Bill Russell, who was inserted in the Dodgers' cleanup spot as a last-minute replacement for Dick Allen, hit a triple, double and single to lead the way to a 4-3 victory over the Mets. Allen was in the hallway of the clubhouse talking with a friend while a preliminary Old-Timers' game was in progress and did not return to the field in time.

Russell hit his double in the fourth inning when the Dodgers scored three runs and then tripled in the fifth to drive in Willie Davis, who had singled. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Sunday, June      6, 1971 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  6  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    3  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hahn cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Wills ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .317
Harrelson ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .303      Mota rf,lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .291
Agee rf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .282      Davis cf              3   2   1   0     1   1   .360
Clendenon 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .240      Allen lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Aspromonte 3b         3   0   1   0     1   0   .264        Russell lf,rf       4   1   3   1     0   0   .226
  Seaver pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .219      Parker 1b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .251
Singleton lf          2   0   1   1     2   0   .185      Lefebvre 2b           3   1   1   1     0   0   .333
Dyer c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Sudakis c             1   0   0   0     1   0   .185
Foli 2b               3   0   0   1     0   0   .252        Haller c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Koosman p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Garvey 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Downing p             3   0   1   1     0   1   .267
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brewer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Weis ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Grote ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .278

Totals               31   3   6   3     4   2             Totals               29   4   8   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 48,227
Left on Base: Mets 6, Dodgers 4
DP: Mets 1, Dodgers 3
Errors: Clendenon, Garvey, Brewer
Doubles: Agee (9), Russell (6), Downing (2)
Triples: Russell (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Foli (1), Parker (4)
GIDP: Dyer (1), Agee (5), Mota (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(3-4)          4     5   3   3   2   0   0  18   2.82
Taylor                  2     2   1   1   0   1   0   8   1.80
McGraw                  2     1   0   0   0   3   0   6   1.99
Totals                  8     8   4   4   2   4   0  32

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Downing W(5-3)          8     6   3   2   4   2   0  33   2.56
Brewer SV(4)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.01
Totals                  9     6   3   2   4   2   0  36

Wild Pitches: Downing (2)

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


METS 1ST: Hahn struck out; Harrelson popped to shortstop;
RUSSELL REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING LF); Agee grounded out (second
to first); Dick Allen pulled because he was talking with
old-timers players at game time; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Wills grounded out (first unassisted); Mota singled
to left; Davis flied out to center; Russell singled to left
[Mota to second]; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 2ND: RUSSELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MOTA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Clendenon grounded out (shortstop to
first); Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Singleton
walked; Dyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Lefebvre grounded out (pitcher to first); Sudakis
grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 3RD: Foli flied out to center; Koosman grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hahn singled to right; Harrelson flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills
grounded out (third to first); Mota grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 4TH: Agee doubled to left; Clendenon singled to right [Agee
scored, Clendenon to second (on throw)]; Downing threw a wild
pitch [Clendenon to third]; Aspromonte walked; Singleton reached
on an error by Garvey [Aspromonte to second, Clendenon scored];
Dyer grounded into a double play (third to first) [Singleton to
second, Aspromonte out at third]; Foli flied out to right; 2 R,
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Davis walked; Russell doubled to left [Davis to
third]; Parker hit a sacrifice fly to right [Russell to third,
Davis scored]; Lefebvre singled to left [Russell scored];
Sudakis walked [Lefebvre to second]; Garvey popped to catcher in
foul territory; Downing doubled to left [Lefebvre scored,
Sudakis out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 3.

METS 5TH: HALLER REPLACED SUDAKIS (PLAYING C ); MARSHALL BATTED
FOR KOOSMAN; Marshall lined to shortstop; Hahn flied out to
right; Harrelson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: TAYLOR REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); Wills popped
to third in foul territory; Mota struck out; Davis singled to
first [Davis to second (error by Clendenon)]; Russell tripled to
center [Davis scored]; Parker flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 4.

METS 6TH: Agee walked; Clendenon forced Agee (shortstop to
second); Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first) [Clendenon
to second]; Singleton walked; Dyer lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Lefebvre grounded out (shortstop to first); Haller
flied out to right; Garvey grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 4.

METS 7TH: Foli flied out to right; WEIS BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Weis
was called out on strikes; Hahn lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: MCGRAW REPLACED WEIS (PITCHING); Downing struck
out; Wills singled to left; Mota grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Wills out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 4.

METS 8TH: Harrelson singled to pitcher; Agee grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Harrelson out at
second]; Clendenon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Davis struck out; Russell popped to second; Parker
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Dodgers 4.

METS 9TH: Aspromonte singled to center; SEAVER RAN FOR
ASPROMONTE; Singleton singled to center [Seaver to second];
BREWER REPLACED DOWNING (PITCHING); Dyer reached on an error by
Brewer [Singleton to second, Seaver to third]; Foli hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Singleton to third, Seaver scored
(unearned)]; GROTE BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Grote lined into a double
play (third unassisted) [Singleton out at third]; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 4.