New York Mets vs Los Angeles Dodgers
September 2, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1980 at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Mets 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 0 1
Taveras ss 4 0 0 0
Mazzilli 1b 3 0 0 0
Washington rf 4 1 1 0
Henderson lf 2 1 0 0
Maddox 3b 3 1 0 0
Trevino c 3 1 1 1
Backman 2b 4 1 2 2
Pacella p 2 0 0 0
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 1
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 4 5
Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Law cf 4 1 1 0
  Mitchell cf 0 0 0 0
Johnstone rf 2 0 0 0
  Hatcher rf 1 0 0 0
Baker lf 4 1 1 1
Garvey 1b 3 2 1 0
Cey 3b 3 1 1 2
Ferguson c 4 1 1 1
Russell ss 3 0 0 1
Thomas 2b 2 0 1 1
Goltz p 3 0 1 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Stanhouse p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 7 6
New York 010 000 400540
Los Angeles 100 203 00x670
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Pacella  L (3-3) 5.0 4 5 5 3 2
  Jackson   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Reardon   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
6
6
3
3
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Goltz  W (7-7) 6.0 2 3 3 5 5
  Castillo   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Stanhouse  SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
5
5
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Los Angeles 1.  2B–New York Washington (14,off Goltz); Backman (1,off Castillo).  SH–Johnstone (2,off Pacella); Russell (10,off Jackson).  IBB–Thomas (2,by Pacella).  SB–Mazzilli (32,2nd base off Goltz/Ferguson); Law (33,2nd base off Pacella/Trevino).  CS–Baker (8,2nd base by Reardon/Trevino).  WP–Pacella 2 (5).  IBB–Pacella (2,Thomas).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:39.  A–27,543.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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