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.

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