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Retrosheet Boxscore: Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 2

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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 2

Day

Game Played on Monday, May 7, 1979 (N) at Dodger Stadium

NY  N    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
LA  N    0  0  0    1  4  0    0  0  x  -   5  7  0
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Taveras ss                    5   0   1   0       0   0       3   2
Hebner 3b                     4   0   1   0       0   0       1   3
Mazzilli cf                   3   1   2   0       1   0       2   0
Montanez 1b                   4   0   1   1       0   1       8   0
Stearns c                     4   0   0   0       0   0       5   1
Kranepool rf                  4   1   1   1       0   1       0   0
Youngblood lf                 3   0   1   0       1   0       3   0
Flynn 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       2   2
Falcone p                     1   0   0   0       1   1       0   0
  Bernard p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Maddox ph                   1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Twitchell p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hodges ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Totals                       34   2   8   2       3   4      24   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Hebner-Montanez.
E: Mazzilli (2).
PB: Stearns (1).
BATTING - 
HR: Kranepool (1,6th inning off Hooton 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Montanez (1,off Hooton).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Mazzilli (8,2nd base off Hooton/Yeager).
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Lopes 2b                      2   1   0   0       1   1       0   1
  Monday ph                   0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Martinez pr,2b              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Russell ss                    4   1   2   2       0   0       2   3
Smith rf                      4   0   1   2       0   2       4   0
Garvey 1b                     4   1   1   1       0   0       9   1
Cey 3b                        2   0   0   0       2   0       1   1
Baker lf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Thomas cf                     2   0   0   0       2   0       3   0
Yeager c                      4   1   1   0       0   1       5   0
Hooton p                      3   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
  Welch p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       29   5   7   5       6   5      27   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lopes-Russell-Garvey.
BATTING - 
2B: Baker (6,off Falcone).
HR: Garvey (4,4th inning off Falcone 0 on 0 out).
SH: Hooton (1,off Falcone).
GDP: Baker (2,off Bernard).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Thomas (1,2nd base by Twitchell/Stearns).
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Falcone L(0-3)                4     6   5   4   1   3   1  20
Bernard                       1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4
Twitchell                     3     0   0   0   4   2   0  12
Totals                        8     7   5   4   6   5   1  36
Falcone faced 4 batters in the 5th inning
WP: Falcone (4).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Bernard 2-2.
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Los Angeles Dodgers          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hooton W(3-2)                 8     8   2   2   3   3   1  34
Welch SV(1)                   1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                        9     8   2   2   3   4   1  37
Hooton faced 1 batter in the 9th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Welch 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Charlie Lupo, 1B - Dale Williams, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Jim Scott
Time of Game: 2:34   Attendance: 27230
Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 Los Angeles Dodgers      
1. Taveras             ss        Lopes               2b
2. Hebner              3b        Russell             ss
3. Mazzilli            cf        Smith               rf
4. Montanez            1b        Garvey              1b
5. Stearns             c         Cey                 3b
6. Kranepool           rf        Baker               lf
7. Youngblood          lf        Thomas              cf
8. Flynn               2b        Yeager              c
9. Falcone             p         Hooton              p

METS 1ST: Taveras singled to shortstop; Hebner popped to first
in foul territory; Mazzilli singled to center [Taveras to
third]; Montanez struck out; Stearns popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 1ST: Lopes popped to first in foul territory; Russell
flied out to left; Smith flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool struck out; Youngblood flied out to left;
Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Garvey flied out to center; Cey grounded out (third
to first); Baker doubled to left; Thomas grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 3RD: Falcone walked; Taveras flied out to left; Hebner
singled to center [Falcone to second]; Mazzilli walked [Falcone
to third, Hebner to second]; Montanez grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Mazzilli out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 3RD: Yeager was called out on strikes; Hooton singled to
left; Lopes was called out on strikes; Russell singled to left
[Hooton to second]; Smith struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Mets 0, Dodgers 0.

METS 4TH: Stearns popped to first; Kranepool lined to shortstop;
Youngblood singled to left; Flynn singled to left [Youngblood to
third]; Falcone struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Dodgers 0.

DODGERS 4TH: Garvey homered to center; Cey lined to shortstop;
Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Dodgers 1.

METS 5TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Hebner
grounded out (first unassisted); Mazzilli singled to second;
Mazzilli stole second; Montanez singled to right [Mazzilli
scored, Montanez to second (on throw to home)]; Stearns popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Dodgers 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Yeager singled to right; Hooton reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Yeager to second]; Falcone
threw a wild pitch [Yeager to third, Hooton to second]; Lopes
walked; Russell singled to center [Yeager scored, Hooton scored,
Lopes to third (error by Mazzilli), Russell to second]; BERNARD
REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); Smith singled to right [Lopes
scored, Russell scored (unearned)]; Garvey popped to shortstop;
Cey walked [Smith to second]; Baker grounded into a double play
(third to first) [Smith out at third]; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Dodgers 5.

METS 6TH: Kranepool homered to right; Youngblood flied out to
center; Flynn flied out to right; MADDOX BATTED FOR BERNARD;
Maddox grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mets 2, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 6TH: TWITCHELL REPLACED MADDOX (PITCHING); Thomas
walked; Stearns allowed a passed ball [Thomas to second]; Yeager
popped to shortstop; Hooton struck out; MONDAY BATTED FOR LOPES;
Monday walked; MARTINEZ RAN FOR MONDAY; Russell made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 5.

METS 7TH: MARTINEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Taveras popped
to catcher in foul territory; Hebner flied to right in foul
territory; Mazzilli flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mets 2, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 7TH: Smith struck out; Garvey grounded out (third to
first); Cey walked; Baker lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Mets 2, Dodgers 5.

METS 8TH: Montanez flied out to center; Stearns popped to third
in foul territory; Kranepool flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 5.

DODGERS 8TH: Thomas walked; Thomas was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first);
Hooton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers
5.

METS 9TH: Youngblood walked; WELCH REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING);
Flynn flied out to right; HODGES BATTED FOR TWITCHELL; Hodges
struck out; Taveras grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Dodgers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets             2   8   1    8
 Dodgers          5   7   0    7
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