Winning for the third straight time, Burt Hooton yielded only four hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 4-1 victory over the Mets. Hooton drove in the Dodgers' first run with a single in the second inning and Rick Monday accounted for the three other tallies with a pair of doubles. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May       3, 1977 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  1
Dodgers      0  1  2    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  9  3


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .247      Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Randle 2b             3   0   0   0     1   3   .375      Russell ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .321
Boisclair rf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .300      Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .338
  Kingman ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .284        Hale rf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Milner lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .212      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   0   .373
Kranepool 1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .302      Garvey 1b             4   3   2   0     0   0   .268
Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Monday cf             4   0   3   3     0   1   .289
Staiger 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Foster ss             4   0   1   0     0   2   .286      Yeager c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .364
Espinosa p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Hooton p              3   0   1   1     0   0   .182
  Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
  Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   4   0     2  11             Totals               33   4   9   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 22,762
Left on Base: Mets 7, Dodgers 7
DP: Mets 0, Dodgers 0
Errors: Foster, Russell, Baker, Yeager
Doubles: Monday 2 (7), Garvey (5)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (5)
Caught Stealing: Lopes (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Espinosa (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(2-1)         7     7   3   3   2   4   0  30   2.96
Myrick                  1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.70
Totals                  8     9   4   4   2   4   0  35

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(3-1)           9     4   1   0   2  11   0  35   2.78
Totals                  9     4   1   0   2  11   0  35

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jerry Crawford


METS 1ST: Mazzilli reached on an error by Russell [Mazzilli to
first]; Mazzilli stole second [Mazzilli to third (error by
Yeager)]; Randle struck out; Boisclair was called out on
strikes; Milner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes reached on an error by Foster [Lopes to
first]; Lopes was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Russell popped to first; Smith singled to center; Cey forced
Smith (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool flied out to left; Grote popped to first;
Staiger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: On a bunt Garvey singled to third; Monday struck
out; Baker flied out to right; Yeager walked [Garvey to second];
Hooton singled to left [Garvey scored, Yeager to second]; Lopes
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 1.

METS 3RD: Foster struck out; Espinosa struck out; Mazzilli
walked; Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell singled to center; Smith grounded out
(first unassisted) [Russell to second]; Cey was walked
intentionally; Garvey forced Cey (pitcher to second) [Russell to
third]; Monday doubled to right [Russell scored, Garvey scored];
Baker grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Dodgers 3.

METS 4TH: Boisclair popped to shortstop; Milner singled to
shortstop; Kranepool grounded out (pitcher to first) [Milner to
second]; Grote flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 4TH: Yeager struck out; Hooton popped to shortstop;
Lopes popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

METS 5TH: Staiger grounded out (second to first); Foster singled
to left; Espinosa out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Foster to second]; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell flied out to left; Smith was called out on
strikes; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

METS 6TH: Randle struck out; Boisclair struck out; Milner made
an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Monday
singled to center; Baker popped to second; Yeager singled to
left [Monday to second]; Hooton flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

METS 7TH: Kranepool struck out; Grote grounded out (second to
first); Staiger flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Lopes popped to third in foul territory; Russell
flied out to right; Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

METS 8TH: HALE REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Foster flied out to
left; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR ESPINOSA; Phillips grounded out (first
unassisted); Mazzilli singled to right; Randle walked [Mazzilli
to second]; KINGMAN BATTED FOR BOISCLAIR; Kingman forced Randle
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: KINGMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MYRICK
REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Cey grounded out (third to first);
Garvey doubled to left; Monday doubled to center [Garvey
scored]; Baker grounded out (second to first) [Monday to third];
Yeager flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 4.

METS 9TH: Milner grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Kranepool
singled to right; Grote flied out to center; Staiger reached on
an error by Baker [Kranepool scored (unearned) (no RBI), Staiger
to second]; Foster struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Dodgers 4.