Snapping out of a 1-for-18 slump, Dave Kingman smashed three homers and set a Mets' club record by driving in eight runs in an 11-0 drubbing of the Dodgers. Tom Seaver posted the shutout on a three-hitter and gained his first victory since May 4.

Kingman broke the Mets' record of seven RBIs by Donn Clendenon against the Giants July 28,1970. Kingman also was the first Mets' player with three homers in a game since Jim Hickman did it against the Cardinals September 3, 1965. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Friday, June      4, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    2  5  0    3  0  1  -  11 14  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Phillips ss           3   2   2   1     2   0   .239      Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Garrett 2b            4   1   0   0     1   1   .239      Buckner lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Milner lf             4   2   2   0     0   1   .336      Garvey 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .311
  Boisclair lf        1   1   1   0     0   0   .353      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     0   1   .320
Kingman rf            5   3   3   8     0   1   .248      Ferguson c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .242
Kranepool 1b          5   1   2   1     0   1   .291        Rodriguez c         0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
Unser cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .213      Cruz rf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .203
  Brown cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Russell ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .288
Grote c               5   0   2   1     0   0   .292        Auerbach ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Staiger 3b            5   1   2   0     0   2   .200      Simpson cf            3   0   0   0     0   1   .091
Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .069      Hooton p              0   0   0   0     1   0   .222
                                                            Wall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Walton ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Downing p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Goodson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .222

Totals               38  11  14  11     4   6             Totals               28   0   3   0     1   8

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 52,516
Left on Base: Mets 6, Dodgers 2
DP: Mets 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Buckner
Doubles: Grote 2 (2)
Home Runs: Kingman 3 (20), Kranepool (4)
Caught Stealing: Russell (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver 2 (3)
GIDP: Lopes (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(5-4)           9     3   0   0   1   8   0  29   3.10
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   8   0  29

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton L(4-5)           4.2   7   7   7   2   1   3  23   4.58
Wall                    1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.24
Downing                 3     6   4   4   2   5   1  17   3.95
Totals                  9    14  11  11   4   6   4  44

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - John Kibler


METS 1ST: Phillips walked; Garrett flied out to left; Milner
struck out; Kingman popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

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

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (third to first); Ferguson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 3RD: Staiger singled to right; Seaver out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Staiger to second]; Phillips grounded
out (first unassisted) [Staiger to third]; Garrett grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to center; Russell was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Simpson struck out;
Hooton walked; Lopes flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 4TH: Milner singled to center; Kingman homered [Milner
scored]; Kranepool flied out to left; Unser grounded out (second
to first); Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Garvey
grounded out (third to first); Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 0.

METS 5TH: Staiger singled to left; Seaver out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Staiger to second]; Phillips singled
to right [Staiger scored]; Garrett walked [Phillips to second];
Milner flied out to center; Kingman homered [Phillips scored,
Garrett scored]; Kranepool homered; WALL REPLACED HOOTON
(PITCHING); Unser flied out to center; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 7, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson struck out; Cruz struck out; Russell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Dodgers 0.

METS 6TH: Grote doubled to left [Grote to third (error by
Buckner)]; Staiger flied into a double play (right to catcher)
[Grote out at home]; Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Simpson grounded out (pitcher to first); WALTON
BATTED FOR WALL; Walton singled to right; Lopes grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Walton out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Dodgers 0.

METS 7TH: DOWNING REPLACED WALTON (PITCHING); Phillips singled
to center; Garrett lined to right; Milner singled to center
[Phillips to second]; Kingman homered [Phillips scored, Milner
scored]; Kranepool struck out; Unser walked; Grote forced Unser
(third to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 10, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Buckner struck out; Garvey flied out to right; Cey
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 10, Dodgers 0.

METS 8TH: Staiger struck out; Seaver grounded out (shortstop to
first); Phillips walked; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 10, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: BOISCLAIR REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); BROWN
REPLACED UNSER (PLAYING CF); Ferguson struck out; Cruz popped to
first; Russell popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
10, Dodgers 0.

METS 9TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING C ); AUERBACH
REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING SS); Boisclair singled to left;
Kingman struck out; Kranepool singled to center [Boisclair to
second]; Brown forced Kranepool (second to shortstop) [Boisclair
to third]; Grote doubled to center [Boisclair scored, Brown to
third]; Staiger struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 11,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Simpson popped to third in foul territory; GOODSON
BATTED FOR DOWNING; Goodson singled to center; Lopes forced
Goodson (shortstop to second); Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 11, Dodgers 0.