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Message #: 12260
2 blowouts, 2 close ones. Jon Fellows New York Mets 1976 NL East Champions "Meet the Mets. Step right up and greet the Mets ..." jonfel@... "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." Rogers Hornsby BOXSCORE: 1978 New York NL Mets At 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4/20/1978 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG L.Mazzilli CF 5 3 3 1 .317 T.Puhl RF 4 1 2 0 .283 J.Orta 2B 4 1 2 1 .429 D.Lopes 2B 4 0 1 1 .288 A-M.Tyson 2B 2 0 0 0 .000 S.Garvey 1B 4 0 1 0 .292 R.Smith LF 6 3 3 1 .196 R.Cey 3B 4 0 2 0 .246 L.Roberts RF 5 3 3 1 .357 D.Baker LF 4 0 1 0 .294 J.Bench C 3 2 1 3 .316 R.Metzger SS 3 0 0 0 .194 B-R.Hodges C 2 0 1 0 .462 J.Kerrigan P 0 0 0 0 ---- K.Hernandez 1B 5 1 1 3 .304 F-S.Staggs PH 1 0 0 0 .222 B.Bell 3B 5 0 3 1 .224 C.Lemon CF 4 0 0 0 .245 C.Speier SS 4 0 1 0 .229 B.Martinez C 3 0 0 0 .129 C-B.Harrelson SS 1 0 0 0 .167 G-G.Flores PH 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Swan P 4 0 0 0 .000 J.Colborn P 1 0 0 0 .000 E-J.Youngblood PH 1 1 1 1 .235 J.Coleman P 1 0 0 0 .000 W.Brusstar P 0 0 0 0 ---- D.Kirkwood P 0 0 0 0 ---- D-L.Lacy SS 2 0 0 0 .267 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 47 14 19 12 Totals 35 1 7 1 A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Orta In 6th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bench In 6th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Speier In 6th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Kirkwood In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Swan In 9th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Kerrigan In 9th Inning G-Pinch Hit For Martinez In 9th Inning Mets............ 3 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 2 - 14 19 2 Dodgers......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 Mets (9-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET C.Swan WIN(2-3) 8 5 1 1 0 5 0 107 4.28 A1 D3 W.Brusstar 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 26 3.37 D4 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 5 0 Dodgers (9-9) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Colborn LOSS(1-2) 4 9 6 6 0 4 2 76 6.88 A1 C3 J.Coleman 1 2/3 5 6 4 3 1 1 54 6.75 C4 D7 D.Kirkwood 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 8.68 D8 E4 J.Kerrigan 2 4 2 2 1 2 2 39 4.50 E5 Totals 9 19 14 12 4 8 5 ATTENDANCE- 39,885 DATE- Thursday, April 20th 1978 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 3:20 LEFT ON BASE- Mets:10 Dodgers: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 1 Dodgers: 0 ERRORS- R.Hodges, C.Swan, C.Lemon DOUBLES- L.Mazzilli(2nd), R.Smith(4th), K.Hernandez(3rd), B.Bell(3rd), T.Puhl(3rd) HOME RUNS- L.Mazzilli(6th), J.Orta(4th), R.Smith(1st), J.Bench(5th), J.Youngblood(1st) WALKS- L.Mazzilli, L.Roberts, J.Bench, K.Hernandez, G.Flores STRIKE OUTS- R.Smith-2, J.Bench, K.Hernandez-2, B.Harrelson, C.Swan-2, D.Lopes, S.Garvey, R.Cey, D.Baker-2 GIDP- S.Garvey Craig Swan pitched 8 strong innings as the New York NL Mets crushed the Los Angeles Dodgers 14 to 1. New York NL started with a bang, jumping out to an early lead in their half of the first scoring 3 runs using 4 hits. Lee Mazzilli got things going when he banged out a single. After an out was recorded, Reggie Smith came up and he doubled. Leon Roberts then slapped a single knocking in a run. After another out, Keith Hernandez stepped in and he doubled as another two runners scored. That was all the runs Swan(2-3) needed. New