Helping himself with the bat, Ed Halicki pitched a five-hitter for seven innings before surrendering the mound to Randy Moffitt and received credit for the Giants' 9-2 victory over the Mets. The Giants scored five times in the first inning, capping their attack with a two-run single by Halicki. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 9, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Sunday, June      20, 1976 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Giants       5  1  1    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   9 15  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herndon cf            5   1   2   2     1   2   .324      Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .222
Perez 2b              5   2   2   0     0   0   .258      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Thomas rf             5   1   1   1     0   2   .232      Kingman rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Matthews lf           5   0   2   1     0   1   .267      Kranepool lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .285
Speier ss             5   0   2   0     0   1   .239      Torre 1b              3   1   0   0     1   1   .301
Reitz 3b              5   1   1   2     0   1   .280      Unser cf              4   1   2   0     0   1   .233
Evans 1b              3   2   2   0     2   0   .172      Grote c               0   0   0   0     0   0   .251
Hill c                4   2   1   0     1   1   .200        Kleven ph,c         3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Halicki p             3   0   2   3     0   0   .250      Harrelson ss          2   0   1   2     1   1   .216
  Moffitt p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .400      Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .348
                                                            Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                            Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Phillips ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
                                                            Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               41   9  15   9     4   9             Totals               30   2   5   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 28,752
Left on Base: Giants 10, Mets 4
DP: Giants 2, Mets 0
Doubles: Thomas (5), Evans 2 (2), Hill (5), Harrelson (5), Kranepool (8)
Triples: Perez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Halicki (3)
GIDP: Kingman (8), Kleven (1)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki W(5-10)         7     5   2   2   3   4   0  27   5.23
Moffitt                 2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.64
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   5   0  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(8-2)          3     9   7   7   2   2   0  20   2.80
Sanders                 2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   2.01
Myrick                  2     3   1   1   0   2   0   9   1.80
Lockwood                2     1   0   0   1   5   0   8   2.09
Totals                  9    15   9   9   4   9   0  46

Wild Pitches: Matlack (4)

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


GIANTS 1ST: Herndon walked; Perez singled to right [Herndon to
second]; Thomas doubled to right [Herndon scored, Perez to
third]; Matthews grounded out (third to first); Speier grounded
out (pitcher to first); Reitz singled to left [Perez scored,
Thomas scored]; Evans doubled to right [Reitz to third]; Hill
was walked intentionally; Halicki singled to left [Reitz scored,
Evans scored, Hill to second]; Herndon flied out to left; 5 R, 5
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 5, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett walked; Millan singled to center [Garrett to
second]; Kingman grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Garrett to third, Millan out at second]; Kranepool
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 5,
Mets 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Perez tripled to right; Thomas struck out; Matthews
singled to right [Perez scored]; Speier was called out on
strikes; Reitz grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Torre struck out; Unser singled to pitcher; KLEVEN
BATTED FOR GROTE; Kleven grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Unser out at second]; Debut game for Jay
Kleven; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 6, Mets 0.

GIANTS 3RD: KLEVEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Evans flied out
to center; Hill doubled to left; Halicki flied out to center;
Herndon singled to left [Hill scored]; Matlack threw a wild
pitch [Herndon to second]; Perez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 7, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson struck out; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR MATLACK;
Boisclair grounded out (pitcher to first); Garrett struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Mets 0.

GIANTS 4TH: SANDERS REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Thomas popped
to third; Matthews singled to right; Speier flied out to center;
Reitz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 7, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Millan grounded out (first to pitcher); Kingman
grounded out (third to first); Kranepool lined to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 7, Mets 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans walked; Hill forced Evans (shortstop to
second); Halicki out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Hill to second]; Herndon singled to center [Hill scored,
Herndon to second]; Perez popped to pitcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 8, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Torre walked; On a bunt Unser singled to third [Torre
to second]; Kleven struck out; Harrelson doubled to right [Torre
scored, Unser scored]; MILNER BATTED FOR SANDERS; Milner
grounded out (pitcher to first); Garrett flied out to center; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8, Mets 2.

GIANTS 6TH: MYRICK REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Thomas struck
out; Matthews flied out to right; Speier singled to left; Reitz
forced Speier (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 8, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Millan flied out to right; Kingman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kranepool doubled to right; Torre flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 8, Mets 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Evans doubled to left; Hill grounded out (shortstop
to first); Halicki singled to right [Evans scored]; Herndon
struck out; Perez lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
9, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); Kleven flied out
to left; Harrelson walked; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR MYRICK; Phillips
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
9, Mets 2.

GIANTS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING); Thomas popped
to shortstop; Matthews struck out; Speier singled to shortstop;
Reitz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 9, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: MOFFITT REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING); Garrett flied out
to left; Millan grounded out (first to pitcher); Kingman
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants
9, Mets 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Evans walked; Hill struck out; Moffitt struck out;
Herndon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
9, Mets 2.

METS 9TH: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Torre
grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 9, Mets 2.