A single by Dusty Baker in the 12th inning scored Steve Garvey and brought the Dodgers a 4-3 victory over the Mets. Jerry Koosman pitched the first 11 innings for the Mets. Kevin Kobel, who relieved in the 12th, retired the first two batters, but Garvey then singled, Steve Yeager walked and Baker lashed his third hit of the game.

The Mets took a 3-0 lead in the fourth on doubles by Steve Henderson and John Stearns, a walk to Joel Youngblood and triple by Doug Flynn. The Dodgers picked up a run on a single by Baker in the fourth, added another on a sacrifice fly by Reggie Smith in the eighth and tied the score in the ninth when Ron Cey singled, Baker sacrificed and Joe Ferguson singled to drive in pinch-runner Vic Davalillo. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Friday, September 1, 1978 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  1
Dodgers      0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  1  -   4 12  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             6   0   1   0     0   1   .238      Lopes 2b              5   0   3   0     1   0   .273
Maddox cf             5   0   0   0     1   0   .266      North cf              4   0   0   0     2   1   .238
S. Henderson lf       5   1   2   0     0   1   .273      Smith rf              4   0   1   1     1   0   .311
Montanez 1b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Garvey 1b             6   2   2   0     0   0   .294
Stearns c             4   1   2   1     1   0   .271      Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
Youngblood rf         4   1   0   0     1   3   .250        Davalillo pr        0   1   0   0     0   0   .303
Valentine 2b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .269        Yeager c            1   0   0   0     1   0   .192
Flynn ss              5   0   2   2     0   1   .240      Baker lf              5   0   3   2     0   1   .273
Koosman p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .094      Ferguson c            4   0   1   1     0   1   .220
  Grieve ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .213        Oates pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .318
  Boisclair pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .232        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Kobel p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Russell ss            3   0   0   0     2   0   .272
                                                          Rau p                 2   0   0   0     0   2   .151
                                                            Mota ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .321
                                                            Martinez pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .243
                                                            Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Lacy ph,3b          2   0   0   0     0   1   .271

Totals               42   3   9   3     4   7             Totals               41   4  12   4     7   6

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 33,292
Left on Base: Mets 8, Dodgers 12
DP: Mets 1, Dodgers 1
Errors: Stearns
Doubles: Stearns (23), Montanez (26), Garvey (28)
Triples: Flynn (5)
Stolen Bases: Stearns (22)
Caught Stealing: Stearns (7), North (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Koosman (4), Baker (3), Forster (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Smith (11)
GIDP: Montanez (9), Smith (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                11    10   3   3   5   6   0  46   3.59
Kobel L(2-5)            0.2   2   1   1   2   0   0   5   2.43
Totals                 11.2  12   4   4   7   6   0  51

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rau                     8     7   3   3   3   7   0  33   3.44
Hough                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.79
Forster W(5-4)          3     2   0   0   1   0   0  11   2.39
Totals                 12     9   3   3   4   7   0  47

Passed Balls: Stearns (6)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Nick Colosi


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

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to left; Stearns allowed a passed
ball [Lopes to second]; North walked; Smith grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lopes to third,
North out at second]; Garvey flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez flied out to right; Stearns grounded out
(third to first); Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

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

METS 3RD: Valentine singled to left; Flynn singled to center
[Valentine to second]; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Valentine to third, Flynn to second]; Randle struck
out; Maddox popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Russell grounded out (third to first); Rau was
called out on strikes; Lopes singled to center; North struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 4TH: S. Henderson singled to right; Montanez grounded out
(shortstop to first) [S. Henderson to second]; Stearns doubled
to left [S. Henderson scored]; Stearns stole third; Youngblood
walked; Valentine struck out; Flynn tripled to left [Stearns
scored, Youngblood scored]; Koosman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Smith singled to center; Garvey forced Smith (first
to shortstop); Cey grounded out (third to first) [Garvey to
second]; Baker singled to center [Garvey scored]; Ferguson
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Dodgers 1.

METS 5TH: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
walked; S. Henderson singled to center [Maddox to third];
Montanez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [S. Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Russell grounded out (third to first); Rau was
called out on strikes; Lopes grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

METS 6TH: Stearns flied out to right; Youngblood struck out;
Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 6TH: North grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Smith walked; Garvey popped to catcher in foul territory; Cey
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

METS 7TH: Flynn was called out on strikes; Koosman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Randle grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 7TH: Baker struck out; Ferguson popped to third in foul
territory; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

METS 8TH: Maddox flied out to right; S. Henderson grounded out
(third to first); Montanez doubled to left; Stearns was walked
intentionally; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 3, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 8TH: MOTA BATTED FOR RAU; Mota singled to third;
MARTINEZ RAN FOR MOTA; Lopes singled to center [Martinez to
second]; North flied out to right [Martinez to third]; Smith hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Martinez scored]; Garvey doubled to
left [Lopes out at home (left to shortstop to catcher)]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 2.

METS 9TH: HOUGH REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Valentine grounded
out (shortstop to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to
first); Koosman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 9TH: Cey singled to left; DAVALILLO RAN FOR CEY; Baker
out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Davalillo to
second]; Ferguson singled to left [Davalillo scored, Ferguson to
second (error by Stearns)]; OATES RAN FOR FERGUSON; Russell was
walked intentionally; LACY BATTED FOR HOUGH; Lacy struck out;
Lopes walked [Oates to third, Russell to second]; North forced
Lopes (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3,
Dodgers 3.

METS 10TH: LACY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); FORSTER REPLACED
OATES (PITCHING); YEAGER REPLACED DAVALILLO (PLAYING C ); Randle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (third to
first); S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 10TH: Smith flied out to left; Garvey grounded out
(shortstop to first); Yeager flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 3.

METS 11TH: Montanez grounded out (third to first); Stearns
singled to center; Stearns was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Youngblood flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 11TH: Baker singled to left; Forster out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Baker to second]; Russell was walked
intentionally; Lacy popped to second; Lopes forced Russell
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 3.

METS 12TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); GRIEVE BATTED FOR KOOSMAN;
Grieve walked; BOISCLAIR RAN FOR GRIEVE; Randle singled to
center [Boisclair to third]; Maddox flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 12TH: KOBEL REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); North walked;
North was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Smith
flied out to left; Garvey singled to left; Yeager walked [Garvey
to second]; Baker singled to center [Garvey scored, Yeager to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Dodgers 4.