York NL had 19 hits for the game and Los Angeles had 7. Jim Colborn(1-2) was tagged with the loss. He gave up 6 runs in 4 innings of work. BOXSCORE: 1978 New York NL Mets At 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4/21/1978 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG L.Mazzilli CF 5 0 1 2 .309 T.Puhl RF 4 0 1 2 .281 J.Orta 2B 4 0 0 0 .396 D.Lopes 2B 5 2 3 0 .306 F-D.Norman PH 1 0 0 0 .667 S.Garvey 1B 4 2 2 3 .303 S.Lezcano RF 5 2 2 2 .189 R.Cey 3B 4 1 2 1 .261 L.Roberts LF 4 1 1 0 .344 D.Baker LF 4 2 1 0 .292 J.Bench C 3 1 0 0 .293 T.Forster P 0 0 0 0 .667 K.Hernandez 1B 4 1 1 0 .300 R.Metzger SS 5 1 3 0 .250 J.Youngblood 3B 2 0 1 1 .263 C.Lemon CF 3 0 1 1 .250 S.Lockwood P 0 0 0 01.000 B.Martinez C 3 1 1 2 .147 B-R.Smith PH 1 0 1 1 .213 D.Sutton P 2 0 0 0 .000 D.Knowles P 0 0 0 0 ---- E-G.Flores LF 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Cornejo P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-E.Maddox PH 0 1 0 0 .667 C.Speier SS 2 0 1 1 .240 D-M.Rettenmund PH 0 1 0 0 .500 D.Aase P 1 0 0 0 .000 A-B.Bell 3B 3 0 0 0 .213 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 7 8 7 Totals 34 9 14 9 A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Aase In 4th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Lockwood In 6th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Cornejo In 9th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Speier In 9th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Sutton In 9th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Orta In 9th Inning Mets............ 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 - 7 8 2 Dodgers......... 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 2 - 9 14 1 Mets (9-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Aase LOSS(0-1) 3 8 7 4 1 1 0 68 12.00 A1 B9 S.Lockwood 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 5.59 C1 C8 D.Knowles 2 1/3 4 2 2 2 1 1 44 3.00 C9 E3 M.Cornejo 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 7.71 E4 Totals 8 14 9 6 4 4 1 Dodgers (10-9) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Sutton WIN(2-1) 8 1/3 8 7 7 3 6 2 143 3.67 A1 E1 T.Forster SAVE(5th) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.35 E2 Totals 9 8 7 7 3 6 2 ATTENDANCE- 30,540 DATE- Friday, April 21st 1978 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 2:42 LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 5 Dodgers: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0 Dodgers: 0 ERRORS- L.Roberts, C.Speier, R.Cey DOUBLES- L.Mazzilli(3rd), K.Hernandez(4th), D.Lopes(4th), R.Cey(6th) HOME RUNS- S.Lezcano-2(4th), S.Garvey(4th) CAUGHT STEALING- T.Puhl SACRIFICE HITS- T.Puhl, D.Sutton SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Speier, B.Martinez WALKS- J.Bench, E.Maddox, M.Rettenmund, S.Garvey, R.Cey, D.Baker, D.Sutton HIT BY PITCH- C.Lemon STRIKE OUTS- S.Lezcano-2, L.Roberts, J.Bench, C.Speier, D.Aase, D.Baker, C.Lemon, B.Martinez, D.Sutton WILD PITCHES- D.Sutton In a tight game it was the Los Angeles Dodgers 9, the New York NL Mets 7 at Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles went ahead for good in the bottom of the 2nd inning with 3 runs on 3 hits. Dusty Baker led off and keyed the rally when he delivered a single. Roger Metzger stepped into the batter's box and he stroked a base-hit. Chet Lemon struck out, unable to help the rally. Buck Martinez came up and he reached on an error which scored a run. Don Sutton came to the plate and laid down a sacrifice bunt. Terry