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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