Davey Lopes set a major league record for consecutive steals in a season when he swiped his 32nd straight (No. 51 this season) in the eighth inning of the Dodgers' 2-0 victory over the Mets. Lopes led off the game against loser Jerry Koosman with a walk and stole second. He doubled in the sixth and scored on Lee Lacy's single.

In the eighth he singled, was sacrificed to second and stole third to break Max Carey's consecutive theft record set with the Pirates in 1922. Koosman's wild pitch scored Lopes with the final run. Burt Hooton pitched a three-hitter for his fourth career shutout over the Mets. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 2, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    9, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0  -   2  7  2
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              3   2   2   0     1   0   .255      Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .291
Lacy lf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .321      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
  Hale rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Kranepool 1b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .353
Wynn cf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .251      Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .273
Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .322        Clines pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Cey 3b                4   0   2   0     0   1   .269      Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Paciorek rf,lf        3   0   1   0     0   1   .203      Milner lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .212
  Crawford ph,lf      1   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Grote c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Yeager c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .247      Phillips ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Russell ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .185      Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .183
Hooton p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .133        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .268
                                                            Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .429

Totals               30   2   7   1     4   4             Totals               31   0   3   0     2   5

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 36,421
Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Mets 6
DP: Dodgers 1, Mets 1
Errors: Russell 2
Doubles: Lopes (13), Cey (22), Grote (10)
Stolen Bases: Lopes 2 (51), Wynn (5)
Caught Stealing: Cey (1), Paciorek (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Lacy (3)
GIDP: Millan (13)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(9-9)           9     3   0   0   2   5   0  33   3.70
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   5   0  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(10-10)        8     6   2   2   4   4   0  32   3.56
Apodaca                 1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.74
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   4   0  35

Wild Pitches: Koosman (5)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Lopes stole second; Lacy flied to
center; Wynn grounded out (first unassisted) [Lopes to third];
Garvey flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

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

DODGERS 2ND: Cey singled to left; Cey was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Paciorek struck
out; Yeager walked; Russell forced Yeager (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Staub struck out; Garrett grounded out (first
unassisted); Milner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Hooton flied to left; Lopes flied to center; Lacy
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips
flied to right; Koosman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Wynn grounded out (third to first); Garvey struck
out; Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Unser popped to shortstop; Millan popped to shortstop;
Kranepool walked; Staub reached on an error by Russell
[Kranepool to third]; Garrett flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Paciorek singled to right; Paciorek was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Yeager grounded out
(shortstop to first); Russell grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Milner was called out on strikes; Grote doubled to
right; Phillips grounded out (second to first) [Grote to third];
Koosman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Hooton struck out; Lopes doubled to left; Lacy
singled to left [Lopes scored]; Wynn flied to left; Garvey
popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Unser grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan reached
on an error by Russell; Kranepool flied to center; Staub flied
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

DODGERS 7TH: Cey doubled to left; Paciorek flied to right;
Yeager flied to center; Russell was walked intentionally; Hooton
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Garrett struck out; Milner grounded out (first
unassisted); Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Lopes singled to center; Lacy out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Lopes to second]; Lopes stole third;
Koosman threw a wild pitch [Lopes scored]; Wynn walked; Wynn
stole second; Garvey flied to center; Cey flied to left; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: HALE REPLACED LACY (PLAYING RF); PACIOREK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Phillips flied to right; ALOU BATTED FOR
KOOSMAN; Alou grounded out (second to first); Unser grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

DODGERS 9TH: APODACA REPLACED ALOU (PITCHING); CRAWFORD BATTED
FOR PACIOREK; Crawford singled to center; Yeager lined into a
double play (third to first) [Crawford out at first]; Russell
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: CRAWFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Millan singled
to right; Kranepool flied to center; Staub walked [Millan to
second]; CLINES RAN FOR STAUB; Garrett popped to third in foul
territory; Milner grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 0.