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BOS  4
KCR  3
 TEX  2
@CHW  1
 CLE  3
TOR  0
 DET  5
CAL  1
 MIL  3
OAK  0
 BAL  9
@MIN  4
 ATL 11
STL  3
 HOU  5
CHC  0
 LAD  6
NYM  5
 CIN  4
@PIT  1
 PHI  2
@SDP  1
 SFG  4
MON  2
Standings at end of play this day

Dodger Stadium, Attendance: 49,860

 Friday, May 15, 1981
Time of Game: 2:35
Mets
5
8-20
Lost 5
5th, 10 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  1  0   0  0  0   4  0  0    5 10  1
Dodgers         1  3  0   0  0  0   0  1  1    6 13  0
W: Steve Howe (3-1), L: Neil Allen (2-1)
Winning Run scored with 1 out
 Dodgers
6
24-9
Won 5
1st

Batting Stats

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
F Taveras SS                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .227  .554              1   2   2B
J Stearns C                   4   1   3   2    0   0  .298  .736              5   0   
L Mazzilli CF                 4   1   1   2    0   0  .183  .558              1   0   HR,GDP
D Kingman LF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .187  .752              1   0   
  N Allen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
J Youngblood RF               2   1   1   1    2   1  .364  .951              3   0   HR,SB
M Jorgensen 1B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .873             12   1   
H Brooks 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .333  .742              0   4   
D Flynn 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .835              1   1   GDP
R Jones P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444              0   1   
  T Hausman P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333              0   0   
  M Cubbage PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .564              0   0   
  B Bailor LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .713              1   0   
Totals                       35   5  10   0    2   7                         25   9
Batting Events
2B: F Taveras (5, off B Welch).
HR: L Mazzilli (2, off D Goltz; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); J Youngblood (2, off B Welch; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: L Mazzilli 4; J Youngblood 4; F Taveras 3; J Stearns 3; H Brooks 2; M Jorgensen.
GIDP: D Flynn (3); L Mazzilli (2).
RBI: L Mazzilli 2 (8); J Stearns 2 (4); J Youngblood (12).
2-out RBI: L Mazzilli 2; J Stearns 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
E: F Taveras (8).
Baserunning Events
SB: J Youngblood (2, 2nd base off B Welch/S Yeager).
Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    5   3   2   0    0   0  .165  .505              2   1   2B
K Landreaux CF                4   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .841              1   0   3B,SH
D Baker LF                    4   0   1   1    1   1  .307  .770              3   0   IW
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   2   2    1   0  .272  .723              8   2   2B,IW
R Cey 3B                      5   0   3   1    0   1  .295  .871              1   1   2B
P Guerrero RF                 4   1   1   1    0   2  .267  .852              2   0   HR
S Yeager C                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .241  .795              8   0   HR
  R Monday PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .604              0   0   
  M Scioscia C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .692              0   0   
D Thomas SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .408              1   6   2B
B Welch P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .321              0   0   SH
  D Goltz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
  J Johnstone PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .243              0   0   
  S Howe P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
Totals                       37   6  13   0    2   5                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: D Lopes (2, off N Allen); S Garvey (9, off R Jones); D Thomas (1, off T Hausman); R Cey (7, off T Hausman).
3B: K Landreaux (2, off T Hausman).
HR: S Yeager (2, off R Jones; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); P Guerrero (7, off N Allen; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: K Landreaux (1, off R Jones); B Welch (2, off T Hausman).
IBB: S Garvey (1, by N Allen); D Baker (1, by N Allen).
TB: P Guerrero 4; S Yeager 4; R Cey 4; K Landreaux 4; S Garvey 3; D Lopes 3; D Thomas 2; D Baker.
RBI: S Garvey 2 (27); D Baker (12); R Cey (21); S Yeager (2); P Guerrero (14).
2-out RBI: S Garvey 2; D Baker.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. S Garvey-D Thomas-S Garvey; D Thomas-D Lopes-S Garvey.

