An error by shortstop Bill Russell with two out in the ninth inning allowed the winning run to score as the Mets came from behind to hand the Dodgers their fifth consecutive loss, 9-8. The Mets, trailing by 8-6 going into the bottom of the ninth, began the winning rally when Willie Montanez smashed a one-out double.

One out later, John Stearns walked and Tim Foli followed with a double just inside the third base line to tie the score. Doug Flynn then hit an apparent inning-ending grounder to Russell, who uncorked a wild throw to first allowing Foli to dash home with the decisive tally. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 8
Game Played on Monday, June      5, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Dodgers      0  3  0    5  0  0    0  0  0  -   8  9  1
Mets         2  0  0    1  2  1    0  0  3  -   9 12  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .301      Mazzilli cf           5   3   4   0     0   0   .315
Russell ss            5   1   1   2     0   0   .274      Maddox 3b             4   1   2   0     1   0   .260
Lacy rf,lf            3   1   0   0     1   0   .315      S. Henderson lf       4   1   2   1     1   2   .259
  Davalillo lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Montanez 1b           5   1   2   3     0   0   .261
Cey 3b                4   1   1   3     0   1   .283      Grieve rf             5   0   0   1     0   2   .250
Garvey 1b             4   1   2   0     0   1   .276      Hodges c              1   1   1   0     1   0   .270
Baker lf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .294        Stearns ph,c        1   1   0   0     2   0   .244
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Foli ss               5   1   1   2     0   0   .189
Monday cf             4   2   2   1     0   1   .333      Flynn 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .228
  North cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Bruhert p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Grote c               4   0   1   2     0   1   .270        Siebert p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rhoden p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .130        Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
  Rautzhan p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Smith rf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .317        Youngblood ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .246
                                                            Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8   9   8     1   7             Totals               39   9  12   7     5   5

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 14,435
Left on Base: Dodgers 3, Mets 9
DP: Dodgers 0, Mets 0
Errors: Russell, Bruhert
Doubles: Grote (4), Monday (11), Hodges (1), Montanez 2 (13), Mazzilli (14), Foli (7)
Home Runs: Cey (7)
Stolen Bases: Lopes 2 (14)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rhoden                  4.1   7   5   5   2   3   0  22   4.37
Rautzhan                3.1   3   1   1   2   1   0  15   1.29
Forster L(1-2)          1     2   3   2   1   1   0   7   3.38
Totals                  8.2  12   9   8   5   5   0  44

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bruhert                 3.2   8   6   5   0   3   0  20   5.17
Siebert                 2.1   1   2   2   1   3   1   9   2.53
Murray                  2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.34
Lockwood W(5-4)         1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.13
Totals                  9     9   8   7   1   7   1  38

Wild Pitches: Rhoden (2), Forster (2)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Paul Runge


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to right; Russell grounded out
(first unassisted); Lacy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli singled to right; On a bunt Maddox singled to
third [Mazzilli to second]; S. Henderson singled to right
[Mazzilli to third, Maddox to second]; Montanez grounded out
(first unassisted) [Mazzilli scored, Maddox to third, S.
Henderson to second]; Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Maddox scored, S. Henderson to third]; Hodges walked; Foli
forced Hodges (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Mets 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Garvey
singled to right; Baker reached on an error by Bruhert [Garvey
to second, Baker to first]; Monday singled to right [Garvey
scored, Baker to third, Monday to second (on throw)]; Grote
doubled to left [Baker scored (unearned), Monday scored]; Rhoden
was called out on strikes; Lopes singled to shortstop [Grote to
third]; Lopes stole second; Russell popped to catcher in foul
territory; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Flynn flied out to center; Bruhert struck out;
Mazzilli grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Lacy grounded out (second to first); Cey struck
out; Garvey singled to left; Baker grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Maddox singled to center; S. Henderson was called out
on strikes; Montanez flied out to center; Grieve was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Mets 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Monday doubled to center; Grote lined to first;
Rhoden struck out; Lopes singled to shortstop [Monday to third];
Lopes stole second; Russell singled to right [Monday scored,
Lopes scored]; SIEBERT REPLACED BRUHERT (PITCHING); Lacy walked
[Russell to second]; Cey homered [Russell scored, Lacy scored];
Garvey struck out; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Hodges doubled to right; Foli popped to right [Hodges
to third]; Rhoden threw a wild pitch [Hodges scored]; Flynn
grounded out (third to first); Siebert grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Mets 3.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker grounded out (second to first); Monday struck
out; Grote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Mazzilli singled to right; Maddox popped to first in
foul territory; S. Henderson walked [Mazzilli to second];
Montanez doubled to center [Mazzilli scored, S. Henderson
scored]; RAUTZHAN REPLACED RHODEN (PITCHING); Grieve struck out;
STEARNS BATTED FOR HODGES; Stearns walked; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Mets 5.

DODGERS 6TH: STEARNS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Rautzhan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes flied out to left;
Russell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 8, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: Flynn grounded out (pitcher unassisted); VALENTINE
BATTED FOR SIEBERT; Valentine grounded out (second to first);
Mazzilli doubled to center; Maddox walked; S. Henderson singled
to left [Mazzilli scored, Maddox to second]; Montanez grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Mets 6.

DODGERS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Lacy made an
out to second; Cey flied out to right; Garvey grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Mets 6.

METS 7TH: Grieve grounded out (pitcher to first); Stearns lined
to center; Foli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Mets 6.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Monday flied
out to center; Grote grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Mets 6.

METS 8TH: NORTH REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING CF); Flynn flied out to
right; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR MURRAY; Youngblood grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mazzilli singled to left; FORSTER REPLACED
BAKER (PITCHING); SMITH REPLACED RAUTZHAN (PLAYING RF); LACY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Forster threw a wild pitch
[Mazzilli to second]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Mets 6.

DODGERS 9TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Smith
struck out; Lopes popped to catcher in foul territory; Russell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 8, Mets 6.

METS 9TH: DAVALILLO REPLACED LACY (PLAYING LF); S. Henderson
struck out; Montanez doubled to left; Grieve grounded out
(second to first) [Montanez to third]; Stearns walked; Foli
doubled to left [Montanez scored, Stearns scored]; Flynn reached
on an error by Russell [Foli scored (unearned) (no RBI), Flynn
to first]; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 8, Mets 9.