Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
July 10, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 10, 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 7, New York Mets 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Thomas 2b 5 0 2 2
Russell ss 5 2 2 0
Smith rf 5 1 1 1
Garvey 1b 3 1 1 0
Cey 3b 4 0 1 1
  Martinez 3b 1 0 0 0
Joshua lf 4 1 3 2
Thomasson cf 3 1 0 0
Yeager c 4 1 1 0
Welch p 0 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Oates ph 1 0 0 0
  Lewallyn p 0 0 0 0
  Sutcliffe ph 1 0 0 0
  Brett p 1 0 1 1
  Patterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 12 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 0 1 0
Stearns c 5 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 2 1 1
Youngblood 2b 3 1 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 1 1 3
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Maddox rf 3 0 2 0
Swan p 2 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 1 0
  Ferrer pr 0 0 0 0
  Glynn p 0 0 0 0
  Hausman p 0 0 0 0
  Flores ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 6 4
Los Angeles 001 001 3027123
New York 000 300 010463
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Welch   3.2 2 3 2 2 2
  Hough  W (1-2) 2.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Lewallyn   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Brett   1.1 3 1 1 0 0
  Patterson  SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
3
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (8-7) 6.2 10 5 5 4 6
  Murray   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Glynn   1.2 2 2 1 3 2
  Hausman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
7
6
7
8

  E–Russell (16), Garvey (6), Yeager (5), Hebner (12), Youngblood (4), Maddox (2).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Los Angeles Yeager (3,off Swan); Russell (18,off Swan); Smith (11,off Swan); Joshua (4,off Swan), New York Taveras (15,off Brett).  HR–New York Montanez (5,4th inning off Welch 2 on, 1 out); Hebner (6,8th inning off Brett 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Welch (3,off Swan); Hough (2,off Swan).  SF–Thomas (1,off Glynn).  IBB–Thomasson 2 (2,by Swan 2); Garvey (7,by Swan).  HBP–Maddox (3,by Lewallyn).  SB–Mazzilli (21,2nd base off Welch/Yeager); Taveras (21,2nd base off Welch/Yeager).  HBP–Lewallyn (1,Maddox).  IBB–Swan 3 (7,Thomasson 2,Garvey).  U-HP–Lanny Harris, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:54.  A–12,218.
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