Pitching Stats

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Jones                        1.2   7   4   2    0   2   1   4.88   13     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 0· 5     31    -     1.01  -0.37
T Hausman                      4.1   3   0   0    0   2   0   2.55   16     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 3          2-0    0.46   0.09
N Allen, BS (3), L (2-1)       2.1   3   2   2    2   1   1   1.83   12     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 3          0-0    2.58  -0.51
Totals                         8.1  13   6   4    2   5   2          41     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 0·11          2-0 
Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Welch                        6.2   8   3   3    2   4   1   4.25   28     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 2· 6     48    -     1.08   0.12
D Goltz, BS (3)                1.1   2   2   2    0   3   1   3.57    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    1.07  -0.53
S Howe, W (3-1)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.53    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.12
Totals                         9    10   5   5    2   7   2          37     -       ·  ·     10·10· 2· 8          2-2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: N Allen 2 (2; D Baker, S Garvey).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Bill Williams, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - John McSherry.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 49,860.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   New York Mets                             Los Angeles Dodgers                          
1. Frank Taveras                SS       1. Davey Lopes                  2B
2. John Stearns                  C       2. Ken Landreaux                CF
3. Lee Mazzilli                 CF       3. Dusty Baker                  LF
4. Dave Kingman                 LF       4. Steve Garvey                 1B
5. Joel Youngblood              RF       5. Ron Cey                      3B
6. Mike Jorgensen               1B       6. Pedro Guerrero               RF
7. Hubie Brooks                 3B       7. Steve Yeager                  C
8. Doug Flynn                   2B       8. Derrel Thomas                SS
9. Randy Jones                   P       9. Bob Welch                     P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t7 2 1-- RR -45% 32% 3-4 NYM L. Mazzilli D. Goltz Home Run; Stearns Scores
b8 0 --- R 33% 60% 4-5 LAD P. Guerrero N. Allen Home Run
b9 0 --- 18% 80% 5-5 LAD D. Lopes N. Allen Double to LF
b9 1 123 R 18% 100% 5-5 LAD R. Cey N. Allen Single to CF; Lopes Scores; Baker to 3B; Garvey to 2B
t7 2 -23 RR -14% 76% 1-4 NYM J. Stearns D. Goltz Single to RF; Brooks Scores; Taveras Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Dodgers' Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 NYM F. Taveras B. Welch Strikeout
t1 1 --- -2% 50% 0-0 NYM J. Stearns B. Welch Single to 3B/Bunt
t1 1 1-- O 3% 52% 0-0 NYM L. Mazzilli B. Welch Flyball: CF
t1 2 1-- O 2% 55% 0-0 NYM D. Kingman B. Welch Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Randy Jones facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 LAD D. Lopes R. Jones Single to CF
b1 0 1-- O -2% 57% 0-0 LAD K. Landreaux R. Jones Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Lopes to 2B
b1 1 -2- O -3% 53% 0-0 LAD D. Baker R. Jones Strikeout Looking
b1 2 -2- R 11% 65% 0-0 LAD S. Garvey R. Jones Double to CF; Lopes Scores
