Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
August 19, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 19, 1978 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 8

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 2 1 0
North cf 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 1 0 0 1
Garvey 1b 5 0 2 0
Monday lf 4 1 2 0
Lacy 3b 3 0 1 0
Ferguson c 2 1 2 2
Hernandez ss 2 0 0 0
  Cey ph 1 0 0 0
  Russell ss 1 0 0 0
Sutton p 3 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Rhoden p 0 0 0 0
  Davalillo ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 4 0 0 1
Foli ss 5 0 1 0
Henderson lf 4 0 1 2
Montanez 1b 4 1 1 0
Stearns c 1 3 1 0
Boisclair rf 3 2 1 0
Randle 3b 4 0 1 2
Flynn 2b 2 1 1 1
Bruhert p 1 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  Ferrer pr 0 1 0 0
  Lockwood p 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 8 7 6
Los Angeles 100 200 001483
New York 020 104 10x870
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Sutton  L (12-10) 5.1 5 7 3 5 7
  Hough   1.2 2 1 1 1 2
  Rhoden   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
8
4
6
10
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Bruhert   4.0 4 3 3 3 3
  Murray  W (6-5) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Lockwood  SV (15) 3.0 2 1 1 3 4
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
7
9

  E–North (3), Garvey (6), Russell (22).  2B–Los Angeles Ferguson (11,off Bruhert); Lacy (14,off Lockwood), New York Stearns (19,off Sutton).  HR–Los Angeles Ferguson (12,4th inning off Bruhert 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Lacy (1,off Murray).  SF–Smith (10,off Lockwood).  IBB–Ferguson (10,by Murray); Flynn (8,by Sutton).  HBP–Stearns (5,by Sutton).  SB–Lopes 2 (34,2nd base off Bruhert/Stearns,2nd base off Lockwood/Stearns); Stearns (19,2nd base off Hough/Ferguson).  WP–Bruhert 2 (8), Lockwood (3).  HBP–Sutton (4,Stearns).  IBB–Sutton (4,Flynn); Murray (19,Ferguson).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Paul Pryor, 3B–Ed Vargo.  T–3:06.  A–22,963.
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