Getting six-hit pitching from Burt Hooton, the Dodgers won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader, 3-2, but then lost the second game to the Mets, 5-3, on a wild throw by Lance Rautzhan in the ninth inning. With the score tied, 2-2, in the opener, Davey Lopes singled in the sixth inning, took second on a bunt by Bill Russell, stole third and scored the Dodgers' winning run on a sacrifice fly by Steve Garvey.

The Dodgers had the same 3-2 lead going into the last inning of the nightcap when the Mets began their rally with a single by Lee Mazzilli and pass to Ed Kranepool. Willie Montanez singled, driving in Mazzilli with the tying run. Sergio Ferrer, running for Kranepool, held up at second on the hit. Bruce Boisclair then bunted. Rautzhan fielded the ball and tried to nail Ferrer at third but threw wildly into left field, allowing both Ferrer and Montanez to score. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, September 2, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Mets         1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Dodgers      1  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3  8  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .239      Lopes 2b              4   2   2   0     0   1   .274
Valentine 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Russell ss            2   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .262      Smith rf              1   0   0   1     2   0   .310
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Garvey 1b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .294
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Cey 3b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
S. Henderson lf       4   0   2   0     0   0   .275      Baker lf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .274
Boisclair rf          4   1   1   1     0   3   .233        North cf            1   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Flynn ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .239      Monday cf,lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Bruhert p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Yeager c              3   0   2   1     0   0   .199
  Grieve ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Hooton p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .161
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               32   2   6   2     1   4             Totals               27   3   8   3     2   3

Time of Game: 1:58
Left on Base: Mets 5, Dodgers 6
DP: Mets 1, Dodgers 0
Errors: Russell
Doubles: Lopes (21), Baker (21), Russell (25)
Home Runs: Boisclair (4)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (39)
Caught Stealing: Montanez (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Valentine (6), Russell 2 (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Smith (12), Garvey (7)
GIDP: Cey (12)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bruhert L(3-7)          6     5   3   3   1   2   0  23   4.83
Bernard                 2     3   0   0   1   1   0  10   2.73
Totals                  8     8   3   3   2   3   0  33

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(16-8)          9     6   2   2   1   4   1  34   2.76
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   4   1  34

Wild Pitches: Hooton (3)

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


METS 1ST: Randle singled to center; Valentine out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Randle to second]; Mazzilli singled
to right [Randle scored]; Montanez flied out to right; Stearns
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes doubled to left; Russell out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Lopes to third]; Smith hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Lopes scored]; Garvey grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 1.

METS 2ND: S. Henderson singled to center; Boisclair struck out;
Flynn reached on an error by Russell (assist by Hooton) [S.
Henderson to second, Flynn to first]; Bruhert forced S.
Henderson (first to third) [Flynn to second]; Hooton threw a
wild pitch [Flynn to third]; Randle walked [Bruhert to second];
Valentine forced Randle (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey grounded out (third to first); Baker doubled to
left; Monday flied out to center; Yeager singled to left [Baker
scored]; Hooton popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Dodgers 2.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli flied out to left; Montanez flied out to
left; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes struck out; Russell grounded out (third to
first); Smith popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Dodgers 2.

METS 4TH: S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first);
Boisclair homered; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bruhert lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey singled to center; Cey grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Garvey out at second];
Baker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Dodgers 2.

METS 5TH: Randle grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Valentine flied out to left; Mazzilli flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Monday popped to third; Yeager grounded out (first
unassisted); Hooton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Dodgers 2.

METS 6TH: Montanez singled to left; Montanez was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Stearns flied out to center; S.
Henderson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Lopes singled to second; Lopes stole second;
Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Lopes to
third]; Smith was walked intentionally; Garvey hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Lopes scored]; Cey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 3.

METS 7TH: Boisclair struck out; Flynn grounded out (first
unassisted); GRIEVE BATTED FOR BRUHERT; Grieve lined to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: BERNARD REPLACED GRIEVE (PITCHING); Baker flied out
to center; Monday struck out; Yeager singled to left; Hooton
singled to left [Yeager to second]; Lopes flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 3.

METS 8TH: NORTH REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING CF); MONDAY CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Randle popped to catcher in foul
territory; Valentine flied out to center; Mazzilli grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell doubled to left; Smith walked; Garvey
grounded out (first unassisted) [Russell to third, Smith to
second]; Cey grounded out (pitcher to first); North reached on a
fielder's choice [Smith out at third (shortstop to third)]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 3.

METS 9TH: Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); Stearns
popped to first in foul territory; S. Henderson singled to
second; Boisclair struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Dodgers 3.