After two unearned runs enabled the Mets to win the first game, 4-2, Tom Seaver had ninth-inning help from Skip Lockwood and beat the Giants, 4-1, to complete the sweep of a doubleheader. In the opener, with the Giants leading, 2-1, Mickey Lolich and Mike Phillips both were safe on errors in the sixth inning, Felix Millan sacrificed and John Milner then singled to drive in both runners. Jerry Grote added a homer in the seventh for the clinching marker.

Seaver, who retired the first 16 batters in succession, gave up the Giants' run in the ninth inning on singles by Derrel Thomas, Bobby Murcer and Gary Matthews before Lockwood relieved and retired the last batter to save the game. Grote drove in two of the Mets' runs with a double and sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, San Francisco Giants 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, June      13, 1976 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  2    1  0  0  -   4  4  1
Giants       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  3


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Phillips ss           5   1   0   0     0   0   .229      Herndon cf            4   1   2   0     0   0   .361
Millan 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Arnold 2b,3b          4   1   2   0     0   1   .231
Milner lf             4   0   1   2     0   0   .303      Matthews lf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .244
Kingman rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Murcer rf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .252
Kranepool 1b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .276      Speier ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Reitz 3b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .283
Garrett 3b            3   0   0   1     1   0   .223        Thomas pr,2b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Grote c               4   1   1   1     0   1   .267      Thomasson 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .308
Lolich p              2   1   0   0     1   0   .208      Hill c                1   0   0   0     1   0   .197
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     1   0   .333        Ontiveros ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .140
                                                            Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Dressler p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .182
                                                            Montanez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .314
                                                            Sadek c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .306

Totals               32   4   4   4     4   2             Totals               31   2   6   2     3   6

Time of Game: 2:09
Left on Base: Mets 6, Giants 5
DP: Mets 2, Giants 1
Errors: Unser, Speier, Thomasson 2
Doubles: Kranepool (5)
Home Runs: Grote (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Millan (4)
GIDP: Grote (7), Ontiveros (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(3-8)           6     5   2   2   3   3   0  25   3.03
Apodaca SV(1)           3     1   0   0   0   3   0   9   1.66
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   6   0  34

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dressler L(1-4)         7     4   4   2   1   0   1  28   3.86
Lavelle                 2     0   0   0   3   2   0   9   1.71
Totals                  9     4   4   2   4   2   1  37

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


METS 1ST: Phillips grounded out (second to first); Millan
grounded out (second to first); Milner grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Herndon singled to center; Arnold singled to center
[Herndon to third, Arnold to second (error by Unser)]; Matthews
singled to shortstop [Herndon scored, Arnold to third]; Murcer
forced Matthews (second to shortstop) [Arnold scored]; Speier
flied out to center; Reitz forced Murcer (third to second); 2 R,
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 2.

METS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (pitcher to first); Kranepool
doubled to right; Unser singled to second [Kranepool to third];
Garrett reached on an error by Thomasson [Kranepool scored,
Unser to second]; Grote grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Garrett out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Thomasson flied out to right; Hill flied out to
center; Dressler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Giants 2.

METS 3RD: Lolich grounded out (third to first); Phillips
grounded out (second to first); Millan popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Herndon singled to center; Arnold lined into a
double play (third to third to first) [Herndon out at first];
Matthews flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Giants 2.

METS 4TH: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Kingman
grounded out (third to first); Kranepool grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Murcer flied out to right; Speier flied out to
center; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 2.

METS 5TH: Unser flied out to center; Garrett grounded out
(second to first); Grote popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Thomasson struck out; Hill walked; Dressler struck
out; Herndon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Giants 2.

METS 6TH: Lolich reached on an error by Speier; Phillips reached
on an error by Thomasson [Lolich to second]; Millan out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lolich to third, Phillips to
second]; Milner singled to left [Lolich scored (unearned),
Phillips scored (unearned)]; Kingman flied out to left;
Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Arnold singled to left; Matthews flied out to right;
Murcer grounded out (first unassisted) [Arnold to second];
Speier flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Giants 2.

METS 7TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); Garrett grounded
out (first unassisted); Grote homered; Lolich walked; Phillips
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Reitz walked; Thomasson walked [Reitz to second];
THOMAS RAN FOR REITZ; ONTIVEROS BATTED FOR HILL; APODACA
REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Ontiveros grounded into a double
play (shortstop to shortstop to first) [Thomas to third,
Thomasson out at second]; MONTANEZ BATTED FOR DRESSLER; Montanez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 2.

METS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED ONTIVEROS (PITCHING); SADEK REPLACED
MONTANEZ (PLAYING C ); THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
ARNOLD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Millan struck out; Milner
flied out to right; Kingman grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Arnold
was called out on strikes; Matthews singled to shortstop; Murcer
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Giants 2.

METS 9TH: Kranepool walked; Unser grounded out (third to first)
[Kranepool to second]; Garrett walked; Grote was called out on
strikes; Apodaca walked [Kranepool to third, Garrett to second];
Phillips popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Speier struck out; Thomas flied out to center;
Thomasson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4,
Giants 2.