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TEX 11
@BAL  0
 BOS 15
KCR  6
 CAL  5
NYY  4
(11)		 CLE  7
MIN  4
 CHW  2
@MIL  0
 OAK  2
DET  1
(12)		 CHC  3
ATL  2
 CIN  6
PHI  5
(15)		 HOU  6
STL  0
 LAD  2
@NYM  1
 PIT  3
SFG  2
(11)		 MON  3
@SDP  0
Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 23,260

 Sunday, August 29, 1976
Time of Game: 2:14
Dodgers
2
73-56
Won 1
2nd, 9 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  2
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  6  1
W: Tommy John (8-8), L: Tom Seaver (10-10)
 Mets
1
65-64
Lost 1
3rd, 18½ GB

Batting Stats

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .226  .621              1   4   SB
B Buckner LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .301  .717              2   0   
R Smith RF                    3   1   1   2    1   0  .244  .746              2   0   HR
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .304  .772             11   0   2·2B
R Cey 3B                      3   0   1   0    1   1  .279  .861              1   6   
J Lyttle CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .739              1   0   
B Russell SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .696              4   3   GDP
S Yeager C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .219  .651              4   0   
T John P                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .094  .240              1   2   
Totals                       34   2   7   0    2   8                         27  15
Batting Events
2B: S Garvey 2 (30, 2 off T Seaver).
HR: R Smith (14, off T Seaver; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).
TB: R Smith 4; S Garvey 4; D Lopes 2; J Lyttle; R Cey.
GIDP: B Russell (12).
RBI: R Smith 2 (40).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. D Lopes-B Russell-S Garvey 2.
E: R Cey 2 (13).
Baserunning Events
SB: D Lopes (41, 2nd base off T Seaver/R Hodges).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Brown CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .221  .508              3   0   GDP
F Millan 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .681              2   3   
J Milner LF                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .259  .780              1   0   
D Kingman RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .232  .805              4   0   
J Torre 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .306  .741              7   1   GDP
  P Mangual PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .679              0   0   
R Staiger 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .238  .610              0   2   
L Foster SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .491              0   3   
R Hodges C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .725              9   0   
T Seaver P                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .106  .309              1   0   
  M Vail PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .515              0   0   
  S Lockwood P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .429  .967              0   0   
Totals                       33   1   6   0    1   4                         27   9
Batting Events
TB: J Milner 2; L Brown; T Seaver; J Torre; F Millan.
GIDP: L Brown (3); J Torre (16).
RBI: J Milner (63).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Staiger-F Millan-J Torre.
E: F Millan (11).

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
T John, W (8-8)                9     6   1   1    1   4   0   3.07   34     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 3· 6     74    -     1.79   0.59
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 3· 6           -  
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, L (10-10)            8     7   2   2    2   7   1   2.46   33     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 6     65    -     0.77   0.07
S Lockwood                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.91    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.03
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   8   1          36     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 6           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Nick Colosi.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 23,260.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Los Angeles Dodgers                       New York Mets                                
1. Davey Lopes                  2B       1. Leon Brown                   CF
2. Bill Buckner                 LF       2. Felix Millan                 2B
3. Reggie Smith                 RF       3. John Milner                  LF
4. Steve Garvey                 1B       4. Dave Kingman                 RF
5. Ron Cey                      3B       5. Joe Torre                    1B
6. Jim Lyttle                   CF       6. Roy Staiger                  3B
7. Bill Russell                 SS       7. Leo Foster                   SS
8. Steve Yeager                  C       8. Ron Hodges                    C
9. Tommy John                    P       9. Tom Seaver                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t1 1 -2- RR 17% 70% 0-0 LAD R. Smith T. Seaver Home Run; Lopes Scores
b9 2 12- O 16% 100% 1-2 NYM L. Foster T. John Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 1 1-3 OO 15% 78% 0-2 NYM J. Torre T. John Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b4 0 1-- -12% 55% 0-2 NYM J. Milner T. John Single to CF; Millan to 3B
b6 1 1-3 R -11% 56% 0-2 NYM J. Milner T. John Single to LF; Brown Scores; Millan to 2B

