New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
May 17, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1981 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Mets 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Brooks 3b 5 0 3 1
Bailor ss 5 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 5 0 2 0
Kingman lf 4 0 1 0
Youngblood rf 4 0 2 0
Stearns 1b 4 0 1 0
Trevino c 3 1 2 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0
Zachry p 2 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Hausman p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 1 12 1
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b 4 1 2 1
Landreaux cf 4 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 1 1 1
  Johnstone lf 0 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 3 1 2 2
Guerrero rf 4 1 2 0
Scioscia c 3 1 0 0
Russell ss 3 1 1 1
Reuss p 3 0 1 1
Totals 32 6 9 6
New York 000 000 0011122
Los Angeles 000 600 00x690
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Zachry  L (3-5) 5.0 7 6 6 2 2
  Hausman   3.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
2
5
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss  W (4-1) 9.0 12 1 1 2 3
Totals
9.0
12
1
1
2
3

  E–Brooks (7), Mazzilli (4).  DP–Los Angeles 2.  2B–New York Mazzilli (4,off Reuss), Los Angeles Thomas (2,off Zachry); Baker (6,off Zachry); Guerrero (6,off Zachry).  HR–Los Angeles Cey (8,4th inning off Zachry 1 on, 2 out).  IBB–Flynn (2,by Reuss).  CS–Guerrero (4,2nd base by Zachry/Trevino).  IBB–Reuss (1,Flynn).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–John McSherry, 2B–Fred Brocklander, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:17.  A–50,746.
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