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Mets
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 16, 1981
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets, played on May 16, 1981 at Dodger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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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 16, 1981 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Roberts |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Burt Hooton |
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium |
| City | Los Angeles |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 51,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Paul Pryor 2B: John McSherry 3B: Fred Brocklander |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Left Fielder |
| Joel Youngblood | Right Fielder |
| Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
| Hubie Brooks | Third Baseman |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Dave Roberts | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Los Angeles Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Lopes | Second Baseman |
| Bill Russell | Shortstop |
| Dusty Baker | Left Fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First Baseman |
| Ron Cey | Third Baseman |
| Pedro Guerrero | Right Fielder |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Derrel Thomas | Center Fielder |
| Burt Hooton | Pitcher |
| Tom Lasorda | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Dodgers
Dodger Stadium
May 16, 1981
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Hooton
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: ---
Stearns vs. Hooton
Stearns 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Hooton
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Roberts
Lopes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Roberts
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Roberts
Baker hits a line drive into left field. Kingman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kingman. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Roberts
Garvey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cey vs. Roberts
Cey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kingman. Cey reaches second base with a double. Baker scores. Garvey moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Guerrero vs. Roberts
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. Garvey scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yeager vs. Roberts
Yeager hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cey moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Roberts
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Roberts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Hooton
Kingman hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Hooton
Youngblood strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Hooton
Jorgensen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Roberts
Hooton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopes vs. Roberts
Lopes takes first base on ball four. Hooton moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Miller
Dyar Miller now pitching.
Russell bunts towards third. Brooks fields it and throws to first for the out. Hooton moves to third. Lopes moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. Miller
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hooton scores. Lopes scores. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Miller
Garvey hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cey vs. Miller
Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Hooton
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Hooton
Flynn hits a fly ball into center field. Thomas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hooton
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Hooton
Taveras 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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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Miller
Guerrero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Miller
Yeager strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Miller
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooton vs. Miller
Hooton is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Hooton
Stearns hits a fly ball into right field. Guerrero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Hooton
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Hooton
Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopes vs. Miller
Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Miller
There goes Lopes. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Lopes steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Miller
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Miller
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garvey vs. Miller
There goes Lopes. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Lopes steals third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garvey vs. Miller
Garvey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lopes scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cey vs. Miller
Cey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Miller
Guerrero takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Miller
Yeager hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Hooton
Rick Monday now playing right field. Derrel Thomas now playing second base. Pedro Guerrero now playing center field.
Youngblood hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Hooton
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brooks vs. Hooton
Brooks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Hooton
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Miller
Thomas hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooton vs. Miller
Hooton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Monday vs. Miller
Monday hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Miller
Russell hits a line drive into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Hooton
Wally Backman pinch hits for Dyar Miller.
Backman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Hooton
Taveras hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yeager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Hooton
Stearns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Backman moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mazzilli vs. Hooton
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kingman vs. Hooton
Kingman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Falcone
Pete Falcone now pitching.
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garvey vs. Falcone
Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cey vs. Falcone
Cey strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Hooton
Youngblood hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Hooton
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into right field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brooks vs. Hooton
Brooks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Falcone
Guerrero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yeager vs. Falcone
Yeager hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Guerrero moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomas vs. Falcone
Thomas hits a popup towards short. Taveras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hooton vs. Falcone
Hooton hits a fly ball into left field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Monday vs. Falcone
Monday hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Guerrero scores. There goes Yeager trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Hooton
Jay Johnstone now playing left field.
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cubbage vs. Hooton
Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Pete Falcone.
Cubbage hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thomas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Hooton
Taveras hits a fly ball into right field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Reardon
Jeff Reardon now pitching.
Russell hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Youngblood fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Youngblood. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnstone vs. Reardon
Pepe Frias pinch runs for Bill Russell.
Johnstone hits a popup towards third. Brooks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garvey vs. Reardon
Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cey vs. Reardon
Cey is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Hooton
Pepe Frias now playing shortstop.
Stearns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Hooton
Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stearns moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Hooton
Kingman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to second for the out. Stearns moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Dodgers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Youngblood vs. Hooton
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frias fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1981 -- New York at Los Angeles (N)
New York AB R H RBI Los Angeles AB R H RBI
Taveras F, ss 4 0 0 0 Lopes D, 2b 2 3 1 1
Stearns J, c 3 0 1 0 Monday R, rf 2 0 1 1
Mazzilli L, cf 4 0 1 0 Russell B, ss 4 0 1 0
Kingman D, lf 4 0 0 0 Frias P, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Youngblood J, rf 4 0 1 0 Baker D, lf 4 1 2 2
Jorgensen M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Johnstone J, lf 1 0 0 0
Brooks H, 3b 3 0 1 0 Garvey S, 1b 4 2 1 1
Flynn D, 2b 3 0 0 0 Cey R, 3b 5 1 2 3
Roberts D, p 0 0 0 0 Guerrero P, rf-cf 3 1 2 1
Miller D, p 1 0 1 0 Yeager S, c 4 0 1 0
Backman W, ph 1 0 1 0 Thomas D, cf-2b 4 0 0 0
Falcone P, p 0 0 0 0 Hooton B, p 4 1 2 0
Cubbage M, ph 1 0 0 0
Reardon J, p 0 0 0 0
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31 0 6 0 37 9 13 9
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Los Angeles 320 300 10x -- 9
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Roberts D (L)* 1.0 4 5 5 2 0
Miller D 4.0 5 3 0 1 2
Falcone P 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
Reardon J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton B (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 5
* Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd
E -- Kingman D, Taveras F 2, Youngblood J
DP -- Los Angeles 2
LOB -- New York 5, Los Angeles 8
2B -- Cey R, Russell B
HR -- Lopes D, Cey R
SB -- Lopes D 2
SH -- Russell B
T -- 2:21
A -- 51000
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