b1 2 -2- 1% 66% 1-0 LAD R. Cey R. Jones Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Garvey to 3B
b1 2 1-3 O -4% 62% 1-0 LAD P. Guerrero R. Jones Strikeout
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Dodgers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Bob Welch facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- R -12% 50% 0-1 NYM J. Youngblood B. Welch Home Run
t2 0 --- -4% 46% 1-1 NYM M. Jorgensen B. Welch Single to CF
t2 0 1-- -6% 40% 1-1 NYM H. Brooks B. Welch Single to CF; Jorgensen to 2B
t2 0 12- OO 11% 51% 1-1 NYM D. Flynn B. Welch Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Jorgensen to 3B
t2 2 --3 O 4% 55% 1-1 NYM R. Jones B. Welch Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 1-1, Mets' Randy Jones facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- R 12% 67% 1-1 LAD S. Yeager R. Jones Home Run
b2 0 --- O -2% 65% 2-1 LAD D. Thomas R. Jones Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 1 --- O -1% 64% 2-1 LAD B. Welch R. Jones Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2 --- 1% 65% 2-1 LAD D. Lopes R. Jones Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b2 2 1-- 2% 67% 2-1 LAD K. Landreaux R. Jones Single to RF; Lopes to 2B
b2 2 12- R 10% 76% 2-1 LAD D. Baker R. Jones Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Lopes Scores/unER; Landreaux to 2B
b2 2 12- R 8% 84% 3-1 LAD S. Garvey R. Jones Single to CF; Landreaux Scores/unER; Baker to 2B
Tom Hausman replaces Randy Jones pitching and batting 9th
b2 2 12- O -2% 82% 4-1 LAD R. Cey T. Hausman Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Dodgers' Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- -4% 79% 1-4 NYM F. Taveras B. Welch Single to 1B/Bunt
t3 0 1-- O 3% 82% 1-4 NYM J. Stearns B. Welch Foul Flyball: C
t3 1 1-- OO 4% 86% 1-4 NYM L. Mazzilli B. Welch Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets' Tom Hausman facing 6-7-8
b3 0 --- O -1% 85% 4-1 LAD P. Guerrero T. Hausman Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O -1% 85% 4-1 LAD S. Yeager T. Hausman Flyball: RF
b3 2 --- O -0% 84% 4-1 LAD D. Thomas T. Hausman Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Dodgers' Bob Welch facing 4-5-6
t4 0 --- O 2% 86% 1-4 NYM D. Kingman B. Welch Popfly: 3B
t4 1 --- -2% 84% 1-4 NYM J. Youngblood B. Welch Walk
t4 1 1-- -1% 82% 1-4 NYM M. Jorgensen B. Welch Youngblood Steals 2B
t4 1 -2- O 3% 86% 1-4 NYM M. Jorgensen B. Welch Strikeout
t4 2 -2- O 3% 88% 1-4 NYM H. Brooks B. Welch Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets' Tom Hausman facing 9-1-2
b4 0 --- O -1% 87% 4-1 LAD B. Welch T. Hausman Flyball: RF
b4 1 --- O -1% 87% 4-1 LAD D. Lopes T. Hausman Flyball: LF
b4 2 --- 1% 88% 4-1 LAD K. Landreaux T. Hausman Triple to CF
b4 2 --3 O -1% 86% 4-1 LAD D. Baker T. Hausman Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Dodgers' Bob Welch facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O 2% 88% 1-4 NYM D. Flynn B. Welch Flyball: RF
t5 1 --- O 1% 90% 1-4 NYM T. Hausman B. Welch Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2 --- O 1% 90% 1-4 NYM F. Taveras B. Welch Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets' Tom Hausman facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- O -1% 90% 4-1 LAD S. Garvey T. Hausman Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1 --- 1% 91% 4-1 LAD R. Cey T. Hausman Double to RF
b5 1 -2- O -1% 90% 4-1 LAD P. Guerrero T. Hausman Strikeout
b5 2 -2- O -1% 89% 4-1 LAD S. Yeager T. Hausman Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Dodgers' Bob Welch facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- -4% 85% 1-4 NYM J. Stearns B. Welch Single to RF
