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Phillies
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 2, 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 August 2, 1979 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 2, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 2, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Saucier |
Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Falcone |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 15,319 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Dale 1B: Steve Fields 2B: Joe West 3B: Bill Williams |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
Pete Rose | First Baseman |
Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
Bob Boone | Catcher |
Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
Manny Trillo | Second Baseman |
Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
Kevin Saucier | Pitcher |
Danny Ozark | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gil Flores | Right Fielder |
Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
Joel Youngblood | Left Fielder |
Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
Alex Trevino | Catcher |
Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
Pete Falcone | Pitcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 2, 1979
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Falcone
McBride hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Falcone
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Falcone
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Trevino settles under it 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: ---
Flores vs. Saucier
Flores takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Saucier
Taveras 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 -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Saucier
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. Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. Saucier
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa 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. Falcone
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Falcone
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Falcone
Maddox hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Flynn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trillo vs. Falcone
Trillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Saucier
Youngblood hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Trillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Saucier
Hebner hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Saucier
Trevino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Saucier
Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trevino moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Falcone vs. Saucier
Falcone strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Falcone
Dan Norman now playing left field. Joel Youngblood now playing third base.
Bowa hits a popup towards third. Youngblood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Saucier vs. Falcone
Saucier strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Falcone
McBride 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Saucier
Flores takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Saucier
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Flores moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Saucier
Mazzilli 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: -2-
Montanez vs. Saucier
Montanez 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 4
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Falcone
Rose hits a line drive into left field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Falcone
Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Falcone
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Falcone
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Falcone
There goes Boone. The throw from Trevino and he is out, Taveras applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Saucier
Youngblood hits a line drive into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Saucier
Norman 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, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Saucier
Trevino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Saucier
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Falcone
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Flores settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Falcone
Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Falcone
Bowa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Norman. Bowa reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Saucier vs. Falcone
Saucier strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falcone vs. Saucier
Falcone strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. Saucier
Flores hits a line drive towards short. Bowa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Saucier
Taveras takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Saucier
There goes Taveras. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Taveras steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Saucier
Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taveras scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Saucier
Montanez 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 6
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Falcone
McBride takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Falcone
There goes McBride. The throw from Trevino and he is out, Flynn applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Falcone
Rose 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 -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Falcone
Schmidt hits a fly ball into left field. Norman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Saucier
Youngblood 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, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Norman vs. Saucier
Norman hits a popup towards first. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Saucier
Trevino hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Falcone
Luzinski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Norman. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Falcone
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Falcone
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Flores settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trillo vs. Falcone
Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Saucier
Flynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Falcone vs. Saucier
Falcone bunts towards first. Rose scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Falcone for the out. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flores vs. Eastwick
Rawly Eastwick now pitching.
Flores hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taveras vs. Eastwick
Taveras hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Taveras reaches second base with a double. Flynn scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Eastwick
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching.
Montanez 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 8
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Falcone
Sergio Ferrer now playing third base. Joel Youngblood now playing left field.
Bowa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Falcone
Mike Anderson pinch hits for Tug McGraw.
Anderson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Falcone
McBride strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Falcone
Rose takes first base on ball four. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Allen
Neil Allen now pitching.
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Bird
Mike Anderson now playing right field. Doug Bird now pitching.
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Youngblood for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferrer vs. Bird
Ferrer strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Bird
Trevino hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Allen
Luzinski hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Allen
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Allen
Maddox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Unser vs. Allen
Del Unser pinch hits for Manny Trillo.
Unser strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1979, game 2 -- Philadelphia at New York (N) Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI McBride B, rf 3 0 0 0 Flores G, rf 2 0 0 0 Bird D, p 0 0 0 0 Taveras F, ss 3 1 1 1 Rose P, 1b 3 0 0 0 Mazzilli L, cf 3 0 1 1 Schmidt M, 3b 4 1 1 1 Montanez W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Luzinski G, lf 3 0 1 0 Youngblood, lf-3b-lf 4 0 0 0 Boone B, c 3 0 1 0 Hebner R, 3b 1 0 0 0 Maddox G, cf 4 0 1 0 Norman D, lf 2 0 0 0 Trillo M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Ferrer S, 3b 1 0 0 0 Unser D, ph 1 0 0 0 Trevino A, c 3 0 1 0 Bowa L, ss 2 0 1 0 Flynn D, 2b 3 1 2 0 Saucier K, p 2 0 0 0 Falcone P, p 2 0 0 0 Eastwick R, p 0 0 0 0 Allen N, p 0 0 0 0 McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0 Anderson M, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 1 5 1 28 2 5 2 Philadelphia 000 100 000 -- 1 New York 000 010 10x -- 2 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Saucier K (L) 6.1 4 2 2 4 2 Eastwick R 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 McGraw T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Bird D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Falcone P (W) 7.2 4 1 1 5 5 Allen N (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 DP -- New York 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 6, New York 8 2B -- Bowa L, Luzinski G, Taveras F HR -- Schmidt M SB -- Taveras F CS -- Boone B, McBride B SH -- Falcone P T -- 2:37 A -- 15319
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