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May 7, 1979

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Top 9 R H E
Mets 2 8 1
Dodgers 5 7 0
Top 9 R H E
Mets 2 8 1
Dodgers 5 7 0

Frank Taveras Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .218
OBP .250 .262
At Bats 4 101
Hits 1 22
• Singles 1 17
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 0 2

Bob Welch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 0
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Dodger Stadium - May 7, 1979
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Out
Bob Welch
Steve Yeager
Steve Garvey
Ted Martinez
Ron Cey
Bill Russell
Dusty Baker
Derrel Thomas
Reggie Smith
Frank Taveras
Joel Youngblood

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 2 8 1 8
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 7 0 7
Winning Pitcher Burt Hooton
Losing Pitcher Pete Falcone
Save Bob Welch
Game Winning RBI Bill Russell
Attendance 27,230
Time of Game 2 hours 34 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops it up and throws to first, with Welch covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Ron Hodges pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell. Hodges strikes out.
Top 9 Bob Welch now pitching. Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Youngblood takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Hooton hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 There goes Thomas. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Flynn applying the tag.
Bottom 8 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Stearns hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Baker hits a line drive into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Cey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Smith strikes out.
Top 7 Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hebner hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ted Martinez now playing second base. Taveras hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ted Martinez pinch runs for Rick Monday. Russell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rick Monday pinch hits for Davey Lopes. Monday takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Hooton strikes out.
Bottom 6 Yeager hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Stearns for a passed ball. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 6 Wayne Twitchell now pitching. Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Dwight Bernard. Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Kranepool hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.
Bottom 5 Cey takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second.
Bottom 5 Garvey hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dwight Bernard now pitching. Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lopes scores. Russell scores.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a line drive into center field. Mazzilli picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mazzilli. Yeager scores. Hooton scores. Lopes moves to third. Russell moves to second.
Bottom 5 Lopes takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 There's a wild pitch. Yeager moves to third. Hooton moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hooton bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Yeager moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Yeager hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Stearns hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores. Montanez moves to second.
Top 5 There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Yeager and he is safe. Mazzilli steals second.
Top 5 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hebner for the out.
Top 5 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Thomas 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 4 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Cey hits a line drive towards short. Taveras reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Garvey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Falcone strikes out.
Top 4 Flynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngblood moves to third.
Top 4 Youngblood hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Kranepool hits a line drive towards short. Russell reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stearns hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 3 Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hooton moves to second.
Bottom 3 Lopes is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Hooton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Yeager is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Montanez 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.
Top 3 Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. Falcone moves to third. Hebner moves to second.
Top 3 Hebner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Falcone moves to second.
Top 3 Taveras hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Falcone takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Thomas 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 2 Baker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Baker reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hebner fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Kranepool strikes out.
Bottom 1 Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Lopes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stearns hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Montanez strikes out.
Top 1 Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Taveras moves to third.
Top 1 Hebner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.