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Mets
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
July 3, 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 July 3, 1979 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 3, 1979 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 3, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Kobel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Christenson |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 56,285 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dutch Rennert 1B: Ed Montague 2B: Lee Weyer 3B: Harry Wendelstedt |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Elliott Maddox | Right Fielder |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | Third Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Joel Youngblood | Left Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Kobel | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
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 |
| Larry Christenson | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
July 3, 1979
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Christenson
Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Christenson
There's a wild pitch. Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Christenson
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Christenson
Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double. Taveras scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Christenson
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. Mazzilli moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stearns vs. Christenson
Stearns 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 1
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Kobel
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McBride for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Kobel
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Kobel
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
Top 2
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Christenson
Montanez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Montanez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. Christenson
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Christenson
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Montanez moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kobel vs. Christenson
Kobel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Kobel
Luzinski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Kobel
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Kobel
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trillo vs. Kobel
Trillo 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
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Christenson
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Christenson
Maddox hits a line drive towards third. Schmidt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Christenson
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Christenson
Hebner hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kobel
Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Kobel
Mike Anderson pinch hits for Larry Christenson.
Anderson hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Kobel
McBride hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Kobel
There goes Boone. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Taveras applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Saucier
Kevin Saucier now pitching.
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Saucier
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rose scoops it up and throws to first, with Saucier covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 4
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Kobel
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Kobel
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Kobel
Luzinski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. Rose goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Kobel
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Kobel
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trillo vs. Kobel
Trillo hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Saucier
Flynn hits a line drive towards first. Rose reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kobel vs. Saucier
Kobel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Saucier
Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Kobel
Boone hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Boone reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Saucier vs. Kobel
Saucier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kobel juggles the ball. That's an error on Kobel. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McBride vs. Kobel
McBride hits a line drive towards the mound. Kobel catches it and throws to second to double up Boone. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Kobel
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Saucier
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Saucier
Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Saucier
Hebner hits a line drive towards first. Rose catches it and steps on first to double up Mazzilli. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Kobel
Rose 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 -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Kobel
Luzinski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Kobel
Schmidt strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Kobel
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Saucier
Greg Gross now playing left field.
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Saucier
Montanez hits a line drive towards first. Rose reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Saucier
Youngblood hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Youngblood reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Saucier
Flynn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flores vs. Saucier
Gil Flores pinch hits for Kevin Kobel.
Flores takes first base on ball four. Youngblood moves to third. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Taveras vs. Brusstar
Warren Brusstar now pitching.
Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trillo vs. Twitchell
Wayne Twitchell now pitching.
Trillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Twitchell
Boone bunts in front of the plate. Stearns fields it and throws to first for the out. Trillo moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarver vs. Twitchell
Tim McCarver pinch hits for Warren Brusstar.
McCarver strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Twitchell
McBride hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Twitchell
Bowa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching.
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. McGraw
Tug McGraw now pitching.
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. McGraw
Mazzilli 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 -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. McGraw
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Murray
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Murray
Schmidt hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Murray
Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trillo vs. Murray
Trillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngblood throws the ball in to Hebner who relays the ball to Flynn who tags Trillo trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Gross scores. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Murray
Boone is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGraw vs. Murray
McGraw strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. McGraw
Stearns hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gross. Stearns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Montanez vs. McGraw
Montanez hits a line drive towards short. Bowa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. McGraw
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flynn vs. McGraw
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields it and throws to second for the out. Stearns moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. McGraw
Steve Henderson pinch hits for Dale Murray.
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Trillo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stearns scores. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Taveras vs. McGraw
Taveras 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
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Box Score
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Game of 7/3/1979 -- New York at Philadelphia (N)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Taveras F, ss 5 1 1 0 McBride B, rf 4 1 1 2
Maddox E, rf 3 0 0 0 Bowa L, ss 3 0 0 0
Mazzilli L, cf 3 0 2 1 Rose P, 1b 4 1 2 0
Hebner R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Luzinski G, lf 3 0 1 1
Stearns J, c 4 1 1 0 Gross G, lf 1 1 1 0
Montanez W, 1b 4 0 1 0 Schmidt M, 3b 2 0 0 0
Youngblood J, lf 4 0 2 0 Maddox G, cf 4 0 1 0
Flynn D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Trillo M, 2b 4 1 2 1
Kobel K, p 2 0 0 0 Boone B, c 2 0 2 0
Flores G, ph 0 0 0 0 Christenson L, p 0 0 0 0
Twitchell W, p 0 0 0 0 Anderson M, ph 1 0 0 0
Murray D, p 0 0 0 0 Saucier K, p 1 0 0 0
Henderson S, ph 1 0 1 1 Brusstar W, p 0 0 0 0
McCarver T, ph 1 0 0 0
McGraw T, p 1 0 0 0
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33 2 8 2 31 4 10 4
New York 100 000 001 -- 2
Philadelphia 000 100 21x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kobel K 6.0 5 1 1 2 1
Twitchell W (L) 0.2 2 2 2 1 1
Murray D 1.1 3 1 1 1 1
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Christenson L 3.0 3 1 1 1 1
Saucier K 3.2 2 0 0 2 0
Brusstar W (W) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
McGraw T (S) 2.0 3 1 1 1 0
E -- Kobel K
DP -- New York 1, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- New York 8, Philadelphia 8
2B -- Mazzilli L, Montanez W, Luzinski G, Boone B, Youngblood J, Stearns J
HR -- McBride B
CS -- Boone B
SH -- Boone B
WP -- Christenson L
T -- 2:31
A -- 56285
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