Craig Swan, allowing the Dodgers just three singles, outdueled Doug Rau as the Mets nicked Los Angeles, 1-0. New York touched Rau, a loser for only the second time in 13 decisions, for the game's lone run in the first on singles by Lenny Randle and Felix Millan followed by a double by Steve Henderson. The Dodgers loaded the bases with two out in the third, but Swan got Ron Cey on a routine fly ball. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
Game Played on Monday, July      25, 1977 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Dodgers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .309      Lopes 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .220      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .278
Henderson lf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .304      Smith rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .264      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   0   .266
Stearns c             2   0   1   0     2   0   .289      Garvey 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .290
Youngblood rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .200      Baker lf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .281
Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .225      Burke cf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Flynn ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .196        Powell ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Swan p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .133        Hale cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
                                                            Goodson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .189
                                                          Yeager c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .282
                                                          Rau p                 1   0   1   0     1   0   .167
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .444
                                                            Garman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   7   1     2   3             Totals               29   0   3   0     5   2

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 30,920
Left on Base: Mets 8, Dodgers 7
DP: Mets 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Lopes
Doubles: Henderson 2 (8)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (29), Yeager (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Swan (4)
GIDP: Youngblood (4), Burke (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(6-6)             9     3   0   0   5   2   0  34   3.57
Totals                  9     3   0   0   5   2   0  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau L(11-2)             7     7   1   1   1   2   0  29   3.72
Garman                  2     0   0   0   1   1   0   7   2.21
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   3   0  36

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jim Quick


METS 1ST: Randle singled to right; Millan singled to left
[Randle to third]; Henderson doubled to right [Randle scored,
Millan to third]; Milner struck out; Stearns walked; Youngblood
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Stearns out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers
0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to second; Russell popped to first in
foul territory; Smith popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

METS 2ND: Mazzilli singled to left; Flynn flied out to left;
Swan out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Mazzilli to
second]; Randle lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey walked; Garvey flied out to right; Baker
singled to center [Cey to second]; Burke grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

METS 3RD: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner popped to third in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager popped to second; Rau singled to center;
Lopes forced Rau (first to shortstop); Lopes stole second;
Russell walked; Smith singled to third [Lopes to third, Russell
to second]; Cey flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets
1, Dodgers 0.

METS 4TH: Stearns singled to left; Youngblood singled to left
[Stearns to second]; Mazzilli flied out to right; Flynn grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Stearns to third, Youngblood to
second]; Swan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey flied out to center; Baker walked; Burke
popped to catcher in foul territory; Yeager forced Baker (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

METS 5TH: Randle struck out; Millan reached on an error by Lopes
[Millan to first]; Henderson doubled to left [Millan to third];
Milner flied out to right; Stearns grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Rau walked; Lopes struck out; Russell flied out to
center; Smith popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

METS 6TH: Youngblood lined to second; Mazzilli grounded out
(pitcher to first); Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey flied
out to left; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

METS 7TH: Swan popped to catcher in foul territory; Randle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 7TH: POWELL BATTED FOR BURKE; Powell grounded out (first
to pitcher); Yeager walked; MOTA BATTED FOR RAU; Yeager stole
second; Mota flied out to right [Yeager to third]; Lopes
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Dodgers 0.

METS 8TH: GARMAN REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); HALE REPLACED POWELL
(PLAYING CF); Henderson flied out to center; Milner grounded out
(first unassisted); Stearns walked; Youngblood flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell flied out to left; Smith popped to third in
foul territory; Cey lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Dodgers 0.

METS 9TH: Mazzilli popped to second; Flynn grounded out (third
to first); Swan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 9TH: Garvey popped to first in foul territory; Baker
struck out; GOODSON BATTED FOR HALE; Goodson flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.