Backed by John Milner and Ed Kranepool, who drove in the Mets' runs with homers, Tom Seaver defeated the Giants, 3-2, allowing only two hits. Milner accounted for the Mets' first marker in the fourth inning, but a homer by Darrell Evans in the fifth and run-scoring triple by Derrel Thomas in the sixth put the Giants ahead, 2-1, before Milner walked in the Mets' half of the sixth and, after a forceout by Wayne Garrett, Kranepool hit for the circuit. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Friday, June      18, 1976 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  2  0
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herndon cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .326      Boisclair rf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .344
Thomas 2b             3   0   1   1     1   0   .238      Milner lf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .293
Murcer rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .254      Garrett 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .229
Matthews lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Kranepool 1b          3   1   1   2     1   0   .286
Evans 1b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .164      Unser cf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .222
Reitz 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Rader c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .226      Millan 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .237
Perez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .234      Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .210
Dressler p            2   1   0   0     0   2   .154      Seaver p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .054
  Thomasson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .235
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               29   2   2   2     2   6             Totals               28   3   6   3     2   4

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 30,888
Left on Base: Giants 2, Mets 4
DP: Giants 0, Mets 1
Doubles: Garrett (7)
Triples: Thomas (3)
Home Runs: Evans (2), Milner (8), Kranepool (5)
Caught Stealing: Boisclair (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Seaver (4)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dressler L(1-5)         7     6   3   3   2   4   2  28   3.86
Lavelle                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.16
Totals                  8     6   3   3   2   4   2  31

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(7-5)           9     2   2   2   2   6   1  31   2.83
Totals                  9     2   2   2   2   6   1  31

Wild Pitches: Seaver (7)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Art Williams, 3B - Tom Gorman


GIANTS 1ST: Herndon grounded out (third to first); Thomas popped
to shortstop; Murcer popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Boisclair flied out to center; Milner was called out
on strikes; Garrett flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
grounded out (second to first); Reitz was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool lined to first; Unser grounded out (second
to first); Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Rader flied out to center; Perez popped to
shortstop; Dressler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Millan struck out; Harrelson grounded out (first to
pitcher); Seaver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Herndon was called out on strikes; Thomas walked;
Murcer forced Thomas (second to shortstop); Matthews flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Boisclair grounded out (first unassisted); Milner
homered; Garrett doubled to right; Kranepool walked; Unser
struck out; Grote was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans homered; Reitz grounded out (third to first);
Rader walked; Perez hit into a double play (right to right to
first) [Rader out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Millan singled to left; Harrelson forced Millan
(second to shortstop); Seaver out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Harrelson to second]; Boisclair lined to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Dressler struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Herndon struck out; Thomas tripled to right [Dressler
scored]; Murcer struck out; Matthews grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Milner walked; Garrett forced Milner (second to
shortstop); Kranepool homered [Garrett scored]; Unser singled to
center; Grote grounded out (third to first) [Unser to second];
Millan flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets
3.

GIANTS 7TH: Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Reitz
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rader flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Harrelson flied out to center; Seaver grounded out
(shortstop to first); Boisclair singled to right; Boisclair was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 3.

GIANTS 8TH: Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); THOMASSON
BATTED FOR DRESSLER; Thomasson flied out to center; Herndon
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
2, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Milner grounded
out (first to pitcher); Garrett grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kranepool grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 3.

GIANTS 9TH: Thomas flied out to right; Murcer flied out to left;
Matthews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Mets 3.