Sparked by Roy Staiger, who broke out of an 0-for-15 slump with two singles, the Mets defeated the Giants, 6-2. Staiger's first single resulted in a run that tied the score at 2-2 in the seventh inning. Then in the eighth, after a single by Ed Kranepool and pass to Ron Hodges, Staiger singled again to drive in the tie-breaking tally. The Mets went on to add three more runs on a single by Bud Harrelson, an error by Gary Matthews and single by Leo Foster. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    31, 1976 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Giants       1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  3
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    1  4  x  -   6 12  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Herndon cf            2   1   0   0     2   0   .289      Boisclair cf          5   1   2   0     0   2   .280
Perez 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Matthews lf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .283        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .429
Reitz 3b              4   0   3   1     0   0   .284      Milner lf,1b          4   0   3   1     0   0   .264
Thomasson rf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .247      Kingman rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .232
Speier ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .218      Kranepool 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .282
Arnold 1b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .220        Mangual pr,lf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .230
  Evans 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .201      Hodges c              3   1   0   0     1   1   .238
Sadek c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .220      Staiger 3b            4   2   2   1     0   0   .243
Halicki p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .191      Harrelson ss          3   1   1   1     0   0   .213
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Lolich p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .149
                                                            Torre ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .306
                                                            Foster pr,2b        1   0   1   2     0   0   .200

Totals               32   2   8   2     2   5             Totals               34   6  12   5     2   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 14,788
Left on Base: Giants 6, Mets 7
DP: Giants 2, Mets 1
Errors: Perez, Matthews, Reitz
Doubles: Boisclair (10), Milner (18)
Triples: Boisclair (1)
Home Runs: Matthews (16)
Stolen Bases: Staiger (3), Foster (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Halicki (6), Harrelson (7)
GIDP: Matthews (5), Kingman (10), Millan (13)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Halicki L(11-14)        7.2  10   5   4   2   4   0  34   3.87
Lavelle                 0.1   2   1   0   0   1   0   3   2.75
Totals                  8    12   6   4   2   5   0  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich                  7     8   2   2   2   5   1  29   2.95
Lockwood W(7-7)         2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.83
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   5   1  35

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Jerry Dale


GIANTS 1ST: Herndon walked; Perez singled to right [Herndon to
second]; Matthews grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Herndon to third, Perez out at second]; Reitz
singled to shortstop [Herndon scored]; Thomasson was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Boisclair tripled to right; Millan lined to shortstop;
Milner singled to center [Boisclair scored]; Kingman flied to
center; Kranepool grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Speier singled to right; Arnold flied to right;
Sadek struck out; Halicki flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Hodges struck out; Staiger grounded out (first
unassisted); Harrelson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez
flied to center; Matthews flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Giants 1, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Lolich singled to right; Boisclair doubled to right
[Lolich to third]; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first);
Milner singled to first [Lolich stayed at third, Boisclair
stayed at second]; Kingman grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Milner out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Giants 1, Mets 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Reitz singled to right; Thomasson struck out; Speier
struck out; Arnold lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Kranepool struck out; Hodges grounded out (third to
first); Staiger reached on an error by Reitz; Staiger stole
second; Harrelson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
1, Mets 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Sadek popped to first; Halicki struck out; Herndon
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1,
Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Lolich flied to right; Boisclair struck out; Millan
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Perez grounded out (second to first); Matthews
homered; Reitz singled to center; Thomasson singled to right
[Reitz to third, Thomasson out at second (right to shortstop)];
Speier flied to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Milner doubled to right; Kingman was called out on
strikes; Kranepool flied to left; Hodges popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Arnold grounded out (third to first); Sadek singled
to left; Halicki out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Sadek to second]; Herndon walked; Perez flied to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Staiger singled to left; Harrelson out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Staiger to second]; TORRE BATTED FOR
LOLICH; Torre walked; FOSTER RAN FOR TORRE; Boisclair reached on
an error by Perez [Staiger scored (unearned) (no RBI), Foster to
second]; Millan grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Boisclair out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 2, Mets 2.

GIANTS 8TH: FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); LOCKWOOD
REPLACED MILLAN (PITCHING); Matthews lined to left; Reitz popped
to catcher in foul territory; Thomasson flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: EVANS REPLACED ARNOLD (PLAYING 1B); Milner flied to
right; Kingman singled to left; Kranepool singled to right
[Kingman out at third (right to third), Kranepool to second (on
throw to 3b)]; MANGUAL RAN FOR KRANEPOOL; Hodges was walked
intentionally; Staiger singled to left [Mangual scored, Hodges
to second]; LAVELLE REPLACED HALICKI (PITCHING); Harrelson
singled to left [Hodges scored, Staiger to third, Harrelson to
second (error by Matthews)]; Foster singled to right [Staiger
scored, Harrelson scored (unearned)]; Foster stole second;
Boisclair struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2,
Mets 6.

GIANTS 9TH: MANGUAL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MILNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Speier flied to right; Evans popped to
third; Sadek flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2,
Mets 6.