Scoring all their runs in the seventh inning, the Dodgers defeated the Mets, 4-1. After Steve Garvey, Ron Cey and Dusty Baker led off with singles, two runs scored when Bill Russell singled. Ted Sizemore then doubled to add another pair, sealing the defeat for the Mets. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Wednesday, June 16, 1976 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 4 7 0 Mets 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Buckner rf,lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .306 Harrelson ss 4 0 2 1 1 1 .224 Mota lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Millan 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .230 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Torre 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 .304 Garvey 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .314 Kingman rf 4 0 0 0 1 4 .240 Cey 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .327 Milner lf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .297 Baker cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 Grote c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 Russell ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 .296 Staiger 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Yeager c 3 0 0 0 1 3 .234 Garrett ph,3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 Sizemore 2b 3 0 1 2 1 0 .253 Unser cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .221 Rau p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Koosman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 Cruz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .197 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Simpson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 Boisclair ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .350 Apodaca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 Totals 31 4 7 4 3 6 Totals 31 1 7 1 8 7 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 22,598 Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Mets 12 DP: Dodgers 2, Mets 1 Doubles: Sizemore (4), Milner (9) Caught Stealing: Yeager (1) Sacrifice Hits: Rau (2), Koosman (8) GIDP: Garvey (7), Millan (8) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rau W(6-3) 6 7 1 1 3 4 0 26 2.65 Hough SV(4) 3 0 0 0 5 3 0 14 2.08 Totals 9 7 1 1 8 7 0 40 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman L(6-5) 6 6 4 4 2 3 0 24 4.03 Lockwood 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 2.48 Apodaca 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1.58 Totals 9 7 4 4 3 6 0 35 Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Vargo DODGERS 1ST: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Mota singled to left; Garvey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mota out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Millan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harrelson out at second]; Torre singled to left; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (second to first); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Milner flied out to left; Grote singled to right; Staiger flied out to center; Unser popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0. DODGERS 3RD: Yeager was called out on strikes; Sizemore walked; Rau out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Sizemore to second]; Buckner popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Koosman grounded out (third to first); Harrelson singled to left; Millan hit into a double play (center to first) [Harrelson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0. DODGERS 4TH: Mota flied out to right; Garvey grounded out (second to first); Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Torre grounded out (third to first); Kingman struck out; Milner doubled to right; Grote struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0. DODGERS 5TH: Baker flied out to right; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager walked; Yeager was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Staiger flied out to center; Unser singled to center; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Unser to second]; Harrelson singled to right [Unser scored]; Millan singled to right [Harrelson to third]; Torre walked [Millan to second]; Kingman struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1. DODGERS 6TH: Sizemore grounded out (pitcher to first); Rau was called out on strikes; Buckner singled to center; Mota forced Buckner (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1. METS 6TH: Milner walked; Grote flied out to left; Staiger flied out to center; Unser flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 1. DODGERS 7TH: On a bunt Garvey singled to third; Cey singled to center [Garvey to second]; Baker singled to center [Cey to second, Garvey to third]; Russell singled to left [Garvey scored, Cey scored, Baker to second]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Yeager struck out; Sizemore doubled to right [Baker scored, Russell scored]; CRUZ BATTED FOR RAU; Cruz struck out; Buckner was walked intentionally; Mota flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Mets 1. METS 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); SIMPSON REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING RF); BUCKNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR LOCKWOOD; Boisclair struck out; Harrelson struck out; Millan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Mets 1. DODGERS 8TH: APODACA REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Mets 1. METS 8TH: Torre lined to center; Kingman walked; Milner walked [Kingman to second]; Grote popped to shortstop; GARRETT BATTED FOR STAIGER; Garrett walked [Kingman to third, Milner to second]; Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Dodgers 4, Mets 1. DODGERS 9TH: GARRETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Russell flied out to right; Yeager struck out; Sizemore popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 4, Mets 1. METS 9TH: KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR APODACA; Kranepool walked; Harrelson flied out to center; Millan walked [Kranepool to second]; Torre forced Millan (third to second) [Kranepool to third]; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 4, Mets 1.

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