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Phillies
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 4, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on May 4, 1979 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 4, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Home Team |
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 4, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Randy Lerch |
Home Starting Pitcher | Don Sutton |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | 42,717 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Boyd Mauer 1B: Lanny Harris 2B: Charlie Lupo 3B: Bill Williams |
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 |
Bob Boone | Catcher |
Rudy Meoli | Second Baseman |
Randy Lerch | Pitcher |
Danny Ozark | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Bill Russell | Shortstop |
Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
Joe Ferguson | Right Fielder |
Derrel Thomas | Center Fielder |
Steve Yeager | Catcher |
Don Sutton | Pitcher |
Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 4, 1979
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Sutton
McBride hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Sutton
Bowa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Sutton
There goes Bowa. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Lopes applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Sutton
Rose hits a line drive into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Lerch
Lopes hits a popup towards short. Bowa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lerch
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Lerch
There goes Russell. The throw from Boone and he is out, Meoli applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Lerch
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Sutton
Luzinski strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Sutton
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Sutton
Yeager fires to first and picks off Schmidt. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Sutton
Maddox strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Lerch
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Lerch
Cey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Lerch
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. Cey moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Lerch
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cey moves to third. Ferguson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yeager vs. Lerch
Yeager is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Sutton
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. Sutton
Meoli hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Sutton
Lerch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Lerch
Sutton hits a popup towards first. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Lerch
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lerch
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Sutton
McBride takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Sutton
Bowa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Sutton
Rose hits a line drive towards short. Russell catches it and throws to second to double up McBride. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Sutton
Luzinski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Lerch
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Lerch
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Lerch
Cey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Lerch
Ferguson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Lerch
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ferguson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Lerch
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Sutton
Schmidt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Sutton
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Sutton
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meoli vs. Sutton
Meoli hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sutton vs. Lerch
Sutton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Lerch
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lerch
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lerch vs. Sutton
Lerch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lerch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Sutton
McBride hits a line drive into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Sutton
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Lerch
Baker hits a line drive into left field. Luzinski picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Luzinski. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Lerch
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meoli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cey vs. Lerch
Cey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Cey reaches second base with a double. Baker scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ferguson vs. Lerch
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lerch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Lerch
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Sutton
Rose hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Rose reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luzinski vs. Sutton
Luzinski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Sutton
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maddox vs. Sutton
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Boone vs. Sutton
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rose tags and scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Unser vs. Sutton
Del Unser pinch hits for Rudy Meoli.
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey juggles the ball. That's an error on Garvey. Luzinski scores. Schmidt moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lerch vs. Sutton
Lerch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Lerch
Ramon Aviles now playing second base.
Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mota vs. Lerch
Manny Mota pinch hits for Don Sutton.
Mota hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Lerch
Lopes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Lerch
There goes Lopes. The throw from Boone and he is out, Aviles applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Hough
Charlie Hough now pitching.
McBride hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Hough
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey juggles the ball. That's an error on Garvey. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rose vs. Hough
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lerch
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Lerch
Baker hits a popup towards first. Rose settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Lerch
Garvey hits a line drive into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Hough
Luzinski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmidt vs. Hough
Mike Anderson pinch runs for Greg Luzinski.
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. Hough
Maddox is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Hough
There goes Maddox. The throw from Yeager and he is safe. Maddox steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Hough
Boone strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Aviles vs. Hough
Aviles hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Anderson scores. Maddox scores. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lerch vs. Hough
Lerch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aviles moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McBride vs. Rautzhan
Lance Rautzhan now pitching.
McBride hits a line drive towards first. Garvey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Lerch
Mike Anderson now playing left field.
Cey hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Lerch
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Lerch
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Lerch
Yeager hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/4/1979 -- Philadelphia at Los Angeles (N) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI McBride B, rf 4 0 0 0 Lopes D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bowa L, ss 4 0 2 0 Russell B, ss 4 0 1 0 Rose P, 1b 4 1 1 0 Baker D, lf 4 1 1 0 Luzinski G, lf 4 1 2 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Anderson M, pr-lf 0 1 0 0 Cey R, 3b 3 1 2 2 Schmidt M, 3b 2 1 1 1 Ferguson J, rf 2 0 0 0 Maddox G, cf 3 1 0 0 Thomas D, cf 3 0 1 0 Boone B, c 3 0 0 1 Yeager S, c 4 0 0 0 Meoli R, 2b 2 0 0 0 Sutton D, p 2 0 0 0 Unser D, ph 1 0 0 0 Mota M, ph 1 0 0 0 Aviles R, 2b 1 0 1 2 Hough C, p 0 0 0 0 Lerch R, p 4 0 1 0 Rautzhan L, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 5 8 4 31 2 6 2 Philadelphia 000 010 202 -- 5 Los Angeles 000 101 000 -- 2 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Lerch R (W) 9.0 6 2 2 4 1 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Sutton D (L) 7.0 5 3 2 3 5 Hough C 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 Rautzhan L 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Luzinski G, Garvey S 2 DP -- Los Angeles 2 LOB -- Philadelphia 5, Los Angeles 6 2B -- Cey R, Rose P, Luzinski G HR -- Cey R, Schmidt M SB -- Maddox G CS -- Bowa L, Russell B, Lopes D SF -- Boone B T -- 2:13 A -- 42717
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