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Scoring eight unearned runs in the first inning, the Mets enjoyed a 12-5 rout of the Dodgers. The Mets converted four hits, three walks and two errors into their eight tallies. Richie Hebner, John Stearns, Steve Henderson and Dock Ellis each drove home one run and Frank Taveras knocked in two. Ellis got credit for his first N. L. victory since 1975. [The Sporting News] New York Mets 12, Los Angeles Dodgers 5Game Played on Thursday, July 12, 1979 (Night game) at Shea StadiumDodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 - 5 9 2 Mets 8 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 x - 12 15 1 Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Joshua lf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .315 Youngblood 2b 5 3 3 2 0 0 .286 Russell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .270 Taveras ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 .253 Martinez ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 .319 Trevino ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .348 Lopes 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Mazzilli cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .327 Garvey 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 .308 Ferrer 3b,ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Cey 3b 2 2 1 0 2 0 .271 Hebner 3b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .278 Thomasson rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .239 Flores rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 .226 Thomas cf 3 0 1 2 0 1 .249 Montanez 1b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .215 Yeager c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .205 Stearns c 5 1 1 1 0 0 .248 Hooton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Henderson lf 5 2 3 2 0 0 .284 Lewallyn p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 Maddox rf,cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .277 Mota ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Ellis p 3 1 1 1 1 1 .100 Hough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Oates ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Totals 35 5 9 5 2 5 Totals 39 12 15 10 4 1 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 13,218 Left on Base: Dodgers 6, Mets 7 DP: Dodgers 1, Mets 1 Errors: Russell, Thomasson, Taveras Doubles: Taveras (17) Home Runs: Garvey (13) Sacrifice Flies: Thomas (2) GIDP: Yeager (6), Maddox (2) Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hooton L(7-7) 0.2 3 7 0 3 0 0 9 3.05 Lewallyn 5.1 11 5 4 0 1 0 26 5.11 Hough 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.66 Totals 8 15 12 4 4 1 0 43 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ellis W(1-2) 7.1 9 5 5 2 5 1 34 5.96 Allen 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.76 Totals 9 9 5 5 2 5 1 38 Wild Pitches: Hough (4) Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Lanny Harris, 3B - Dutch Rennert DODGERS 1ST: Joshua flied out to center; Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Youngblood singled to center; Taveras reached on an error by Russell [Youngblood to second, Taveras to first]; Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted) [Youngblood to third, Taveras to second]; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted) [Youngblood scored (unearned), Taveras to third]; Montanez walked; Stearns singled to left [Taveras scored (unearned), Montanez to third]; Henderson singled to left [Montanez scored (unearned), Stearns to third]; Maddox walked [Henderson to second]; Ellis walked [Stearns scored (unearned), Henderson to third, Maddox to second]; LEWALLYN REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); Youngblood reached on an error by Thomasson [Henderson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Maddox scored (unearned) (no RBI), Ellis to third, Youngblood to second]; Taveras doubled to left [Ellis scored (unearned), Youngblood scored (unearned)]; Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); 8 R (0 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 8. DODGERS 2ND: Garvey grounded out (shortstop to first); Cey singled to right; Thomasson was called out on strikes; Thomas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 8. METS 2ND: Hebner flied out to center; Montanez singled to left; Stearns grounded out (third to second to first) [Montanez to second]; Henderson reached on a fielder's choice [Montanez out at third (third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 8. DODGERS 3RD: Yeager singled to right; Lewallyn was called out on strikes; Joshua struck out; Russell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 8. METS 3RD: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis struck out; Youngblood singled to left; Taveras singled to left [Youngblood to second]; Mazzilli singled to right [Youngblood scored, Taveras out at third (right to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 9. DODGERS 4TH: Lopes grounded out (third to first); Garvey reached on an error by Taveras [Garvey to first]; Cey grounded out (pitcher to first) [Garvey to second]; Thomasson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 9. METS 4TH: Hebner flied out to center; Montanez grounded out (second to first); Stearns grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 9. DODGERS 5TH: Thomas flied out to right; Yeager popped to first in foul territory; Lewallyn singled to center; Joshua popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 9. METS 5TH: Henderson singled to right; Maddox singled to left [Henderson to third, Maddox to second (on throw to 3b)]; Ellis flied to left in foul territory; Youngblood singled to center [Henderson scored, Maddox scored]; Taveras forced Youngblood (shortstop to second); Mazzilli flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 11. DODGERS 6TH: MADDOX CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); FERRER REPLACED MAZZILLI (PLAYING 3B); FLORES REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING RF); Russell flied out to right; Lopes grounded out (third to first); Garvey grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 11. METS 6TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING SS); Flores singled to shortstop; Montanez singled to center [Flores to second]; Stearns forced Montanez (right to second) [Flores to third]; Henderson singled to center [Flores scored, Stearns to second]; Maddox grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Henderson out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Mets 12. DODGERS 7TH: Cey walked; Thomasson singled to right [Cey to third]; Thomas hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cey scored]; Yeager forced Thomasson (shortstop to second); MOTA BATTED FOR LEWALLYN; Mota grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 12. METS 7TH: HOUGH REPLACED MOTA (PITCHING); Ellis singled to second; Youngblood grounded out (third to first) [Ellis to second]; TREVINO BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Hough threw a wild pitch [Ellis to third]; Trevino grounded out (pitcher to first); Ferrer walked; Flores grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 12. DODGERS 8TH: TREVINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); FERRER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Joshua singled to right; On a bunt Martinez singled to third [Joshua to second]; Lopes flied out to center [Joshua to third]; Garvey homered [Joshua scored, Martinez scored]; Cey walked; Thomasson singled to left [Cey to second]; Thomas singled to left [Cey scored, Thomasson to second]; ALLEN REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Yeager grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Thomas out at second]; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Dodgers 5, Mets 12. METS 8TH: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Stearns grounded out (third to first); Henderson made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Mets 12. DODGERS 9TH: OATES BATTED FOR HOUGH; Oates popped to first; Joshua grounded out (second to first); Martinez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Dodgers 5, Mets 12. |
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