Two unearned runs enabled Tom Seaver to pitch the Mets to a 3-1 victory over the Dodgers. The Mets' only earned run counted in the fifth inning on a single by Don Hahn, sacrifice by Seaver and double by Bud Harrelson. Errors by Tom Haller and Bobby Valentine in the fifth and miscues by Maury Wills and Valentine in the eighth resulted in the Mets' other tallies.

Dick Allen homered for the Dodgers but Seaver stopped Willie Davis on his 25-game batting streak. The victory moved the Mets into first place in the East division race, two percentage points ahead of the Cardinals. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Friday, June      4, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  0  -   3 10  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  6  5


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          5   0   2   1     0   1   .306      Wills ss              4   0   2   0     0   1   .320
Foli 2b,3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .257      Crawford rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .339
Agee rf               5   0   2   0     0   1   .276      Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .359
Clendenon 1b          5   0   0   0     0   2   .240      Allen lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .248
Jones lf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .289      Parker 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Aspromonte 3b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Lefebvre 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .336
  Weis pr,2b          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Haller c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .285      Valentine 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Hahn cf               4   1   3   0     0   0   .280        Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .245
Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .219        Garvey 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
                                                          Osteen p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Sims ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
                                                            Mikkelsen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  10   1     2   6             Totals               31   1   6   1     0   6

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 32,495
Left on Base: Mets 10, Dodgers 3
DP: Mets 2, Dodgers 1
Errors: Wills, Haller, Valentine 3
Doubles: Harrelson (7)
Home Runs: Allen (6)
Stolen Bases: Jones (4)
Caught Stealing: Agee (5), Jones (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (6), Foli (1)
GIDP: Aspromonte (6), Haller (1), Davis (5)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(7-2)           9     6   1   1   0   6   1  31   2.01
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   6   1  31

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Osteen L(6-3)           8    10   3   1   2   4   0  37   2.63
Mikkelsen               1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.38
Totals                  9    10   3   1   2   6   0  40

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Tom Gorman


METS 1ST: Harrelson popped to catcher in foul territory; Foli
grounded out (shortstop to first); Agee singled to center; Agee
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills singled to pitcher; Crawford lined to center;
Davis flied to left in foul territory; Allen flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 2ND: Clendenon struck out; Jones walked; Aspromonte singled
to right [Jones to second]; Grote struck out; Hahn flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Parker made an out to shortstop; Lefebvre singled
to right; Haller grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Lefebvre out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 3RD: Seaver grounded out (third to first); Harrelson was
called out on strikes; Foli walked; Agee singled to third [Foli
to second]; Clendenon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Valentine grounded out (first to pitcher); Osteen
singled to right; Wills singled to left [Osteen to second];
Crawford forced Wills (second unassisted) [Osteen to third];
Davis grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 4TH: Jones singled to left; Aspromonte grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jones out at
second]; Grote grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Allen flied out to right; Parker flied out to left;
Lefebvre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 5TH: Hahn singled to right; Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Hahn to second]; Harrelson doubled to left
[Hahn scored]; Foli reached on a fielder's choice [Harrelson out
at third (pitcher to shortstop)]; Agee struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Haller struck out; Valentine made an out to second;
Osteen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

METS 6TH: Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones
singled to left; Jones stole second [Jones to third (error by
Haller)]; Aspromonte flied out to center; Grote reached on an
error by Valentine [Jones scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Hahn
singled to third [Grote to second]; Seaver flied out to center;
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Crawford
singled to right; Davis grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Crawford out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 0.

METS 7TH: Harrelson singled to left; Foli out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Harrelson to second]; Agee grounded out
(third to first); Clendenon grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Allen homered; Parker flied out to left; Lefebvre
grounded out (shortstop to first); Haller flied out to left; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 1.

METS 8TH: Jones reached on an error by Valentine; Jones was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Aspromonte reached on an error by Wills; WEIS RAN
FOR ASPROMONTE; Grote flied out to right; Hahn singled to right
[Weis to third]; Seaver reached on an error by Valentine [Hahn
to second, Weis scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Harrelson made an
out to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers
1.

DODGERS 8TH: WEIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); FOLI CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BUCKNER BATTED FOR VALENTINE; Buckner
struck out; SIMS BATTED FOR OSTEEN; Sims made an out to
shortstop; Wills struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Dodgers 1.

METS 9TH: GARVEY REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING 3B); MIKKELSEN
REPLACED SIMS (PITCHING); Foli struck out; Agee popped to
catcher in foul territory; Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 9TH: Crawford struck out; Davis struck out; Allen popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Dodgers 1.