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TEX
@BAL		11
0
KCR
@BOS		6
15
NYY
@CAL		4
5		 
(11)
MIN
@CLE		4
7
CHW
@MIL		2
0
DET
@OAK		1
2		 
(12)
ATL
@CHC		2
3
PHI
@CIN		5
6		 
(15)
STL
@HOU		0
6
LAD
@NYM		2
1
SFG
@PIT		2
3		 
(11)
MON
@SDP		3
0
Sunday, August 29, 1976
, Shea Stadium
Attendance: 23,260, Time of Game: 2:14
Dodgers
2
73-56
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 9 GB
 at Mets
1
65-64
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 18½ GB
W: Tommy John (8-8)
L: Tom Seaver (10-10)
 
                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

Los Angeles Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Davey Lopes 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .226 .621 0.034 0.71 0.064 -0.029 0.3 1 4 SB
Bill Buckner LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .301 .717 -0.069 0.74 0.000 -0.069 -0.7 2 0
Reggie Smith RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 .244 .746 0.148 0.74 0.182 -0.034 1.3 2 0 HR
Steve Garvey 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .304 .772 0.033 0.50 0.056 -0.023 0.5 11 0 2·2B
Ron Cey 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .279 .861 -0.042 0.76 0.019 -0.061 -0.6 1 6
Jim Lyttle CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .288 .739 -0.005 0.73 0.042 -0.047 0.1 1 0
Bill Russell SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .696 -0.108 0.85 0.000 -0.108 -1.5 4 3 GDP
Steve Yeager C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .219 .651 -0.041 0.43 0.000 -0.041 -0.5 4 0
Tommy John P 4 0 0 0 0 0 .094 .240 -0.045 0.47 0.000 -0.045 -0.5 1 2
Team Totals 34 2 7 2 2 8 .206 .603 -0.095 0.66 0.363 -0.457 -1.7 27 15
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
DP: 2. D Lopes-B Russell-S Garvey 2.
E: R Cey 2 (13).
Baserunning
SB: D Lopes (41, 2nd base off T Seaver/R Hodges).

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Leon Brown CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .221 .508 -0.079 1.22 0.039 -0.118 -0.5 3 0 GDP
Felix Millan 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .681 0.147 1.17 0.175 -0.028 1.2 2 3
John Milner LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .259 .780 0.129 2.40 0.234 -0.105 1.2 1 0
Dave Kingman RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .232 .805 -0.239 2.35 0.000 -0.239 -1.4 4 0
Joe Torre 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .306 .741 -0.199 2.06 0.046 -0.246 -1.6 7 1 GDP
   Pepe Mangual PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .679 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Roy Staiger 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .238 .610 -0.020 1.73 0.070 -0.090 -0.3 0 2
Leo Foster SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .491 -0.215 2.23 0.000 -0.215 -0.7 0 3
Ron Hodges C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .725 -0.058 0.80 0.000 -0.058 -0.4 9 0
Tom Seaver P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .106 .309 -0.002 1.00 0.030 -0.032 0.0 1 0
   Mike Vail PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .223 .515 -0.058 2.41 0.000 -0.058 -0.2
   Skip Lockwood P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .967 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 1 6 1 1 4 .182 .388 -0.594 1.75 0.594 -1.189 -2.8 27 9
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
DP: 1. R Staiger-F Millan-J Torre.
E: F Millan (11).

Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tommy John, W (8-8) 9 6 1 1 1 4 0 3.07 34 74 0.596 1.75 2.7
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 1 4 0 1.00 34 74 0.596 0.66 2.7

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Seaver, L (10-10) 8 7 2 2 2 7 1 2.50 33 65 0.067 0.69 1.3
Skip Lockwood 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.91 3 0 0 0.029 0.41 0.4
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 2 8 1 2.00 36 65 0 0 0.096 1.75 1.7
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.

