Manager Walter Alston called on Andy Messersmith for his first relief appearance in a Los Angeles uniform, but the move was unsuccessful as the Dodgers lost to the Mets, 4-3. Felix Millan singled in the eighth inning and Jesus Alou sacrificed before Messersmith came out of the bullpen to replace Doug Rau.

Joe Torre greeted Messersmith with a single, sending Millan to third, and Ed Kranepool followed with a sacrifice fly to drive in the winning run. Messersmith's last previous relief appearance came on August 6, 1972, while the righthander was with the Angels. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       28, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  7  1
Mets         3  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  7  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .271      Unser cf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .324
  Crawford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Millan 2b             4   2   3   0     0   0   .240
Paciorek lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .226      Jones lf              1   0   0   0     1   0   .500
  Buckner ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Alou lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .320
Wynn cf               2   1   1   0     2   0   .286        Gallagher lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Garvey 1b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .332      Torre 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .238
Cey 3b                4   0   1   2     0   0   .287      Staub rf              3   1   2   2     1   0   .316
Ferguson rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Kingman 1b            2   0   1   1     1   0   .214
Yeager c              4   0   1   0     0   2   .235        Kranepool ph,1b     0   0   0   1     0   0   .382
De Jesus ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .250      Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Lacy ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .337      Phillips ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Rau p                 3   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Matlack p             3   0   0   0     0   2   .105
  Messersmith p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .342        Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mota ph             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               31   3   7   3     6   6             Totals               28   4   7   4     3   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 24,464
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Mets 6
DP: Dodgers 0, Mets 2
Errors: Cey
Doubles: Staub (9), Millan (13)
Stolen Bases: Paciorek (1)
Caught Stealing: Kingman (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Mota (1), Unser (2), Alou (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Kranepool (2)
GIDP: Ferguson (3)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(5-4)              7.1   6   4   4   2   3   0  30   3.44
Messersmith             0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.23
Totals                  8     7   4   4   3   3   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(6-3)          8     7   3   3   6   6   0  35   3.84
Apodaca SV(6)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.86
Totals                  9     7   3   3   6   6   0  38

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Paciorek flied out to right; Wynn
walked [Lopes to second]; Garvey singled to left [Lopes scored,
Wynn to second]; Cey hit into a double play (right to second)
[Wynn out at third]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Unser struck out; Millan singled to shortstop; Jones
walked [Millan to second]; Torre forced Jones (pitcher to
shortstop) [Millan to third]; Staub doubled to center [Millan
scored, Torre scored]; Kingman singled to left [Staub scored];
Kingman was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Ferguson was called out on strikes; Yeager flied
out to right; De Jesus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Mets 3.

METS 2ND: Grote grounded out (third to first); Phillips flied
out to center; Matlack was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Rau grounded out (second to first); Lopes popped to
shortstop; Paciorek walked; Wynn singled to left [Paciorek to
second]; Garvey flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Unser grounded out (second to first); Millan doubled
to center; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first) [Millan to
third]; Torre flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Mets 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey lined to left; Ferguson flied out to center;
Yeager struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Staub singled to center; Kingman forced Staub (third
to second); Grote grounded out (second to first) [Kingman to
second]; Phillips grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 3.

DODGERS 5TH: ALOU REPLACED JONES (PLAYING LF); De Jesus popped
to second; Rau was called out on strikes; Lopes singled to
first; Paciorek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Matlack reached on an error by Cey [Matlack to first];
Unser out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Matlack to
second]; Millan grounded out (first unassisted) [Matlack to
third]; Alou grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Wynn walked; Garvey singled to left [Wynn to third,
Garvey to second (on throw to 3b)]; Cey singled to center [Wynn
scored, Garvey scored]; Ferguson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cey out at second]; Yeager
singled to left; De Jesus walked [Yeager to second]; Rau struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Torre grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub flied
out to center; Kingman walked; Grote forced Kingman (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek
singled to left; Paciorek stole second; Wynn flied out to right;
Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Phillips popped to first; Matlack was called out on
strikes; Unser popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Ferguson lined
to left; Yeager was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 3, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: Millan singled to left; Alou out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Millan to second]; MESSERSMITH REPLACED RAU
(PITCHING); Torre singled to right [Millan to third, Torre to
second (on throw to home)]; Staub was walked intentionally;
KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR KINGMAN; Kranepool hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Millan scored, Torre to third]; Grote forced Staub
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 4.

DODGERS 9TH: KRANEPOOL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); GALLAGHER
REPLACED ALOU (PLAYING LF); LACY BATTED FOR DE JESUS; Lacy
walked; MOTA BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; APODACA REPLACED MATLACK
(PITCHING); Mota out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Lacy to second]; CRAWFORD BATTED FOR LOPES; Crawford flied out
to center; BUCKNER BATTED FOR PACIOREK; Buckner flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 4.