Tom Seaver yielded only two hits in the first six innings before being kayoed in the seventh when the Dodgers erupted for five runs en route to a 7-1 victory over the Mets. Seaver and Andy Messersmith were engaged in a scoreless duel until Jim Wynn tripled in the seventh and scored on a single by Steve Garvey. Singles by Willie Crawford and Ron Cey added another run. After an intentional pass to Davey Lopes, Messersmith walked to force in Crawford.

Seaver left in favor of Bob Miller, who yielded a two-run single by Bill Buckner before ending the inning. Messersmith batted in a run with a single in the eighth and Garvey homered in the ninth before the Mets picked up their lone tally off Messersmith on a double by Rusty Staub and single by John Milner. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      16, 1974 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    5  1  1  -   7 10  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Buckner lf            4   0   2   2     1   0   .324      Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .173
Russell ss            5   0   1   0     0   1   .283      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Wynn cf               5   1   1   0     0   2   .305      Jones lf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .270
Garvey 1b             5   2   2   2     0   1   .321      Staub rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .265
Crawford rf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .285      Milner 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .258
Cey 3b                3   2   1   1     1   1   .268      Schneck cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .242
Yeager c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .327      Grote c               2   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Lopes 2b              1   1   1   0     2   0   .231        Hodges c            1   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Messersmith p         3   0   1   2     1   2   .220      Martinez ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .191
                                                          Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .067
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Kranepool ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .353
                                                            Aker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   7  10   7     6   8             Totals               31   1   5   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 35,994
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Mets 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Mets 1
Doubles: Staub (11)
Triples: Wynn (4)
Home Runs: Garvey (13)
Caught Stealing: Lopes (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Lopes (4)
GIDP: Russell (11), Staub (9)
Hit by Pitch: Jones (4,by Messersmith)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(7-2)      9     5   1   1   1   5   0  33   2.27
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   5   0  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(3-6)           6.1   6   5   5   4   7   0  27   3.80
Miller                  1.2   3   1   1   2   1   0  10   3.18
Aker                    1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   4.08
Totals                  9    10   7   7   6   8   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Messersmith (1)

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Tom Gorman, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Dick Stello


DODGERS 1ST: Buckner singled to center; Russell grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Buckner out at
second]; Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Millan flied
out to center; Jones was hit by a pitch; Staub grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey struck out; Crawford grounded out (first
unassisted); Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Schneck
grounded out (first unassisted); Grote grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager grounded out (pitcher to first); Lopes
singled to left; Lopes was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Messersmith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Seaver
popped to pitcher; Garrett struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner lined to shortstop; Russell was called out
on strikes; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

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

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey flied out to left; Crawford was called out
on strikes; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Schneck struck
out; Grote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 6TH: HODGES REPLACED GROTE (PLAYING C ); Yeager walked;
Lopes out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Yeager to
second]; Messersmith struck out; Buckner was walked
intentionally; Russell forced Buckner (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Martinez flied out to center; Seaver flied out to
right; Garrett walked; Millan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Wynn tripled to left; Garvey singled to center
[Wynn scored]; Crawford singled to right [Garvey to third]; Cey
singled to left [Garvey scored, Crawford to second]; Yeager
grounded out (third to first) [Crawford to third, Cey to
second]; Lopes was walked intentionally; Messersmith walked
[Crawford scored, Cey to third, Lopes to second]; MILLER
REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Buckner singled to center [Cey
scored, Lopes scored, Messersmith to second]; Russell singled to
shortstop [Messersmith to third, Buckner to second]; Wynn struck
out; Garvey flied out to left; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Jones singled to shortstop; Staub lined to second;
Milner flied out to center; Schneck grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Crawford flied out to center; Cey walked; Yeager
flied out to left; Lopes walked [Cey to second]; Messersmith
singled to center [Cey scored, Lopes to second]; Buckner flied
out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 6, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Hodges struck out; Martinez flied out to left;
KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR MILLER; Kranepool singled to center;
Garrett grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 6, Mets 0.

DODGERS 9TH: AKER REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Russell flied
out to center; Wynn flied out to right; Garvey homered; Crawford
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
7, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Millan flied out to left; Jones flied out to right;
Staub doubled to center; Milner singled to center [Staub
scored]; Schneck struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7,
Mets 1.