Starting 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

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 -2- RR LAD R. Smith T. Seaver 17% 70% Home Run; Lopes Scores
b9 1-2 2 12- O NYM L. Foster T. John 15% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b4 0-2 1 1-3 OO NYM J. Torre T. John 15% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b4 0-2 0 1-- NYM J. Milner T. John -13% 55% Single to CF; Millan to 3B
b6 0-2 1 1-3 R NYM J. Milner T. John -11% 56% Single to LF; Brown Scores; Millan to 2B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Tom Seaver facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- LAD D. Lopes T. Seaver 4% 54% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O LAD B. Buckner T. Seaver -3% 50% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 1-- LAD R. Smith T. Seaver 2% 52% Lopes Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- RR LAD R. Smith T. Seaver 17% 70% Home Run; Lopes Scores
t1 2-0 1 --- O LAD S. Garvey T. Seaver -1% 69% Foul Popfly: C
t1 2-0 2 --- LAD R. Cey T. Seaver 1% 69% Single to LF
t1 2-0 2 1-- LAD J. Lyttle T. Seaver 2% 71% Single to CF; Cey to 3B
t1 2-0 2 1-3 O LAD B. Russell T. Seaver -3% 68% 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 0-2 0 --- O NYM L. Brown T. John 2% 70% Lineout: P
b1 0-2 1 --- NYM F. Millan T. John -3% 67% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b1 0-2 1 1-- O NYM J. Milner T. John 3% 70% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-2 2 1-- O NYM D. Kingman T. John 2% 72% 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 2-0 0 --- O LAD S. Yeager T. Seaver -1% 71% Strikeout
t2 2-0 1 --- O LAD T. John T. Seaver -1% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 2-0 2 --- LAD D. Lopes T. Seaver 1% 71% Single to P/Bunt
t2 2-0 2 1-- O LAD B. Buckner T. Seaver -2% 69% 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 0-2 0 --- O NYM J. Torre T. John 2% 71% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-2 1 --- O NYM R. Staiger T. John 2% 73% Flyball: RF
b2 0-2 2 --- O NYM L. Foster T. John 1% 74% 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 2-0 0 --- O LAD R. Smith T. Seaver -2% 72% Flyball: RF
t3 2-0 1 --- LAD S. Garvey T. Seaver 3% 76% Double to RF
t3 2-0 1 -2- O LAD R. Cey T. Seaver -2% 73% Groundout: SS-1B; Garvey to 3B
t3 2-0 2 --3 O LAD J. Lyttle T. Seaver -3% 71% 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 0-2 0 --- O NYM R. Hodges T. John 2% 73% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- NYM T. Seaver T. John -3% 70% Single to LF
b3 0-2 1 1-- OO NYM L. Brown T. John 6% 76% 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 2-0 0 --- O LAD B. Russell T. Seaver -1% 74% Strikeout
t4 2-0 1 --- O LAD S. Yeager T. Seaver -1% 73% Flyball: CF
t4 2-0 2 --- O LAD T. John T. Seaver -1% 73% 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 0-2 0 --- NYM F. Millan T. John -5% 68% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b4 0-2 0 1-- NYM J. Milner T. John -13% 55% Single to CF; Millan to 3B
b4 0-2 0 1-3 O NYM D. Kingman T. John 8% 63% Popfly: LF
b4 0-2 1 1-3 OO NYM J. Torre T. John 15% 78% 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 2-0 0 --- O LAD D. Lopes T. Seaver -1% 77% Flyball: RF
t5 2-0 1 --- O LAD B. Buckner T. Seaver -1% 76% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 2-0 2 --- LAD R. Smith T. Seaver 1% 76% Walk
t5 2-0 2 1-- LAD S. Garvey T. Seaver 2% 79% Double to RF; Smith to 3B
t5 2-0 2 -23 O LAD R. Cey T. Seaver -4% 75% 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 0-2 0 --- O NYM R. Staiger T. John 3% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-2 1 --- O NYM L. Foster T. John 2% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 0-2 2 --- O NYM R. Hodges T. John 1% 81% 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 2-0 0 --- LAD J. Lyttle T. Seaver 2% 83% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t6 2-0 0 1-- OO LAD B. Russell T. Seaver -5% 79% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t6 2-0 2 --- O LAD S. Yeager T. Seaver -1% 78% 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 0-2 0 --- O NYM T. Seaver T. John 3% 81% Flyball: RF
b6 0-2 1 --- NYM L. Brown T. John -4% 77% Single to LF
b6 0-2 1 1-- NYM F. Millan T. John -10% 67% Single to RF; Brown to 3B
b6 0-2 1 1-3 R NYM J. Milner T. John -11% 56% Single to LF; Brown Scores; Millan to 2B
b6 1-2 1 12- O NYM D. Kingman T. John 8% 64% Strikeout
b6 1-2 2 12- O NYM J. Torre T. John 8% 72% 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 2-1 0 --- O LAD T. John T. Seaver -2% 70% Flyball: LF
t7 2-1 1 --- O LAD D. Lopes T. Seaver -1% 68% Strikeout
t7 2-1 2 --- O LAD B. Buckner T. Seaver -1% 67% 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 1-2 0 --- O NYM R. Staiger T. John 5% 72% Lineout: 3B
b7 1-2 1 --- O NYM L. Foster T. John 3% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-2 2 --- O NYM R. Hodges T. John 2% 77% 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 2-1 0 --- O LAD R. Smith T. Seaver -2% 75% Lineout: 2B
t8 2-1 1 --- O LAD S. Garvey T. Seaver -1% 74% Strikeout
t8 2-1 2 --- LAD R. Cey T. Seaver 1% 75% Walk
t8 2-1 2 1-- O LAD J. Lyttle T. Seaver -2% 73% 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 1-2 0 --- O NYM M. Vail T. John 6% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-2 1 --- O NYM L. Brown T. John 4% 83% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-2 2 --- O NYM F. Millan T. John 3% 86% 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 2-1 0 --- O LAD B. Russell S. Lockwood -1% 85% Flyball: RF
t9 2-1 1 --- O LAD S. Yeager S. Lockwood -1% 84% Strikeout
t9 2-1 2 --- O LAD T. John S. Lockwood -1% 83% 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 1-2 0 --- O NYM J. Milner T. John 8% 91% Strikeout
b9 1-2 1 --- O NYM D. Kingman T. John 5% 96% Flyball: CF
b9 1-2 2 --- NYM J. Torre T. John -5% 92% Single to RF
Pepe Mangual pinch runs for Joe Torre (1B) batting 5th
b9 1-2 2 1-- NYM R. Staiger T. John -7% 85% Walk; Mangual to 2B
b9 1-2 2 12- O NYM L. Foster T. John 15% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 1.

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