Friday May 15, 1981
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The Dodgers tied the game in the eighth inning on a leadoff homer by Pedro Guerrero and then they pushed across the winning run in the bottom of the ninth for a 6-5 verdict over the Mets when Ron Cey delivered a single to center with the bases loaded.

The ninth-inning uprising began with a double by Davey Lopes. After Lopes advanced to third on a groundout by Ken Landreaux, Dusty Baker and Steve Garvey were given intentional passes before Cey provided the game-winning hit. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Mets 5

Game Played on Friday, May 15, 1981 (Night game) at Dodger Stadium

Mets 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 5 10 1 Dodgers 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 6 13 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 1 2 0 0 1 .227 Lopes 2b 5 3 2 0 0 0 .165 Stearns c 4 1 3 2 0 0 .298 Landreaux cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .300 Mazzilli cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .183 Baker lf 4 0 1 1 1 1 .307 Kingman lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .187 Garvey 1b 4 0 2 2 1 0 .272 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cey 3b 5 0 3 1 0 1 .295 Youngblood rf 2 1 1 1 2 1 .364 Guerrero rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .267 Jorgensen 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 Yeager c 3 1 1 1 0 0 .241 Brooks 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .333 Monday ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .136 Flynn 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Scioscia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Jones p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Thomas ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .167 Hausman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Welch p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Goltz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bailor lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Johnstone ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Howe p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 10 5 2 7 Totals 37 6 13 6 2 5 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 49,860 Left on Base: Mets 5, Dodgers 10 DP: Mets 0, Dodgers 2 Errors: Taveras Doubles: Taveras (5), Garvey (9), Cey (7), Thomas (1), Lopes (2) Triples: Landreaux (2) Home Runs: Youngblood (2), Mazzilli (2), Yeager (2), Guerrero (7) Stolen Bases: Youngblood (2) Sacrifice Hits: Landreaux (1), Welch (2) GIDP: Flynn (3), Mazzilli (2) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jones 1.2 7 4 2 0 2 1 13 4.88 Hausman 4.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.55 Allen L(2-1) 2.1 3 2 2 2 1 1 12 1.83 Totals 8.1 13 6 4 2 5 2 41 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Welch 6.2 8 3 3 2 4 1 28 4.25 Goltz 1.1 2 2 2 0 3 1 6 3.57 Howe W(3-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.53 Totals 9 10 5 5 2 7 2 37 Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry METS 1ST: Taveras struck out; On a bunt Stearns singled to third; Mazzilli flied to center; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Lopes singled to center; Landreaux out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lopes to second]; Baker was called out on strikes; Garvey doubled to center [Lopes scored]; Cey singled to second [Garvey to third]; Guerrero struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 1. METS 2ND: Youngblood homered; Jorgensen singled to center; Brooks singled to center [Jorgensen to second]; Flynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jorgensen to third, Brooks out at second]; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 1. DODGERS 2ND: Yeager homered; Thomas grounded out (first unassisted); Welch grounded out (third to first); Lopes reached on an error by Taveras; Landreaux singled to right [Lopes to second]; Baker singled to third [Lopes scored (unearned), Landreaux to second]; Garvey singled to center [Landreaux scored (unearned), Baker to second]; HAUSMAN REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Cey struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4. METS 3RD: On a bunt Taveras singled to first; Stearns popped to catcher in foul territory; Mazzilli grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Taveras out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 3RD: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Yeager flied to right; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4. METS 4TH: Kingman popped to third; Youngblood walked; Youngblood stole second; Jorgensen struck out; Brooks lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 4TH: Welch flied to right; Lopes flied to left; Landreaux tripled to center; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4. METS 5TH: Flynn flied to right; Hausman grounded out (shortstop to first); Taveras grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 5TH: Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey doubled to right; Guerrero struck out; Yeager grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4. METS 6TH: Stearns singled to right; Mazzilli flied to left; Kingman struck out; Youngblood walked [Stearns to second]; Jorgensen lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 6TH: Thomas doubled to right; Welch out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Thomas to third]; Lopes popped to shortstop; Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4. METS 7TH: Brooks singled to right; Flynn flied to left; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR HAUSMAN; Cubbage flied to left; Taveras doubled to left [Brooks to third]; GOLTZ REPLACED WELCH (PITCHING); Stearns singled to right [Brooks scored, Taveras scored]; Mazzilli homered [Stearns scored]; Kingman struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 7TH: BAILOR REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING LF); ALLEN REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Baker popped to first in foul territory; Garvey flied to center; Cey flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 4. METS 8TH: Youngblood struck out; Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher); Brooks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 4. DODGERS 8TH: Guerrero homered; MONDAY BATTED FOR YEAGER; Monday flied to left; Thomas struck out; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR GOLTZ; Johnstone grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 5. METS 9TH: HOWE REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); SCIOSCIA REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING C ); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor flied to right; Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 5. DODGERS 9TH: Lopes doubled to left; Landreaux grounded out (first unassisted) [Lopes to third]; Baker was walked intentionally; Garvey was walked intentionally [Baker to second]; Cey singled to center [Lopes scored, Baker to third, Garvey to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 6.

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