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Phillies
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 15, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on April 15, 1979 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 15, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 15, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dick Ruthven |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Craig Swan |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dave Pallone 1B: Jerry Loeber 2B: Merrill Hadry 3B: Phil Lospitalier |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Pete Rose | First Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Dick Ruthven | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Kelvin Chapman | Second Baseman |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Joel Youngblood | Right Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Shortstop |
| Craig Swan | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 15, 1979
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Swan
McBride strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Swan
Bowa hits a popup towards short. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Swan
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Ruthven
Mazzilli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ruthven
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Ruthven
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Swan
Bruce Boisclair now playing right field. Joel Youngblood now playing third base.
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Swan
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Swan
Maddox hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Swan
Trillo takes first base on ball four. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boone vs. Swan
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Flynn fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Ruthven
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose fields the ball and throws to Ruthven covering. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Ruthven
There goes Stearns. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Stearns steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Ruthven
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Ruthven
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stearns scores. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Ruthven
Youngblood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flynn vs. Ruthven
Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson scores. There goes Youngblood trying to get to second. McBride throws the ball in to Trillo who tags Youngblood for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swan vs. Ruthven
Swan takes first base on ball four. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazzilli vs. Ruthven
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruthven vs. Swan
Ruthven strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Swan
McBride strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Swan
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman misplays the ball. That's an error on Chapman. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Swan
Rose hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ruthven
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Ruthven
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Ruthven
Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Swan
Luzinski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Swan
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Swan
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to third. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Trillo vs. Swan
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out. Luzinski scores. Schmidt moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Swan
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Ruthven
Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Ruthven
Henderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Ruthven
There goes Henderson. The throw from Boone and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngblood vs. Ruthven
Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flynn vs. Ruthven
Flynn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruthven vs. Swan
Ruthven hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Swan
McBride hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ruthven moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bowa vs. Swan
Bowa bunts towards third. Youngblood fields it and throws to first for the out. Ruthven moves to third. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rose vs. Swan
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ruthven scores. McBride moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Luzinski vs. Swan
Luzinski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swan vs. Ruthven
Swan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Ruthven
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Ruthven
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Swan
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Youngblood settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Youngblood. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Swan
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Swan
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Swan
Trillo 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. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Swan
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Trillo scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruthven vs. Swan
Ruthven hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Ruthven
Boisclair is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Ruthven
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Ruthven
Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Ruthven
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Swan
McBride hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Swan
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Swan
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Ruthven
Youngblood hits a popup towards first. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Ruthven
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Ruthven
Ron Hodges pinch hits for Craig Swan.
Hodges is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching.
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Murray
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Murray
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Ruthven
Greg Gross now playing left field.
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Ruthven
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boisclair vs. Ruthven
Boisclair hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Ruthven
Stearns hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mazzilli moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Montanez vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching.
Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Murray
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Murray
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGraw vs. Murray
McGraw bunts towards the mound. Murray fields it and throws to first for the out. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Murray
McBride hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Chapman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. McGraw
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. McGraw
Youngblood bunts towards first. Rose scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Youngblood for the out. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. McGraw
Flynn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flores vs. McGraw
Gil Flores pinch hits for Dale Murray.
Flores is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/15/1979, game 1 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
McBride B, rf 5 0 1 0 Mazzilli L, cf 3 0 0 0
Bowa L, ss 3 0 0 0 Chapman K, 2b 4 0 0 0
Rose P, 1b 4 0 0 1 Hebner R, 3b 1 0 0 0
Luzinski G, lf 3 1 1 0 Boisclair B, rf 3 0 1 0
Gross G, lf 0 0 0 0 Stearns J, c 4 1 1 0
Schmidt M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Montanez W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Maddox G, cf 4 0 1 0 Henderson S, lf 4 1 3 1
Trillo M, 2b 3 1 2 1 Youngblood J, rf-3b 3 0 1 0
Boone B, c 4 0 1 1 Flynn D, ss 4 0 1 1
Ruthven D, p 3 1 1 0 Swan C, p 1 0 0 0
McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0 Hodges R, ph 1 0 0 0
Murray D, p 0 0 0 0
Flores G, ph 1 0 0 0
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32 3 7 3 33 2 8 2
Philadelphia 000 111 000 -- 3
New York 020 000 000 -- 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven D (W) 7.2 7 2 2 2 5
McGraw T (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Swan C (L) 7.0 6 3 2 3 5
Murray D 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Chapman K, Boone B, Youngblood J, Mazzilli L
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, New York 7
SB -- Stearns J, Henderson S
SH -- Bowa L, McGraw T, Youngblood J
T -- 2:35
A -- 0
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