Allowing only four hits in his seventh start for the Mets this season, Ray Sadecki turned in his first complete game since September 13, 1971, and defeated the Dodgers, 2-1. Bill Russell homered for the Dodgers' run in the fifth inning. The Mets tied the score in the eighth with a walk to John Milner, safe bunt by Ed Kranepool, sacrifice by Jerry Grote and sacrifice fly by Don Hahn. Wayne Garrett walked in the ninth and advanced on an infield out. After an intentional pass to Rusty Staub, Milner singled to drive in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, August    21, 1973 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  5  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .273      Garrett 3b            3   1   1   0     1   1   .242
Mota lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .323      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .282
  Paciorek lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .272
Davis cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Milner lf             3   1   2   1     1   1   .247
Ferguson c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Kranepool 1b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .249
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .307        Harrelson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     0   0   .253        Mays 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .215
Crawford rf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .302      Grote c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Russell ss            3   1   1   1     0   0   .281      Hahn cf               2   0   0   1     0   0   .244
Sutton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .101      Martinez ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .249
                                                          Sadecki p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                            Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .204

Totals               31   1   4   1     0   4             Totals               26   2   5   2     3   4

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 26,351
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Mets 3
DP: Dodgers 2, Mets 0
Errors: Garrett
Home Runs: Russell (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Sutton (7), Grote (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Hahn (3)
GIDP: Millan (14), Kranepool (6)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(15-8)          8.2   5   2   2   3   4   0  31   2.21
Totals                  8.2   5   2   2   3   4   0  31

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sadecki W(3-2)          9     4   1   1   0   4   1  32   3.30
Totals                  9     4   1   1   0   4   1  32

Wild Pitches: Sadecki (2)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Augie Donatelli, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to catcher in foul territory; Mota
grounded out (shortstop to first); Davis lined to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett singled to right; Millan grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Garrett out at second]; Staub
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

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

METS 2ND: Milner singled to right; Kranepool grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Milner out at
second]; Grote grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Crawford singled to left; Russell flied to right;
Sutton out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Crawford to
second]; Lopes grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Hahn popped to catcher in foul territory; Martinez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sadecki grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Mota grounded out (third to first); Davis grounded
out (first unassisted); Ferguson reached on an error by Garrett;
Garvey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Garrett struck out; Millan grounded out (pitcher to
first); Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Crawford struck
out; Russell homered; Sutton struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Milner struck out; Kranepool struck out; Grote
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes singled to center; Sadecki threw a wild pitch
[Lopes to second]; Mota grounded out (second to first) [Lopes to
third]; Davis popped to shortstop; Ferguson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez flied
to center; Sadecki popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Crawford grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Garrett flied to right; Millan singled to center;
Millan was picked off first (catcher to first); Staub popped to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell flied to right; Sutton grounded out (second
to first); Lopes singled to left; Mota flied to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: PACIOREK REPLACED MOTA (PLAYING LF); Milner walked; On
a bunt Kranepool singled [Milner to second]; HARRELSON RAN FOR
KRANEPOOL; Grote out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Harrelson to second, Milner to third]; Hahn hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Milner scored]; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 1.

DODGERS 9TH: MAYS REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING 1B); Davis flied
to center; Ferguson flied to center; Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: BOSWELL BATTED FOR SADECKI; Boswell popped to first;
Garrett walked; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Garrett to second]; Staub was walked intentionally; Milner
singled to center [Garrett scored, Staub to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 2.