Completing the three-game series sweep, the Mets edged the Dodgers, 6-5, as the L.A. club committed three grievous errors. The Mets trailed, 5-4, in the bottom of sixth inning, when Mike Jorgensen and John Stearns drew walks. Elliott Maddox then laid a bunt down the third-base line and pitcher Bobby Castillo fielded ball and threw it wildly past third, allowing both runners to score. The Mets were behind, 5-0, in the fifth frame, but registered four runs, one coming in on an errant pickoff attempt and another on a wild throw by Dodgers shortstop Bill Russell. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5
Game Played on Thursday, June      12, 1980 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Dodgers      0  1  4    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 12  3
Mets         0  0  0    0  4  2    0  0  x  -   6 10  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   0   1   0     1   1   .240      Mazzilli cf           4   1   2   1     0   0   .243
Russell ss            5   1   1   0     0   0   .301      Taveras ss            4   0   1   1     0   1   .289
Smith rf              5   1   2   1     0   3   .330      Washington rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Garvey 1b             5   1   3   0     0   0   .287      Henderson lf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .340
Baker lf              5   2   3   3     0   0   .282      Jorgensen 1b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .286
Cey 3b                3   0   1   0     1   1   .258      Stearns c             2   2   2   0     2   0   .315
Thomasson cf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .264      Maddox 3b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .257
Scioscia c            3   0   1   1     1   0   .238      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Goltz p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .105      Pacella p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Castillo p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Norman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
  Johnstone ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .303        Bomback p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Beckwith p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hodges ph           0   1   0   0     1   0   .241
                                                            Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Youngblood ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .247
                                                            Allen p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  12   5     5   8             Totals               30   6  10   2     5   3

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 19,501
Left on Base: Dodgers 9, Mets 6
DP: Dodgers 1, Mets 0
Errors: Russell, Goltz, Castillo
Doubles: Scioscia (3), Russell (9), Garvey (6), Stearns (19)
Home Runs: Baker (14)
Caught Stealing: Lopes (3), Garvey (2), Henderson (6), Jorgensen (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Flynn (3)
GIDP: Jorgensen (7)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz                   4.1   6   4   3   2   1   0  19   4.84
Castillo L(1-2)         2.2   2   2   1   2   2   0  12   3.34
Beckwith                1     2   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.01
Totals                  8    10   6   4   5   3   0  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pacella                 3     6   5   5   3   2   1  17   5.06
Bomback                 2     3   0   0   0   3   0   8   4.37
Reardon W(3-2)          1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.30
Allen SV(10)            3     3   0   0   1   3   0  12   4.10
Totals                  9    12   5   5   5   8   1  41

Wild Pitches: Pacella (1)
Balks: Pacella (3)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Terry Tata


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes walked; Pacella balked [Lopes to second];
Russell flied out to right; Lopes was caught stealing third
(catcher to third); Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli lined to second; Taveras was called out on
strikes; Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 0, Mets 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to right; Baker singled to left;
Cey walked [Baker to second]; Thomasson flied out to center;
Scioscia doubled to left [Baker scored, Cey to third]; Goltz
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Henderson singled to center; Jorgensen grounded out
(pitcher unassisted) [Henderson to second]; Stearns walked;
Henderson was caught stealing third (catcher to third) [Stearns
to second]; Maddox grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes made an out to first; Russell doubled to
center; Smith singled to right [Russell scored]; Pacella threw a
wild pitch [Smith to second]; Garvey singled to center [Smith to
third]; Baker homered [Smith scored, Garvey scored]; Cey made an
out to shortstop; Thomasson walked; Scioscia grounded out
(second to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); NORMAN BATTED
FOR PACELLA; Norman grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli
singled to center; Taveras flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 0.

DODGERS 4TH: BOMBACK REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Goltz was
called out on strikes; Lopes singled to left; Russell popped to
first in foul territory; Smith singled to right [Lopes out at
third (right to third)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets
0.

METS 4TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Henderson
singled to left; Jorgensen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 0.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey flied out to center; Baker singled to
center; Cey struck out; Thomasson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Stearns singled to center; Maddox singled to left
[Stearns to third]; Maddox was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Goltz [Stearns scored, Maddox to third]; Flynn lined
to third; HODGES BATTED FOR BOMBACK; Hodges walked; Mazzilli
singled to right [Maddox scored, Hodges to second]; CASTILLO
REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Taveras singled to center [Hodges
scored, Mazzilli to second]; Washington forced Taveras (second
to shortstop) [Mazzilli scored (error by Russell) (unearned)];
Henderson forced Washington (shortstop to second); 4 R (3 ER), 4
H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 4.

DODGERS 6TH: REARDON REPLACED HODGES (PITCHING); Scioscia
walked; Castillo forced Scioscia (first to shortstop); Lopes
flied out to right; Russell popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Jorgensen walked; Stearns walked [Jorgensen to
second]; On a bunt Maddox singled to pitcher [Jorgensen scored
(error by Castillo), Stearns scored (unearned) (no RBI), Maddox
to second]; Flynn out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Maddox to third]; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR REARDON; Youngblood was
called out on strikes; Mazzilli made an out to shortstop; 2 R (1
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 6.

DODGERS 7TH: ALLEN REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Smith struck
out; Garvey singled to center; Garvey was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Baker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 6.

METS 7TH: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Washington made
an out to shortstop; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Dodgers 5, Mets 6.

DODGERS 8TH: Cey singled to right; Thomasson grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cey to second]; Scioscia grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cey to third]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR CASTILLO;
Johnstone walked; Lopes was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 6.

METS 8TH: BECKWITH REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Jorgensen
singled to center; Jorgensen was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Stearns doubled to right; Maddox walked; Flynn
flied out to center; Allen forced Stearns (third unassisted); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 6.

DODGERS 9TH: Russell made an out to first; Smith struck out;
Garvey doubled to center; Baker made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 6.