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Mets
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 15, 1981
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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 15, 1981 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1981 |
|---|---|
| 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 15, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Randy Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Welch |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 49,860 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Fred Brocklander 1B: Bill Williams 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: John McSherry |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Joel Youngblood | Right Fielder |
| Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
| Hubie Brooks | Third Baseman |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Randy Jones | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Ken Landreaux | Center Fielder |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Pedro Guerrero | Right Fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Derrel Thomas | Shortstop |
| Bob Welch | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 15, 1981
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Welch
Taveras strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Welch
Stearns bunts towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Welch
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Welch
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Jones
Lopes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Jones
Landreaux bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Jones
Baker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Jones
Garvey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli. Garvey reaches second base with a double. Lopes scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Jones
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garvey moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Guerrero vs. Jones
Guerrero strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Welch
Youngblood hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Welch
Jorgensen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brooks vs. Welch
Brooks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jorgensen moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flynn vs. Welch
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Jorgensen moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Welch
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Jones
Yeager hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Jones
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Jones
Welch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Jones
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Jones
Landreaux hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Jones
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lopes scores. Landreaux moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garvey vs. Jones
Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Landreaux scores. Baker moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cey vs. Hausman
Tom Hausman now pitching.
Cey strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Welch
Taveras bunts towards first. Garvey fields the ball and throws to Welch covering. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Welch
Stearns hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Welch
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Hausman
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Hausman
Yeager hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hausman
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Welch
Kingman hits a popup towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Welch
Youngblood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Welch
There goes Youngblood. The throw from Yeager and he is safe. Youngblood steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jorgensen vs. Welch
Jorgensen strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brooks vs. Welch
Brooks hits a line drive towards first. Garvey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welch vs. Hausman
Welch hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Hausman
Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Hausman
Landreaux hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli who is chasing the ball. Landreaux reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baker vs. Hausman
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Welch
Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausman vs. Welch
Hausman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Welch
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Hausman
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Hausman
Cey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Cey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Guerrero vs. Hausman
Guerrero strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Yeager vs. Hausman
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Welch
Stearns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Welch
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Welch
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Welch
Youngblood takes first base on ball four. Stearns moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jorgensen vs. Welch
Jorgensen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopes reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hausman
Thomas hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Welch vs. Hausman
Welch bunts towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Flynn covering, for the out. Thomas moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lopes vs. Hausman
Lopes hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Landreaux vs. Hausman
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landreaux for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Welch
Brooks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Welch
Flynn hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cubbage vs. Welch
Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Tom Hausman.
Cubbage hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Welch
Taveras hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Taveras reaches second base with a double. Brooks moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stearns vs. Goltz
Dave Goltz now pitching.
Stearns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brooks scores. Taveras scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Goltz
Mazzilli hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Goltz
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Allen
Bob Bailor now playing left field. Neil Allen now pitching.
Baker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Jorgensen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Allen
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Allen
Cey hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Goltz
Youngblood strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Goltz
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Goltz covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Goltz
Brooks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Allen
Guerrero hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Allen
Rick Monday pinch hits for Steve Yeager.
Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Bailor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Allen
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Allen
Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Dave Goltz.
Johnstone 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 9
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Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Howe
Steve Howe now pitching. Mike Scioscia now catching.
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailor vs. Howe
Bailor hits a fly ball into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Howe
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Allen
Lopes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bailor. Lopes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Landreaux vs. Allen
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Landreaux for the out. Lopes moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baker vs. Allen
Baker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garvey vs. Allen
Garvey is walked intentionally. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cey vs. Allen
Cey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lopes scores. Baker moves to third. Garvey moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1981 -- New York at Los Angeles (N)
New York AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Taveras F, ss 5 1 2 0 Lopes D, 2b 5 3 2 0
Stearns J, c 4 1 3 2 Landreaux K, cf 4 1 2 0
Mazzilli L, cf 4 1 1 2 Baker D, lf 4 0 1 1
Kingman D, lf 4 0 0 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 2 2
Allen N, p 0 0 0 0 Cey R, 3b 5 0 3 1
Youngblood J, rf 2 1 1 1 Guerrero P, rf 4 1 1 1
Jorgensen M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Yeager S, c 3 1 1 1
Brooks H, 3b 4 1 2 0 Monday R, ph 1 0 0 0
Flynn D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Scioscia M, c 0 0 0 0
Jones R, p 1 0 0 0 Thomas D, ss 4 0 1 0
Hausman T, p 1 0 0 0 Welch B, p 2 0 0 0
Cubbage M, ph 1 0 0 0 Goltz D, p 0 0 0 0
Bailor B, lf 1 0 0 0 Johnstone J, ph 1 0 0 0
Howe S, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 10 5 37 6 13 6
New York 010 000 400 -- 5
Los Angeles 130 000 011 -- 6
1 out when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones R 1.2 7 4 2 0 2
Hausman T 4.1 3 0 0 0 2
Allen N (L) 2.1 3 2 2 2 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Welch B 6.2 8 3 3 2 4
Goltz D 1.1 2 2 2 0 3
Howe S (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Taveras F
DP -- Los Angeles 2
LOB -- New York 5, Los Angeles 10
2B -- Garvey S, Cey R, Thomas D, Taveras F, Lopes D
3B -- Landreaux K
HR -- Youngblood J, Yeager S, Mazzilli L, Guerrero P
SB -- Youngblood J
SH -- Landreaux K, Welch B
T -- 2:35
A -- 49860
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