Jon Matlack whitewashed Los Angeles on 2 hits as the New York NL Mets defeated
the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 to 0 at Shea Stadium.
Matlack(21-10) was indeed brilliant as he hand-cuffed the Los Angeles offense.
He didn't give up much, just 2 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings. New York NL
had 7 hits for the night.
Dick Ruthven(10-15) took the loss. He surrendered 3 runs and 6 hits in 5
innings.
Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Mets AB R H RBI AVG
D.Lopes 2B 3 0 1 0 .216 B.Boisclair CF 3 1 1 0 .330
L.Lacy 3B 3 0 0 0 .278 K.Hernandez 1B 2 2 1 0 .285
M.Pattin P 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Johnstone RF 4 1 3 2 .359
B-N.Colbert PH 1 0 0 0 .174 R.Smith LF 4 0 1 1 .244
G.Matthews LF 3 0 0 0 .250 J.Bench C 4 0 0 1 .236
S.Garvey 1B 3 0 0 0 .323 B.Bell 3B 4 0 1 0 .319
C.Lemon CF 3 0 0 0 .236 J.Remy 2B 4 0 0 0 .225
D.Baker RF 2 0 0 0 .240 B.Harrelson SS 3 0 0 0 .193
R.Fosse C 3 0 0 0 .240 J.Matlack P 3 0 0 0 .165
R.Metzger SS 3 0 1 0 .211
D.Ruthven P 1 0 0 0 .094
A-I.Dejesus PH,3B 2 0 0 0 .316
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Totals 27 0 2 0 Totals 31 4 7 4
A-Pinch Hit For Ruthven In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Pattin In 9th Inning
Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
Mets............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 7 0
Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Ruthven LOSS(10-15) 5 6 3 3 2 5 0 88 2.98 A1 C5
M.Pattin 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 43 1.56 C6
Totals 8 7 4 4 3 6 0
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Matlack WIN(21-10) 9 2 0 0 2 3 0 102 2.77 A1
Totals 9 2 0 0 2 3 0
ATTENDANCE- 47,958 DATE- Monday, September 6th 1976 TIME- Night
T- 2:00
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 2 Mets: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Mets: 1
DOUBLES- J.Johnstone-2(44th), B.Bell(23rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Lopes
WALKS- D.Lopes, D.Baker, B.Boisclair, K.Hernandez-2
STRIKE OUTS- L.Lacy, N.Colbert, R.Metzger, K.Hernandez, B.Harrelson-2,
J.Matlack-3
GIDP- L.Lacy
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sept 7
Forgot to save text file of 3-2 Dodger win as Happy Hooton picks up his 17th win
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sept 8
The very potent New York NL Mets nipped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 to 3 at Shea
Stadium in a hard fought contest.
Alan Foster(4-1) pitched a solid game. He went 8 innings surrendering 7 hits
and 2 walks. Both teams totaled 7 on the night.
Skip Lockwood gained credit for his 21st save. The loss was charged to Al
Downing(1-5) in relief. He surrendered 1 hit and no walks in 1/3 of an
inning.
Mike Tyson's PH 3 run HR wins the game, and it figures, he waits till the end of the season to get his 1st.
Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Mets AB R H RBI AVG
G.Matthews LF 3 1 1 0 .249 B.Boisclair CF,RF 4 0 0 0 .320
W.Garrett 2B 4 0 0 0 .271 K.Hernandez 1B 3 0 1 0 .287
A-D.Lopes 2B 0 0 0 0 .217 C-J.Torre PH 1 0 1 0 .366
S.Garvey 1B 3 1 2 1 .323 E-D.Collins PR,LF 0 1 0 0 .258
C.Lemon CF 4 0 0 1 .237 F-S.Lezcano LF 0 0 0 0 .243
D.Baker RF 4 0 1 0 .238 J.Johnstone RF 3 0 0 0 .361
R.Cey 3B 4 1 1 1 .229 D-M.Tyson PH 1 1 1 3 .279
A.Etchebarren C 3 0 1 0 .245 S.Lockwood P 0 0 0 0 .000
G-N.Colbert PH 1 0 0 0 .167 R.Smith LF,1B 4 1 1 1 .244
R.Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 .209 J.Bench C 3 0 1 0 .236
H-J.Lahoud PH 1 0 0 0 .253 B.Bell 3B 2 0 1 0 .317
R.Rhoden P 3 0 1 0 .238 J.Remy 2B 3 0 0 0 .222
S.Wall P 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Harrelson SS 2 0 0 0 .190
T.Murphy P 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Foster P 2 0 0 0 .000
A.Downing P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-L.Brown PH,CF 1 1 1 0 .500
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Totals 33 3 7 3 Totals 29 4 7 4
A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Garrett In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Foster In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hernandez In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Johnstone In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Torre In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Collins In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Etchebarren In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Metzger In 9th Inning
Dodgers......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 7 0
Mets............ 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 - 4 7 0
Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Rhoden 7 1/3 5 2 2 2 4 1 109 3.33 A1 C9
S.Wall HOLD(4th) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.04 D1 D1
T.Murphy 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 3.33 D2 D2
A.Downing L(1-5) BS(1st) 0 1/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 10 3.41 D3
Totals 8 7 4 4 2 5 2
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
A.Foster WIN(4-1) 8 7 3 3 2 0 1 117 3.80 A1 D5
S.Lockwood SAVE(21st) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.05 D6
Totals 9 7 3 3 2 1 1
ATTENDANCE- 49,430 DATE- Wednesday, September 8th 1976 TIME- Night
T- 2:05
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 5 Mets: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1 Mets: 1
DOUBLES- S.Garvey(50th)
HOME RUNS- R.Cey(24th), M.Tyson(1st), R.Smith(20th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Collins(14th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Bell
WALKS- G.Matthews, S.Garvey, B.Bell, B.Harrelson
STRIKE OUTS- N.Colbert, B.Boisclair, J.Johnstone-2, J.Bench, A.Foster
GIDP- D.Baker, B.Bell
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sept 9
At Shea Stadium the Los Angeles Dodgers outscored the New York NL Mets 6 to
3.
