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Friday May 7, 1976
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Batting each time with a count of two strikes against him, Dave Kingman smashed a pair of homers and drove in five runs to power the Mets to a 6-2 victory over the Padres. Kingman's first homer of the game came in the first inning and followed a single by Joe Torre. The Mets' slugger connected for a second time in eighth after a double by Felix Millan and single by Torre. [The Sporting News]


New York Mets 6, San Diego Padres 2

Game Played on Friday, May 7, 1976 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Padres       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Mets         2  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  x  -   6  9  2


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Turner lf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .340      Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .213
Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .319      Millan 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .320
W. Davis cf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .302      Torre 1b              4   2   3   0     0   0   .341
McCovey 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .195      Kingman rf            4   2   2   5     0   0   .241
Rader 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .319      Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .338
Winfield rf           4   1   3   1     0   1   .259      Kranepool lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Torres ss             2   0   1   0     2   1   .289      Unser cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Kendall c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .227
Jones p               0   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Koosman p             3   0   1   1     0   2   .455
  Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Dupree p            0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Locklear ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .333

Totals               33   2   6   1     3   7             Totals               33   6   9   6     0   3

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance: 10,007
Left on Base: Padres 8, Mets 4
DP: Padres 0, Mets 0
Errors: Garrett, Koosman
Doubles: Millan (9)
Home Runs: Kingman 2 (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Jones (6)
Hit by Pitch: Millan (3,by Jones)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(5-2)            6     6   3   3   0   2   1  25   3.10
Dupree                  2     3   3   3   0   1   1   9   7.11
Totals                  8     9   6   6   0   3   2  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(3-1)          9     6   2   1   3   7   0  37   3.08
Totals                  9     6   2   1   3   7   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Jones (1)
Wild Pitches: Koosman (1)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Ed Sudol


PADRES 1ST: Turner grounded out (second to first); Fuentes flied
out to center; W. Davis singled to right; McCovey flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Millan
grounded out (second to first); Torre singled to center; Kingman
homered [Torre scored]; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 2.

PADRES 2ND: Rader struck out; Winfield struck out; Torres was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Unser
grounded out (second to first); Harrelson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 2.

PADRES 3RD: Kendall popped to first in foul territory; Jones
walked; Jones was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Koosman [Jones to second]; Turner struck out; Fuentes popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets
2.

METS 3RD: Koosman struck out; Garrett popped to third in foul
territory; Millan was hit by a pitch; Torre singled to right
[Millan to second]; Kingman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 2.

PADRES 4TH: W. Davis lined to second; McCovey flied out to left;
Rader grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Grote flied out to center; Kranepool singled to
center; Unser struck out; Harrelson singled to right [Kranepool
to second]; Koosman singled to left [Kranepool scored, Harrelson
to third]; Garrett grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 3.

PADRES 5TH: Winfield singled to center; Torres walked [Winfield
to second]; Kendall flied out to right; Jones out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Winfield to third, Torres to second];
Turner reached on an error by Garrett [Winfield scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Torres to third, Turner to first]; Fuentes
forced Turner (second to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre flied
out to left; Kingman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 1, Mets 3.

PADRES 6TH: W. Davis singled; Koosman threw a wild pitch [W.
Davis to second]; McCovey was called out on strikes; Rader flied
out to right; Winfield singled to left [W. Davis scored]; Torres
walked [Winfield to second]; Kendall forced Torres (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Grote grounded out (third to first); Kranepool lined
to shortstop; Unser flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Mets 3.

PADRES 7TH: RETTENMUND BATTED FOR JONES; Rettenmund lined to
center; Turner grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2,
Mets 3.

METS 7TH: DUPREE REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Harrelson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Koosman was called out on
strikes; Garrett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 3.

PADRES 8TH: W. Davis struck out; McCovey grounded out (second to
first); Rader grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: Millan doubled to left; Torre singled to left [Millan
to third]; Kingman homered [Millan scored, Torre scored]; Grote
grounded out (second to first); Kranepool flied out to right;
Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Padres 2, Mets 6.

PADRES 9TH: Winfield singled to left; Torres singled to center
[Winfield to second]; Kendall flied out to center; LOCKLEAR
BATTED FOR DUPREE; Locklear struck out; Turner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 6.



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