Exploding for six runs in the fourth inning, the Dodgers won their seventh straight game with a 6-1 victory over the Mets, New York's seventh consecutive defeat. Doubles by Derrel Thomas and Dusty Baker produced the first Dodgers run in the fourth, and Ron Cey followed with his fifth homer in the last six games. Pedro Guerrero doubled and Mike Scioscia walked before Bill Russell, Jerry Reuss and Thomas delivered run-scoring singles. [The Sporting News]

Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Mets 1

Game Played on Sunday, May 17, 1981 (Day game) at Dodger Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 12 2 Dodgers 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 x - 6 9 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brooks 3b 5 0 3 1 0 0 .346 Thomas 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .188 Bailor ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Landreaux cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Mazzilli cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .196 Baker lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .311 Kingman lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .182 Johnstone lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Youngblood rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .365 Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .264 Stearns 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 Cey 3b 3 1 2 2 1 1 .308 Trevino c 3 1 2 0 1 0 .283 Guerrero rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .287 Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .305 Scioscia c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .265 Zachry p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Russell ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .211 Staub ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Reuss p 3 0 1 1 0 1 .278 Hausman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .215 Totals 37 1 12 1 2 3 Totals 32 6 9 6 2 5 Time of Game: 2:17 Attendance: 50,746 Left on Base: Mets 11, Dodgers 4 DP: Mets 0, Dodgers 2 Errors: Brooks, Mazzilli Doubles: Mazzilli (4), Thomas (2), Baker (6), Guerrero (6) Home Runs: Cey (8) Caught Stealing: Guerrero (4) GIDP: Flynn (4), Bailor (2) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zachry L(3-5) 5 7 6 6 2 2 1 23 4.63 Hausman 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 11 2.28 Totals 8 9 6 6 2 5 1 34 Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Reuss W(4-1) 9 12 1 1 2 3 0 39 1.56 Totals 9 12 1 1 2 3 0 39 Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Fred Brocklander, 3B - Bill Williams METS 1ST: Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); Bailor popped to shortstop; Mazzilli doubled to left; Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 1ST: Thomas lined to right; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Baker flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0. METS 2ND: Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns singled to right; Trevino singled to right [Stearns to third]; Flynn grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Trevino out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey struck out; Cey walked; Guerrero forced Cey (shortstop to second); Guerrero was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0. METS 3RD: Zachry struck out; Brooks singled to center; Bailor grounded out (pitcher to first) [Brooks to second]; Mazzilli singled to shortstop [Brooks to third]; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 3RD: Brooks dropped a foul fly hit by Scioscia for an error; Scioscia flied to center; Russell grounded out (third to first); Reuss popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0. METS 4TH: Youngblood singled to center; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first) [Youngblood to second]; Trevino popped to first; Flynn was walked intentionally; Zachry forced Flynn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0. DODGERS 4TH: Thomas doubled to center; Landreaux popped to third in foul territory; Baker doubled to left [Thomas scored]; Garvey flied to right; Cey homered [Baker scored]; Guerrero doubled to center; Scioscia walked; Russell singled to right [Guerrero scored, Scioscia to second]; Reuss singled to left [Scioscia scored, Russell to second]; Thomas singled to center [Russell scored, Reuss to third, Thomas to second (error by Mazzilli)]; Landreaux popped to shortstop; 6 R, 7 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 6. METS 5TH: Brooks lined to second; Bailor grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 5TH: Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); Garvey flied to center; Cey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 6. METS 6TH: Kingman singled to shortstop; Youngblood singled to center [Kingman to second]; Stearns popped to shortstop; Trevino walked [Kingman to third, Youngblood to second]; Flynn flied to right; STAUB BATTED FOR ZACHRY; Staub flied to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 6TH: HAUSMAN REPLACED STAUB (PITCHING); Guerrero struck out; Scioscia grounded out (first unassisted); Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 6. METS 7TH: Brooks singled to center; Bailor grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Brooks out at second]; Mazzilli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 7TH: Reuss struck out; Thomas grounded out (second to first); Landreaux grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 6. METS 8TH: Kingman struck out; Youngblood grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 6. DODGERS 8TH: Baker struck out; Garvey grounded out (third to first); Cey singled to left; Guerrero singled to right [Cey to second]; Scioscia forced Guerrero (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 6. METS 9TH: JOHNSTONE REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING LF); Trevino singled to left; Flynn singled to shortstop [Trevino to second]; WILSON BATTED FOR HAUSMAN; Wilson forced Flynn (second to shortstop) [Trevino to third]; Brooks singled to right [Trevino scored, Wilson to second]; Bailor forced Brooks (third to second) [Wilson to third]; Mazzilli forced Bailor (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 6.

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