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' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 LAD D. Lopes T. Seaver Single to CF
t1 0 1-- O -3% 50% 0-0 LAD B. Buckner T. Seaver Strikeout
t1 1 1-- 2% 52% 0-0 LAD R. Smith T. Seaver Lopes Steals 2B
t1 1 -2- RR 17% 70% 0-0 LAD R. Smith T. Seaver Home Run; Lopes Scores
t1 1 --- O -1% 69% 2-0 LAD S. Garvey T. Seaver Foul Popfly: C
t1 2 --- 1% 69% 2-0 LAD R. Cey T. Seaver Single to LF
t1 2 1-- 2% 71% 2-0 LAD J. Lyttle T. Seaver Single to CF; Cey to 3B
t1 2 1-3 O -3% 68% 2-0 LAD B. Russell T. Seaver Flyball: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 70% 0-2 NYM L. Brown T. John Lineout: P
b1 1 --- -3% 67% 0-2 NYM F. Millan T. John Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b1 1 1-- O 3% 70% 0-2 NYM J. Milner T. John Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 2 1-- O 2% 72% 0-2 NYM D. Kingman T. John Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 8-9-1
t2 0 --- O -1% 71% 2-0 LAD S. Yeager T. Seaver Strikeout
t2 1 --- O -1% 70% 2-0 LAD T. John T. Seaver Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 2 --- 1% 71% 2-0 LAD D. Lopes T. Seaver Single to P/Bunt
t2 2 1-- O -1% 69% 2-0 LAD B. Buckner T. Seaver Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 2% 71% 0-2 NYM J. Torre T. John Strikeout Looking
b2 1 --- O 2% 73% 0-2 NYM R. Staiger T. John Flyball: RF
b2 2 --- O 1% 74% 0-2 NYM L. Foster T. John Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
t3 0 --- O -2% 72% 2-0 LAD R. Smith T. Seaver Flyball: RF
t3 1 --- 3% 75% 2-0 LAD S. Garvey T. Seaver Double to RF
t3 1 -2- O -2% 73% 2-0 LAD R. Cey T. Seaver Groundout: SS-1B; Garvey to 3B
t3 2 --3 O -3% 71% 2-0 LAD J. Lyttle T. Seaver Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 2% 73% 0-2 NYM R. Hodges T. John Groundout: P-1B
b3 1 --- -3% 70% 0-2 NYM T. Seaver T. John Single to LF
b3 1 1-- OO 6% 76% 0-2 NYM L. Brown T. John Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 7-8-9
t4 0 --- O -2% 74% 2-0 LAD B. Russell T. Seaver Strikeout
t4 1 --- O -1% 73% 2-0 LAD S. Yeager T. Seaver Flyball: CF
t4 2 --- O -1% 72% 2-0 LAD T. John T. Seaver Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- -5% 68% 0-2 NYM F. Millan T. John Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b4 0 1-- -12% 55% 0-2 NYM J. Milner T. John Single to CF; Millan to 3B
b4 0 1-3 O 8% 63% 0-2 NYM D. Kingman T. John Popfly: LF
b4 1 1-3 OO 15% 78% 0-2 NYM J. Torre T. John Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
t5 0 --- O -1% 77% 2-0 LAD D. Lopes T. Seaver Flyball: RF
t5 1 --- O -1% 76% 2-0 LAD B. Buckner T. Seaver Groundout: 1B-P
t5 2 --- 1% 76% 2-0 LAD R. Smith T. Seaver Walk
t5 2 1-- 2% 79% 2-0 LAD S. Garvey T. Seaver Double to RF; Smith to 3B
t5 2 -23 O -4% 75% 2-0 LAD R. Cey T. Seaver Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 3% 78% 0-2 NYM R. Staiger T. John Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1 --- O 2% 80% 0-2 NYM L. Foster T. John Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 2 --- O 1% 81% 0-2 NYM R. Hodges T. John Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 6-7-8
t6 0 --- 2% 83% 2-0 LAD J. Lyttle T. Seaver Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t6 0 1-- OO -5% 79% 2-0 LAD B. Russell T. Seaver Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t6 2 --- O -1% 78% 2-0 LAD S. Yeager T. Seaver Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 9-1-2
b6 0 --- O 3% 81% 0-2 NYM T. Seaver T. John Flyball: RF
b6 1 --- -4% 77% 0-2 NYM L. Brown T. John Single to LF
b6 1 1-- -10% 67% 0-2 NYM F. Millan T. John Single to RF; Brown to 3B
b6 1 1-3 R -11% 56% 0-2 NYM J. Milner T. John Single to LF; Brown Scores; Millan to 2B
b6 1 12- O 8% 64% 1-2 NYM D. Kingman T. John Strikeout
b6 2 12- O 8% 72% 1-2 NYM J. Torre T. John Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- O -2% 70% 2-1 LAD T. John T. Seaver Flyball: LF
t7 1 --- O -2% 68% 2-1 LAD D. Lopes T. Seaver Strikeout
t7 2 --- O -1% 67% 2-1 LAD B. Buckner T. Seaver Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 6-7-8
b7 0 --- O 5% 72% 1-2 NYM R. Staiger T. John Lineout: 3B
b7 1 --- O 3% 75% 1-2 NYM L. Foster T. John Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2 --- O 2% 77% 1-2 NYM R. Hodges T. John Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 3-4-5
t8 0 --- O -2% 75% 2-1 LAD R. Smith T. Seaver Lineout: 2B
t8 1 --- O -1% 74% 2-1 LAD S. Garvey T. Seaver Strikeout
t8 2 --- 1% 75% 2-1 LAD R. Cey T. Seaver Walk
t8 2 1-- O -2% 73% 2-1 LAD J. Lyttle T. Seaver Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 9-1-2
Mike Vail pinch hits for Tom Seaver (P) batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 6% 79% 1-2 NYM M. Vail T. John Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1 --- O 4% 83% 1-2 NYM L. Brown T. John Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2 --- O 3% 86% 1-2 NYM F. Millan T. John Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 1.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Skip Lockwood facing 7-8-9
Skip Lockwood replaces Mike Vail (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 0 --- O -1% 84% 2-1 LAD B. Russell S. Lockwood Flyball: RF
t9 1 --- O -1% 84% 2-1 LAD S. Yeager S. Lockwood Strikeout
t9 2 --- O -1% 83% 2-1 LAD T. John S. Lockwood Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Dodgers' Tommy John facing 3-4-5
b9 0 --- O 8% 91% 1-2 NYM J. Milner T. John Strikeout
b9 1 --- O 6% 96% 1-2 NYM D. Kingman T. John Flyball: CF
b9 2 --- -5% 92% 1-2 NYM J. Torre T. John Single to RF
Pepe Mangual pinch runs for Joe Torre (1B) batting 5th
b9 2 1-- -7% 84% 1-2 NYM R. Staiger T. John Walk; Mangual to 2B
b9 2 12- O 16% 100% 1-2 NYM L. Foster T. John Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 1.

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