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DET  6
@CAL  1
 CHW  9
KCR  5
 MIN  8
CLE  7
 OAK  2
MIL  0
 SEA  3
NYY  2
 BOS  4
@TOR  2
 ATL  4
CHC  3
(11)		 CIN  4
HOU  0
 SFG  4
@MON  3
 LAD  1
@NYM  0
 PHI 11
SDP  7
 STL  5
PIT  4
Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 39,848

 Friday, May 8, 1981, 8:05PM
Time of Game: 2:42
Dodgers
1
19-8
Won 3
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
Mets            0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  7  1
W: Fernando Valenzuela (7-0), L: Mike Scott (1-3)
 Mets
0
7-15
Lost 1
5th, 8 GB

Batting Stats

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .141  .413              2   2   
K Landreaux CF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .324  .902              3   0   CS
D Baker LF                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .327  .824              0   0   2B
S Garvey 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .682              7   0   
R Cey 3B                      3   0   1   0    1   1  .274  .803              0   2   
P Guerrero RF                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .276  .813              2   0   2B
M Scioscia C                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .674             11   1   
B Russell SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .467              2   1   
F Valenzuela P                3   0   0   0    0   2  .318  .636              0   2   
Totals                       32   1   5   0    2   8                         27   8
Batting Events
2B: D Baker (5, off M Scott); P Guerrero (5, off M Scott).
TB: D Baker 3; P Guerrero 2; R Cey; K Landreaux.
RBI: D Baker (10).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. R Cey-D Lopes-S Garvey.
Baserunning Events
CS: K Landreaux (3, 2nd base by J Reardon/A Trevino).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Mazzilli CF                 4   0   1   0    1   1  .158  .507              2   0   SB
B Bailor SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .804              2   4   
  R Staub PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .313  .850              0   0   
  W Backman PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222              0   0   
  J Reardon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
J Stearns 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .182  .523              7   1   
J Youngblood RF               3   0   1   0    1   1  .357  .928              1   0   SB
D Kingman LF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .197  .812              0   0   GDP
H Brooks 3B                   3   0   3   0    1   0  .333  .733              1   1   CS
A Trevino C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .297  .661             10   1   
D Flynn 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .342  .910              1   3   
M Scott P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .393              2   1   
  F Taveras PH-SS             2   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .452              1   0   SB
Totals                       32   0   7   0    5  11                         27  11
Batting Events
TB: H Brooks 3; J Youngblood; A Trevino; D Flynn; L Mazzilli.
GIDP: D Kingman (2).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding Events
E: B Bailor (2).
Baserunning Events
SB: L Mazzilli (3, 2nd base off F Valenzuela/M Scioscia); J Youngblood (1, 2nd base off F Valenzuela/M Scioscia); F Taveras (5, 2nd base off F Valenzuela/M Scioscia).
CS: H Brooks (3, 2nd base by F Valenzuela/M Scioscia).

Pitching Stats

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
F Valenzuela, W (7-0)          9     7   0   0    5  11   0   0.29   37     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 5     79    -     1.78   0.77
Totals                         9     7   0   0    5  11   0          37     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 5           -  
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
M Scott, L (1-3)               7     4   1   0    1   6   0   4.82   27     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 4· 3     72    -     0.95   0.20
J Reardon                      2     1   0   0    1   2   0   5.19    7     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.74   0.07
Totals                         9     5   1   0    2   8   0          34     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 4· 3           -
Balks: M Scott (1).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Frank Pulli, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Doug Harvey.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 39,848.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Los Angeles Dodgers                       New York Mets                                
1. Davey Lopes                  2B       1. Lee Mazzilli                 CF
2. Ken Landreaux                CF       2. Bob Bailor                   SS
3. Dusty Baker                  LF       3. John Stearns                 1B
4. Steve Garvey                 1B       4. Joel Youngblood              RF
5. Ron Cey                      3B       5. Dave Kingman                 LF
6. Pedro Guerrero               RF       6. Hubie Brooks                 3B
7. Mike Scioscia                 C       7. Alex Trevino                  C
8. Bill Russell                 SS       8. Doug Flynn                   2B
9. Fernando Valenzuel            P       9. Mike Scott                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b1 1 123 OO 16% 62% 0-1 NYM D. Kingman F. Valenzuela Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t7 0 1-- 10% 86% 1-0 LAD P. Guerrero M. Scott Double to LF; Cey to 3B
t1 1 -2- R 9% 61% 0-0 LAD D. Baker M. Scott Single to LF; Landreaux Scores/unER
b7 2 12- O 9% 77% 0-1 NYM J. Stearns F. Valenzuela Popfly: 2B
b2 2 123 O 8% 63% 0-1 NYM B. Bailor F. Valenzuela Strikeout Looking