Puhl added to the outburst and laced a single adding another two runs to their total. Los Angeles finished with 14 hits while New York NL ended up with 8. The win was credited to Sutton(2-1) who went 8 and 1/3 innings allowing 7 runs. Terry Forster gained credit for his 5th save. Don Aase(0-1) ended up with the loss. He allowed Los Angeles 7 runs in 3 innings of work. BOXSCORE: 1978 New York NL Mets At 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4/22/1978 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG L.Mazzilli CF 5 1 3 1 .329 T.Puhl RF 5 1 3 1 .304 J.Orta 2B 3 0 0 0 .375 D.Lopes 2B 4 1 2 0 .315 D-D.Norman PH 1 0 0 0 .500 S.Garvey 1B 5 1 2 1 .309 D.Stanhouse P 0 0 0 0 ---- R.Cey 3B 3 0 0 0 .250 R.Smith LF 4 0 1 0 .216 D.Baker LF 3 0 0 0 .280 L.Roberts RF 4 1 1 0 .333 R.Metzger SS 4 0 2 1 .275 E-M.Tyson 2B 1 0 0 0 .000 C.Lemon CF 4 0 1 0 .250 J.Bench C 4 1 2 0 .311 B.Martinez C 2 1 1 0 .167 K.Hernandez 1B 5 1 2 1 .308 G-L.Lacy PH 1 0 0 0 .258 B.Bell 3B 3 1 1 1 .219 H-L.Cox C 0 0 0 0 .111 C.Speier SS 4 0 1 0 .241 R.Rhoden P 2 0 0 0 .250 F-B.Harrelson SS 0 0 0 0 .167 B-S.Staggs PH 1 0 0 0 .200 P.Zachry P 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Kerrigan P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-J.Youngblood PH 1 0 0 0 .250 L.Rautzhan P 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Lockwood P 0 0 0 01.000 I-R.Landestoy PH 1 0 0 0 .200 C-S.Lezcano PH,RF 1 1 1 1 .204 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 6 12 4 Totals 35 4 11 3 A-Pinch Hit For Zachry In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Rhoden In 6th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Lockwood In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Orta In 8th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Roberts In 8th Inning F-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Speier In 8th Inning G-Pinch Hit For Martinez In 8th Inning H-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lacy In 9th Inning I-Pinch Hit For Rautzhan In 9th Inning Mets............ 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 - 6 12 0 Dodgers......... 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 0 Mets (10-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET P.Zachry 5 8 4 4 3 6 0 101 7.20 A1 C5 S.Lockwood WIN(1-0) 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 33 4.63 C6 D4 D.Stanhouse SAVE(5th) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 2.08 D5 Totals 9 11 4 4 4 9 0 Dodgers (10-10) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET R.Rhoden 6 8 3 3 3 3 0 111 3.38 A1 D1 J.Kerrigan L(1-1) BS(1st) 1 3 3 3 2 0 1 26 7.71 D2 D9 L.Rautzhan 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 3.27 E1 Totals 9 12 6 6 5 5 1 ATTENDANCE- 46,642 DATE- Saturday, April 22nd 1978 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good T- 2:36 LEFT ON BASE- Mets:10 Dodgers: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 1 Dodgers: 1 DOUBLES- L.Mazzilli(4th), T.Puhl(4th), S.Garvey(5th), C.Lemon(5th), B.Martinez(1st) TRIPLES- L.Roberts(1st) HOME RUNS- S.Lezcano(5th) STOLEN BASES- L.Mazzilli(2nd), K.Hernandez(3rd), T.Puhl(1st) CAUGHT STEALING- R.Cey, R.Metzger SACRIFICE HITS- P.Zachry WALKS- J.Orta, R.Smith, J.Bench, B.Bell-2, D.Lopes, R.Cey, D.Baker, B.Martinez STRIKE OUTS- L.Mazzilli, L.Roberts, J.Bench, K.Hernandez, P.Zachry, S.Garvey, R.Cey, D.Baker-2, C.Lemon, B.Martinez, R.Rhoden-2, S.Staggs GIDP- L.Mazzilli, C.Lemon WILD PITCHES- P.Zachry, S.Lockwood, R.Rhoden, J.Kerrigan In a tight game