Mets @ Dodgers
September 2, 1978

Back Home
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 5 8 1
Dodgers 3 9 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 5 8 1
Dodgers 3 9 1

Davey Lopes Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .276
OBP .500 .359
At Bats 4 485
Hits 2 134
• Singles 2 96
• Doubles 0 21
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 14
Walks 0 63
RBI’s 0 46

Dale Murray Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 5 4
Close
Dodger Stadium - September 2, 1978
Out
Dale Murray
Ron Hodges
Willie Montanez
Bobby Valentine
Lenny Randle
Doug Flynn
Steve Henderson
Lee Mazzilli
Bruce Boisclair
Davey Lopes

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 5 8 1 3
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 9 1 7
Winning Pitcher Dale Murray
Losing Pitcher Charlie Hough
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 49,818
Time of Game 2 hours 34 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Lee Lacy pinch hits for Ted Martinez. Lacy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Valentine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Steve Henderson now playing left field. Russell hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 9 Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Boisclair bunts towards the mound. Rautzhan juggles the ball. That's an error on Rautzhan. Ferrer scores. Montanez goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Sergio Ferrer pinch runs for Ed Kranepool. Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores. Ferrer moves to second.
Top 9 Lance Rautzhan now pitching. Kranepool takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Mazzilli moves to second.
Top 9 Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Ferguson is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Monday strikes out.
Bottom 8 Dale Murray now pitching. Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Randle strikes out.
Top 8 Ted Martinez now playing third base. Charlie Hough now pitching. Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Nino Espinosa. Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Martinez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cey hits a line drive towards short. Flynn reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Garvey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 North hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Lopes. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Lopes steals third.
Bottom 7 The umpire calls a balk on Espinosa Lopes moves to second.
Bottom 7 Lopes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Vic Davalillo pinch hits for Bob Welch. Davalillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Welch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hodges hits a fly ball into right field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Boisclair hits a popup towards short. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Ferguson hits a fly ball into left field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Monday hits a popup towards short. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a fly ball towards center. Mazzilli settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Mazzilli.
Top 6 Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Valentine tags and scores.
Top 6 Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Espinosa scores. Valentine moves to third.
Top 6 Valentine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Monday. Valentine reaches second base with a double. Espinosa moves to third.
Top 6 Randle hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Espinosa bunts towards third. Cey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Garvey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 North hits a popup towards short. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hodges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of North. Hodges reaches second base with a double.
Top 5 Boisclair hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Welch hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ferguson moves to third.
Bottom 4 Ferguson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kranepool. Ferguson reaches second base with a double. Baker goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Monday hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Valentine settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into right field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Valentine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Welch fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Cey hits a line drive into left field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Garvey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 North hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lopes moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Espinosa strikes out.
Top 3 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hodges is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Welch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ferguson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Ferguson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Monday hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Baker. The throw from Hodges and he is out, Valentine applying the tag.
Bottom 2 Baker takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Boisclair strikes out.
Top 2 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Welch covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopes strikes out.
Top 1 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Valentine hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopes reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Randle hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.