Starting with a homer by Bobby Bonds on the first pitch, the Giants scored six runs in the first three innings and held on to defeat the Mets, 6-5. Dave Rader, Bonds and Tito Fuentes hit run-scoring singles in the second inning and another tally counted on a wild pitch. The Giants then added what proved to be their deciding run in the third on a walk to Gary Matthews and double by Chris Speier. John Milner hit a two-run homer for the Mets. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Monday, May       28, 1973 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  2    1  1  1  -   5 10  1
Giants       1  4  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 10  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .250      Bonds rf              5   2   2   2     0   2   .318
Millan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .265      Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   1     0   1   .288
Milner 1b             4   1   3   2     0   0   .317      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .362
Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .245      McCovey 1b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .224
Kranepool lf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Goodson 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .333
  Jones ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Matthews lf           2   2   1   0     2   1   .346
Gosger cf             3   1   1   0     0   0   .255      Speier ss             4   0   2   1     0   0   .281
  Beauchamp ph        0   0   0   1     0   0   .273      Rader c               4   1   1   1     0   0   .210
  Martinez cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Marichal p            3   1   1   0     0   0   .200
Dyer c                4   0   1   1     0   0   .151        McDowell p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
Harrelson ss          4   1   1   0     0   1   .255        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
Moore p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sadecki p           2   0   1   0     0   1   .250
  Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Fregosi ph          1   0   0   1     0   0   .200

Totals               36   5  10   5     1   3             Totals               33   6  10   5     4   8

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 18,101
Left on Base: Mets 6, Giants 7
DP: Mets 0, Giants 1
Errors: Moore, Goodson
Doubles: Dyer (1), Speier (8)
Triples: Harrelson (1), Speier (3)
Home Runs: Milner (6), Bonds (11)
Stolen Bases: Matthews (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Beauchamp (1)
GIDP: Garrett (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moore L(0-1)            1.1   6   5   4   2   0   1  11  10.80
Sadecki                 4.2   2   1   1   2   6   0  18   4.15
Stone                   2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   0.60
Totals                  8    10   6   5   4   8   1  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Marichal W(6-4)         7     8   3   3   0   2   1  28   2.92
McDowell                1     2   2   1   1   1   0   7   5.24
Sosa SV(2)              1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.75
Totals                  9    10   5   4   1   3   1  38

Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Ken Burkhart


METS 1ST: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Millan
singled; Milner singled to right [Millan to second]; Staub
forced Milner (first to shortstop) [Millan to third]; Kranepool
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Bonds homered; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to
first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); McCovey
walked; Goodson singled to left [McCovey to third, Goodson out
at second (left to third to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Giants 1.

METS 2ND: Gosger grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer
grounded out (second to first); Harrelson struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews walked; Speier flied to right; Matthews
stole second; Rader singled to left [Matthews scored]; Marichal
singled to center [Rader to third]; Bonds singled to left
[Marichal to third, Rader scored]; Bonds was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Moore [Bonds to third, Marichal
scored]; Fuentes singled to left [Bonds scored (unearned)];
SADECKI REPLACED MOORE (PITCHING); Maddox flied to right;
McCovey struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants
5.

METS 3RD: Sadecki singled to right; Garrett grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Sadecki out at
second]; Millan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 5.

GIANTS 3RD: Goodson struck out; Matthews walked; Speier tripled
to center [Matthews scored]; Rader grounded out (first
unassisted); Marichal grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 6.

METS 4TH: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Staub grounded
out (second to first); Kranepool singled to right; Gosger forced
Kranepool (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 6.

GIANTS 4TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Fuentes struck
out; Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 6.

METS 5TH: Dyer flied to center; Harrelson grounded out (third to
first); Sadecki struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 6.

GIANTS 5TH: McCovey walked; Goodson flied to center; Matthews
struck out; Speier doubled to left [McCovey to third]; Rader
popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
0, Giants 6.

METS 6TH: Garrett singled to right; Millan flied to right;
Milner homered [Garrett scored]; Staub grounded out (second to
first); Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 6.

GIANTS 6TH: Marichal grounded out (first unassisted); Bonds
struck out; Fuentes flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Giants 6.

METS 7TH: Gosger singled to right; Dyer doubled to left [Gosger
scored]; Harrelson lined to first; BOSWELL BATTED FOR SADECKI;
Boswell popped to third in foul territory; Garrett grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 6.

GIANTS 7TH: STONE REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Maddox singled;
McCovey popped to shortstop in foul territory; Goodson grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Maddox to second]; Matthews singled
[Maddox to third]; Speier grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 6.

METS 8TH: MCDOWELL REPLACED MARICHAL (PITCHING); Millan reached
on an error by Goodson; Milner singled to left [Millan to
second]; Staub walked [Millan to third, Milner to second]; JONES
BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Jones struck out; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR
GOSGER; Beauchamp hit a sacrifice fly to left [Millan scored
(unearned)]; Dyer forced Milner (third unassisted); 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 6.

GIANTS 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PLAYING CF); JONES
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rader flied to right; McDowell was
called out on strikes; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 4, Giants 6.

METS 9TH: Harrelson tripled to right; SOSA REPLACED MCDOWELL
(PITCHING); FREGOSI BATTED FOR STONE; Fregosi grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Harrelson scored]; Garrett flied to left;
Millan popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Giants 6.