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .317  .769              2   0   
D Allen 3B                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .293  .866              1   1   
  S Garvey 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .673              0   0   
W Crawford LF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .832              0   0   
J Lefebvre 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .248  .706              0   2   
W Parker 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .288  .719             12   1   
T Haller C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .674              5   1   GDP
  H Wilhelm P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          1   0   
  B Sudakis PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .638              0   0   
D Alexander P                 2   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .558              1   0   
  J Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .667 1.333              0   0   
  D Sims C                    2   0   2   0    0   0  .266  .693              0   0   
Totals                       33   0   7   0    4  10                         27   8
Batting Events
TB: W Parker 2; B Buckner 2; D Sims 2; W Davis.
GIDP: T Haller (3).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. W Parker.

Pitching Stats

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Seaver, W (13-8)             9     7   0   0    4  10   0   2.00   37     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 7     79    -     0.72   0.32
Totals                         9     7   0   0    4  10   0          37     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 7           -  
Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Alexander, L (4-4)           5     8   4   4    1   2   0   3.47   23     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 8     36    -     1.27  -0.14
J Pena                         2.2   5   2   2    1   3   0   3.18   13     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 5          2-2    0.31  -0.05
H Wilhelm                      1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   9.82    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 1          2-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    14   6   6    2   5   0          41     -       ·  ·      9·11· 2·14          4-2 
D Alexander faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: T Seaver (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer.
Time of Game: 2:31.
Attendance: 26,821.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   New York Mets                             Los Angeles Dodgers                          
1. Bud Harrelson                SS       1. Maury Wills                  SS
2. Wayne Garrett                3B       2. Bill Buckner                 RF
3. Cleon Jones                  LF       3. Willie Davis                 CF
4. Ed Kranepool                 1B       4. Dick Allen                   3B
5. Ken Boswell                  2B       5. Willie Crawford              LF
6. Ken Singleton                RF       6. Jim Lefebvre                 2B
7. Jerry Grote                   C       7. Wes Parker                   1B
8. Don Hahn                     CF       8. Tom Haller                    C
9. Tom Seaver                    P       9. Doyle Alexander               P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t6 0 123 RR 15% 90% 0-0 NYM K. Boswell D. Alexander Single to RF; Kranepool to 3B; Jones Scores; Garrett Scores
t6 0 12- 11% 74% 0-0 NYM E. Kranepool D. Alexander Single to CF; Jones to 2B; Garrett to 3B
t4 2 123 O -9% 44% 0-0 NYM K. Singleton D. Alexander Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 0 1-- 8% 64% 0-0 NYM C. Jones D. Alexander Single to LF; Garrett to 2B
t3 1 1-- OO -6% 45% 0-0 NYM T. Seaver D. Alexander Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 NYM B. Harrelson D. Alexander Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 NYM W. Garrett D. Alexander Groundout: P unassisted
t1 2 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 NYM C. Jones D. Alexander Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -4% 42% 0-0 LAD M. Wills T. Seaver Walk
b1 0 1-- -3% 39% 0-0 LAD B. Buckner T. Seaver Wild Pitch; Wills to 2B
b1 0 -2- O 4% 43% 0-0 LAD B. Buckner T. Seaver Flyball: LF
b1 1 -2- O 3% 47% 0-0 LAD W. Davis T. Seaver Foul Flyball: C
b1 2 -2- -1% 46% 0-0 LAD D. Allen T. Seaver Walk
b1 2 12- O 4% 50% 0-0 LAD W. Crawford T. Seaver Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 NYM E. Kranepool D. Alexander Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 NYM K. Boswell D. Alexander Popfly: SS
t2 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 NYM K. Singleton D. Alexander Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 LAD J. Lefebvre T. Seaver Flyball: RF
b2 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 LAD W. Parker T. Seaver Flyball: CF
b2 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 LAD T. Haller T. Seaver Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 NYM J. Grote D. Alexander Single to LF
t3 0 1-- O -4% 50% 0-0 NYM D. Hahn D. Alexander Flyball: RF
t3 1 1-- OO -6% 45% 0-0 NYM T. Seaver D. Alexander Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 2% 47% 0-0 LAD D. Alexander T. Seaver Strikeout Looking
b3 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 LAD M. Wills T. Seaver Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2 --- -1% 48% 0-0 LAD B. Buckner T. Seaver Single to CF