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, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 LAD D. Lopes M. Scott Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 1 --- 2% 50% 0-0 LAD K. Landreaux M. Scott Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t1 1 1-- 2% 52% 0-0 LAD D. Baker M. Scott Balk; Landreaux to 2B
t1 1 -2- R 9% 61% 0-0 LAD D. Baker M. Scott Single to LF; Landreaux Scores/unER
t1 1 1-- O -1% 60% 1-0 LAD S. Garvey M. Scott Groundout: SS-1B; Baker to 2B
t1 2 -2- 1% 61% 1-0 LAD R. Cey M. Scott Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Baker to 3B
t1 2 1-3 O -4% 57% 1-0 LAD P. Guerrero M. Scott Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -4% 53% 0-1 NYM L. Mazzilli F. Valenzuela Single to LF
b1 0 1-- -3% 50% 0-1 NYM B. Bailor F. Valenzuela Mazzilli Steals 2B
b1 0 -2- O 5% 55% 0-1 NYM B. Bailor F. Valenzuela Strikeout
b1 1 -2- -2% 53% 0-1 NYM J. Stearns F. Valenzuela Walk
b1 1 12- -7% 46% 0-1 NYM J. Youngblood F. Valenzuela Walk; Mazzilli to 3B; Stearns to 2B
b1 1 123 OO 16% 62% 0-1 NYM D. Kingman F. Valenzuela Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Mike Scott facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- O -2% 60% 1-0 LAD M. Scioscia M. Scott Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1 --- O -1% 59% 1-0 LAD B. Russell M. Scott Lineout: 3B
t2 2 --- O -1% 58% 1-0 LAD F. Valenzuela M. Scott Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- -4% 53% 0-1 NYM H. Brooks F. Valenzuela Single to LF
b2 0 1-- -7% 47% 0-1 NYM A. Trevino F. Valenzuela Single to SS (Ground Ball); Brooks to 2B
b2 0 12- O 6% 53% 0-1 NYM D. Flynn F. Valenzuela Flyball: RF
b2 1 12- O 5% 58% 0-1 NYM M. Scott F. Valenzuela Strikeout
b2 2 12- -4% 54% 0-1 NYM L. Mazzilli F. Valenzuela Walk; Brooks to 3B; Trevino to 2B
b2 2 123 O 8% 63% 0-1 NYM B. Bailor F. Valenzuela Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Mike Scott facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- O -2% 61% 1-0 LAD D. Lopes M. Scott Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O -1% 59% 1-0 LAD K. Landreaux M. Scott Strikeout Looking
t3 2 --- 2% 62% 1-0 LAD D. Baker M. Scott Double to RF
t3 2 -2- O -3% 59% 1-0 LAD S. Garvey M. Scott Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela facing 3-4-5
b3 0 --- O 3% 61% 0-1 NYM J. Stearns F. Valenzuela Flyball: RF
b3 1 --- -3% 58% 0-1 NYM J. Youngblood F. Valenzuela Single to SS (Ground Ball)
b3 1 1-- -2% 56% 0-1 NYM D. Kingman F. Valenzuela Youngblood Steals 2B
b3 1 -2- O 4% 60% 0-1 NYM D. Kingman F. Valenzuela Strikeout
b3 2 -2- -1% 59% 0-1 NYM H. Brooks F. Valenzuela Walk
b3 2 12- O 5% 64% 0-1 NYM A. Trevino F. Valenzuela Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O -2% 62% 1-0 LAD R. Cey M. Scott Lineout: SS
t4 1 --- O -2% 60% 1-0 LAD P. Guerrero M. Scott Strikeout Looking
t4 2 --- O -1% 59% 1-0 LAD M. Scioscia M. Scott Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela facing 8-9-1
b4 0 --- O 3% 62% 0-1 NYM D. Flynn F. Valenzuela Flyball: CF
b4 1 --- O 2% 65% 0-1 NYM M. Scott F. Valenzuela Strikeout Looking
b4 2 --- O 1% 66% 0-1 NYM L. Mazzilli F. Valenzuela Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Mike Scott facing 8-9-1
t5 0 --- O -2% 64% 1-0 LAD B. Russell M. Scott Groundout: P-1B
t5 1 --- O -1% 62% 1-0 LAD F. Valenzuela M. Scott Strikeout
t5 2 --- O -1% 61% 1-0 LAD D. Lopes M. Scott Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela facing 2-3-4
