John Montefusco posted his third shutout of the season, allowing only three hits and pitching the Giants to a 5-0 victory over the Mets. Bobby Murcer and Marc Hill homered to account for the Giants' runs. Murcer connected with two on base in the first inning and Hill with one aboard in the second. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Friday, June      11, 1976 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Giants       3  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Herndon cf            2   1   1   0     2   0   .360
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Robinson 2b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .364
Torre 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .315      Matthews lf           3   1   0   0     1   2   .239
Kingman rf            3   0   1   0     0   2   .243      Murcer rf             4   1   1   3     0   0   .260
Milner lf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .307      Speier ss             3   0   0   0     1   1   .255
Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Reitz 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .286
Unser cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .220      Thomasson 1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .381
Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Hill c                3   1   1   2     1   0   .200
Koosman p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .333      Montefusco p          3   0   0   0     0   3   .188
  Boisclair ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .356
  R. Baldwin p        0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .275
  Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   3   0     0   9             Totals               28   5   6   5     6   8

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance:  6,121
Left on Base: Mets 3, Giants 6
DP: Mets 0, Giants 0
Doubles: Kingman (6), Boisclair (5)
Triples: Herndon (2)
Home Runs: Murcer (5), Hill (3)
Stolen Bases: Herndon (6)
Caught Stealing: Robinson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Robinson (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(6-4)          5     6   5   5   5   5   2  25   3.87
R. Baldwin              2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7   3.00
Myrick                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     6   5   5   6   8   2  35

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco W(7-5)       9     3   0   0   0   9   0  30   2.65
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0   9   0  30

Wild Pitches: Koosman (2)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Doug Harvey


METS 1ST: Harrelson grounded out (third to first); Millan
grounded out (third to first); Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon walked; Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Herndon to second]; Matthews walked; Murcer
homered [Herndon scored, Matthews scored]; Speier struck out;
Reitz popped to shortstop; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants
3.

METS 2ND: Kingman doubled to left; Milner was called out on
strikes; Garrett struck out; Unser flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Thomasson singled to center; Hill homered [Thomasson
scored]; Montefusco struck out; Herndon tripled to center;
Robinson flied out to center; Matthews was called out on
strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 5.

METS 3RD: Grote grounded out (third to first); Koosman was
called out on strikes; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 5.

GIANTS 3RD: Murcer flied out to center; Speier walked; Reitz
singled to left [Speier to second]; Thomasson struck out;
Koosman threw a wild pitch [Speier to third, Reitz to second];
Hill was walked intentionally; Montefusco was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 5.

METS 4TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Torre flied out
to center; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 5.

GIANTS 4TH: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Robinson
walked; Robinson was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Giants 5.

METS 5TH: Milner flied out to right; Garrett flied to right in
foul territory; Unser singled to right; Grote struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 5.

GIANTS 5TH: Murcer flied out to center; Speier grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reitz singled to left; Thomasson grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 5.

METS 6TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Boisclair doubled;
Harrelson struck out; Millan flied out to left; Torre grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants
5.

GIANTS 6TH: R. BALDWIN REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Hill
grounded out (second to first); Montefusco struck out; Herndon
walked; Herndon stole second; Robinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 5.

METS 7TH: Kingman struck out; Milner popped to third; Garrett
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 5.

GIANTS 7TH: Matthews struck out; Murcer flied out to right;
Speier grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Giants 5.

METS 8TH: Unser grounded out (first unassisted); Grote popped to
shortstop; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR R. BALDWIN; Kranepool struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: MYRICK REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Reitz grounded
out (first unassisted); Thomasson flied out to right; Hill
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 5.

METS 9TH: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Millan flied
out to right; Torre flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Giants 5.