Scoring four runs in the fourth inning without the aid of a hit, the Dodgers downed the Mets, 5-3. The Mets' Hubie Brooks tied a league record held by nine other third basemen since 1900 when he made three consecutive errors in an inning. Steve Yeager reached second when Brooks threw his two-out grounder into the dugout, and scored when Brooks failed to handle Derrel Thomas' slow bouncer. Brooks then booted a grounder by Bob Welch.

Randy Jones loaded the bases by walking Davey Lopes and then walked Ken Landreaux and Dusty Baker to force home two runs. Tom Hausman relieved Jones and walked Steve Garvey to force home another tally. The Dodgers' other run came in the second inning when Jones threw 10 consecutive balls to force home Ron Cey, who had singled. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Sunday, May       10, 1981 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Dodgers      0  1  0    4  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  4  0
Mets         1  0  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  8  3


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              2   1   0   0     3   0   .143      Wilson cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Landreaux cf          4   0   1   1     1   1   .319        Falcone p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Baker lf              3   0   0   1     1   2   .313        Bailor ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Monday lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Taveras ss            5   2   2   0     0   0   .225
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   1     1   0   .252      Youngblood rf         4   1   3   1     0   0   .369
Cey 3b                5   1   1   0     0   0   .269      Jorgensen lf          2   0   0   1     0   1   .286
Guerrero rf           5   0   1   0     0   2   .282        Stearns ph,c        1   0   1   0     0   0   .206
Yeager c              3   1   0   0     1   0   .240      Brooks 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Thomas ss             3   1   0   0     1   0   .176      Staub 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .296
Welch p               3   1   0   1     1   1   .154      Trevino c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .284
  Howe p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kingman ph,lf       0   0   0   0     1   0   .197
                                                          Flynn 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .341
                                                          Jones p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Backman ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Mazzilli ph,cf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .154

Totals               33   5   4   4     9   6             Totals               34   3   8   3     3   1

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 12,102
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Mets 8
DP: Dodgers 0, Mets 1
Errors: Brooks 3
Doubles: Taveras 2 (3), Youngblood (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Jorgensen (2)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Welch W(2-1)            7     7   3   3   2   1   0  30   4.29
Howe SV(3)              2     1   0   0   1   0   0   8   0.68
Totals                  9     8   3   3   3   1   0  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(0-5)            3.2   1   5   1   6   1   0  21   4.55
Hausman                 1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   1.86
Miller                  2     2   0   0   1   2   0   8   1.59
Falcone                 2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   0.82
Totals                  9     4   5   1   9   6   0  42

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


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Landreaux
lined to first; Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Taveras doubled
to right; Youngblood singled to left [Taveras to third];
Jorgensen hit a sacrifice fly to left [Taveras scored]; Brooks
singled to center [Youngblood to third]; Staub popped to catcher
in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 0, Mets 1.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey singled
to center; Guerrero flied to center; Yeager walked [Cey to
second]; Thomas walked [Cey to third, Yeager to second]; Welch
walked [Cey scored, Yeager to third, Thomas to second]; Lopes
forced Welch (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Trevino flied to center; Flynn grounded out (shortstop
to first); Jones flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Mets 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Landreaux flied to center; Baker lined to third;
Garvey flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Wilson flied to left; Taveras doubled to left;
Youngblood singled to center [Taveras scored, Youngblood to
second (on throw to home)]; Jorgensen grounded out (second to
first) [Youngblood to third]; Brooks grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Mets 2.

DODGERS 4TH: Cey grounded out (third to first); Guerrero
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yeager reached on an error by
Brooks [Yeager to second]; Thomas reached on an error by Brooks
[Yeager to third]; Welch reached on an error by Brooks [Yeager
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Thomas to second]; Lopes walked
[Thomas to third, Welch to second]; Landreaux walked [Thomas
scored (unearned), Welch to third, Lopes to second]; Baker
walked [Welch scored (unearned), Lopes to third, Landreaux to
second]; HAUSMAN REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Garvey walked [Lopes
scored (unearned), Landreaux to third, Baker to second]; Cey
forced Baker (third unassisted); 4 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E, 3 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Staub flied to right; Trevino popped to first; Flynn
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Mets 2.

DODGERS 5TH: Guerrero struck out; Yeager grounded out (third to
first); Thomas grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 2.

METS 5TH: BACKMAN BATTED FOR HAUSMAN; Backman singled to left;
Wilson walked [Backman to second]; Taveras popped to catcher in
foul territory; Youngblood lined to left; Jorgensen struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 2.

DODGERS 6TH: MILLER REPLACED BACKMAN (PITCHING); Welch flied to
left; Lopes walked; Landreaux was called out on strikes; Baker
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
walked; Trevino popped to third in foul territory; Flynn forced
Staub (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Mets 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Garvey singled to center; Cey flied to center;
Guerrero singled to pitcher [Garvey to second]; Yeager lined
into a double play (third to third to second) [Garvey out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: MONDAY REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); MAZZILLI BATTED
FOR MILLER; Mazzilli popped to second; Wilson grounded out
(second to first); Taveras lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 5, Mets 2.

DODGERS 8TH: MAZZILLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); FALCONE
REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Thomas popped to second; Welch
struck out; Lopes walked; Landreaux singled to left [Lopes to
second]; Monday flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Mets 2.

METS 8TH: Youngblood doubled to left; HOWE REPLACED WELCH
(PITCHING); STEARNS BATTED FOR JORGENSEN; Stearns singled to
left [Youngblood to third]; Brooks forced Stearns (shortstop to
second) [Youngblood scored]; Staub popped to second; KINGMAN
BATTED FOR TREVINO; Kingman walked [Brooks to second]; Flynn
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 3.

DODGERS 9TH: STEARNS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); KINGMAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Garvey popped to first; Cey flied to
center; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 5,
Mets 3.

METS 9TH: Mazzilli flied to left; BAILOR BATTED FOR FALCONE;
Bailor flied to right; Taveras popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 5, Mets 3.