Don Sutton(10-14) delivered a fine performance for Sutton. He went 7 and 2/3
innings surrendering 6 hits and 4 walks. Both teams totaled 8 on the
afternoon.
Marty Pattin recorded his 12th save. Pat Zachry(13-7) suffered the loss. He
pitched 6 innings allowing 7 hits and 6 walks.
Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Mets AB R H RBI AVG
G.Matthews LF 3 0 0 0 .247 S.Lezcano CF 5 0 2 0 .245
F-H.Cruz RF 0 0 0 0 .130 K.Hernandez 1B 4 0 0 1 .284
W.Garrett 2B 3 2 1 0 .271 J.Johnstone RF 4 1 1 0 .360
E-D.Lopes PH,2B 0 0 0 0 .217 J.Bench C 2 1 1 0 .237
S.Garvey 1B 5 1 2 1 .324 B.Bell 3B 3 0 0 0 .316
C.Lemon CF,LF 5 1 1 2 .236 L.Brown LF 4 0 2 2 .500
D.Baker RF,CF 3 1 1 1 .239 M.Tyson 2B 4 0 0 0 .255
R.Cey 3B 4 0 2 1 .231 M.Guerrero SS 3 0 1 0 .222
A.Etchebarren C 3 0 0 1 .242 H-J.Milner PH 1 0 1 0 .306
B-J.Lahoud PH 1 0 0 0 .250 P.Zachry P 1 0 0 0 .032
C-K.Pasley C 0 0 0 0 .000 A-L.Mazzilli PH 0 1 0 0 .182
G-R.Fosse C 0 0 0 0 .240 B.Apodaca P 0 0 0 0 .000
R.Metzger SS 3 1 1 0 .210 D-J.Torre PH 1 0 0 0 .364
D.Sutton P 2 0 0 0 .041 D.Tomlin P 0 0 0 0 .000
M.Pattin P 0 0 0 0 .000 I-P.Kelly PH 1 0 0 0 .292
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Totals 32 6 8 6 Totals 33 3 8 3
A-Pinch Hit For Zachry In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Etchebarren In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lahoud In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Apodaca In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Garrett In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Matthews In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Pasley In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Guerrero In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Tomlin In 9th Inning
Dodgers......... 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 8 1
Mets............ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 3 8 1
Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Sutton WIN(10-14) 7 2/3 6 3 2 4 7 0 113 3.11 A1 D5
M.Pattin SAVE(12th) 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 1.55 D6
Totals 9 8 3 2 4 7 0
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
P.Zachry LOSS(13-7) 6 7 6 6 6 2 0 132 3.39 A1 D4
B.Apodaca 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.01 D5 D7
D.Tomlin 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 29 1.44 D8
Totals 9 8 6 6 7 3 0
ATTENDANCE- 48,930 DATE- Thursday, September 9th 1976 TIME- Day
T- 2:56
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 9 Mets: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1 Mets: 1
ERRORS- W.Garrett, P.Zachry
DOUBLES- S.Garvey(51st), J.Milner(26th)
TRIPLES- C.Lemon(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Sutton-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Baker, K.Hernandez
WALKS- G.Matthews-2, W.Garrett, D.Lopes, D.Baker, R.Cey, R.Metzger, J.Bench-2,
B.Bell, L.Mazzilli
STRIKE OUTS- A.Etchebarren-2, J.Lahoud, S.Lezcano, K.Hernandez, L.Brown,
M.Tyson, M.Guerrero, P.Zachry, J.Torre
GIDP- C.Lemon, M.Tyson