Jim Wynn homered after a single by Bill Buckner in the first inning and that was enough to enable Andy Messersmith to pitch the Dodgers to a 2-1 victory over the Mets. Wynn's wallop was his first since hitting two homers on June 22 and condemned Harry Parker to defeat. The Mets scored their run in the eighth on singles by Ted Martinez, Ed Kranepool and Wayne Garrett and infield out by Ken Boswell. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      13, 1974 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  7  0
Dodgers      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  5  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .197      Lopes 2b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .241
Boswell 2b            4   0   0   1     0   1   .244      Buckner lf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .309
Staub rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .257      Wynn cf               4   1   2   2     0   1   .289
Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   3   .280      Garvey 1b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .312
Milner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Crawford rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Grote c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Cey 3b                2   0   0   0     1   0   .269
  Theodore pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Yeager c              2   0   1   0     1   0   .315
Schneck cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .216      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Martinez ss           3   1   1   0     0   1   .210      Messersmith p         3   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Parker p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Kranepool ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .391
  Millan pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               34   1   7   1     0   9             Totals               26   2   5   2     4   3

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 41,658
Left on Base: Mets 6, Dodgers 4
DP: Mets 3, Dodgers 0
Doubles: Wynn (12)
Home Runs: Wynn (20)
GIDP: Russell (15)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parker L(3-8)           7     5   2   2   3   2   1  26   2.85
Miller                  1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.74
Totals                  8     5   2   2   4   3   1  30

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith W(10-2)     9     7   1   1   0   9   0  34   1.96
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   9   0  34

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


METS 1ST: Garrett struck out; Boswell grounded out (second to
first); Staub singled to center; Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner
singled to left; Wynn homered [Buckner scored]; Garvey singled
to shortstop; Crawford forced Garvey (second to shortstop); Cey
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 2.

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

DODGERS 2ND: Yeager singled to right; Russell grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Yeager to second]; Messersmith grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lopes walked; Buckner flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

METS 3RD: Martinez struck out; Parker lined to second; Garrett
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Wynn doubled to left; Garvey popped to catcher in
foul territory; Crawford hit into a double play to first [Wynn
out at third (first to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Dodgers 2.

METS 4TH: Boswell grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub struck
out (catcher to first); Jones singled to left; Milner flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey walked; Yeager popped to catcher in foul
territory; Russell grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Cey out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

METS 5TH: Grote grounded out (third to first); Schneck struck
out; Martinez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Messersmith struck out; Lopes flied out to center;
Buckner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 2.

METS 6TH: Parker struck out; Garrett grounded out (second to
first); Boswell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Wynn grounded out (second to first); Garvey lined
to second; Crawford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 2.

METS 7TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Jones struck
out; Milner singled to right; Grote forced Milner (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey flied out to center; Yeager walked; Russell
lined into a double play (second to first) [Yeager out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 2.

METS 8TH: Schneck grounded out (shortstop to first); Martinez
singled to left; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR PARKER; Kranepool singled
to center [Martinez to second]; MILLAN RAN FOR KRANEPOOL;
Garrett singled to right [Martinez to third, Millan to second];
Boswell grounded out (second to first) [Martinez scored, Millan
to third, Garrett to second]; Staub grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 8TH: MILLER REPLACED MILLAN (PITCHING); Messersmith
popped to shortstop; Lopes walked; Buckner grounded out (third
to first) [Lopes to second]; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 2.

METS 9TH: Jones struck out; Milner grounded out (second to
first); Grote singled to right; THEODORE RAN FOR GROTE; Schneck
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Dodgers 2.