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Mets
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
April 21, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets, played on April 21, 1979 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | April 21, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 21, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Neil Allen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Nino Espinosa |
Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 31,851 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Nelson 1B: Joe Myers 2B: Tom Telford 3B: John Schleyer |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
Ron Hodges | Catcher |
Joel Youngblood | Right Fielder |
Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
Neil Allen | Pitcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Nino Espinosa | Pitcher |
Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
April 21, 1979
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Espinosa
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Espinosa
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo misplays the ball. That's an error on Trillo. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Espinosa
Hebner takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazzilli vs. Espinosa
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Montanez vs. Espinosa
Montanez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Allen
McBride takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Allen
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Allen fields it and throws to first for the out. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rose vs. Allen
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Allen
Luzinski hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmidt vs. Allen
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McBride scores. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maddox vs. Allen
There goes Schmidt. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Schmidt steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maddox vs. Allen
Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Espinosa
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Espinosa
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Espinosa
Flynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Allen
Trillo hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Allen
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Espinosa vs. Allen
Espinosa bunts towards the mound. Allen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first, with Flynn covering - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Espinosa
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Espinosa
Taveras hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Espinosa
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Allen
McBride strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Allen
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bowa for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Allen
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Allen
Luzinski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Espinosa
Hebner strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Espinosa
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Espinosa
Montanez hits a line drive into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Allen
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Allen
Maddox hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mazzilli who is chasing the ball. Maddox reaches third base with a triple. Schmidt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trillo vs. Allen
Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maddox scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Allen
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Espinosa vs. Allen
Espinosa hits a line drive towards left. Henderson catches it and throws to first to double up Trillo. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Espinosa
Hodges hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Hodges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. Espinosa
Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Espinosa
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boisclair vs. Espinosa
Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Neil Allen.
Boisclair hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Bernard
Dwight Bernard now pitching. Kelvin Chapman now playing second base.
McBride 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 -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Bernard
Bowa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Bernard
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luzinski vs. Bernard
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Espinosa
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Espinosa
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. Espinosa
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hebner for the out. Taveras moves to third. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mazzilli vs. Espinosa
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Montanez vs. Espinosa
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
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Bernard
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Bernard
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 -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Bernard
Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Bernard
Boone hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Espinosa
Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Espinosa
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Espinosa
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching. John Stearns now catching.
Espinosa hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Murray
McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Murray
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
Top 8
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Espinosa
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Espinosa
Taveras hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Espinosa
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hebner vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching.
Hebner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Trillo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazzilli vs. McGraw
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Murray
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Murray
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Murray
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Murray
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. McGraw
Greg Gross now playing left field.
Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flores vs. McGraw
Gil Flores pinch hits for Dale Murray.
Flores strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. McGraw
Youngblood hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. McGraw
Chapman strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1979 -- New York at Philadelphia (N) New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Taveras F, ss 4 0 2 0 McBride B, rf 3 1 0 0 Henderson S, lf 3 0 1 0 Bowa L, ss 4 0 1 0 Hebner R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Rose P, 1b 1 0 1 0 Mazzilli L, cf 4 0 0 0 Luzinski G, lf 4 0 0 0 Montanez W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gross G, lf 0 0 0 0 Hodges R, c 3 0 1 0 Schmidt M, 3b 3 1 2 1 Murray D, p 0 0 0 0 Maddox G, cf 4 1 1 1 Flores G, ph 1 0 0 0 Trillo M, 2b 3 0 2 1 Youngblood J, rf 4 0 1 0 Boone B, c 3 0 1 0 Flynn D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Espinosa N, p 3 0 0 0 Chapman K, 2b 2 0 0 0 McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0 Allen N, p 1 0 0 0 Boisclair B, ph 1 0 0 0 Bernard D, p 0 0 0 0 Stearns J, c 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 0 5 0 28 3 8 3 New York 000 000 000 -- 0 Philadelphia 100 200 00x -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Allen N (L) 4.0 5 3 3 3 1 Bernard D 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 Murray D 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Espinosa N (W) 7.1 4 0 0 2 2 McGraw T (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 E -- Trillo M DP -- New York 4 LOB -- New York 8, Philadelphia 6 2B -- Hodges R 3B -- Maddox G SB -- Schmidt M T -- 2:14 A -- 31851
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