it was the New York NL Mets 6, the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium. New York NL brought 2 runs across the plate in the top of the 7th inning. After two outs Leon Roberts began the New York NL spurt when he tripled. Johnny Bench followed and he drew a walk. Keith Hernandez then slapped a single resulting in a run. Joe Kerrigan then threw a wild pitch scoring the final run of the inning. New York NL had a total of 12 hits for the game. The victory went to Skip Lockwood(1-0) who went 2 innings, allowing no runs. Don Stanhouse got the save, his 5th. Kerrigan(1-1) was the losing pitcher in relief. He allowed 3 hits and 2 walks in 1 inning. New York NL now has a record of 10-7. With the loss, the Los Angeles ballclub's record is 10-10. BOXSCORE: 1978 New York NL Mets At 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4/23/1978 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG L.Mazzilli CF 4 0 1 0 .325 D.Lopes 2B 5 3 4 0 .340 J.Orta 2B 3 1 1 0 .373 T.Puhl RF 5 2 3 2 .324 R.Smith LF 3 0 2 0 .241 D.Baker LF 5 1 2 2 .288 L.Roberts RF 4 0 1 1 .325 R.Cey 3B 3 1 2 1 .267 K.Hernandez 1B 4 0 1 0 .304 C.Lemon CF 4 1 1 1 .250 B.Bell 3B 4 0 0 0 .206 S.Garvey 1B 5 1 2 4 .314 R.Hodges C 3 0 1 0 .438 R.Metzger SS 5 0 0 0 .244 B.Harrelson SS 4 0 0 0 .100 V.Correll C 4 1 1 1 .294 S.Carlton P 2 0 2 0 .273 B.Hooton P 4 1 2 0 .154 M.Cornejo P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-J.Youngblood PH 1 0 0 0 .238 W.Brusstar P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-M.Tyson PH 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 1 9 1 Totals 40 11 17 11 A-Pinch Hit For Cornejo In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Brusstar In 9th Inning Mets............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 0 Dodgers......... 0 1 1 0 5 3 0 1 - 11 17 0 Mets (10-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET S.Carlton LOSS(2-2) 4 1/3 8 7 7 3 6 2 95 6.23 A1 C6 M.Cornejo 1 2/3 5 3 3 0 1 0 30 9.95 C7 D6 W.Brusstar 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 33 3.55 D7 Totals 8 17 11 11 3 8 2 Dodgers (11-10) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET B.Hooton WIN(4-0) 9 9 1 1 3 2 0 119 1.10 A1 Totals 9 9 1 1 3 2 0 ATTENDANCE- 47,768 DATE- Sunday, April 23rd 1978 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:46 LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 8 Dodgers: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 1 Dodgers: 2 DOUBLES- S.Garvey(6th) HOME RUNS- S.Garvey(5th), V.Correll(1st) STOLEN BASES- L.Mazzilli(3rd), D.Lopes(4th) WALKS- J.Orta, R.Smith, R.Hodges, R.Cey-2, C.Lemon STRIKE OUTS- L.Roberts, B.Harrelson, D.Baker, R.Cey, C.Lemon, S.Garvey, R.Metzger, V.Correll-2, B.Hooton GIDP- L.Mazzilli, L.Roberts, S.Garvey BALKS- S.Carlton-2 PASSED BALLS- R.Hodges Burt Hooton was able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete game and Steve Garvey cleared three ducks from a very crowded pond with a grand slam as the Los Angeles Dodgers smashed the overmatched New York NL Mets, 11 to 1. Garvey had a big day at the plate. He doubled in the 4th inning and caught a hold of a fastball for a Grand Slam homerun (his 5th of the season) in the 5th inning. Los Angeles had a total of 17 hits for the game. Hooton(4-0) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 1 run. Steve Carlton(2-2) was charged with the loss. He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 8 hits and 3 walks in 4 and 1/3 innings. |
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