Harry Parker hurled the first complete game of his major league career and the Mets, although they got only five hits off Andy Messersmith and Mike Marshall, turned back the Dodgers, 3-1. New York used singles by John Milner and Rusty Staub after a walk to Bud Harrelson to score once in the first. After Milner and Staub executed a double steal, Ed Kranepool stroked a sacrifice fly for a 2-0 lead. The Dodgers scored their only run in the fifth on Messersmith's two-out double and single by Davey Lopes. Milner provided the Mets with an insurance run in the sixth with a long home run. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Game Played on Monday, August    12, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
Mets         2  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  5  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   2   1     0   0   .258      Harrelson ss          3   1   0   0     1   0   .237
Buckner lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .310      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .254
Wynn cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      Milner 1b             4   2   2   1     0   1   .255
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .323      Staub rf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .265
Crawford rf           4   0   3   0     0   0   .298      Kranepool lf          2   0   0   1     0   0   .345
Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Garrett 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .207
Russell ss            4   0   2   0     0   1   .264        Martinez pr,3b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Yeager c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .278      Hahn cf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Messersmith p         2   1   1   0     0   0   .224      Grote c               3   0   1   0     0   1   .267
  Joshua ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Parker p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               34   1   9   1     1   2             Totals               28   3   5   3     1   5

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 33,431
Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Mets 3
DP: Dodgers 0, Mets 2
Doubles: Lopes (17), Messersmith (5), Crawford (19)
Home Runs: Milner (18)
Stolen Bases: Milner (7), Staub (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Kranepool (2)
GIDP: Crawford (7)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(13-4)     6     4   3   3   1   3   1  23   2.25
Marshall                2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.31
Totals                  8     5   3   3   1   5   1  30

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parker W(4-10)          9     9   1   1   1   2   0  35   3.29
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   2   0  35

Balks: Marshall (3)

Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Satch Davidson


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Buckner
walked; Wynn forced Buckner (shortstop to second); Garvey
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Millan popped to first; Milner
singled to right [Harrelson to third]; Staub singled to right
[Harrelson scored, Milner to second]; Milner stole third and
Staub stole second; Kranepool hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Milner scored, Staub to third]; Garrett grounded out (first to
pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford singled to center; Cey popped to
shortstop; Russell popped to second; Yeager grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Hahn struck out; Grote grounded out (second to first);
Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lopes doubled to left; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted)
[Lopes to third]; Wynn grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
grounded out (third to first); Milner grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey singled to center; Crawford grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Garvey out at
second]; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Staub popped to second; Kranepool grounded out (first
unassisted); Garrett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell singled to right; Yeager lined into a
double play (third to first) [Russell out at first]; Messersmith
doubled to left; Lopes singled to left [Messersmith scored];
Buckner flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Hahn flied out to left; Grote singled to left; On a
bunt Parker struck out; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Wynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
flied out to center; Crawford doubled to right; Cey grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Millan popped to second; Milner homered; Staub
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kranepool flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell struck out; Yeager grounded out (second to
first); JOSHUA BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; Joshua popped to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED JOSHUA (PITCHING); Garrett singled
to right; MARTINEZ RAN FOR GARRETT; Hahn grounded out (pitcher
to second) [Martinez to second]; Marshall balked [Martinez to
third]; Grote struck out; Parker grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 3.

DODGERS 8TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Lopes
grounded out (second to first); Buckner flied out to left; Wynn
popped to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Millan flied
out to center; Milner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Crawford
singled to left; Cey popped to second; Russell singled to right
[Crawford to second]; Yeager struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Mets 3.