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BAL  7
MIN  4
 MIL  1
@CAL  0
 CHW  6
@CLE  3
 NYY  6
@KCR  4
 OAK  4
DET  0
 BOS 12
@TEX  1
 ATL  8
STL  2
 CIN  8
@CHC  4
 PIT  4
@HOU  1
 MON  9
SFG  6
 NYM  4
LAD  2
 PHI  4
SDP  1
Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 47,800

 Saturday, June 9, 1973
Time of Game: 2:25
Dodgers
2
34-23
Lost 1
2nd, 2½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  0
Mets            2  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  X    4  7  3
W: Jon Matlack (3-8), L: Al Downing (5-3)
 Mets
4
23-27
Won 1
4th, 7½ GB

Batting Stats

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   2   3   0    0   0  .342  .834              3   3   2B,SB,CS
B Buckner 1B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .281  .634              8   1   SF
W Davis CF                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .293  .813              2   0   SB
J Ferguson C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .930              6   0   
R Cey 3B                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .312  .905              0   4   
M Mota LF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .347  .806              0   0   
W Crawford RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .317  .885              3   0   
B Russell SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .647              1   2   SB
A Downing P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .087  .212              1   1   
  T Paciorek PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .213  .579              0   0   2B,CS
  D Rau P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  C Hough P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  S Garvey PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .537              0   0   
Totals                       32   2   7   0    3   4                         24  11
Batting Events
2B: D Lopes (6, off J Matlack); T Paciorek (2, off J Matlack).
SF: B Buckner (2, off J Matlack).
TB: D Lopes 4; T Paciorek 2; M Mota; B Russell; B Buckner.
RBI: B Buckner (14); W Davis (34).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Baserunning Events
SB: D Lopes (15, 3rd base off J Matlack/D Dyer); B Russell (7, 2nd base off J Matlack/D Dyer); W Davis (10, 2nd base off J Matlack/D Dyer).
CS: D Lopes (3, 2nd base by J Matlack/D Dyer); T Paciorek (2, Home by J Matlack/D Dyer).
Pickoffs: D Lopes (1st base by J Matlack).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Martinez 3B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .225  .527              1   1   
F Millan 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .265  .616              4   3   
W Mays CF                     3   2   1   1    1   1  .111  .431              5   0   HR
R Staub RF                    4   0   2   3    0   0  .274  .791              2   1   2·2B
J Fregosi SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .181  .514              1   3   
J Milner 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .235  .813              5   1   
G Theodore LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .658              4   0   
D Dyer C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .148  .372              5   1   
J Matlack P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .485              0   2   
Totals                       31   4   7   0    3   6                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: R Staub 2 (13, 1 off A Downing, 1 off D Rau).
HR: W Mays (1, off A Downing; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
TB: W Mays 4; R Staub 4; T Martinez 2; F Millan; G Theodore.
RBI: R Staub 3 (26); W Mays (2).
2-out RBI: W Mays; R Staub.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Dyer-F Millan-J Matlack-J Milner-J Fregosi-J Milner-F Millan-J Milner-F Millan-R Staub-D Dyer.
E: J Fregosi (4); J Matlack (1); J Milner (3).

Pitching Stats

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
A Downing, L (5-3)             6     4   3   3    1   3   1   2.87   23     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 1· 3     54    -     0.82  -0.09
D Rau                          1.2   3   1   1    2   3   0   6.20   10     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.65  -0.04
C Hough                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-0    0.81   0.02
Totals                         8     7   4   4    3   6   1          34     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 1· 6          3-0 
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
J Matlack, W (3-8)             9     7   2   1    3   4   0   4.22   36     -       ·  ·      9·15· 0· 5     68    -     1.28   0.39
Totals                         9     7   2   1    3   4   0          36     -       ·  ·      9·15· 0· 5           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Matlack (4; D Lopes, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams.
Time of Game: 2:25.
Attendance: 47,800.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Los Angeles Dodgers                       New York Mets                                
1. Davey Lopes                  2B       1. Ted Martinez                 3B
2. Bill Buckner                 1B       2. Felix Millan                 2B
3. Willie Davis                 CF       3. Willie Mays                  CF
4. Joe Ferguson                  C       4. Rusty Staub                  RF
5. Ron Cey                      3B       5. Jim Fregosi                  SS
6. Manny Mota                   LF       6. John Milner                  1B
7. Willie Crawford              RF       7. George Theodore              LF
8. Bill Russell                 SS       8. Duffy Dyer                    C
9. Al Downing                    P       9. Jon Matlack                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t7 0 1-3 OO 32% 78% 2-3 LAD B. Buckner J. Matlack Double Play: Lopes Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B); Paciorek Caught Stealing Hm (P-1B-SS-1B-2B-1B-2B-RF-C)
b1 1 12- RR 19% 67% 0-1 NYM R. Staub A. Downing Double to LF; Mays Scores; Martinez Scores
b3 2 --- R 13% 64% 2-2 NYM W. Mays A. Downing Home Run
t7 0 -2- -13% 46% 2-3 LAD D. Lopes J. Matlack Single to P/Bunt; Paciorek to 3B
t7 0 --- -12% 59% 2-3 LAD T. Paciorek J. Matlack Double to RF

