Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
July 11, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 11, 1979 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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Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 4

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Lopes 2b 5 0 1 0
Russell ss 5 0 0 0
Smith rf 3 2 3 1
  Thomasson cf,lf 2 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 2 0
Ferguson lf,rf 4 0 1 2
Joshua cf,lf 4 0 1 0
  Lewallyn p 0 0 0 0
Martinez 3b 4 0 1 0
Yeager c 3 0 1 0
Reuss p 2 0 0 0
  Thomas ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 10 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 5 0 2 1
Maddox rf 5 0 3 1
Mazzilli cf 5 1 1 0
Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0
Youngblood 2b 5 0 0 0
Stearns 1b 5 0 1 1
Henderson lf 4 1 1 0
Trevino c 3 2 2 0
Falcone p 0 0 0 0
  Flores ph 1 0 0 0
  Twitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Montanez ph 1 0 0 1
  Murray p 1 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 4 10 4
Los Angeles 102 000 000 03101
New York 001 020 000 14100
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Reuss   8.0 7 3 3 1 1
  Lewallyn  L (0-1) 1.2 3 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.2
10
4
4
3
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone   3.0 6 3 3 2 2
  Twitchell   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Murray   4.0 3 0 0 0 3
  Allen  W (3-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
10
3
3
3
8

  E–Joshua (1).  DP–New York 2.  PB–Trevino (2).  2B–Los Angeles Smith (12,off Falcone); Ferguson (6,off Falcone); Yeager (4,off Murray), New York Trevino (7,off Reuss); Taveras (16,off Reuss).  HR–Los Angeles Smith (10,1st inning off Falcone 0 on, 2 out).  IBB–Garvey (8,by Falcone); Hebner (5,by Lewallyn).  CS–Smith (5,2nd base by Twitchell/Trevino).  IBB–Lewallyn (3,Hebner); Falcone (4,Garvey).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Lanny Harris.  T–2:44.  A–11,401.
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