A two-run double by Bill Russell in the seventh inning snapped a 3-3 tie to give the Dodgers a 5-3 decision over the Mets. Steve Yeager walked with one out in the seventh and reached second on Tommy John's sacrifice-fielder's choice. Davey Lopes hit a single, but Yeager was thrown out at the plate. Russell then delivered his two-base hit, plating John and Lopes. The Dodgers had tied the score in the sixth on a solo home run by Steve Garvey, his second of the game. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      14, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Mets         0  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 12  0
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  0  2    2  0  x  -   5  6  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .247      Lopes 2b              4   2   2   0     0   0   .306
Maddox rf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .270      Russell ss            4   0   1   3     0   1   .275
S. Henderson lf       4   1   2   0     1   0   .269      Garvey 1b             3   2   2   2     1   0   .285
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     1   1   .275      Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   1   .276
  Youngblood pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Baker lf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .281
Stearns c             5   1   3   2     0   1   .260      Lacy rf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Mazzilli cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .305        North cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Monday cf,rf          4   0   0   0     0   3   .316
Flynn 2b              3   0   2   1     1   1   .231      Yeager c              2   0   1   0     1   1   .200
Koosman p             3   0   1   0     0   2   .129      John p                1   1   0   0     0   0   .160
  Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .444
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   3  12   3     3   6             Totals               28   5   6   5     4   8

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 31,185
Left on Base: Mets 11, Dodgers 5
DP: Mets 0, Dodgers 1
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Russell (12)
Triples: Lopes (2)
Home Runs: Stearns (5), Garvey 2 (8)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (9), Flynn (1)
Sacrifice Hits: John 2 (10)
GIDP: Maddox (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(2-8)          7     6   5   5   4   7   2  31   4.03
Murray                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.93
Totals                  8     6   5   5   4   8   2  34

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(8-4)             8.2  12   3   3   3   5   1  40   3.98
Hough SV(1)             0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.75
Totals                  9    12   3   3   3   6   1  41

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


METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (third to first); Maddox grounded
out (shortstop to first); S. Henderson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes flied out to right; Russell struck out;
Garvey homered; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 1.

METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (third to first); Stearns
homered; Mazzilli singled to third; Foli grounded out (first
unassisted) [Mazzilli to second]; Flynn singled to left
[Mazzilli scored]; Koosman struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Baker flied out to center; Lacy popped to third;
Monday grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Dodgers 1.

METS 3RD: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
struck out; S. Henderson walked; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager singled to left; John out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Yeager to second]; Lopes grounded out
(shortstop to first); Russell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 1.

METS 4TH: Stearns singled to left; Mazzilli forced Stearns
(third to second); Foli grounded out (first unassisted)
[Mazzilli to second]; Flynn was walked intentionally; Mazzilli
stole third and Flynn stole second; Koosman struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 1.

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

METS 5TH: Randle lined to right; Maddox grounded out (third to
first); S. Henderson singled to shortstop [S. Henderson to
second (error by Russell)]; Montanez walked; Stearns singled to
right [S. Henderson scored, Montanez to third]; Mazzilli forced
Stearns (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Monday struck out; Yeager struck out; John grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers
1.

METS 6TH: Foli grounded out (third to first); Flynn was called
out on strikes; Koosman singled to right; Randle singled to
center [Koosman to second]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes tripled to center; Russell grounded out
(third to first) [Lopes scored]; Garvey homered; Cey popped to
first in foul territory; Baker walked; Lacy struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 3.

METS 7TH: S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Montanez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Monday struck out; Yeager walked; John reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Yeager to second]; Lopes
singled to left [Yeager out at home (left to catcher), John to
second]; Russell doubled to left [John scored, Lopes scored];
Garvey was walked intentionally; Cey struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 5.

METS 8TH: Mazzilli flied out to right; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first); Flynn singled to center; GRIEVE BATTED FOR
KOOSMAN; Grieve grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Baker flied out
to right; Lacy flied out to right; Monday struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 5.

METS 9TH: NORTH REPLACED LACY (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Randle singled to third; Maddox grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Randle out
at second]; S. Henderson singled to first; Montanez singled to
right [S. Henderson to second]; YOUNGBLOOD RAN FOR MONTANEZ;
HOUGH REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Stearns struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 5.