STALLARD DROPS 20TH GAME
Dodgers Squeeze Past Mets
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 (AP) -- New York Mets right-hander Tracy Stallard became
the first National League pitcher this season to lose 20 games, as the Dodgers
scored three times in the third inning and held on for a 3-2 home field
victory. Larry Miller worked seven innings, allowing two runs, to earn the
victory for Los Angeles. Bob Miller mopped up for the Dodgers.
With the game scoreless in the bottom of the third, the Dodgers broke
through. Nate Oliver led off with a single and advanced to second on Larry
Miller's sacrifice. Maury Wills followed by reaching on an infield single,
leaving runners at first and third. Jim Gilliam then doubled into the
left-center field gap, scoring both Oliver and Wills and putting the Dodgers
ahead, 2-0. Willie Davis then grounded a single into right field, scoring
Gilliam and giving Los Angeles on top 3-0.
The Mets tried to rally. In the sixth, Rod Kanehl led off with a
walk. One out later, Bobby Klaus lined a double to right-center and Kanehl
scored on the play when second baseman Oliver's throw to third was wild, cutting
the Dodgers lead to 3-1.
In the seventh, New York drew closer. Jim Hickman tripled to lead off the
frame and Charlie Smith's grounder to second plated Hickman, drawing the Mets to
within one run.
The Mets put a runner on base in each of the final two innings, but couldn't
advance anyone past first base.
Stallard is the second major league pitcher to accrue 20 losses. Orlando
Pena of the Kansas City Athletics lost for the 20th time in a September 7 game
at home against Baltimore.
9/11/1964, NYN64-LAN64, Dodger Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1964 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 1964 Dodgers 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x 3 6 1 7 0 Mets AB R H BI AVG Dodgers AB R H BI AVG Klaus 3b 4 0 2 1 .218 Wills ss 3 1 1 0 .265 McMillan ss 4 0 0 0 .229 Gilliam 3b 3 1 1 2 .201 Christopher rf 4 0 0 0 .300 Davis,W cf 4 0 1 1 .264 Hickman cf 4 1 1 0 .271 Davis,T lf 4 0 1 0 .255 Smith,C lf 3 0 0 1 .231 Griffith rf 4 0 0 0 .258 Cannizzaro c 3 0 1 0 .279 Fairly 1b 4 0 0 0 .229 Wakefield p 0 0 0 0 .000 Roseboro c 3 0 1 0 .245 Kranepool 1b 3 0 0 0 .243 Oliver,N 2b 2 1 1 0 .235 Kanehl 2b 2 1 0 0 .224 Miller,L p 1 0 0 0 .286 Stallard p 1 0 0 0 .205 Moon ph 1 0 0 0 .109 Taylor,H ph 1 0 0 0 .254 Miller,B p 0 0 0 0 .091 Cisco p 0 0 0 0 .041 29 3 6 3 Gonder ph 1 0 0 0 .284 30 2 4 2 Mets INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Stallard L 6-20 5.0 5 3 3 2 2 64 42 4.21 Cisco 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 31 15 2.57 Wakefield 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 13 8 4.78 8.0 6 3 3 4 3 108 65 Dodgers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Miller,L W 4-6 7.0 3 2 2 2 5 94 58 4.34 Miller,B S 12 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 22 19 3.06 9.0 4 2 2 2 7 116 77 NYN: Taylor,H batted for Stallard in the 6th Gonder batted for Cisco in the 8th Gonder moved to c in the 8th LAN: Moon batted for Miller,L in the 7th E-Oliver,N. 2B-Klaus(9), Cannizzaro(10), Gilliam(7). 3B-Hickman(4). RBI-Klaus(19), Smith,C(57), Gilliam 2(20), Davis,W(51). SB-Davis,W(34). CS-Smith,C. K-Klaus 2, Christopher 2, Hickman, Kranepool, Gonder, Davis,T, Oliver,N, Miller,L. BB-Smith,C, Kanehl, Wills, Gilliam, Roseboro, Oliver,N. SH-Miller,L. GWRBI: Gilliam Temperature: 79, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 1 MPH. Attendance: 17,212 Game Time: 2:02