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Dodgers
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 18, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers, played on August 18, 1978 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tommy John |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nino Espinosa |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 26,660 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Pryor 1B: Terry Tata 2B: Frank Pulli 3B: Ed Vargo |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Right Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Rick Monday | Left Fielder |
| Lee Lacy | Third Baseman |
| Joe Ferguson | Catcher |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Tommy John | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Joel Youngblood | Right Fielder |
| Elliott Maddox | Third Baseman |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Nino Espinosa | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 18, 1978
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Espinosa
Lopes strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Espinosa
North hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats North for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Espinosa
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa juggles the ball. That's an error on Espinosa. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Espinosa
Smith is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Espinosa
Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Espinosa
Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garvey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lacy vs. Espinosa
Lacy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garvey scores. Monday moves to third. Lacy moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ferguson vs. Espinosa
Ferguson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. John
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. John
Foli 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 -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Top 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Espinosa
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
John vs. Espinosa
John hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Espinosa
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. John
Montanez hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. John
Stearns is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. John
Youngblood strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Espinosa
North hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Espinosa
Smith hits a line drive towards center. Mazzilli catches it and throws to first to double up North. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Espinosa
Garvey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Espinosa
Monday takes first base on ball four. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lacy vs. Espinosa
Lacy takes first base on ball four. Garvey moves to third. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ferguson vs. Espinosa
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. Garvey scores. Monday moves to third. Lacy moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russell vs. Espinosa
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. John
Maddox 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 -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. John
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. John
Espinosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. John
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
John vs. Espinosa
John hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Espinosa
Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
North vs. Espinosa
North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Espinosa
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. North moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garvey vs. Espinosa
There goes Smith. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garvey vs. Espinosa
Garvey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Bernard
Dwight Bernard now pitching.
Monday strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. John
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 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 fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. John
Montanez hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. John
Stearns hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. John
Youngblood is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. John
Maddox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Monday. Maddox reaches second base with a double. Youngblood goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. John
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lacy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Bernard
Lacy hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Bernard
Ferguson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli. Ferguson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Bernard
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ferguson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
John vs. Bernard
John takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopes vs. Bernard
Lopes takes first base on ball four. John moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
North vs. Bernard
North is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. John
Lenny Randle pinch hits for Dwight Bernard.
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. John
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lacy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. John
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lacy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kobel
Lenny Randle now playing third base. Joel Youngblood now playing second base. Elliott Maddox now playing right field. Doug Flynn now playing short
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Kobel
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Kobel
Monday strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. John
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. John
Montanez 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 -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. John
Stearns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. John
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lacy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Kobel
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle juggles the ball. That's an error on Randle. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Kobel
Ferguson hits a line drive into center field. Mazzilli picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mazzilli. Here's the throw into the infield and Lacy is out. Ferguson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Kobel
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
John vs. Kobel
John hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ferguson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Kobel
Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. John
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. John
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lacy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. John
Randle hits a line drive towards first. Garvey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Kobel
North hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kobel
Smith hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Smith reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Kobel
Garvey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Monday vs. Kobel
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kobel fields it and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lacy vs. Kobel
Lacy is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. John
Ted Martinez now playing third base.
Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. John
Bobby Valentine pinch hits for Kevin Kobel.
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 -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. John
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. John
Montanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Hough
Charlie Hough now pitching.
The ball gets by Ferguson for a passed ball. Henderson moves to third. Montanez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stearns vs. Hough
Stearns strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching.
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Murray
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hough vs. Murray
Hough hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hough for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Hough
Youngblood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Hough
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Hough
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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1978 -- Los Angeles at New York (N)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Mazzilli L, cf 4 0 1 0
North B, cf 5 1 1 0 Foli T, ss 3 0 0 0
Smith R, rf 5 2 2 0 Kobel K, p 0 0 0 0
Garvey S, 1b 3 3 2 4 Valentine B, ph 1 0 0 0
Monday R, lf 4 0 1 0 Murray D, p 0 0 0 0
Lacy L, 3b 4 0 1 1 Henderson S, lf 4 1 2 0
Martinez T, 3b 0 0 0 0 Montanez W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Ferguson J, c 4 1 2 1 Stearns J, c 4 1 2 2
Russell B, ss 5 0 0 0 Youngblood J, rf-2b 3 1 0 0
John T, p 3 0 2 1 Maddox E, 3b-rf 4 0 1 1
Hough C, p 1 0 0 0 Flynn D, 2b-ss 4 0 0 0
Espinosa N, p 1 0 1 0
Bernard D, p 0 0 0 0
Randle L, ph-3b 2 0 1 0
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38 7 11 7 34 3 9 3
Los Angeles 201 300 100 -- 7
New York 000 300 000 -- 3
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
John T (W) 7.2 9 3 3 0 3
Hough C (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa N (L) 3.2 7 6 4 4 2
Bernard D 1.1 1 0 0 2 2
Kobel K 3.0 3 1 0 1 2
Murray D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Espinosa N, Flynn D, Randle L, Mazzilli L
DP -- Los Angeles 2, New York 1
LOB -- Los Angeles 11, New York 5
2B -- Maddox E, Ferguson J, Smith R
HR -- Garvey S, Stearns J
SB -- Smith R
CS -- Smith R
HBP -- by John T (Youngblood J)
PB -- Ferguson J
T -- 2:34
A -- 26660
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