b3 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 LAD W. Davis T. Seaver Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 NYM B. Harrelson D. Alexander Strikeout Looking
t4 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 NYM W. Garrett D. Alexander Foul Flyball: 3B
t4 2 --- 1% 47% 0-0 NYM C. Jones D. Alexander Single to CF
t4 2 1-- 3% 50% 0-0 NYM E. Kranepool D. Alexander Single to CF; Jones to 3B
t4 2 1-3 3% 53% 0-0 NYM K. Boswell D. Alexander Walk; Kranepool to 2B
t4 2 123 O -9% 44% 0-0 NYM K. Singleton D. Alexander Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 LAD D. Allen T. Seaver Strikeout Looking
b4 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 LAD W. Crawford T. Seaver Groundout: 1B-P
b4 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 LAD J. Lefebvre T. Seaver Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 NYM J. Grote D. Alexander Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- O -2% 45% 0-0 NYM D. Hahn D. Alexander Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2 --- 3% 49% 0-0 NYM T. Seaver D. Alexander Double to RF
t5 2 -2- O -5% 44% 0-0 NYM B. Harrelson D. Alexander Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 3% 47% 0-0 LAD W. Parker T. Seaver Flyball: LF
b5 1 --- O 2% 49% 0-0 LAD T. Haller T. Seaver Strikeout
b5 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 LAD D. Alexander T. Seaver Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- 5% 55% 0-0 NYM W. Garrett D. Alexander Single to RF
t6 0 1-- 8% 64% 0-0 NYM C. Jones D. Alexander Single to LF; Garrett to 2B
t6 0 12- 11% 74% 0-0 NYM E. Kranepool D. Alexander Single to CF; Jones to 2B; Garrett to 3B
t6 0 123 RR 15% 90% 0-0 NYM K. Boswell D. Alexander Single to RF; Kranepool to 3B; Jones Scores; Garrett Scores
Jose Pena replaces Doyle Alexander pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 1-3 RO 0% 90% 2-0 NYM K. Singleton J. Pena Groundout: 2B-1B; Boswell to 2B; Kranepool Scores
t6 1 -2- O -1% 89% 3-0 NYM J. Grote J. Pena Popfly: 1B
t6 2 -2- R 5% 93% 3-0 NYM D. Hahn J. Pena Single to CF; Boswell Scores
t6 2 1-- O -1% 93% 4-0 NYM T. Seaver J. Pena Hahn Picked off 1B (C-1B)
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- O 2% 94% 0-4 LAD M. Wills T. Seaver Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1 --- -2% 93% 0-4 LAD B. Buckner T. Seaver Single to LF
b6 1 1-- -3% 90% 0-4 LAD W. Davis T. Seaver Walk; Buckner to 2B
b6 1 12- O 3% 93% 0-4 LAD D. Allen T. Seaver Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Buckner to 3B
b6 2 1-3 O 3% 96% 0-4 LAD W. Crawford T. Seaver Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dodgers' Jose Pena facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- O -0% 95% 4-0 NYM T. Seaver J. Pena Strikeout
t7 1 --- O -0% 95% 4-0 NYM B. Harrelson J. Pena Strikeout
t7 2 --- 0% 95% 4-0 NYM W. Garrett J. Pena Single to RF
t7 2 1-- O -0% 95% 4-0 NYM C. Jones J. Pena Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- O 1% 96% 0-4 LAD J. Lefebvre T. Seaver Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 1 --- -2% 95% 0-4 LAD W. Parker T. Seaver Single to CF
b7 1 1-- OO 3% 97% 0-4 LAD T. Haller T. Seaver Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dodgers' Jose Pena facing 4-5-6
t8 0 --- O -0% 97% 4-0 NYM E. Kranepool J. Pena Popfly: SS
t8 1 --- 0% 97% 4-0 NYM K. Boswell J. Pena Single to CF
t8 1 1-- 0% 98% 4-0 NYM K. Singleton J. Pena Walk; Boswell to 2B
t8 1 12- R 1% 99% 4-0 NYM J. Grote J. Pena Single to RF; Singleton to 3B; Boswell Scores
t8 1 1-3 RO 0% 99% 5-0 NYM D. Hahn J. Pena Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Singleton Scores
t8 2 1-- 0% 100% 6-0 NYM T. Seaver J. Pena Single to LF; Grote to 2B
Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Tom Haller (C) pitching and batting 8th; Duke Sims replaces Jose Pena (P) playing C batting 9th
t8 2 12- O -0% 99% 6-0 NYM B. Harrelson H. Wilhelm Lineout: 1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-6, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
b8 0 --- -1% 99% 0-6 LAD D. Sims T. Seaver Single to CF
b8 0 1-- O 0% 99% 0-6 LAD M. Wills T. Seaver Foul Flyball: 3B
b8 1 1-- O 0% 100% 0-6 LAD B. Buckner T. Seaver Foul Flyball: 3B
b8 2 1-- -0% 100% 0-6 LAD W. Davis T. Seaver Single to CF; Sims to 3B
b8 2 1-3 -1% 99% 0-6 LAD D. Allen T. Seaver Walk; Davis to 2B
b8 2 123 O 1% 100% 0-6 LAD W. Crawford T. Seaver Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 6, Dodgers 0.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dodgers' Hoyt Wilhelm facing 2-3-4
Steve Garvey replaces Dick Allen playing 3B batting 4th; Bobby Valentine replaces Maury Wills playing SS batting 1st
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 6-0 NYM W. Garrett H. Wilhelm Groundout: 1B-P
t9 1 --- 0% 100% 6-0 NYM C. Jones H. Wilhelm Single to CF
Dave Marshall pinch runs for Cleon Jones (LF) batting 3rd
t9 1 1-- O 0% 100% 6-0 NYM E. Kranepool H. Wilhelm Flyball: CF
t9 2 1-- O 0% 100% 6-0 NYM K. Boswell H. Wilhelm Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-6, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
Dave Marshall moves from PR to LF
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 LAD J. Lefebvre T. Seaver Strikeout
b9 1 --- -0% 100% 0-6 LAD W. Parker T. Seaver Single to CF
Bill Sudakis pinch hits for Hoyt Wilhelm (P) batting 8th
b9 1 1-- O 0% 100% 0-6 LAD B. Sudakis T. Seaver Strikeout Looking
b9 2 1-- -0% 100% 0-6 LAD D. Sims T. Seaver Single to RF; Parker to 2B
b9 2 12- O 0% 100% 0-6 LAD B. Valentine T. Seaver Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Dodgers 0.

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