Wayne Garrett's pinch three-run homer with one out in the ninth lifted the Mets to a 6-3 triumph over the Dodgers and pinned Andy Messersmith with his first defeat in eight decisions. Garrett, swinging for winning pitcher Tom Seaver, teed off following Mike Phillips' triple and an intentional pass to Jerry Grote.

Los Angeles came from a 3-1 deficit in the seventh, tying the score on Ron Cey's double following a walk to Jim Wynn, and Willie Crawford's two-out single. The Mets snapped a 1-1 tie in the third on solo homers by Del Unser and Ed Kranepool. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Monday, May       26, 1975 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  4  1
Mets         0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   6  6  2


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              1   1   0   0     3   0   .258      Unser cf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .336
Buckner lf            3   0   1   1     1   0   .222      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Cruz pr,lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Kranepool 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .375
Wynn cf               3   1   0   0     1   1   .271      Staub rf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .309
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .327      Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .237
Crawford rf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .234      Milner lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .211
Cey 3b                4   0   1   2     0   1   .297      Phillips ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .275
Yeager c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Grote c               3   1   1   1     1   0   .270
Auerbach ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Seaver p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .120
  Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Garrett ph          1   1   1   3     0   0   .276
  De Jesus ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Messersmith p         3   0   0   0     0   1   .342

Totals               29   3   4   3     5   5             Totals               31   6   6   6     5   2

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 34,502
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Mets 5
DP: Dodgers 1, Mets 2
Errors: Garvey, Seaver 2
Doubles: Cey (10)
Triples: Phillips (2)
Home Runs: Unser (3), Kranepool (1), Garrett (2)
Stolen Bases: Lopes 2 (16)
Caught Stealing: Lopes (7)
GIDP: Garvey (9), Wynn (3), Millan (4)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(7-1)      8.1   6   6   6   5   2   3  36   2.24
Totals                  8.1   6   6   6   5   2   3  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(6-4)           9     4   3   3   5   5   0  34   2.32
Totals                  9     4   3   3   5   5   0  34

Umpires: HP - Bruce Froemming, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Vargo


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Lopes was picked
off second but was safe on an error by Seaver [Lopes to third];
Buckner singled to right [Lopes scored]; Wynn struck out; Garvey
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Buckner
out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Unser walked; Millan grounded into a double play
(second to first) [Unser out at second]; Kranepool flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Crawford struck out; Cey grounded out (third to
first); Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Staub walked; Torre struck out; Milner walked [Staub
to second]; Phillips popped to second; Grote singled to left
[Staub scored, Milner to second]; Seaver grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Auerbach grounded out (pitcher to first);
Messersmith struck out; Lopes walked; Lopes was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Unser homered; Millan popped to shortstop; Kranepool
homered; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); Torre grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets
3.

DODGERS 4TH: Buckner flied out to center; Wynn grounded out
(second to first); Garvey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Milner popped to second; Phillips flied out to center;
Grote grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Mets 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Crawford flied out to center; Cey struck out;
Yeager flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Seaver flied out to center; Unser struck out; Millan
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Mets 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Auerbach flied out to center; Messersmith made an
out to shortstop; Lopes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Kranepool flied out to center; Staub grounded out
(first unassisted); Torre singled to left; Milner reached on an
error by Garvey [Torre to second, Milner to first]; Phillips
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Buckner flied out to center; Wynn walked; Garvey
flied out to center; Crawford singled to right [Wynn to third];
Cey doubled to right [Wynn scored, Crawford scored]; Yeager
reached on an error by Seaver [Cey to third, Yeager to first];
MANUEL BATTED FOR AUERBACH; Manuel forced Yeager (second to
shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: DE JESUS REPLACED MANUEL (PLAYING SS); Grote flied out
to center; Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Messersmith flied out to center; Lopes walked;
Lopes stole second; Buckner was walked intentionally; CRUZ RAN
FOR BUCKNER; Wynn grounded into a double play (pitcher to second
to first) [Cruz out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
3, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Millan flied out to
left; Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub walked;
Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets
3.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey singled to left; Crawford forced Garvey
(shortstop to second); Cey flied out to center; Yeager struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

METS 9TH: Milner popped to third in foul territory; Phillips
tripled to center; Grote was walked intentionally; GARRETT
BATTED FOR SEAVER; Garrett homered [Phillips scored, Grote
scored]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 6.