Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
July 12, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 12, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 12

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Joshua lf 5 1 1 0
Russell ss 3 0 0 0
  Martinez ss 2 1 1 0
Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0
Garvey 1b 4 1 1 3
Cey 3b 2 2 1 0
Thomasson rf 4 0 2 0
Thomas cf 3 0 1 2
Yeager c 4 0 1 0
Hooton p 0 0 0 0
  Lewallyn p 2 0 1 0
  Mota ph 1 0 0 0
  Hough p 0 0 0 0
  Oates ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Youngblood 2b 5 3 3 2
Taveras ss 4 1 2 2
  Trevino ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 1
  Ferrer 3b,ss 0 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 3 0 0 1
  Flores rf 2 1 1 0
Montanez 1b 4 1 2 0
Stearns c 5 1 1 1
Henderson lf 5 2 3 2
Maddox rf,cf 3 2 1 0
Ellis p 3 1 1 1
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 12 15 10
Los Angeles 000 000 140592
New York 801 021 00x12151
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hooton  L (7-7) 0.2 3 7 0 3 0
  Lewallyn   5.1 11 5 4 0 1
  Hough   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
15
12
4
4
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  W (1-2) 7.1 9 5 5 2 5
  Allen   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
5

  E–Russell (17), Thomasson (3), Taveras (19).  DP–Los Angeles 1, New York 1.  2B–New York Taveras (17,off Lewallyn).  HR–Los Angeles Garvey (13,8th inning off Ellis 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Thomas (2,off Ellis).  WP–Hough (4).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Lee Weyer, 2B–Lanny Harris, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:39.  A–13,218.
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