Steve Garvey smacked a three-run homer in the first inning, starting the Dodgers off to a 5-0 victory over the Mets behind the six-hit hurling of Jerry Reuss. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Saturday, June      21, 1980 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Dodgers      3  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5 13  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .275      Law cf                5   0   3   0     0   0   .269
Maddox 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Lopes 2b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .230
Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .323      Johnstone rf          4   2   1   0     0   1   .327
Stearns 1b,c          4   0   1   0     0   0   .298      Garvey 1b             4   1   1   3     0   2   .281
Youngblood rf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Baker lf              4   1   3   2     0   0   .292
Morales cf            3   0   2   0     0   0   .226      Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Trevino c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Russell ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .288
  Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Scioscia c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .300
Flynn 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Reuss p               3   0   0   0     0   1   .083
Swan p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
  Norman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .196
  Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cardenal 1b         0   0   0   0     1   0   .161

Totals               31   0   6   0     1   4             Totals               35   5  13   5     1   6

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 41,605
Left on Base: Mets 5, Dodgers 8
DP: Mets 0, Dodgers 2
Errors: Swan
Doubles: Johnstone (2), Russell (11)
Home Runs: Garvey (15), Baker (16)
Stolen Bases: Lopes (10), Johnstone (2)
Caught Stealing: Law (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Reuss (1)
GIDP: Taveras (9), Youngblood (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan L(5-5)             4     8   4   4   1   2   1  20   2.55
Hausman                 2     3   0   0   0   3   0   9   3.79
Reardon                 2     2   1   1   0   1   1   8   3.41
Totals                  8    13   5   5   1   6   2  37

Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reuss W(8-1)            9     6   0   0   1   4   0  32   2.08
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   4   0  32

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson


METS 1ST: Taveras struck out; Maddox grounded out (third to
first); Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Law singled to pitcher [Law to second (error by
Swan)]; On a bunt Lopes singled to pitcher [Law to third]; Lopes
stole second; Johnstone reached on a fielder's choice [Law out
at home (first to catcher), Lopes to third]; Johnstone stole
second; Garvey homered [Lopes scored, Johnstone scored]; Baker
popped to shortstop; Cey singled to left; Russell flied out to
left; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

METS 2ND: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Youngblood
struck out; Morales singled to second; Trevino singled to left
[Morales to third]; Flynn grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 2ND: Scioscia grounded out (third to first); Reuss
struck out; Law singled to second; Law was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 3.

METS 3RD: Swan grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras flied
out to right; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 3.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes struck out; Johnstone doubled to right;
Garvey lined to left; Baker singled to left [Johnstone scored];
Cey forced Baker (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
0, Dodgers 4.

METS 4TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Stearns
grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Scioscia
walked; Reuss forced Scioscia (first to shortstop); Law singled
to left [Reuss to second]; Lopes flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 4.

METS 5TH: Morales singled to shortstop; Trevino forced Morales
(third to second); Flynn grounded out (third to first) [Trevino
to second]; NORMAN BATTED FOR SWAN; Norman grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 5TH: HAUSMAN REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Johnstone was
called out on strikes; Garvey struck out; Baker singled to
center; Cey forced Baker (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 4.

METS 6TH: Taveras flied out to right; Maddox grounded out (third
to first); Henderson singled to right; Stearns popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Russell singled to center; Scioscia singled to left
[Russell to third]; Reuss out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Scioscia to second]; Law reached on a fielder's choice
[Russell out at home (second to catcher), Scioscia to third];
Lopes struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 4.

METS 7TH: Youngblood popped to shortstop; Morales grounded out
(shortstop to first); Trevino struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Dodgers 4.

DODGERS 7TH: STEARNS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); REARDON
REPLACED TREVINO (PITCHING); CARDENAL REPLACED HAUSMAN (PLAYING
1B); Johnstone flied to right in foul territory; Garvey struck
out; Baker homered; Cey grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 5.

METS 8TH: Flynn singled to right; Cardenal walked [Flynn to
second]; Taveras grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Flynn to third, Cardenal out at second];
Maddox popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers
5.

DODGERS 8TH: Russell doubled to left; Scioscia popped to first
in foul territory; Reuss flied out to center; Law flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 5.

METS 9TH: Henderson lined to shortstop; Stearns singled to
right; Youngblood grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Stearns out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers
5.