With Pat Zachry firing a three-hitter, the Mets edged the Dodgers, 3-2. The score was 2-2 in the eighth inning when Dodger shortstop Bill Russell booted a grounder by Steve Henderson. A single by Willie Montanez moved Henderson to third. Ron Hodges then bounced a ball to Davey Lopes.

The second baseman fired to first for an out, but Henderson crossed home plate before Montanez was tagged out in a rundown between first and second to complete the double play. The Mets had tied the contest in the fourth on Joel Youngblood's first major league home run. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Game Played on Wednesday, June 7, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Dodgers 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 3 1 Mets 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 x - 3 9 0 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .303 Mazzilli cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .311 Russell ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Valentine 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .284 Smith rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .314 Maddox 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 Cey 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .280 Boisclair rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .218 Garvey 1b 3 0 0 0 1 2 .275 S. Henderson lf 3 1 2 1 1 0 .258 Baker lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Montanez 1b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .275 Monday cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .328 Hodges c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 North pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Youngblood 2b 3 1 2 1 0 1 .277 Yeager c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .197 Flynn ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Hooton p 2 1 1 0 0 0 .111 Zachry p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .080 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Totals 30 2 3 2 3 6 Totals 31 3 9 2 2 7 Time of Game: 2:13 Attendance: 7,453 Left on Base: Dodgers 4, Mets 6 DP: Dodgers 1, Mets 0 Errors: Russell Doubles: Mazzilli (15) Home Runs: Lopes (5), Youngblood (1) Stolen Bases: North (6) Caught Stealing: S. Henderson (3) GIDP: Hodges (1) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton 7 8 2 2 2 7 1 29 3.16 Hough L(1-1) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 3.24 Totals 8 9 3 2 2 7 1 33 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zachry W(7-1) 9 3 2 2 3 6 1 33 3.18 Totals 9 3 2 2 3 6 1 33 Wild Pitches: Zachry (3) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell grounded out (second to first); Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mazzilli struck out; Valentine walked; Boisclair was called out on strikes; S. Henderson singled to center [Valentine to second]; Montanez singled to left [Valentine out at home (left to catcher), S. Henderson to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0. DODGERS 2ND: Cey flied out to center; Garvey struck out; Baker popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Hodges flied out to center; Youngblood singled to center; Flynn forced Youngblood (second to shortstop); Zachry popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0. DODGERS 3RD: Monday grounded out (second to first); Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); Hooton singled to left; Lopes homered [Hooton scored]; Russell grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Mazzilli doubled to right; Valentine singled to right [Mazzilli to third]; Boisclair popped to third; S. Henderson singled to center [Mazzilli scored, Valentine to second]; Montanez forced S. Henderson (shortstop to second) [Valentine to third]; Hodges flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 1. DODGERS 4TH: Smith flied out to left; Cey struck out; Garvey walked; Baker popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Youngblood homered; Flynn flied out to center; Zachry struck out; Mazzilli flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 2. DODGERS 5TH: Monday was called out on strikes; Yeager popped to shortstop; Hooton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 2. METS 5TH: Valentine flied out to left; Boisclair was called out on strikes; S. Henderson walked; S. Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 2. DODGERS 6TH: Lopes flied out to left; Russell popped to third; Smith walked; Zachry threw a wild pitch [Smith to second]; Cey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 2. METS 6TH: Montanez singled to right; Hodges forced Montanez (third to second); Youngblood was called out on strikes; Flynn popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 2. DODGERS 7TH: MADDOX REPLACED VALENTINE (PLAYING 3B); Garvey grounded out (pitcher to first); Baker flied out to center; Monday walked; NORTH RAN FOR MONDAY; North stole second; Yeager was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 2. METS 7TH: NORTH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Zachry struck out; Mazzilli flied out to left; Maddox was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 2. DODGERS 8TH: DAVALILLO BATTED FOR HOOTON; Davalillo flied out to center; Lopes popped to left; Russell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 2. METS 8TH: HOUGH REPLACED DAVALILLO (PITCHING); Boisclair popped to left; S. Henderson reached on an error by Russell [S. Henderson to first]; Montanez singled to right [S. Henderson to third]; Hodges grounded into a double play (second to first to shortstop to first) [S. Henderson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Montanez out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 3. DODGERS 9TH: Smith flied out to left; Cey singled to left; Garvey struck out; Baker forced Cey (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Mets 3.

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