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May 24, 1979

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Mike Vail Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .303
OBP .000 .378
At Bats 0 33
Hits 0 10
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 6

Skip Lockwood Season Stats

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0 5 6
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Shea Stadium - May 24, 1979
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Strikeout
Skip Lockwood
John Stearns
Willie Montanez
Doug Flynn
Richie Hebner
Frank Taveras
Steve Henderson
Lee Mazzilli
Joel Youngblood
Mike Vail
Jerry Martin
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

Mike Vail pinch hits for Mick Kelleher. Vail strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn misplays the ball. That's an error on Flynn.
Bottom 8 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Scot Thompson now playing left field. Stearns strikes out.
Top 8 Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Scot Thompson pinch hits for Sam Mejias. Thompson bunts towards the mound. Lockwood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buckner moves to second.
Top 8 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 John Stearns now catching. Skip Lockwood now pitching. Sizemore strikes out.
Bottom 7 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Mick Kelleher now playing third base. Dick Tidrow now pitching. Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 De Jesus hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Larry Biittner pinch hits for Mike Krukow. Biittner hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Blackwell hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ontiveros hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Hebner hits a fly ball into left field. Mejias settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murcer. Mazzilli reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sam Mejias now playing left field. Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Murcer strikes out.
Top 6 Kingman strikes out.
Bottom 5 Zachry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Flynn is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Hodges hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Montanez tags and scores.
Bottom 5 There goes Henderson. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Henderson steals second.
Bottom 5 Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores. Montanez moves to third.
Bottom 5 Montanez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hebner for the out. Mazzilli moves to third.
Bottom 5 There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Blackwell and he is safe. Mazzilli steals second.
Bottom 5 Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Buckner hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Sizemore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Sizemore reaches second base with a double. Ontiveros scores. De Jesus moves to third.
Top 5 De Jesus takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Krukow bunts towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Flynn covering, for the out. Ontiveros moves to second.
Top 5 Blackwell hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Ontiveros is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 4 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Youngblood strikes out.
Bottom 4 Zachry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Murcer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Kingman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Flynn for the out.
Bottom 3 Hodges is walked intentionally.
Bottom 3 Henderson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Buckner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Montanez hits a line drive into left field. Kingman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kingman. Mazzilli scores. Hebner moves to third. Montanez moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 3 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore misplays the ball. That's an error on Sizemore. Youngblood scores. Mazzilli moves to third.
Bottom 3 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Taveras bunts towards first. Buckner scoops it up and throws to first, with Sizemore covering, for the out. Youngblood moves to second.
Bottom 3 Youngblood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 De Jesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachry fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Krukow bunts in front of the plate. Hodges fields it and throws to first for the out. Blackwell moves to second.
Top 3 Blackwell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Zachry strikes out.
Bottom 2 Flynn hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hodges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ontiveros fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Ontiveros is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Murcer hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. De Jesus fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Hebner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ontiveros settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. Taveras moves to second.
Bottom 1 Taveras is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kingman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Buckner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Sizemore hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 De Jesus hits a popup towards the mound. Zachry settles under it and makes the catch for the out.