Sunday April 29, 1979
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New York Mets 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, April 29, 1979 (Day game) at Shea Stadium

Dodgers 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 Mets 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 x - 6 9 2 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Lopes 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 .208 Taveras ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 .239 Russell ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Hebner 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .242 Thomasson cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Mazzilli cf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .324 Garvey 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .319 Montanez 1b 3 1 0 0 1 1 .156 Cey 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Stearns c 4 0 2 1 0 0 .214 Baker lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .325 Youngblood rf,lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .316 Joshua rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .316 Henderson lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .258 Yeager c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .175 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Messersmith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scott p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Sutcliffe p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Bernard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .185 Boisclair ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .313 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Murray p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monday ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Flores rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556 Martinez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Totals 37 3 10 3 0 4 Totals 30 6 9 6 3 3 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 19,982 Left on Base: Dodgers 7, Mets 4 DP: Dodgers 0, Mets 1 Errors: Taveras, Murray Doubles: Stearns (4), Boisclair (1) Home Runs: Youngblood (4) Stolen Bases: Lopes (6), Taveras (4), Hebner (1), Mazzilli (5) Caught Stealing: Stearns (2), Youngblood (2) Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (1) GIDP: Sutcliffe (1) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Messersmith 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 0 4 4.94 Sutcliffe L(1-2) 5.2 6 2 2 0 2 1 22 2.53 Hough 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 8 6.00 Totals 8 9 6 6 3 3 1 34 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Scott 4.1 6 3 3 0 1 0 17 3.97 Bernard 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2.61 Murray W(1-2) 3.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.76 Lockwood SV(3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.38 Totals 9 10 3 3 0 4 0 37 Passed Balls: Yeager (3) Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Bob Nelson, 2B - Don Slattery, 3B - Harold Siroka DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Russell singled to left; Russell was picked off first (pitcher to first); Thomasson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Hebner flied out to center; Mazzilli singled to center [Taveras scored]; Montanez walked [Mazzilli to second]; SUTCLIFFE REPLACED MESSERSMITH (PITCHING); Stearns doubled to left [Mazzilli scored, Montanez to third]; Youngblood grounded out (pitcher to first); Henderson singled to second [Montanez scored, Stearns to third]; Flynn grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 3. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey popped to second; Cey grounded out (shortstop to first); Baker lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 3. METS 2ND: Scott struck out; Taveras popped to second; Hebner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 3. DODGERS 3RD: Joshua singled to right; Yeager struck out; Sutcliffe grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Joshua out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 3. METS 3RD: Mazzilli struck out; Montanez flied out to center; Stearns singled to center; Stearns was caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 3. DODGERS 4TH: Lopes popped to second; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomasson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 3. METS 4TH: Youngblood popped to third in foul territory; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first to shortstop to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 3. DODGERS 5TH: Garvey singled to center; Cey flied out to center; Baker singled to left [Garvey to second]; Joshua singled to center [Garvey scored, Baker to second]; Yeager singled to left [Baker scored, Joshua to second]; BERNARD REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Sutcliffe struck out; Lopes singled to center [Joshua scored, Yeager to second]; Russell flied out to left; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 3. METS 5TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR BERNARD; Boisclair doubled to left; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Boisclair to third]; Hebner singled to center [Boisclair scored]; Yeager allowed a passed ball [Hebner to second]; Mazzilli flied out to left; Montanez flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 4. DODGERS 6TH: MURRAY REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Thomasson grounded out (first unassisted); Garvey struck out; Cey grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 4. METS 6TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Youngblood homered; Henderson popped to second; Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 5. DODGERS 7TH: Baker reached on an error by Taveras [Baker to first]; Joshua grounded out (first unassisted) [Baker to second]; Yeager grounded out (shortstop to first); SMITH BATTED FOR SUTCLIFFE; Smith was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 5. METS 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Murray popped to shortstop; Taveras flied out to left; Hebner walked; Hebner stole second; Mazzilli singled to center [Hebner scored]; Mazzilli stole second; Montanez struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 6. DODGERS 8TH: Lopes singled to left; Lopes stole second; Russell flied out to right; Thomasson lined to second; Garvey singled to third [Lopes to third]; Cey flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 6. METS 8TH: Stearns grounded out (catcher unassisted); Youngblood singled to left; Youngblood was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 6. DODGERS 9TH: Baker grounded out (second to first); Joshua grounded out (second to first); DAVALILLO BATTED FOR YEAGER; Davalillo reached on an error by Murray [Davalillo to first]; MONDAY BATTED FOR HOUGH; Monday singled to center [Davalillo to second]; MARTINEZ RAN FOR MONDAY; LOCKWOOD REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); FLORES REPLACED MURRAY (PLAYING RF); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Lopes forced Davalillo (shortstop to third); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 3, Mets 6.

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