With Pat Zachry firing a three-hitter, the Mets edged the Dodgers, 3-2. The score was 2-2 in the eighth inning when Dodger shortstop Bill Russell booted a grounder by Steve Henderson. A single by Willie Montanez moved Henderson to third. Ron Hodges then bounced a ball to Davey Lopes.

The second baseman fired to first for an out, but Henderson crossed home plate before Montanez was tagged out in a rundown between first and second to complete the double play. The Mets had tied the contest in the fourth on Joel Youngblood's first major league home run. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Game Played on Wednesday, June 7, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Dodgers      0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  3  1
Mets         0  0  1    1  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  9  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   1   2     0   0   .303      Mazzilli cf           4   1   1   0     0   1   .311
Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Valentine 3b          2   0   1   0     1   0   .284
Smith rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .314        Maddox 3b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Boisclair rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .218
Garvey 1b             3   0   0   0     1   2   .275      S. Henderson lf       3   1   2   1     1   0   .258
Baker lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Montanez 1b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .275
Monday cf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .328      Hodges c              4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  North pr,cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .243      Youngblood 2b         3   1   2   1     0   1   .277
Yeager c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .197      Flynn ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Hooton p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .111      Zachry p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .080
  Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .429

Totals               30   2   3   2     3   6             Totals               31   3   9   2     2   7

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  7,453
Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Mets 6
DP: Dodgers 1, Mets 0
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Mazzilli (15)
Home Runs: Lopes (5), Youngblood (1)
Stolen Bases: North (6)
Caught Stealing: S. Henderson (3)
GIDP: Hodges (1)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton                  7     8   2   2   2   7   1  29   3.16
Hough L(1-1)            1     1   1   0   0   0   0   4   3.24
Totals                  8     9   3   2   2   7   1  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(7-1)           9     3   2   2   3   6   1  33   3.18
Totals                  9     3   2   2   3   6   1  33

Wild Pitches: Zachry (3)

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell
grounded out (second to first); Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli struck out; Valentine walked; Boisclair was
called out on strikes; S. Henderson singled to center [Valentine
to second]; Montanez singled to left [Valentine out at home
(left to catcher), S. Henderson to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to center; Garvey struck out; Baker
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Hodges flied out to center; Youngblood singled to
center; Flynn forced Youngblood (second to shortstop); Zachry
popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Monday grounded out (second to first); Yeager
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hooton singled to left; Lopes
homered [Hooton scored]; Russell grounded out (third to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli doubled to right; Valentine singled to right
[Mazzilli to third]; Boisclair popped to third; S. Henderson
singled to center [Mazzilli scored, Valentine to second];
Montanez forced S. Henderson (shortstop to second) [Valentine to
third]; Hodges flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Mets 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith flied out to left; Cey struck out; Garvey
walked; Baker popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Youngblood homered; Flynn flied out to center; Zachry
struck out; Mazzilli flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Mets 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Monday was called out on strikes; Yeager popped to
shortstop; Hooton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Valentine flied out to left; Boisclair was called out
on strikes; S. Henderson walked; S. Henderson was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Mets 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes flied out to left; Russell popped to third;
Smith walked; Zachry threw a wild pitch [Smith to second]; Cey
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Montanez singled to right; Hodges forced Montanez
(third to second); Youngblood was called out on strikes; Flynn
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Mets 2.

DODGERS 7TH: MADDOX REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING 3B); Garvey
grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker flied out to center;
Monday walked; NORTH RAN FOR MONDAY; North stole second; Yeager
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Mets 2.

METS 7TH: NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Zachry struck out;
Mazzilli flied out to left; Maddox was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 2.

DODGERS 8TH: DAVALILLO BATTED FOR HOOTON; Davalillo flied out to
center; Lopes popped to left; Russell grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Boisclair popped
to left; S. Henderson reached on an error by Russell [S.
Henderson to first]; Montanez singled to right [S. Henderson to
third]; Hodges grounded into a double play (second to first to
shortstop to first) [S. Henderson scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Montanez out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Mets 3.

DODGERS 9TH: Smith flied out to left; Cey singled to left;
Garvey struck out; Baker forced Cey (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 3.

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