Tom Seaver's record dropped to 9-9 when the Dodgers scored on a pinch-double by Manny Mota with two out in the ninth inning to defeat the Mets, 3-2. Ron Cey opened the ninth with a single but was thrown out trying to stretch his hit. After Leron Lee struck out, Bill Russell singled and stole second, setting the stage for Mota's double as the pinch-hitter for winning reliever Charlie Hough. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    18, 1976 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  8  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   3  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brown cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Lyttle cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Sizemore 2b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Milner lf             2   0   1   0     2   0   .265      Buckner lf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .295
Vail rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   2     0   0   .307
Torre 1b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .310      Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .285
Staiger 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .253      Lee rf                4   0   0   0     0   2   .158
Grote c               4   0   2   2     0   0   .259      Russell ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .302
Foster ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .238      Rodriguez c           2   0   0   0     2   1   .212
Seaver p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .100      John p                2   1   0   0     0   0   .106
                                                            Goodson ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .188
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   1   1     0   0   .325

Totals               32   2   8   2     3   2             Totals               33   3   7   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 25,578
Left on Base: Mets 7, Dodgers 7
DP: Mets 0, Dodgers 2
Errors: Millan
Doubles: Staiger (7), Grote (9), Milner (17), Garvey (24), Mota (3)
Stolen Bases: Russell (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (8)
GIDP: Millan (12), Vail (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(9-9)           8.2   7   3   1   3   5   0  36   2.62
Totals                  8.2   7   3   1   3   5   0  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    7     6   2   2   3   2   0  28   3.20
Hough W(10-5)           2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.34
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   2   0  36

Wild Pitches: Seaver (11)

Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Andy Olsen, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Dutch Rennert


METS 1ST: Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan grounded
out (second to first); Milner walked; Vail grounded out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lyttle grounded out (first to pitcher); Sizemore
grounded out (third to first); Buckner singled to right; Garvey
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 0.

METS 2ND: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Staiger
popped to first; Grote grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (third to first); Lee flied to
center; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 3RD: Foster singled to third; Seaver out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Foster to second]; Brown grounded out
(second to first) [Foster to third]; Millan grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Rodriguez lined to third; John grounded out (second
to first); Lyttle singled to center; Seaver threw a wild pitch
[Lyttle to second]; Sizemore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 4TH: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Vail grounded
out (third to first); Torre singled to center; Staiger walked
[Torre to second]; Grote singled to center [Torre scored,
Staiger to second]; Foster forced Grote (shortstop to second); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner popped to third in foul territory; Garvey
popped to catcher in foul territory; Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

METS 5TH: Seaver singled to center; On a bunt Brown forced
Seaver (catcher to shortstop); Millan grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Brown out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Lee was called out on strikes; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

METS 6TH: Milner walked; Vail grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Milner out at second]; Torre struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: John reached on an error by Millan; Lyttle popped
to shortstop; Sizemore popped to second; Buckner walked [John to
second]; Garvey doubled to right [John scored (unearned),
Buckner scored (unearned)]; Cey flied to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 2.

METS 7TH: Staiger doubled to left; Grote doubled to right
[Staiger scored]; On a bunt Foster reached on a fielder's choice
[Grote out at third (catcher to third to shortstop to third),
Foster to second]; Seaver was called out on strikes; Brown
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Lee flied to center; Russell grounded out (second
to first); Rodriguez walked; GOODSON BATTED FOR JOHN; Goodson
singled to left [Rodriguez to second]; Lyttle grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 2.

METS 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED GOODSON (PITCHING); Millan singled to
center; Milner doubled to left [Millan to third]; Vail reached
on a fielder's choice [Millan out at home (third to catcher),
Milner to third]; Torre popped to catcher in foul territory;
Staiger lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Sizemore popped to first; Buckner flied to left in
foul territory; Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 2.

METS 9TH: Grote flied to center; Foster flied to right; Seaver
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey singled to center [Cey out at second (center to
second)]; Lee struck out; Russell singled to center; Russell
stole second; Rodriguez was walked intentionally; MOTA BATTED
FOR HOUGH; Mota doubled to right [Russell scored, Rodriguez to
third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 3.