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July 31, 1978

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Top 9 R H E
Mets 1 5 3
Phillies 6 9 0
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Mets 1 5 3
Phillies 6 9 0

John Stearns Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .274
OBP .000 .364
At Bats 3 314
Hits 0 86
• Singles 0 60
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 44
RBI’s 0 47

Dick Ruthven Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 8 0
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Veterans Stadium - July 31, 1978
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Out
Dick Ruthven
Bob Boone
Richie Hebner
Ted Sizemore
Mike Schmidt
Larry Bowa
Greg Luzinski
Garry Maddox
Jerry Martin
John Stearns
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.

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Top 9 Montanez hits a popup towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Bottom 8 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Luzinski scores. There goes Hebner trying to get to home. Mazzilli throws the ball in to Stearns who tags Hebner who's trying to score from second, for the out. Boone moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 8 Boone is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Hebner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Hebner reaches second base with a double. Luzinski moves to third.
Bottom 8 Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Ed Kranepool now playing right field. Doug Flynn now playing shortstop. Joel Youngblood now playing second base. Mike Bruhert now pitching. Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn misplays the ball. That's an error on Flynn.
Top 8 Henderson is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Tim Foli. Boisclair strikes out.
Top 8 Maddox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Dale Murray. Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Youngblood tags and scores.
Top 8 Flynn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Flynn reaches second base with a double. Youngblood moves to third.
Top 8 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 7 Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murray fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Murray covering, for the out.
Top 7 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out.
Top 7 Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Montanez hits a line drive towards first. Hebner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Dale Murray now pitching. Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Luzinski tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Boone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schmidt scores. Luzinski moves to third. Hebner moves to second.
Bottom 6 Hebner is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Luzinski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. Ruthven scores. Bowa scores. Schmidt moves to third.
Bottom 6 Schmidt is walked intentionally.
Bottom 6 Bowa hits a line drive into right field. Youngblood picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Youngblood. Ruthven moves to third. Bowa moves to second.
Bottom 6 Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Foli. Ruthven moves to second.
Top 6 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Maddox takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Sizemore hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Boone hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Hebner hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Espinosa strikes out.
Top 5 Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Youngblood hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hebner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Luzinski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Schmidt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bowa hits a popup towards short. Foli settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson moves to second.
Top 4 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Maddox strikes out.
Bottom 3 Ruthven hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Sizemore hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Foli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Maddox takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Espinosa bunts towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Espinosa for the out. Flynn moves to second.
Top 3 Flynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Youngblood is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Boone hits a fly ball for a double play.
Bottom 2 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 2 Luzinski hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Montanez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Bowa hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sizemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Foli hits a line drive towards first. Hebner reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maddox for the out.