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Padres
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 9, 1976
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres, played on May 9, 1976 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Diego Padres
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | San Diego Padres |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brent Strom |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Seaver |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,224 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Bob Engel 3B: Bruce Froemming |
San Diego Padres Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jerry Turner | Left Fielder |
| Tito Fuentes | Second Baseman |
| Willie Davis | Center Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Dave Winfield | Right Fielder |
| Doug Rader | Third Baseman |
| Hector Torres | Shortstop |
| Fred Kendall | Catcher |
| Brent Strom | Pitcher |
| John McNamara | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Dave Kingman | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Grote | Catcher |
| Ed Kranepool | Left Fielder |
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Tom Seaver | Pitcher |
| Joe Frazier | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Padres
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 9, 1976
Top 1
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Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Seaver
Turner hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Seaver
Fuentes hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Kingman. Fuentes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Seaver
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fuentes scores. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Seaver
There goes Davis. The throw from Grote and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Davis scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Seaver
McCovey hits a fly ball into left field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Seaver
Winfield hits a line drive into right field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Strom
Garrett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Strom
Millan hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Strom
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Seaver
Rader hits a fly ball into right field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Seaver
Torres is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Seaver
Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Strom
Kingman hits a popup towards first. McCovey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Strom
Grote hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Strom
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kranepool for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strom vs. Seaver
Strom hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Seaver
Turner 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 -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Seaver
Fuentes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Seaver
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Strom
Unser hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Strom
Harrelson hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seaver vs. Strom
Seaver hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Seaver
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Seaver
Winfield hits a fly ball into right field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Seaver
Rader hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kranepool. Rader reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torres vs. Seaver
Torres is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Strom
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Strom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Strom
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Strom
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Seaver
Kendall hits a fly ball into left field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strom vs. Seaver
Strom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Seaver
Turner 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
Bottom 5
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Strom
Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Turner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Strom
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Strom
Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Winfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuentes vs. Seaver
Fuentes hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Seaver
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Seaver
There goes Davis. The throw from Grote and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCovey vs. Seaver
McCovey strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winfield vs. Seaver
Winfield hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rader vs. Seaver
Rader strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Strom
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Strom
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seaver vs. Strom
Seaver hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Strom
Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Seaver
Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Seaver
Kendall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torres moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strom vs. Seaver
Strom bunts towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Turner vs. Seaver
Turner hits a fly ball into left field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fuentes vs. Seaver
Fuentes hits a popup towards short. Harrelson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Strom
Millan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Strom
Torre hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Strom
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rader fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Seaver
Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Seaver
McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winfield vs. Seaver
Winfield is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rader vs. Seaver
Merv Rettenmund pinch runs for Dave Winfield.
Rader hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rettenmund moves to third. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torres vs. Seaver
Torres hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grote vs. Strom
Merv Rettenmund now playing right field. Mike Ivie now playing first base.
Grote hits a ball on the ground towards short. Torres scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Strom
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fuentes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Strom
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Unser for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Seaver
Kendall 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 -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strom vs. Seaver
Strom strikes out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Seaver
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Seaver fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Strom
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ayala vs. Strom
Benny Ayala pinch hits for Tom Seaver.
The umpire calls a balk on Strom Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ayala vs. Strom
Ayala is called out on strikes. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garrett vs. Strom
Garrett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rader settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Padres, 4 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millan vs. Strom
Millan hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1976 -- San Diego at New York (D)
San Diego AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Turner J, lf 5 0 0 0 Garrett W, 3b 4 0 0 0
Fuentes T, 2b 4 1 2 0 Millan F, 2b 4 0 0 0
Davis W, cf 4 2 3 1 Torre J, 1b 3 0 1 0
McCovey W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Kingman D, rf 3 0 0 0
Ivie M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Grote J, c 3 0 0 0
Winfield D, rf 3 1 1 2 Kranepool E, lf 3 0 0 0
Rettenmund M, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Unser D, cf 3 0 0 0
Rader D, 3b 4 0 2 0 Harrelson B, ss 2 0 1 0
Torres H, ss 4 0 1 0 Seaver T, p 2 0 0 0
Kendall F, c 4 0 1 0 Ayala B, ph 1 0 0 0
Strom B, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 10 3 28 0 2 0
San Diego 200 002 000 -- 4
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO
Strom B (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver T (L) 9.0 10 4 3 0 5
E -- Grote J
DP -- San Diego 1, New York 1
LOB -- San Diego 6, New York 2
2B -- Fuentes T, Rader D
HR -- Winfield D
SB -- Davis W 2
HBP -- by Seaver T (Winfield D)
Balk -- Strom B
T -- 1:49
A -- 20224
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