Although tagging Don Sutton and Pete Mikkelsen for 10 hits, the Mets were unable to score and lost to the Dodgers, 3-0. Sutton gave up eight singles before his arm stiffened, forcing him to leave for a pinch-hitter after five innings on the mound.

Willie Davis singled, stole second and scored the Dodgers' initial run on a single by Dick Allen in the first inning. Allen singled in the fourth and raced home from first base on a double by Jim Lefebvre. Steve Garvey wound up the scoring with a homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      5, 1971 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0 10  1
Dodgers      1  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Agee cf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .281      Wills ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .318
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .305      Crawford rf           3   0   1   0     0   0   .339
Shamsky rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Davis cf              2   1   1   0     1   1   .360
Jones lf              2   0   2   0     0   0   .297      Allen lf              2   1   2   1     2   0   .257
  Singleton lf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .175      Lefebvre 2b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .333
Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .330      Sims c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Boswell 2b            4   0   3   0     0   0   .261      Buckner 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Grote c               3   0   0   0     1   1   .280        Parker 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Foli 3b               3   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Garvey 3b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .230
Ryan p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Sutton p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .130
  Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Mikkelsen p         2   0   1   0     0   0   .167
  Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0  10   0     1   2             Totals               31   3   8   3     3   6

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 27,801
Left on Base: Mets 7, Dodgers 9
DP: Mets 0, Dodgers 2
Errors: Boswell
Doubles: Lefebvre (3), Crawford (3)
Home Runs: Garvey (3)
Stolen Bases: Boswell (1), Davis (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Crawford (1), Davis (1)
GIDP: Kranepool (1), Grote (6)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(6-2)             4.2   6   2   2   2   4   0  22   1.32
Sadecki                 1.1   2   1   1   0   0   1   6   2.78
Frisella                2     0   0   0   1   2   0   8   1.96
Totals                  8     8   3   3   3   6   1  36

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton W(4-5)           5     8   0   0   1   1   0  21   3.52
Mikkelsen SV(3)         4     2   0   0   0   1   0  13   2.93
Totals                  9    10   0   0   1   2   0  34

Wild Pitches: Ryan (4), Sutton (2)

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


METS 1ST: Agee struck out; Harrelson popped to third in foul
territory; Shamsky made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills was called out on strikes; Crawford flied out
to left; Davis singled to center; Davis stole second; Allen
singled to right [Davis scored]; Lefebvre flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 1.

METS 2ND: Jones singled to left; Kranepool grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Jones out at
second]; Boswell singled to right; Boswell stole second; Grote
walked; Foli made an out to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Sims struck out; Buckner grounded out (second to
first); Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Dodgers 1.

METS 3RD: Ryan flied out to right; Agee singled to center;
Harrelson grounded out (second to first) [Agee to second];
Shamsky flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
singled to first; Crawford out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Wills to second]; Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 1.

METS 4TH: Jones singled to left; Kranepool made an out to
shortstop; Boswell singled to right [Jones to second]; Grote
flied out to center; Foli singled to center [Jones out at home
(center to catcher), Boswell to second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Allen singled to center; Lefebvre doubled to left
[Allen scored]; Sims flied out to center [Lefebvre to third];
Buckner grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

METS 5TH: Ryan flied out to center; Agee singled to right;
Sutton threw a wild pitch [Agee to second]; Harrelson singled to
right [Harrelson out at second (right to first to shortstop),
Agee to third]; Shamsky grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: SINGLETON REPLACED JONES (PLAYING LF); JOSHUA
BATTED FOR SUTTON; Joshua was called out on strikes; Wills flied
out to left; Crawford doubled to left; Ryan threw a wild pitch
[Crawford to third]; Davis walked; Allen walked [Davis to
second]; SADECKI REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Lefebvre forced
Crawford (third unassisted) [Lefebvre to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

METS 6TH: MIKKELSEN REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Singleton
grounded out (second to first); Kranepool singled to right;
Boswell singled to left [Kranepool to second]; Grote grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Boswell out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Sims flied out to right; Buckner grounded out
(pitcher to first); Garvey homered; Mikkelsen singled to center;
Wills popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

METS 7TH: Foli grounded out (shortstop to first); MARSHALL
BATTED FOR SADECKI; Marshall grounded out (second to first);
Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: FRISELLA REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Crawford
reached on an error by Boswell; Davis out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Crawford to second]; Allen walked; Lefebvre
struck out; Sims grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

METS 8TH: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Shamsky
grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Buckner grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey
struck out; Mikkelsen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

METS 9TH: PARKER REPLACED BUCKNER (PLAYING 1B); Kranepool flied
out to right; Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher); Grote
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 3.