Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
April 28, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1979 at Shea Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0
Russell ss 4 0 0 0
Smith rf 1 1 0 0
  Thomasson rf 0 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 0 0 0
Cey 3b 2 0 1 0
Baker lf 4 0 2 1
Thomas cf 3 1 0 0
Yeager c 4 1 1 2
Hooton p 4 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 4 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 1 0 0 0
  Boisclair rf 3 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 0
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Youngblood rf,3b 3 1 1 1
Stearns c 3 0 1 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0
Falcone p 2 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 0 0 0 0
  Bernard p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 4 1
Los Angeles 000 021 000340
New York 000 010 000141
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  W (2-2) 9.0 4 1 1 1 8
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  L (0-1) 7.2 4 3 3 6 3
  Murray   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Bernard   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
6
5

  E–Montanez (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Los Angeles Baker (4,off Falcone), New York Flynn (1,off Hooton).  HR–Los Angeles Yeager (3,5th inning off Falcone 1 on, 1 out), New York Youngblood (3,5th inning off Hooton 0 on, 0 out).  IBB–Cey (3,by Falcone).  WP–Falcone 3 (3).  IBB–Falcone (2,Cey).  U-HP–Steve Fields, 1B–Bob Nelson, 2B–Harold Siroka, 3B–Mike Barston.  T–2:10.  A–11,426.
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