Top 1

• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taveras vs. Reuss
  
  Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Reuss
  
  Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mazzilli vs. Reuss
  
  Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Henderson vs. Reuss
  
  The ball gets by Yeager for a passed ball. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Henderson vs. Reuss
  
  Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Falcone
  
  Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Russell vs. Falcone
  
  Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopes moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Garvey vs. Falcone
  
  Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. Lopes scores. Russell moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cey vs. Falcone
  
  Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Baker vs. Falcone
  
  Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Russell scores. Baker moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ferguson vs. Falcone
  
  Ferguson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stearns vs. Reuss
  
  Stearns takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Montanez vs. Reuss
  
  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. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norman vs. Reuss
  
  Norman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Flynn vs. Reuss
  
  Flynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Norman moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Falcone vs. Reuss
  
  Falcone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Falcone
  
  Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Yeager vs. Falcone
  
  There goes Thomas. The throw from Stearns and he is out, Flynn applying the tag. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yeager vs. Falcone
  
  Yeager hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reuss vs. Falcone
  
  Reuss strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taveras vs. Reuss
  
  Taveras takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maddox vs. Reuss
  
  Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Taveras moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Mazzilli vs. Reuss
  
  Yeager fires to second and picks off Taveras for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mazzilli vs. Reuss
  
  Mazzilli hits a fly ball into right field. Ferguson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Falcone
  
  Lopes is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Falcone
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Falcone
  
  Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. Reuss
  
  Henderson strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stearns vs. Reuss
  
  Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Montanez vs. Reuss
  
  There's a wild pitch. Stearns moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Montanez vs. Reuss
  
  Montanez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomas. Montanez reaches second base with a double. Stearns scores. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Norman vs. Reuss
  
  Norman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Montanez moves to third. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Flynn vs. Reuss
  
  Flynn 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. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. Falcone
  
  Cey is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Falcone
  
  Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ferguson vs. Falcone
  
  Ferguson hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Falcone vs. Reuss
  
  Falcone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Taveras vs. Reuss
  
  Taveras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maddox vs. Reuss
  
  Reuss fires to first and has Taveras trapped. There's the throw to Lopes who tags Taveras for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Reuss
  
  Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomas vs. Falcone
  
  Thomas strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Yeager vs. Falcone
  
  Yeager hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reuss vs. Falcone
  
  Reuss strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mazzilli vs. Reuss
  
  Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. Reuss
  
  Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stearns vs. Reuss
  
  Stearns strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Falcone
  
  Lopes hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Mazzilli is chasing the ball. Lopes rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Falcone
  
  Alex Trevino now playing third base. Elliott Maddox now playing center field.
  
  Russell strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garvey vs. Falcone
  
  Garvey hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cey vs. Falcone
  
  Cey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Montanez vs. Reuss
  
  Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Norman vs. Reuss
  
  Norman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Flynn vs. Reuss
  
  Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baker vs. Falcone
  
  Baker strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ferguson vs. Falcone
  
  Ferguson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomas vs. Falcone
  
  Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Falcone fields it and throws to first for the out. Ferguson moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Yeager vs. Falcone
  
  Yeager is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Reuss vs. Falcone
  
  Reuss is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 8

• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Flores vs. Reuss
  
  Gil Flores pinch hits for Pete Falcone.
  
  Flores strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Taveras vs. Reuss
  
  Taveras hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maddox vs. Reuss
  
  Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lopes vs. Murray
  
  Dale Murray now pitching.
  
  Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Trevino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Murray
  
  Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Garvey vs. Murray
  
  There goes Russell. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Russell steals second. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Garvey vs. Murray
  
  Garvey is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cey vs. Murray
  
  Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Baker vs. Murray
  
  Baker takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to third. Garvey moves to second. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Ferguson vs. Murray
  
  Ferguson hits a popup towards third. Trevino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Trevino vs. Reuss
  
  Trevino strikes out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Henderson vs. Reuss
  
  Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stearns vs. Reuss
  
  Stearns hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baker. Stearns reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Mets, 1 - Dodgers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Montanez vs. Reuss
  
  Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Montanez for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/23/1979 -- New York at Los Angeles (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Los Angeles        AB  R  H RBI
Taveras F, ss         3  0  0  0   Lopes D, 2b           4  2  2  1   
Maddox E, 3b-cf       4  0  0  0   Russell B, ss         4  1  2  0   
Mazzilli L, cf        2  0  0  0   Garvey S, 1b          3  0  0  1   
Trevino A, 3b         1  0  0  0   Cey R, 3b             4  0  0  0   
Henderson S, lf       4  0  0  0   Baker D, lf           3  0  1  1   
Stearns J, c          3  1  2  0   Ferguson J, rf        4  0  1  0   
Montanez W, 1b        4  0  1  1   Thomas D, cf          2  0  0  0   
Norman D, rf          3  0  2  0   Yeager S, c           2  0  0  0   
Flynn D, 2b           3  0  1  0   Reuss J, p            3  0  0  0   
Falcone P, p          2  0  1  0                                      
Flores G, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
Murray D, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  1  7  1                        29  3  6  3

New York         000 100 000 --  1
Los Angeles      200 001 00x --  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Falcone P (L)         7.0  5  3  3  2  8
Murray D              1.0  1  0  0  2  0

  Los Angeles          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Reuss J (W)           9.0  7  1  1  3  4

DP -- Los Angeles 2
LOB -- New York 5, Los Angeles 6
2B -- Montanez W, Stearns J
HR -- Lopes D
SB -- Russell B
CS -- Thomas D, Taveras F
WP -- Reuss J
PB -- Yeager S
T -- 2:23
A -- 25351

    

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