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Phillies
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 6, 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 6, 1979 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 6, 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 6, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nino Espinosa |
Home Starting Pitcher | Doug Rau |
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
City | Los Angeles |
State | CA |
Attendance | 42,184 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim Scott 1B: Lanny Harris 2B: Boyd Mauer 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 |
Ramon Aviles | Second Baseman |
Nino Espinosa | Pitcher |
Danny Ozark | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
Bill Russell | Shortstop |
Gary Thomasson | Center Fielder |
Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
Joe Ferguson | Right Fielder |
Steve Yeager | Catcher |
Doug Rau | Pitcher |
Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 6, 1979
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Rau
McBride is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Rau
Bowa hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McBride moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rose vs. Rau
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. McBride moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Luzinski vs. Rau
Luzinski is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Rau
Schmidt takes first base on ball four. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maddox vs. Rau
Maddox strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Espinosa
Lopes strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Espinosa
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Espinosa
Thomasson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Espinosa
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox 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: ---
Boone vs. Rau
Boone hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aviles vs. Rau
There goes Boone. The throw from Yeager and he is out, Russell applying the tag. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Rau
Aviles 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Rau
Espinosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McBride vs. Rau
McBride hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Espinosa
Cey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Cey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Espinosa
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cey moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ferguson vs. Espinosa
Ferguson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Yeager vs. Espinosa
Yeager is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rau vs. Espinosa
Rau hits a line drive into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Rau
Bowa hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Rau
Rose hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Rau
Luzinski 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Rau
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Espinosa
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Espinosa
Russell 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: ---
Thomasson vs. Espinosa
Thomasson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garvey vs. Espinosa
Garvey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomasson moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cey vs. Espinosa
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rau
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rau
Boone hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Rau
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Espinosa
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ferguson vs. Espinosa
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yeager vs. Espinosa
Yeager hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Rau
Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Rau
McBride is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Rau
Bowa hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rau vs. Espinosa
Rau 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: ---
Lopes vs. Espinosa
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Espinosa
There goes Lopes. The throw from Boone and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Espinosa
Russell strikes out. There goes Lopes. The throw from Boone and Lopes is out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Rau
Rose hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Rau
Luzinski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmidt vs. Rau
Schmidt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Rau
Maddox strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Rau
Boone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aviles vs. Rau
Aviles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Aviles reaches second base with a double. Boone moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Espinosa vs. Rau
Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Rau, and towards Lopes, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Espinosa
Thomasson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Espinosa
Garvey hits a line drive towards short. Bowa reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Espinosa
Cey 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, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Rau
McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Rau
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Rau
Rose takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Rau
Luzinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rose moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Rau
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Espinosa
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Espinosa
Ferguson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Espinosa
Reggie Smith pinch hits for Steve Yeager.
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joshua vs. Espinosa
Von Joshua pinch hits for Doug Rau.
Joshua strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Reuss
Von Joshua now playing right field. Joe Ferguson now catching. Jerry Reuss now pitching.
Maddox hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Reuss
Boone bunts towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aviles vs. Reuss
Aviles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maddox scores. Aviles moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Espinosa vs. Reuss
Espinosa hits a fly ball into center field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Reuss
McBride hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Aviles scores. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Reuss
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Espinosa
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Espinosa
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Espinosa
Thomasson 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
Top 9
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Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rose vs. Reuss
Rose hits a fly ball into right field. Joshua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Reuss
Luzinski hits a fly ball into right field. Joshua settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Reuss
Schmidt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Espinosa
Mike Anderson now playing left field.
Garvey 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, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Espinosa
Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Espinosa
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Espinosa
Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Schmidt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/6/1979 -- Philadelphia at Los Angeles (D) Philadelphia AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI McBride B, rf 4 0 1 1 Lopes D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bowa L, ss 5 0 1 0 Russell B, ss 4 0 0 0 Rose P, 1b 4 0 1 0 Thomasson G, cf 4 0 2 0 Luzinski G, lf 4 1 2 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Anderson M, lf 0 0 0 0 Cey R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Schmidt M, 3b 4 1 1 2 Baker D, lf 3 0 1 0 Maddox G, cf 4 1 1 0 Ferguson J, rf-c 4 0 0 0 Boone B, c 3 0 2 0 Yeager S, c 1 0 0 0 Aviles R, 2b 4 1 2 1 Smith R, ph 1 0 0 0 Espinosa N, p 4 0 1 0 Reuss J, p 0 0 0 0 Rau D, p 2 0 0 0 Joshua V, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 12 4 32 0 6 0 Philadelphia 000 002 020 -- 4 Los Angeles 000 000 000 -- 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Espinosa N (W) 9.0 6 0 0 2 6 Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO Rau D (L) 7.0 9 2 2 2 3 Reuss J 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 DP -- Philadelphia 1, Los Angeles 1 LOB -- Philadelphia 10, Los Angeles 7 2B -- Cey R, Aviles R HR -- Schmidt M SB -- Lopes D CS -- Boone B, Lopes D SH -- Boone B HBP -- by Rau D (McBride B), by Rau D (Luzinski G) T -- 2:12 A -- 42184
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