Tommy John scattered eight hits and pitched the Dodgers to a 7-2 victory over the Mets. Steve Garvey homered for the Dodgers' initial run in the fourth inning. Lenny Randle put the Mets ahead with a two-run single in the fifth, but John batted himself into a tie with an RBI single in the sixth.

The Dodgers then took command with three runs in the seventh. After a single by Reggie Smith, double by Ron Cey and intentional pass to Garvey loaded the bases, Jerry Koosman walked Dusty Baker to force in the tie-breaking tally. One out later, Steve Yeager singled to drive in two runs. Cey added a homer with a man on base in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 7, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    2, 1977 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  1    3  0  2  -   7 13  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .274      Randle 3b             4   0   2   2     0   1   .315
Russell ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Smith rf              3   2   2   0     2   0   .303      Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .310
  Simpson rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Stearns c             3   0   0   0     1   0   .293
Cey 3b                5   2   2   2     0   2   .267      Milner 1b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .266
Garvey 1b             4   2   1   1     1   0   .296      Vail rf               4   1   2   0     0   0   .303
Baker lf              4   1   1   1     1   1   .274      Youngblood cf         3   0   1   0     1   2   .233
Burke cf              5   0   2   0     0   1   .224      Flynn ss              4   1   2   0     0   1   .216
Yeager c              4   0   1   2     0   2   .270      Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .127
John p                4   0   2   1     0   1   .208        Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .261
                                                            Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Grote ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .260

Totals               38   7  13   7     4   7             Totals               34   2   8   2     2  10

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 24,145
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Mets 7
DP: Dodgers 2, Mets 0
Errors: Smith
Doubles: Burke (5), Cey (19), Flynn (3)
Home Runs: Garvey (26), Cey (22)
Caught Stealing: Stearns (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Russell (5)
GIDP: Stearns (8)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(12-4)            9     8   2   2   2  10   0  36   2.92
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2  10   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(8-12)         7    12   5   5   3   7   1  35   3.24
Myrick                  2     1   2   2   1   0   1   8   2.93
Totals                  9    13   7   7   4   7   2  43

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to left; Russell grounded out
(first to pitcher); Smith walked; Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle flied out to right; Millan flied out to center;
Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to left; Baker was called out on
strikes; Burke doubled to center; Yeager struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns made an out to second; Milner grounded out
(first unassisted); Vail singled to pitcher; Youngblood struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 3RD: John struck out; Lopes grounded out (second to
first); Russell singled to second; Smith singled to center
[Russell to second]; Cey struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn reached on an error by Smith [Flynn to second];
Koosman struck out; Randle struck out; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey homered; Baker flied out to center; Burke
struck out; Yeager flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Stearns
walked; Milner struck out while Stearns was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1,
Mets 0.

DODGERS 5TH: John singled to shortstop; Lopes singled to left
[John to second]; Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [John to third, Lopes to second]; Smith grounded out
(third to first); Cey made an out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Vail singled to second; Youngblood struck out; Flynn
doubled to right [Vail to third]; Koosman struck out; Randle
singled to right [Vail scored, Flynn scored]; Millan grounded
out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Garvey flied out to right; Baker singled to center;
Burke singled to left [Baker to second]; Yeager struck out; John
singled to center [Baker scored, Burke to third]; Lopes flied
out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Henderson singled to right; Stearns grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Henderson out at
second]; Milner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Mets 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Russell flied out to right; Smith singled to left;
Cey doubled to left [Smith to third]; Garvey was walked
intentionally; Baker walked [Smith scored, Cey to third, Garvey
to second]; Burke made an out to first; Yeager singled to center
[Cey scored, Garvey scored, Baker to third, Yeager out at second
(center to shortstop)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Vail grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood
walked; Flynn singled to center [Youngblood to second];
BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Boisclair struck out; Randle
singled to second [Youngblood to third, Flynn to second]; Millan
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 2.

DODGERS 8TH: MYRICK REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); John flied
out to right; Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns
grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Smith walked; Cey homered [Smith scored]; Garvey
flied out to center; Baker grounded out (third to first); Burke
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 7,
Mets 2.

METS 9TH: SIMPSON REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING RF); Vail flied out to
right; Youngblood singled to left; Flynn was called out on
strikes; GROTE BATTED FOR MYRICK; Grote made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 7, Mets 2.