Although Jon Matlack pitched a three-hitter, the Mets needed an unearned run in the ninth inning to defeat the Dodgers, 2-1. The Dodgers scored on doubles by Ron Cey and Dusty Baker in the second inning. The Mets, who collected seven hits off Rick Rhoden, tied the score with Bruce Boisclalr's first major league homer in the fifth.

Roy Staiger was safe on an error by Bill Russell in the ninth. Leo Foster, coming in as pinch-runner, advanced on a sacrifice by Mike Phillips. Joe Torre batted for Matlack and singled off Steve Garvey's glove, with Foster taking third. Felix Millan then hit a dribbler down the third base line to Cey, whose throw home was too late to catch Foster. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Saturday, August 28, 1976 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Dodgers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  3
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .223      Boisclair cf          4   1   1   1     1   0   .277
Buckner lf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .303      Millan 2b             4   0   2   1     1   0   .279
Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .299      Milner lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .256
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .303      Kingman rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .234
Cey 3b                4   1   1   0     0   0   .279      Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .283
Lacy cf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Hodges c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Baker rf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .247      Staiger 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .222        Foster pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .200
Rhoden p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Phillips ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .264
                                                          Matlack p             2   0   0   0     1   1   .186
                                                            Torre ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .307
                                                            Brown pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .219

Totals               29   1   3   1     2   4             Totals               33   2   7   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 21,770
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Mets 11
DP: Dodgers 1, Mets 0
Errors: Lopes, Russell 2
Doubles: Cey (14), Baker (13)
Home Runs: Boisclair (1)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (40)
Sacrifice Hits: Russell (4), Phillips (3)
GIDP: Hodges (4)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden L(11-3)          8.1   7   2   1   4   3   1  38   2.98
Totals                  8.1   7   2   1   4   3   1  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(14-7)         9     3   1   1   2   4   0  32   2.64
Totals                  9     3   1   1   2   4   0  32

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Paul Runge


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Buckner lined to
center; Russell grounded out (second to pitcher) [Lopes to
third]; Garvey popped to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Boisclair flied to center; Millan reached on an error
by Russell; Milner walked [Millan to second]; Kingman struck
out; Kranepool singled to third [Millan to third, Milner to
second]; Hodges flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey doubled to center; Lacy flied to center; Baker
doubled to left [Cey scored]; Yeager grounded out (third to
first); Rhoden flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Staiger flied to right; Phillips struck out; Matlack
walked; Boisclair forced Matlack (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Buckner popped
to third in foul territory; Russell grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Millan singled to center; Milner reached on an error
by Lopes [Millan to second]; Kingman singled to third [Millan to
third, Milner to second]; Kranepool popped to first; Hodges
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Kingman out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets
0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lacy grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Staiger grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips
grounded out (first to pitcher); Matlack flied to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Yeager struck
out; Rhoden singled to center; Lopes forced Rhoden (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Boisclair homered; Millan walked; Milner flied to
right; Kingman flied to left; Kranepool grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner walked; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Buckner to second]; Garvey lined to left;
Cey flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Hodges flied to right in foul territory; Staiger flied
to center; Phillips singled to center; Matlack struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Lacy struck out; Baker grounded out (third to
first); Yeager popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Boisclair grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
flied to right; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 1.

DODGERS 8TH: Rhoden flied to left; Lopes grounded out (pitcher
to first); Buckner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Kingman flied to left; Kranepool lined to center;
Hodges flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Garvey was
called out on strikes; Cey popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: Staiger reached on an error by Russell; FOSTER RAN FOR
STAIGER; Phillips out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Foster to second]; TORRE BATTED FOR MATLACK; Torre singled to
right [Foster to third]; BROWN RAN FOR TORRE; Boisclair was
walked intentionally [Brown to second]; Millan singled to third
[Foster scored (unearned), Brown to third, Boisclair to second];
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 2.

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