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Mets
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
September 3, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets, played on September 3, 1978 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Hausman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 26,983 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Eric Gregg 3B: John Kibler |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Valentine | Second Baseman |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Tom Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Doug Flynn | Shortstop |
| Tom Hausman | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Tommy John | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
September 3, 1978
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. John
Mazzilli hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. John
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. John
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. John
Montanez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Hausman
Lopes hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Stearns fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Hausman
Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Russell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Hausman
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Hausman
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. John
Stearns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. John
There goes Stearns. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Stearns steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. John
Grieve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stearns moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randle vs. John
Randle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stearns scores. Grieve moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flynn vs. John
Flynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grieve scores. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hausman vs. John
The ball gets by Ferguson for a passed ball. Randle moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hausman vs. John
Hausman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randle scores. Flynn moves to third. Hausman moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mazzilli vs. John
Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Flynn scores. Hausman moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Valentine vs. John
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. Hausman scores. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. John
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valentine moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. John
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey fields it and throws to second for the out. Valentine moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stearns vs. John
Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Valentine scores. Montanez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. John
There's a wild pitch. Montanez moves to third. Stearns moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grieve vs. John
Grieve strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Hausman
Cey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Hausman
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Hausman
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hausman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Hausman
Ferguson hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. John
Johnny Oates now catching.
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. John
Flynn hits a line drive towards short. Russell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausman vs. John
Hausman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
John vs. Hausman
John hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Hausman
Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Hausman
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. John
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. John
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. John
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hausman
Sergio Ferrer now playing second base.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Hausman
Garvey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Hausman
Cey hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. John
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. John
Stearns strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. John
Grieve is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Hausman
Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Hausman
Monday hits a popup, foul, towards third. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Hausman
Oates hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Hausman
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Tommy John.
Davalillo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ferrer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Hausman
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ferrer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Hough
Charlie Hough now pitching.
Randle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Hough
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausman vs. Hough
There goes Flynn. The throw from Oates to Russell and they have Flynn trapped. The throw over to Garvey, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausman vs. Hough
Hausman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Hausman
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hausman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bernard
Dwight Bernard now pitching.
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Bernard
Garvey hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cey vs. Bernard
Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baker vs. Bernard
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. Garvey tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Monday vs. Bernard
Monday strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 7 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Hough
Mazzilli hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrer vs. Hough
Ferrer hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Hough
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Hough
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oates vs. Bernard
Oates hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Bernard
Bill North pinch hits for Charlie Hough.
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Bernard
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bernard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Rautzhan
Lance Rautzhan now pitching.
Stearns hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Rautzhan
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Rautzhan
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lopes picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lopes. Randle moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Rautzhan
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Bernard
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bernard
Smith takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching.
Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Russell scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cey vs. Murray
Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Murray
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Rautzhan
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Rautzhan
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards second. Lopes fields the ball and throws to second. Russell drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Russell. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferrer vs. Rautzhan
Ferrer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazzilli moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Rautzhan
There goes Mazzilli. The slide. Oates applies the tag. Mazzilli is out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Murray
Joel Youngblood now playing right field.
Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oates vs. Murray
Oates hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Oates for the out. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lacy vs. Murray
Lee Lacy pinch hits for Lance Rautzhan.
Lacy hits a line drive into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Murray
Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Monday scores. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Murray
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1978 -- New York at Los Angeles (D)
New York AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Mazzilli L, cf 5 2 4 3 Lopes D, 2b 5 0 2 1
Valentine B, 2b 3 1 0 1 Russell B, ss 4 1 1 0
Ferrer S, 2b 2 0 0 0 Smith R, rf 2 1 0 0
Henderson S, lf 4 0 1 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 1 1
Montanez W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cey R, 3b 4 1 2 1
Stearns J, c 4 1 2 1 Baker D, lf 3 1 1 2
Grieve T, rf 4 1 1 0 Monday R, cf 4 1 1 0
Youngblood J, rf 0 0 0 0 Ferguson J, c 1 0 0 0
Randle L, 3b 4 1 3 1 Oates J, c 3 0 1 0
Flynn D, ss 4 1 1 1 John T, p 1 0 0 0
Hausman T, p 3 1 1 1 Davalillo V, ph 1 0 0 0
Bernard D, p 0 0 0 0 Hough C, p 0 0 0 0
Murray D, p 0 0 0 0 North B, ph 0 0 0 0
Rautzhan L, p 0 0 0 0
Lacy L, ph 1 0 0 0
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37 8 13 8 33 5 9 5
New York 160 000 100 -- 8
Los Angeles 010 011 011 -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hausman T (W) 5.1 5 2 2 0 1
Bernard D* 1.2 1 2 1 4 1
Murray D 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
John T (L) 5.0 10 7 7 0 5
Hough C 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Rautzhan L 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Flynn D, Lopes D, Russell B
DP -- New York 3, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- New York 3, Los Angeles 6
2B -- Russell B
HR -- Mazzilli L 2, Cey R, Baker D
SB -- Stearns J
CS -- Flynn D, Mazzilli L
SF -- Baker D
WP -- John T
PB -- Ferguson J
T -- 2:44
A -- 26983
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