The Mets took advantage of an error by Bill Russell to score two runs in the fifth inning and Del Unser homered for two more in the seventh to defeat the Dodgers, 4-1. John Stearns, who singled and took second on a sacrifice, scored when Russell threw wildly on a grounder by Unser.

Singles by Felix Millan and Mike Vail added second run. Stearns was on base with a single when Unser homered. A single by Lee Lacy, pass to Jim Wynn and double by Steve Garvey accounted for the Dodgers' lone run off Jerry Koosman in the first inning. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1

Game Played on Thursday, August 28, 1975 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 - 4 6 0 Dodgers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Unser cf 5 2 1 2 0 0 .281 Lopes 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .262 Millan 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .297 Lacy lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .309 Vail lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .448 Wynn cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .246 Staub rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .271 Garvey 1b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .310 Kingman 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .245 Cey 3b 3 0 2 0 1 1 .270 Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262 Yeager c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .238 Phillips ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Paciorek rf 3 0 0 0 1 3 .207 Stearns c 3 2 2 0 1 0 .190 Russell ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .209 Koosman p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .164 Rhoden p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .056 Mota ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 McMullen ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .174 Totals 31 4 6 3 4 3 Totals 32 1 8 1 5 10 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 20,970 Left on Base: Mets 6, Dodgers 9 DP: Mets 3, Dodgers 1 Errors: Russell Doubles: Garvey (30) Home Runs: Unser (8) Stolen Bases: Lopes (59), Garvey (11), Cey (4) Sacrifice Hits: Koosman 2 (5) GIDP: Garvey (19), Russell (6), Yeager (14) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman W(11-11) 9 8 1 1 5 10 0 37 3.48 Totals 9 8 1 1 5 10 0 37 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rhoden L(1-2) 6 4 2 0 2 0 0 25 3.51 Marshall 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 12 3.29 Totals 9 6 4 2 4 3 1 37 Balks: Koosman (7) Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Lee Weyer METS 1ST: Unser flied out to center; Millan lined to pitcher; Vail grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Lacy singled to right; Wynn walked [Lacy to second]; Garvey doubled to right [Lacy scored, Wynn to third]; Cey struck out; Yeager walked; Paciorek struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 1. METS 2ND: Staub lined to left; Kingman singled to left; Garrett forced Kingman (shortstop to second); Phillips flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 2ND: Russell struck out; Rhoden was called out on strikes; Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 1. METS 3RD: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Koosman popped to first in foul territory; Unser flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 3RD: Lacy singled to right; Wynn struck out; Garvey grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lacy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 1. METS 4TH: Millan walked; Vail popped to first; Staub flied out to center; Kingman walked [Millan to second]; Garrett grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 4TH: Cey walked; Koosman balked [Cey to second]; Yeager struck out; Paciorek walked; Russell grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Paciorek out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 1. METS 5TH: Phillips grounded out (third to first); Stearns singled to right; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Stearns to second]; Unser reached on an error by Russell [Stearns scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Millan singled to shortstop [Unser to second]; Vail singled to right [Unser scored (unearned), Millan to second]; Staub flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 5TH: Rhoden flied out to center; Lopes singled to center; Lopes stole second; Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first) [Lopes to third]; Wynn flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. METS 6TH: Kingman flied out to center; Garrett grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 6TH: Garvey singled to right; Cey singled to left [Garvey to second]; Garvey stole third and Cey stole second; Yeager popped to third in foul territory; Paciorek struck out; Russell was walked intentionally; MOTA BATTED FOR RHODEN; Mota grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Dodgers 1. METS 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Stearns singled to right; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Stearns to second]; Unser homered [Stearns scored]; Millan lined to center; Vail grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 7TH: Lopes popped to second; Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 1. METS 8TH: Staub walked; Kingman struck out; Garrett struck out; Phillips flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 8TH: Garvey struck out; Cey singled to center; Yeager grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 1. METS 9TH: Stearns walked; On a bunt Koosman struck out; Unser lined into a double play (second to first) [Stearns out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 9TH: Paciorek struck out; Russell flied out to center; MCMULLEN BATTED FOR MARSHALL; McMullen singled to center; Lopes flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Dodgers 1.

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