The Mets knocked out Tommy John in the seventh inning and scored four runs to defeat the Dodgers, 5-2. Singles by John Milner and Jerry Grote and a safe bunt by Don Hahn, loading the bases, set the stage for the Mets' outburst. Ted Martinez singled, driving in two runs to force John's exit. Charlie Hough, in relief, passed Ed Kranepool to reload the sacks and hit Felix Millan with a pitch to force in a run before Rusty Staub accounted for the fourth tally with a sacrifice fly.

Jack Aker, in relief of Bob Apodaca, gave up the Dodgers' runs in their half of the seventh on a single by Ron Cey and homer by Joe Ferguson, but Aker insured the Mets' victory, hitting a double in the ninth and coming around to score on an infield out and sacrifice fly by Millan. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Game Played on Friday, July      12, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    4  0  1  -   5  9  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            5   0   0   0     0   2   .196      Lopes 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Millan 2b             3   0   1   2     0   0   .247        McMullen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Staub rf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .257        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .053
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .280      Buckner lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .309
Milner 1b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .253      Wynn cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .286
Grote c               3   1   3   0     1   0   .279      Crawford rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .299
Hahn cf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .295      Garvey 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .312
Martinez ss           4   1   1   2     0   0   .207      Cey 3b                4   1   2   0     0   0   .271
Apodaca p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Ferguson c            4   1   2   2     0   0   .273
  Kranepool ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .381      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .272
  Harrelson pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .258      John p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Aker p              1   1   1   0     0   0   .500        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .259
                                                            Lacy 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .292

Totals               33   5   9   5     3   7             Totals               33   2   8   2     2   3

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 50,129
Left on Base: Mets 7, Dodgers 6
DP: Mets 1, Dodgers 0
Doubles: Aker (1), Wynn (11)
Home Runs: Ferguson (12)
Stolen Bases: Russell (6)
Caught Stealing: Millan (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (3), Millan (3)
GIDP: Ferguson (7)
Hit by Pitch: Millan (3,by Hough)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Apodaca W(2-4)          6     4   0   0   1   3   0  22   4.59
Aker SV(2)              3     4   2   2   1   0   1  13   3.03
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   3   1  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(13-3)            6     7   4   4   2   5   0  26   2.50
Hough                   1     0   0   0   1   2   0   5   3.33
Marshall                2     2   1   1   0   0   0   8   2.45
Totals                  9     9   5   5   3   7   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Hough (3)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Paul Pryor


METS 1ST: Garrett flied out to left; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes struck out; Buckner flied out to center; Wynn
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 0.

METS 2ND: Jones struck out; Milner singled to right; Grote
singled to left [Milner to third]; Hahn walked [Grote to
second]; Martinez forced Milner (third to catcher) [Grote to
third, Hahn to second]; Apodaca struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford flied out to left; Garvey made an out to
shortstop; Cey singled to left [Cey out at second (left to
second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 3RD: Garrett struck out; Millan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Ferguson grounded out (shortstop to first); Russell
was called out on strikes; John popped to second in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 4TH: Jones grounded out (pitcher to first); Milner grounded
out (second to first); Grote walked; Hahn was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
grounded out (third to first); Wynn doubled to left; Crawford
walked; Garvey singled to shortstop [Wynn to third, Crawford to
second]; Cey forced Garvey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 5TH: Martinez flied out to center; Apodaca was called out
on strikes; Garrett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Ferguson singled to left; Russell forced Ferguson
(third to second); Russell stole second; John popped to
shortstop; Lopes flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 6TH: Millan singled to right; Millan was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Staub grounded out (second to
first); Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Buckner grounded out (second to first); Wynn flied
out to center; Crawford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 7TH: Milner singled to right; Grote singled to left [Milner
to second]; On a bunt Hahn singled to first [Milner to third,
Grote to second]; Martinez singled to left [Milner scored, Grote
scored, Hahn to third, Martinez to second (on throw)]; HOUGH
REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR APODACA;
Kranepool walked; HARRELSON RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Garrett struck
out; Millan was hit by a pitch [Hahn scored, Martinez to third,
Harrelson to second]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Martinez scored, Harrelson to third]; Jones struck out; 4 R, 4
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: AKER REPLACED HARRELSON (PITCHING); Garvey singled
to left; Cey forced Garvey (third to second); Ferguson homered
[Cey scored]; Russell walked; JOSHUA BATTED FOR HOUGH; Joshua
popped to shortstop; MCMULLEN BATTED FOR LOPES; McMullen
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Dodgers 2.

METS 8TH: MARSHALL REPLACED MCMULLEN (PITCHING); LACY REPLACED
JOSHUA (PLAYING 2B); Milner flied out to center; Grote singled
to center; Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first) [Grote to
second]; Martinez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Buckner singled to right; Wynn flied out to center;
Crawford forced Buckner (shortstop to second); Garvey forced
Crawford (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Dodgers 2.

METS 9TH: Aker doubled to left; Garrett grounded out (first
unassisted) [Aker to third]; Millan hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Aker scored]; Staub flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey singled to center; Ferguson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Cey out at second];
Russell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Dodgers 2.