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Mets
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 8, 1979
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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 May 8, 1979 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 8, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mike Scott |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Sutcliffe |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 27,092 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Williams 1B: Steve Fields 2B: Boyd Mauer 3B: Charlie Lupo |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | Right Fielder |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Joel Youngblood | Left Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Mike Scott | 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 |
| Gary Thomasson | Center Fielder |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Rick Sutcliffe | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 8, 1979
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Sutcliffe
Taveras hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sutcliffe
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Sutcliffe
Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hebner moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kranepool vs. Sutcliffe
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hebner scores. Mazzilli moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stearns vs. Sutcliffe
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Scott
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Scott
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Scott
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up 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: ---
Montanez vs. Sutcliffe
Montanez hits a line drive towards short. Russell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Sutcliffe
Youngblood strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Sutcliffe
Flynn hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Scott
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Scott
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Scott
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Sutcliffe
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Sutcliffe
Taveras bunts towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Taveras for the out. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Sutcliffe
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazzilli vs. Sutcliffe
Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott scores. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Sutcliffe
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Sutcliffe
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hebner moves to third. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Montanez vs. Sutcliffe
Montanez hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Scott
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Scott
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutcliffe vs. Scott
Sutcliffe strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Scott
Lopes hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Stearns settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Stearns. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Scott
Lopes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli who is chasing the ball. Lopes reaches third base with a triple. Ferguson goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Scott
Russell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Sutcliffe
Youngblood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Sutcliffe
There goes Youngblood. The throw from Ferguson and he is out, Russell applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Sutcliffe
Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Sutcliffe
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Scott
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Scott
Garvey strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Scott
Cey hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Scott
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Sutcliffe
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sutcliffe
Hebner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Sutcliffe
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Sutcliffe
Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Sutcliffe
Stearns hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Scott
Thomasson hits a fly ball into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Scott
Ferguson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutcliffe vs. Scott
Sutcliffe strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Sutcliffe
Montanez hits a popup towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Sutcliffe
Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Sutcliffe
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutcliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Scott
Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Scott
Russell bunts towards the mound. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Scott
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Scott
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lopes moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cey vs. Scott
There goes Smith. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cey vs. Scott
Cey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopes scores. There goes Smith trying to get to home. Youngblood throws the ball in to Stearns who tags Smith, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Sutcliffe
Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Mike Scott.
Boisclair is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Sutcliffe
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutcliffe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sutcliffe
Hebner hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching.
Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Baker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomasson vs. Murray
Thomasson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferguson vs. Murray
Ferguson hits a fly ball into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Baker tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davalillo vs. Murray
Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Rick Sutcliffe.
Davalillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomasson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Murray
Lopes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Flynn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Welch
Bob Welch now pitching.
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Welch
Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Welch
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Murray
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Murray
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Murray
Garvey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Murray
There goes Garvey. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Flynn applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Welch
Derrel Thomas now playing center field.
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Welch
Youngblood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Welch
Ron Hodges pinch hits for Doug Flynn.
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Youngblood moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flores vs. Welch
Steve Henderson pinch runs for Ron Hodges. Gil Flores pinch hits for Dale Murray.
Flores strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trevino vs. Welch
Alex Trevino pinch hits for Frank Taveras.
Trevino strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1979 -- New York at Los Angeles (N)
New York AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Taveras F, ss 3 0 0 0 Lopes D, 2b 4 1 2 1
Trevino A, ph 1 0 0 0 Russell B, ss 3 0 0 0
Hebner R, 3b 2 1 1 0 Smith R, rf 2 0 0 0
Mazzilli L, cf 3 0 2 1 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 1 0
Kranepool E, rf 4 0 1 1 Cey R, 3b 2 0 1 1
Stearns J, c 4 0 1 0 Baker D, lf 3 1 1 0
Montanez W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Thomasson G, cf 3 0 1 0
Youngblood J, lf 3 0 1 0 Thomas D, cf 0 0 0 0
Flynn D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Ferguson J, c 1 1 0 1
Hodges R, ph 0 0 0 0 Sutcliffe R, p 2 0 0 0
Henderson S, pr 0 0 0 0 Davalillo V, ph 1 0 0 0
Scott M, p 1 1 0 0 Welch B, p 0 0 0 0
Boisclair B, ph 1 0 0 0
Murray D, p 0 0 0 0
Flores G, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 6 2 25 3 6 3
New York 101 000 000 -- 2
Los Angeles 001 001 10x -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Scott M 6.0 3 2 1 4 3
Murray D (L) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Sutcliffe R (W) 7.0 5 2 2 5 2
Welch B (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
E -- Stearns J
DP -- New York 1, Los Angeles 1
LOB -- New York 8, Los Angeles 4
2B -- Baker D
3B -- Lopes D
SB -- Smith R
CS -- Youngblood J, Garvey S
SH -- Taveras F, Russell B
SF -- Ferguson J
T -- 2:09
A -- 27092
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