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Dodgers
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 29, 1979
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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 April 29, 1979 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 29, 1979 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 29, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Neil Allen |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 44 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Nelson 1B: Steve Fields 2B: Harold Siroka 3B: Don Slattery |
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 |
| Don Sutton | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Joel Youngblood | Right Fielder |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Neil Allen | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 29, 1979
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Allen
Lopes hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Flynn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Allen
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. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Allen
Smith hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Sutton
Taveras bunts towards the mound. Sutton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Sutton
There goes Taveras. The throw from Ferguson and he is safe. Taveras steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Sutton
Hebner hits a popup in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Sutton
Mazzilli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Sutton
Henderson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Allen
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Allen
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Sutton
Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Sutton
Youngblood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Sutton
Stearns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Stearns reaches second base with a double. Youngblood moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Flynn vs. Sutton
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Youngblood scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Sutton
Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Allen
Thomasson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Allen
Ferguson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sutton vs. Allen
Sutton bunts towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Flynn covering, for the out. Thomasson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopes vs. Allen
Lopes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Allen
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Sutton
Taveras hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sutton
Hebner 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, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Sutton
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Sutton
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Allen
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Allen
Garvey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Allen
Cey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Cey reaches second base with a double. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. Allen
Baker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Cey scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Allen
Thomasson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Flynn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Allen
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sutton vs. Allen
Sutton hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Sutton
Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Sutton
Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Sutton
Stearns hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Allen
Lopes 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 -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Allen
Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Russell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Allen
There's a wild pitch. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Allen
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garvey vs. Allen
Garvey is walked intentionally. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cey vs. Bernard
Dwight Bernard now pitching.
Cey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baker vs. Bernard
Baker takes first base on ball four. Russell scores. Smith moves to third. Garvey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomasson vs. Bernard
Thomasson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. Garvey scores. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ferguson vs. Bernard
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to third. Thomasson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sutton vs. Kobel
Kevin Kobel now pitching. Ron Hodges now catching.
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Sutton
Derrel Thomas now playing center field. Gary Thomasson now playing right field.
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Sutton
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Sutton
Taveras hits a line drive towards short. Russell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Kobel
Lopes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Kobel
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Kobel
Thomas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Thomas reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Kobel
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sutton
Hebner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Sutton
Mazzilli 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, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Sutton
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Kobel
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Kobel
Ted Martinez pinch runs for Ron Cey.
Baker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Kobel
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 -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Kobel
Ferguson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Kobel
Sutton 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
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Sutton
Ted Martinez now playing third base.
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, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Sutton
Youngblood hits a popup towards third. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Sutton
Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Kevin Kobel.
Boisclair hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Orosco
Jesse Orosco now pitching.
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Orosco
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Orosco
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Sutton
Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Sutton
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Sutton
Taveras hits a popup in front of the plate. Ferguson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Orosco
Garvey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Orosco
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Orosco
Baker takes first base on ball four. Martinez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomasson vs. Orosco
Von Joshua pinch runs for Dusty Baker.
Thomasson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Martinez scores. Joshua moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ferguson vs. Orosco
Ferguson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sutton vs. Orosco
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sutton for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Sutton
Von Joshua now playing left field.
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Sutton
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Joshua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Sutton
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutton fields it and throws to first for the out. Hebner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Sutton
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sutton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hebner moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Youngblood vs. Sutton
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Montanez moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Youngblood vs. Sutton
Youngblood hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Joshua. Youngblood reaches second base with a double. Hebner scores. Montanez scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 8 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kranepool vs. Sutton
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Jesse Orosco.
Kranepool 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 4/29/1979, game 1 -- Los Angeles at New York (D)
Los Angeles AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lopes D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Taveras F, ss 4 0 1 0
Russell B, ss 5 1 1 0 Hebner R, 3b 4 1 1 0
Smith R, rf 1 2 0 0 Mazzilli L, cf 3 0 0 0
Thomas D, cf 2 0 1 0 Henderson S, lf 4 0 0 0
Garvey S, 1b 4 1 0 0 Montanez W, 1b 4 1 1 0
Cey R, 3b 3 1 1 0 Youngblood J, rf 3 1 1 2
Martinez T, pr-3b 1 2 1 0 Stearns J, c 2 0 1 0
Baker D, lf 3 1 2 5 Kobel K, p 0 0 0 0
Joshua V, pr-lf 0 0 0 0 Boisclair B, ph 1 0 0 0
Thomasson G, cf-rf 5 0 3 3 Orosco J, p 0 0 0 0
Ferguson J, c 3 0 0 0 Kranepool E, ph 1 0 0 0
Sutton D, p 4 0 0 0 Flynn D, 2b 3 0 0 1
Allen N, p 1 0 0 0
Bernard D, p 0 0 0 0
Hodges R, c 2 0 0 0
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35 8 9 8 32 3 5 3
Los Angeles 000 230 201 -- 8
New York 010 000 002 -- 3
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton D (W) 9.0 5 3 3 2 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Allen N (L) 4.1 4 5 5 5 2
Bernard D 0.1 1 0 0 2 0
Kobel K 2.1 2 2 2 1 1
Orosco J 2.0 2 1 1 1 2
LOB -- Los Angeles 10, New York 4
2B -- Stearns J, Cey R, Russell B, Thomas D, Youngblood J
HR -- Baker D
SB -- Taveras F
SH -- Sutton D
WP -- Allen N
T -- 2:44
A -- 0
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