b5 0 --- O 3% 64% 0-1 NYM B. Bailor F. Valenzuela Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 1 --- O 2% 67% 0-1 NYM J. Stearns F. Valenzuela Flyball: CF
b5 2 --- O 2% 68% 0-1 NYM J. Youngblood F. Valenzuela Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Mike Scott facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- O -2% 66% 1-0 LAD K. Landreaux M. Scott Groundout: 1B-P
t6 1 --- O -1% 65% 1-0 LAD D. Baker M. Scott Strikeout
t6 2 --- O -1% 63% 1-0 LAD S. Garvey M. Scott Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela facing 5-6-7
b6 0 --- O 4% 67% 0-1 NYM D. Kingman F. Valenzuela Strikeout
b6 1 --- -5% 63% 0-1 NYM H. Brooks F. Valenzuela Single to CF
b6 1 1-- O 7% 70% 0-1 NYM A. Trevino F. Valenzuela Brooks Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b6 2 --- O 2% 72% 0-1 NYM A. Trevino F. Valenzuela Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Mike Scott facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- 3% 75% 1-0 LAD R. Cey M. Scott Walk
t7 0 1-- 10% 86% 1-0 LAD P. Guerrero M. Scott Double to LF; Cey to 3B
t7 0 -23 O -5% 81% 1-0 LAD M. Scioscia M. Scott Fielder's Choice 2B; Cey out at Hm/2B-C; Guerrero to 3B; Scioscia to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t7 1 -23 O -8% 73% 1-0 LAD B. Russell M. Scott Lineout: P
t7 2 -23 O -6% 67% 1-0 LAD F. Valenzuela M. Scott Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela facing 8-9-1
b7 0 --- -8% 59% 0-1 NYM D. Flynn F. Valenzuela Single to CF
Frank Taveras pinch hits for Mike Scott (P) batting 9th
b7 0 1-- O 7% 66% 0-1 NYM F. Taveras F. Valenzuela Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 1 1-- -4% 62% 0-1 NYM L. Mazzilli F. Valenzuela Taveras Steals 2B
b7 1 -2- O 7% 70% 0-1 NYM L. Mazzilli F. Valenzuela Strikeout
Rusty Staub pinch hits for Bob Bailor (SS) batting 2nd
b7 2 -2- -2% 68% 0-1 NYM R. Staub F. Valenzuela Walk
Wally Backman pinch runs for Rusty Staub (PH) batting 2nd
b7 2 12- O 9% 77% 0-1 NYM J. Stearns F. Valenzuela Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Jeff Reardon facing 1-2-3
Jeff Reardon replaces Wally Backman (PR) pitching and batting 2nd; Frank Taveras moves from PH to SS
t8 0 --- O -2% 75% 1-0 LAD D. Lopes J. Reardon Strikeout Looking
t8 1 --- 2% 77% 1-0 LAD K. Landreaux J. Reardon Single to 1B/Bunt
t8 1 1-- O -3% 74% 1-0 LAD D. Baker J. Reardon Landreaux Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t8 2 --- O -1% 73% 1-0 LAD D. Baker J. Reardon Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela facing 4-5-6
b8 0 --- O 6% 79% 0-1 NYM J. Youngblood F. Valenzuela Strikeout
b8 1 --- O 4% 83% 0-1 NYM D. Kingman F. Valenzuela Strikeout
b8 2 --- -3% 79% 0-1 NYM H. Brooks F. Valenzuela Single to CF
b8 2 1-- O 6% 86% 0-1 NYM A. Trevino F. Valenzuela Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mets' Jeff Reardon facing 4-5-6
t9 0 --- O -1% 84% 1-0 LAD S. Garvey J. Reardon Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- O -1% 83% 1-0 LAD R. Cey J. Reardon Strikeout
t9 2 --- 1% 84% 1-0 LAD P. Guerrero J. Reardon Walk
t9 2 1-- O -1% 83% 1-0 LAD M. Scioscia J. Reardon Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-1, Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela facing 8-9-1
b9 0 --- O 8% 91% 0-1 NYM D. Flynn F. Valenzuela Strikeout
b9 1 --- O 6% 96% 0-1 NYM F. Taveras F. Valenzuela Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 2 --- O 4% 100% 0-1 NYM L. Mazzilli F. Valenzuela Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Mets 0.

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