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Mets right fielder Dave Kingman, in the team’s 11-0 victory at Dodger Stadium, hits three home runs.

On June 4, 1976 — Mets right fielder Dave Kingman, in the team’s 11-0 victory at Dodger Stadium, hits three home runs. Kingman hit a two-run dinger and two three-run round-trippers drive in eight runs, a new club record.

Tom Seaver held the Dodgers to three hits while pitching a shutout.

Seaver and Dodgers’ starter Burt Hooton each began the game with three scoreless innings. John Milner then led off the top of the fourth with a single off Hooton. Kingman followed with a home run to put the Mets on top, 2-0.

Roy Staiger singled to start the fifth inning for the Mets. After moving to second base on Seaver’s sacrifice bunt, Staiger scored on a single by Mike Phillips. Later in the inning, Kingman hit a three-run homer and Ed Kranepool followed with another home run. The Mets had a 7-0 lead as Hooton was taken out by Dodger manager Walter Alston.

Seaver struck out the side in order in the bottom of the fifth. Seaver also pitched a scoreless sixth with an inning-ending double play grounder by Davey Lopes. The Mets increased their lead to ten runs in the seventh when Kingman hit his third home run of the game with Phillips and Milner on base.

In the top of the ninth, Kingman was struck out by Al Downing in his quest for a four-homer game. Seaver retired the Dodgers in the bottom half to close out the game.
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Game Played on Friday, June 4, 1976 (N) at Dodger Stadium
NY N 0 0 0 2 5 0 3 0 1 – 11 14 0
LA N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 3 1

BATTING

New York Mets AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Phillips ss 3 2 2 1 2 0 1 3
Garrett 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 3
Milner lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
Boisclair lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Kingman rf 5 3 3 8 0 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 5 1 2 1 0 1 10 0
Unser cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Brown cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grote c 5 0 2 1 0 0 9 1
Staiger 3b 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 2
Seaver p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 38 11 14 11 4 6 27 10

FIELDING –
DP: 1. Phillips-Garrett-Kranepool.

BATTING –
2B: Grote 2 (2,off Wall,off Downing).
HR: Kingman 3 (20,4th inning off Hooton 1 on 0 out,5th inning off Hooton 2
on 2 out,7th inning off Downing 2 on 1 out); Kranepool (4,5th inning off
Hooton 0 on 2 out).
SH: Seaver 2 (3,off Hooton 2).
Team LOB: 6.

Los Angeles Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 4
Buckner lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Garvey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 10 1
Cey 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Ferguson c 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Cruz rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
Russell ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
Auerbach ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Simpson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Hooton p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Wall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walton ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Downing p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goodson ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 0 3 0 1 8 27 12

FIELDING –
DP: 1. Cruz-Ferguson.
E: Buckner (3).

BATTING –
GDP: Lopes (2,off Seaver).
Team LOB: 2.

BASERUNNING –
CS: Russell (2,2nd base by Seaver/Grote).

PITCHING
New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Seaver W(5-4) 9 3 0 0 1 8 0 29
Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Hooton L(4-5) 4.2 7 7 7 2 1 3 23
Wall 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Downing 3 6 4 4 2 5 1 17
Totals 9 14 11 11 4 6 4 44
Umpires: HP – Jerry Crawford, 1B – Terry Tata, 2B – Doug Harvey, 3B – John Kibler
Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 52516
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tarting Lineups:

New York Mets Los Angeles Dodgers
1. Phillips ss Lopes 2b
2. Garrett 2b Buckner lf
3. Milner lf Garvey 1b
4. Kingman rf Cey 3b
5. Kranepool 1b Ferguson c
6. Unser cf Cruz rf
7. Grote c Russell ss
8. Staiger 3b Simpson cf
9. Seaver p Hooton p

METS 1ST: Phillips walked; Garrett flied out to left; Milner
struck out; Kingman popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Buckner
grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Unser
grounded out (first unassisted); Grote grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (third to first); Ferguson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 3RD: Staiger singled to right; Seaver out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Staiger to second]; Phillips grounded
out (first unassisted) [Staiger to third]; Garrett grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to center; Russell was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Simpson struck out;
Hooton walked; Lopes flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 4TH: Milner singled to center; Kingman homered [Milner
scored]; Kranepool flied out to left; Unser grounded out (second
to first); Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Garvey
grounded out (third to first); Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 0.

METS 5TH: Staiger singled to left; Seaver out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Staiger to second]; Phillips singled
to right [Staiger scored]; Garrett walked [Phillips to second];
Milner flied out to center; Kingman homered [Phillips scored,
Garrett scored]; Kranepool homered; WALL REPLACED HOOTON
(PITCHING); Unser flied out to center; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 7, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson struck out; Cruz struck out; Russell
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Dodgers 0.

METS 6TH: Grote doubled to left [Grote to third (error by
Buckner)]; Staiger flied into a double play (right to catcher)
[Grote out at home]; Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Simpson grounded out (pitcher to first); WALTON
BATTED FOR WALL; Walton singled to right; Lopes grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Walton out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Dodgers 0.

METS 7TH: DOWNING REPLACED WALTON (PITCHING); Phillips singled
to center; Garrett lined to right; Milner singled to center
[Phillips to second]; Kingman homered [Phillips scored, Milner
scored]; Kranepool struck out; Unser walked; Grote forced Unser
(third to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Buckner struck out; Garvey flied out to right; Cey
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 10, Dodgers 0.

METS 8TH: Staiger struck out; Seaver grounded out (shortstop to
first); Phillips walked; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Mets 10, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: BOISCLAIR REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); BROWN
REPLACED UNSER (PLAYING CF); Ferguson struck out; Cruz popped to
first; Russell popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets
10, Dodgers 0.

METS 9TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING C ); AUERBACH
REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING SS); Boisclair singled to left;
Kingman struck out; Kranepool singled to center [Boisclair to
second]; Brown forced Kranepool (second to shortstop) [Boisclair
to third]; Grote doubled to center [Boisclair scored, Brown to
third]; Staiger struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 11,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Simpson popped to third in foul territory; GOODSON
BATTED FOR DOWNING; Goodson singled to center; Lopes forced
Goodson (shortstop to second); Buckner flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 11, Dodgers 0.

Final Totals R H E LOB
Mets 11 14 0 6
Dodgers 0 3 1 2

Sources:

Game Story –Ā 

https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/june-4-1976-dave-kingman-hits-three-home-runs-lead-mets-over-dodgers

Box Score –Ā 

https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1976/B06040LAN1976.htm

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN197606040.shtml

 

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