Lee Mazzilli collected four hits, including a pair of homers, to pace the Mets to an 8-5 victory over the Dodgers, whose lead was cut to one game over the Giants in the N. L. West race. After Mazzilli led off the game with a round-tripper, the Mets erupted for six runs in the second. Mazzilli capped the outburst with a single. The Mets' outfielder added his second homer of the game in the seventh. The Dodgers had circuit clouts by Ron Cey and Dusty Baker. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Game Played on Sunday, September 3, 1978 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium
Mets         1  6  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   8 13  1
Dodgers      0  1  0    0  1  1    0  1  1  -   5  9  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           5   2   4   3     0   0   .270      Lopes 2b              5   0   2   1     0   0   .277
Valentine 2b          3   1   0   1     0   0   .265      Russell ss            4   1   1   0     1   0   .274
  Ferrer 2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Smith rf              2   1   0   0     2   1   .309
S. Henderson lf       4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Garvey 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .295
Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Cey 3b                4   1   2   1     0   0   .269
Stearns c             4   1   2   1     0   1   .271      Baker lf              3   1   1   2     0   0   .274
Grieve rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .213      Monday cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .250
  Youngblood rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Ferguson c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Randle 3b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .242        Oates c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .319
Flynn ss              4   1   1   1     0   0   .237      John p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .129
Hausman p             3   1   1   1     0   2   .200        Davalillo ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Hough p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     1   0   .000        North ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .234
                                                            Rautzhan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacy ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .268

Totals               37   8  13   8     1   6             Totals               33   5   9   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance: 26,983
Left on Base: Mets 3, Dodgers 6
DP: Mets 3, Dodgers 1
Errors: Flynn, Lopes, Russell
Doubles: Russell (26)
Home Runs: Mazzilli 2 (15), Cey (17), Baker (10)
Stolen Bases: Stearns (23)
Caught Stealing: Flynn (4), Mazzilli (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Baker (3)
GIDP: Valentine (6), Russell (17), Lopes (9), Baker (7)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hausman W(3-3)          5.1   5   2   2   0   1   2  20   5.04
Bernard                 1.2   1   2   1   4   1   0  10   2.86
Murray                  2     3   1   1   0   0   0   8   3.97
Totals                  9     9   5   4   4   2   2  38

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(16-10)           5    10   7   7   0   5   1  24   3.41
Hough                   2     2   1   1   0   1   1   7   3.00
Rautzhan                2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   1.51
Totals                  9    13   8   8   1   6   2  38

Passed Balls: Ferguson (9)
Wild Pitches: John (6)

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


METS 1ST: Mazzilli homered; Valentine grounded out (third to
first); S. Henderson grounded out (second to first); Montanez
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 0.

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

METS 2ND: Stearns singled to center; Stearns stole second;
Grieve singled to left [Stearns to third]; Randle singled to
right [Stearns scored, Grieve to third]; Flynn singled to left
[Grieve scored, Randle to second]; Ferguson allowed a passed
ball [Randle to third]; Hausman singled to right [Randle scored,
Flynn to third, Hausman to second (on throw)]; Mazzilli singled
to center [Flynn scored, Hausman to third]; Valentine forced
Mazzilli (shortstop to second) [Hausman scored]; S. Henderson
singled to right [Valentine to second]; Montanez forced S.
Henderson (first to shortstop) [Valentine to third]; Stearns
singled to left [Valentine scored, Montanez to second]; John
threw a wild pitch [Montanez to third, Stearns to second];
Grieve struck out; 6 R, 8 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Cey homered; Baker grounded out (third to first);
Monday grounded out (pitcher to first); Ferguson flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Dodgers 1.

METS 3RD: OATES REPLACED FERGUSON (PLAYING C ); Randle grounded
out (third to first); Flynn lined to shortstop; Hausman struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 3RD: John popped to first; Lopes singled to left;
Russell grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Lopes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Dodgers 1.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli singled to third; Valentine grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mazzilli out at
second]; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 4TH: FERRER REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING 2B); Smith
grounded out (third to first); Garvey popped to catcher in foul
territory; Cey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7,
Dodgers 1.

METS 5TH: Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns
struck out; Grieve was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 7, Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Baker homered; Monday popped to third in foul
territory; Oates singled to left; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR JOHN;
Davalillo lined to second; Lopes forced Oates (second to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Dodgers 2.

METS 6TH: HOUGH REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Randle singled to
center; Flynn forced Randle (shortstop to second); Flynn was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop to first to
shortstop); Hausman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7,
Dodgers 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); BERNARD
REPLACED HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Smith walked; Garvey reached on an
error by Flynn (assist by Bernard) [Smith to second, Garvey to
first]; Cey singled to left [Smith to third, Garvey to second];
Baker hit a sacrifice fly to right [Smith scored (unearned),
Garvey to third]; Monday struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 7, Dodgers 3.

METS 7TH: Mazzilli homered; Ferrer flied out to left; S.
Henderson grounded out (second to first); Montanez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 7TH: Oates flied out to right; NORTH BATTED FOR HOUGH;
North walked; Lopes grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [North out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 8, Dodgers 3.

METS 8TH: RAUTZHAN REPLACED NORTH (PITCHING); Stearns flied out
to left; Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
singled to second [Randle to second (error by Lopes)]; Flynn
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8,
Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell walked; Smith walked [Russell to second];
MURRAY REPLACED BERNARD (PITCHING); Garvey singled to center
[Russell scored, Smith to second]; Cey flied out to center;
Baker grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Garvey out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Dodgers 4.

METS 9TH: Murray walked; Mazzilli forced Murray (second to
shortstop) [Mazzilli to second (error by Russell)]; Ferrer
grounded out (third to first) [Mazzilli to third]; Mazzilli was
caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 8, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 9TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED GRIEVE (PLAYING RF); Monday
singled to right; Oates grounded out (first unassisted) [Monday
to second]; LACY BATTED FOR RAUTZHAN; Lacy lined to center;
Lopes singled to center [Monday scored]; Russell flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Dodgers 5.