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, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- -6% 44% 0-0 LAD D. Lopes J. Matlack Double to LF
t1 0 -2- -7% 37% 0-0 LAD B. Buckner J. Matlack Single to RF; Lopes to 3B
t1 0 1-3 RO 2% 39% 0-0 LAD W. Davis J. Matlack Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lopes Scores
t1 1 1-- -4% 35% 1-0 LAD J. Ferguson J. Matlack Davis Steals 2B; Davis to 3B/Adv on E3 (throw)
t1 1 --3 O 5% 40% 1-0 LAD J. Ferguson J. Matlack Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 2 --3 O 3% 44% 1-0 LAD R. Cey J. Matlack Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 47% 0-1 NYM T. Martinez A. Downing Single to LF
b1 0 1-- O -2% 46% 0-1 NYM F. Millan A. Downing Groundout: 3B-1B; Martinez to 2B
b1 1 -2- 2% 48% 0-1 NYM W. Mays A. Downing Walk
b1 1 12- RR 19% 67% 0-1 NYM R. Staub A. Downing Double to LF; Mays Scores; Martinez Scores
b1 1 -2- O -3% 64% 2-1 NYM J. Fregosi A. Downing Groundout: 2B-1B; Staub to 3B
b1 2 --3 O -3% 61% 2-1 NYM J. Milner A. Downing Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 2.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 6-7-8
t2 0 --- -4% 57% 1-2 LAD M. Mota J. Matlack Single to LF
t2 0 1-- O 4% 61% 1-2 LAD W. Crawford J. Matlack Strikeout
t2 1 1-- O 3% 64% 1-2 LAD B. Russell J. Matlack Flyball: CF
t2 2 1-- O 2% 66% 1-2 LAD A. Downing J. Matlack Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O -2% 64% 2-1 NYM G. Theodore A. Downing Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1 --- O -1% 63% 2-1 NYM D. Dyer A. Downing Groundout: P-1B
b2 2 --- O -1% 62% 2-1 NYM J. Matlack A. Downing Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 2.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-2, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- -4% 58% 1-2 LAD D. Lopes J. Matlack Single/Bunt
t3 0 1-- -3% 55% 1-2 LAD B. Buckner J. Matlack Lopes Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Lopes to 2B
t3 0 -2- -4% 51% 1-2 LAD B. Buckner J. Matlack Lopes Steals 3B
t3 0 --3 RO 1% 52% 1-2 LAD B. Buckner J. Matlack Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lopes Scores/unER
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 2-2 LAD W. Davis J. Matlack Flyball: CF
t3 2 --- -1% 53% 2-2 LAD J. Ferguson J. Matlack Walk
t3 2 1-- -2% 50% 2-2 LAD R. Cey J. Matlack Walk; Ferguson to 2B
t3 2 12- O 5% 55% 2-2 LAD M. Mota J. Matlack Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 2-2, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O -2% 53% 2-2 NYM T. Martinez A. Downing Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O -2% 51% 2-2 NYM F. Millan A. Downing Popfly: SS
b3 2 --- R 13% 64% 2-2 NYM W. Mays A. Downing Home Run
b3 2 --- O -1% 63% 3-2 NYM R. Staub A. Downing Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 3.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 7-8-9
t4 0 --- O 3% 66% 2-3 LAD W. Crawford J. Matlack Strikeout
t4 1 --- -3% 63% 2-3 LAD B. Russell J. Matlack Single to LF
t4 1 1-- -2% 61% 2-3 LAD A. Downing J. Matlack Russell Steals 2B
t4 1 -2- O 4% 65% 2-3 LAD A. Downing J. Matlack Strikeout Looking
t4 2 -2- O 4% 69% 2-3 LAD D. Lopes J. Matlack Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O -2% 68% 3-2 NYM J. Fregosi A. Downing Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 1 --- O -1% 66% 3-2 NYM J. Milner A. Downing Lineout: 2B
b4 2 --- O -1% 65% 3-2 NYM G. Theodore A. Downing Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 3.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 2-3-4