t6 0 1-- O 3% 88% 1-4 NYM L. Mazzilli B. Welch Flyball: LF
t6 1 1-- O 3% 91% 1-4 NYM D. Kingman B. Welch Strikeout
t6 2 1-- -2% 89% 1-4 NYM J. Youngblood B. Welch Walk; Stearns to 2B
t6 2 12- O 4% 93% 1-4 NYM M. Jorgensen B. Welch Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mets' Tom Hausman facing 8-9-1
b6 0 --- 2% 95% 4-1 LAD D. Thomas T. Hausman Double to RF
b6 0 -2- O -0% 94% 4-1 LAD B. Welch T. Hausman Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Thomas to 3B
b6 1 --3 O -2% 93% 4-1 LAD D. Lopes T. Hausman Popfly: SS
b6 2 --3 O -1% 92% 4-1 LAD K. Landreaux T. Hausman Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-4, Dodgers' Bob Welch facing 7-8-9
t7 0 --- -4% 88% 1-4 NYM H. Brooks B. Welch Single to RF
t7 0 1-- O 4% 91% 1-4 NYM D. Flynn B. Welch Flyball: LF
Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Tom Hausman (P) batting 9th
t7 1 1-- O 2% 94% 1-4 NYM M. Cubbage B. Welch Flyball: LF
t7 2 1-- -4% 90% 1-4 NYM F. Taveras B. Welch Double to LF; Brooks to 3B
Dave Goltz replaces Bob Welch pitching and batting 9th
t7 2 -23 RR -14% 76% 1-4 NYM J. Stearns D. Goltz Single to RF; Brooks Scores; Taveras Scores
t7 2 1-- RR -45% 32% 3-4 NYM L. Mazzilli D. Goltz Home Run; Stearns Scores
t7 2 --- O 1% 33% 5-4 NYM D. Kingman D. Goltz Strikeout
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-5, Mets' Neil Allen facing 3-4-5
Neil Allen replaces Dave Kingman (LF) pitching and batting 4th; Bob Bailor replaces Mike Cubbage (PH) playing LF batting 9th
b7 0 --- O -5% 28% 4-5 LAD D. Baker N. Allen Foul Flyball: 1B
b7 1 --- O -3% 25% 4-5 LAD S. Garvey N. Allen Flyball: CF
b7 2 --- O -2% 23% 4-5 LAD R. Cey N. Allen Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 4.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dodgers' Dave Goltz facing 5-6-7
t8 0 --- O 2% 25% 5-4 NYM J. Youngblood D. Goltz Strikeout
t8 1 --- O 1% 26% 5-4 NYM M. Jorgensen D. Goltz Groundout: 1B-P
t8 2 --- O 1% 27% 5-4 NYM H. Brooks D. Goltz Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 4-5, Mets' Neil Allen facing 6-7-8
b8 0 --- R 33% 60% 4-5 LAD P. Guerrero N. Allen Home Run
Rick Monday pinch hits for Steve Yeager (C) batting 7th
b8 0 --- O -4% 55% 5-5 LAD R. Monday N. Allen Flyball: LF
b8 1 --- O -3% 52% 5-5 LAD D. Thomas N. Allen Strikeout
Jay Johnstone pinch hits for Dave Goltz (P) batting 9th
b8 2 --- O -2% 50% 5-5 LAD J. Johnstone N. Allen Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 5.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 5-5, Dodgers' Steve Howe facing 8-9-1
Steve Howe replaces Jay Johnstone (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Mike Scioscia replaces Rick Monday (PH) playing C batting 7th
t9 0 --- O 5% 55% 5-5 NYM D. Flynn S. Howe Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- O 4% 59% 5-5 NYM B. Bailor S. Howe Flyball: RF
t9 2 --- O 3% 62% 5-5 NYM F. Taveras S. Howe Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Tied 5-5, Mets' Neil Allen facing 1-2-3
b9 0 --- 18% 80% 5-5 LAD D. Lopes N. Allen Double to LF
b9 0 -2- O 2% 82% 5-5 LAD K. Landreaux N. Allen Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lopes to 3B
b9 1 --3 -0% 82% 5-5 LAD D. Baker N. Allen Intentional Walk
b9 1 1-3 1% 82% 5-5 LAD S. Garvey N. Allen Intentional Walk; Baker to 2B
b9 1 123 R 18% 100% 5-5 LAD R. Cey N. Allen Single to CF; Lopes Scores; Baker to 3B; Garvey to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 5, Dodgers 6.

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