A three-run uprising in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the Mets to a 7-4 triumph over the Dodgers. After Pedro Guerrero's second homer of the game, a two-run shot, had tied the score in the top of the eighth, Hubie Brooks began the winning rally with a single in the bottom of the frame and raced to third on a single by Rusty Staub. After Bob Bailor was inserted as a pinch-runner for Staub and Steve Howe replaced Bobby Castillo as the Dodgers pitcher, Alex Trevino rapped a single to score Brooks with the go-ahead run.

When Doug Flynn bunted, third baseman Ron Cey, trying for the forceout at second, threw the ball into center field and Bailor scored the second run of the inning, Trevino reaching third and Flynn second on the play. Pinch-hitter John Stearns was intentionally walked to fill the sacks and, one out later, Frank Taveras closed out the scoring with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       9, 1981 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Dodgers      1  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0  -   4  9  2
Mets         2  2  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   7 11  1


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              4   1   1   1     1   1   .146      Wilson cf             5   1   2   0     0   1   .233
Landreaux cf          4   0   1   0     1   2   .321      Taveras ss            3   1   1   3     1   0   .213
Baker lf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .321      Youngblood rf         5   0   1   1     0   1   .344
Garvey 1b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .252      Jorgensen lf,1b       3   0   1   0     1   1   .308
Cey 3b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Brooks 3b             2   1   1   1     1   0   .338
Guerrero rf           4   2   2   3     0   0   .288      Staub 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .309
Yeager c              4   0   2   0     0   0   .273        Bailor pr,lf        0   1   0   0     0   0   .286
  Howe p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trevino c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .295
Russell ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Flynn 2b              2   1   2   0     1   0   .358
Sutcliffe p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .111      Roberts p             2   1   1   0     0   1   .250
  Goltz p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnstone ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Mazzilli ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .158
  Castillo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .600        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scioscia c          0   0   0   0     1   0   .271        Stearns ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .182
                                                            Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4   9   4     4   6             Totals               30   7  11   6     6   4

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 16,776
Left on Base: Dodgers 8, Mets 8
DP: Dodgers 0, Mets 1
Errors: Cey, Yeager, Roberts
Doubles: Yeager (1), Garvey (8), Jorgensen (1), Brooks (3)
Triples: Taveras (1)
Home Runs: Lopes (2), Guerrero 2 (5)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (2), Taveras (6)
Caught Stealing: Flynn (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Flynn (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Brooks (2), Taveras (1)
GIDP: Russell (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutcliffe               1.2   5   4   4   2   0   0  11   3.48
Goltz                   4.1   4   0   0   2   2   0  17   2.76
Castillo L(0-4)         1     1   2   2   1   1   0   5   6.00
Howe                    1     1   1   1   1   1   0   6   0.79
Totals                  8    11   7   7   6   4   0  39

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts                 4.2   5   2   2   2   2   2  21   7.07
Hausman                 1.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.00
Allen W(2-0)            2     2   2   2   1   2   1   9   1.04
Reardon SV(1)           1     0   0   0   1   2   0   4   4.91
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   6   3  39

Passed Balls: Trevino (2)

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Eric Gregg, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Nick Colosi


DODGERS 1ST: Mets Coach Chuck Cottier ejected by 3B umpire
Nick Colosi sometime in first inning; Lopes homered;
Landreaux flied out to left; Baker struck out; Garvey walked;
Cey struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson singled to first; Wilson stole second [Wilson
to third (error by Yeager)]; Taveras walked; Taveras stole
second; Youngblood singled to left [Wilson scored, Taveras
stayed at second]; Jorgensen walked [Taveras to third,
Youngblood to second]; Brooks hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Taveras scored]; Staub made an out to shortstop; Trevino forced
Jorgensen (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Mets 2.

DODGERS 2ND: Guerrero flied out to left; Yeager doubled to left;
Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutcliffe grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets
2.

METS 2ND: Flynn singled to center; Roberts singled to left
[Flynn to second]; Wilson popped to pitcher (pitcher to third);
Taveras tripled to center [Flynn scored, Roberts scored, Taveras
out at home (center to third to catcher)]; GOLTZ REPLACED
SUTCLIFFE (PITCHING); Youngblood grounded out (pitcher to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 4.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes flied out to center; Landreaux singled to
pitcher [Landreaux to second (error by Roberts)]; Baker grounded
out (second to first) [Landreaux to third]; Garvey flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 4.

METS 3RD: Jorgensen doubled to right; Brooks grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub popped to first in foul territory;
Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Dodgers 1, Mets 4.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Guerrero
homered; Yeager made an out to second; Russell flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 4.

METS 4TH: Flynn singled to left; Roberts struck out; Flynn was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Wilson singled to
shortstop; Wilson was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 4.

DODGERS 5TH: Goltz made an out to second; Lopes flied out to
right; Landreaux walked; Baker singled to left [Landreaux to
second]; HAUSMAN REPLACED ROBERTS (PITCHING); Garvey flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: Taveras grounded out (second to first); Youngblood
struck out; Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 4.

DODGERS 6TH: Cey singled to left; Guerrero flied out to center;
Yeager singled to left [Cey to second]; Russell grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Yeager out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Brooks doubled to right; Staub grounded out (second to
first) [Brooks to third]; Trevino grounded out (third to first);
Flynn was walked intentionally; MAZZILLI BATTED FOR HAUSMAN;
Mazzilli walked [Flynn to second]; Wilson grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 4.

DODGERS 7TH: ALLEN REPLACED MAZZILLI (PITCHING); JOHNSTONE
BATTED FOR GOLTZ; Johnstone lined to first; Lopes walked;
Landreaux struck out; Baker flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: CASTILLO REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood flied out to left;
Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Mets 4.

DODGERS 8TH: Garvey doubled to left; Cey lined to third; Trevino
allowed a passed ball [Garvey to third]; Guerrero homered
[Garvey scored]; Yeager flied out to center; Russell struck out;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: Brooks walked; Staub singled to right [Brooks to
third]; BAILOR RAN FOR STAUB; HOWE REPLACED YEAGER (PITCHING);
SCIOSCIA REPLACED CASTILLO (PLAYING C ); Trevino singled to
center [Brooks scored, Bailor to second]; Flynn reached on an
error by Cey on a sacrifice bunt [Bailor scored (no RBI),
Trevino to third, Flynn to second]; STEARNS BATTED FOR ALLEN;
Stearns was walked intentionally; Wilson struck out; Taveras hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Trevino scored]; Youngblood flied out
to left; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Mets 7.

DODGERS 9TH: REARDON REPLACED STEARNS (PITCHING); BAILOR STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JORGENSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Scioscia walked; Lopes struck out; Landreaux struck out; Baker
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 4, Mets 7.