t5 0 --- O 3% 68% 2-3 LAD B. Buckner J. Matlack Groundout: P-1B
t5 1 --- O 2% 70% 2-3 LAD W. Davis J. Matlack Flyball: RF
t5 2 --- O 1% 72% 2-3 LAD J. Ferguson J. Matlack Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O -2% 70% 3-2 NYM D. Dyer A. Downing Strikeout
b5 1 --- O -1% 68% 3-2 NYM J. Matlack A. Downing Strikeout
b5 2 --- 1% 69% 3-2 NYM T. Martinez A. Downing Single/Bunt
b5 2 1-- O -2% 67% 3-2 NYM F. Millan A. Downing Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 3.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 5-6-7
t6 0 --- O 4% 71% 2-3 LAD R. Cey J. Matlack Flyball: LF
t6 1 --- -4% 67% 2-3 LAD M. Mota J. Matlack Walk
t6 1 1-- O 5% 71% 2-3 LAD W. Crawford J. Matlack Flyball: LF
t6 2 1-- O 4% 75% 2-3 LAD B. Russell J. Matlack Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dodgers' Al Downing facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- O -2% 73% 3-2 NYM W. Mays A. Downing Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- O -1% 72% 3-2 NYM R. Staub A. Downing Groundout: 1B-P
b6 2 --- O -1% 71% 3-2 NYM J. Fregosi A. Downing Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 3.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 9-1-2
Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Al Downing (P) batting 9th
t7 0 --- -12% 59% 2-3 LAD T. Paciorek J. Matlack Double to RF
t7 0 -2- -13% 46% 2-3 LAD D. Lopes J. Matlack Single to P/Bunt; Paciorek to 3B
t7 0 1-3 OO 32% 78% 2-3 LAD B. Buckner J. Matlack Double Play: Lopes Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B); Paciorek Caught Stealing Hm (P-1B-SS-1B-2B-1B-2B-RF-C)
t7 2 --- O 2% 80% 2-3 LAD B. Buckner J. Matlack Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dodgers' Doug Rau facing 6-7-8
Doug Rau replaces Tom Paciorek (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 0 --- O -2% 78% 3-2 NYM J. Milner D. Rau Strikeout
b7 1 --- 2% 80% 3-2 NYM G. Theodore D. Rau Single to RF
b7 1 1-- O -2% 78% 3-2 NYM D. Dyer D. Rau Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 2 1-- O -2% 76% 3-2 NYM J. Matlack D. Rau Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 3.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-3, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 3-4-5
t8 0 --- O 5% 81% 2-3 LAD W. Davis J. Matlack Foul Flyball: 3B
t8 1 --- O 4% 85% 2-3 LAD J. Ferguson J. Matlack Popfly: 2B
t8 2 --- O 2% 88% 2-3 LAD R. Cey J. Matlack Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dodgers' Doug Rau facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- O -1% 86% 3-2 NYM T. Martinez D. Rau Flyball: RF
b8 1 --- 1% 88% 3-2 NYM F. Millan D. Rau Single to RF
b8 1 1-- O -2% 86% 3-2 NYM W. Mays D. Rau Strikeout Looking
b8 2 1-- R 8% 94% 3-2 NYM R. Staub D. Rau Double to LF; Millan Scores
b8 2 -2- 0% 94% 4-2 NYM J. Fregosi D. Rau Walk
b8 2 12- 1% 95% 4-2 NYM J. Milner D. Rau Walk; Staub to 3B; Fregosi to 2B
Charlie Hough replaces Doug Rau pitching and batting 9th
b8 2 123 O -2% 93% 4-2 NYM G. Theodore C. Hough Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 4.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-4, Mets' Jon Matlack facing 6-7-8
t9 0 --- O 3% 97% 2-4 LAD M. Mota J. Matlack Flyball: RF
t9 1 --- O 2% 99% 2-4 LAD W. Crawford J. Matlack Flyball: LF
t9 2 --- -2% 97% 2-4 LAD B. Russell J. Matlack Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
Steve Garvey pinch hits for Charlie Hough (P) batting 9th
t9 2 1-- O 3% 100% 2-4 LAD S. Garvey J. Matlack Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 4.

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