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Mets
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 31, 1975
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets, played on August 31, 1975 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 31, 1975 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 31, 1975 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Craig Swan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Doug Rau |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | 24,798 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Weyer 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Tom Gorman |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gene Clines | Center Fielder |
Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
Mike Vail | Left Fielder |
Rusty Staub | Right Fielder |
Dave Kingman | First Baseman |
Joe Torre | Third Baseman |
Jerry Grote | Catcher |
Jack Heidemann | Shortstop |
Craig Swan | Pitcher |
Roy McMillan | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Bill Buckner | Left Fielder |
Lee Lacy | Right Fielder |
Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
John Hale | Center Fielder |
Steve Yeager | Catcher |
Bill Russell | Shortstop |
Doug Rau | Pitcher |
Walter Alston | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
August 31, 1975
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Rau
Clines hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Rau
Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vail vs. Rau
There goes Millan. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Russell applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Rau
Vail strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Swan
Lopes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kingman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Swan
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Swan
Lacy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Swan
There goes Lacy. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Lacy steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Swan
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Rau
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Rau
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torre vs. Rau
Torre hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grote vs. Rau
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Swan
Cey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Swan
Hale is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Swan
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Swan
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rau vs. Swan
Rau strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Rau
Heidemann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swan vs. Rau
Swan strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Rau
Clines is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Swan
Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Swan
Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Swan
There goes Buckner. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Buckner steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lacy vs. Swan
Lacy strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Swan
Garvey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vail. Garvey reaches second base with a double. Buckner scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Swan
Cey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hale vs. Swan
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Rau
Millan hits a fly ball into right field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Rau
Vail hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Rau
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vail moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Rau
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Rau
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Swan
Yeager hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Swan
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rau vs. Swan
Rau strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Swan
Lopes bunts towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Swan
There goes Lopes. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Swan
Buckner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopes scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Swan
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Heidemann fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Rau
Grote takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heidemann vs. Rau
Heidemann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grote moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milner vs. Rau
John Milner pinch hits for Craig Swan.
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Milner for the out. Grote moves to third. Heidemann moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clines vs. Rau
Clines hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lacy. Clines reaches second base with a double. Grote scores. Heidemann scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millan vs. Rau
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clines moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vail vs. Rau
Vail hits a fly ball into center field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Lockwood
Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Garvey bunts towards third. Torre fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Lockwood
There's a wild pitch. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Lockwood
Cey hits a popup towards short. Heidemann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hale vs. Lockwood
Hale hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Grote settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yeager vs. Lockwood
Yeager hits a line drive towards third. Torre reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Rau
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Rau
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Rau
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lockwood
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rau vs. Lockwood
Rau strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Lockwood
Lopes hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Rau
Grote hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heidemann vs. Rau
Heidemann strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Rau
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Skip Lockwood.
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Apodaca
Bob Apodaca now pitching.
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Apodaca
Lacy hits a fly ball into center field. Clines settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Apodaca
Garvey hits a fly ball into right field. Staub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clines vs. Rau
Clines hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Rau
Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clines moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vail vs. Hough
Mike Marshall now pitching. Charlie Hough now pitching.
Vail hits a fly ball into center field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Hough
Staub strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Hough
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Apodaca
Cey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Apodaca
Hale hits a line drive towards the mound. Apodaca reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Apodaca
Yeager takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Apodaca
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan misplays the ball. That's an error on Millan. Yeager moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hough vs. Apodaca
Hough bunts towards third. Torre fields it and throws to first for the out. Yeager moves to third. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopes vs. Apodaca
Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Vail settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Hough
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Hough
Grote hits a fly ball into right field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heidemann vs. Hough
Heidemann hits a fly ball into center field. Hale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/31/1975 -- New York at Los Angeles (D) New York AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI Clines G, cf 4 0 2 2 Lopes D, 2b 5 1 1 0 Millan F, 2b 4 0 2 0 Buckner B, lf 4 1 2 1 Vail M, lf 4 0 1 0 Lacy L, rf 4 0 1 0 Staub R, rf 4 0 2 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 2 1 Kingman D, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cey R, 3b 3 2 2 2 Torre J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hale J, cf 3 0 0 0 Grote J, c 3 1 1 0 Yeager S, c 3 1 1 1 Heidemann J, ss 4 1 1 0 Russell B, ss 4 0 0 0 Swan C, p 1 0 0 0 Rau D, p 3 0 0 0 Milner J, ph 1 0 0 0 Marshall M, p 0 0 0 0 Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0 Hough C, p 0 0 0 0 Kranepool E, ph 1 0 0 0 Apodaca B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 9 2 33 5 9 5 New York 000 020 000 -- 2 Los Angeles 011 200 01x -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Swan C (L) 4.0 7 4 4 1 5 Lockwood S 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 Apodaca B 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Rau D (W)* 7.0 9 2 2 1 6 Marshall M 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Hough C (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Millan F DP -- Los Angeles 1 LOB -- New York 6, Los Angeles 8 2B -- Garvey S, Clines G HR -- Cey R 2, Yeager S SB -- Lacy L, Buckner B, Lopes D CS -- Millan F SH -- Hough C HBP -- by Swan C (Hale J) WP -- Lockwood S T -- 2:20 A -- 24798
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