Tom Seaver pitched a six-hitter and posted his fourth straight victory while the Mets handed Randy Jones his fourth loss in five decisions by defeating the Padres, 4-1. The Mets tagged Jones for three runs in the fifth inning on singles by John Stearns, Roy Staiger, Bud Harrelson, Lee Mazzilli and Felix Millan. Stearns doubled and Staiger singled for the other tally in the sixth. The Padres avoided a shutout in the ninth when Jerry Turner singled and George Hendrick hit a two-out double. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 1
Game Played on Saturday, April     30, 1977 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  3  1    0  0  0  -   4 11  1
Padres       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .226      Richards 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .140
Millan 2b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .237      Almon ss              4   0   0   0     0   3   .263
Vail rf               2   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Turner lf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .203
  Milner lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Winfield rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .308
  Randle lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Tenace c              4   0   2   0     0   1   .262
Kingman lf,rf,1b      4   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .318
Torre 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .294      Ivie 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Boisclair rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .364      Sutherland 2b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .417
Stearns c             4   2   2   0     0   0   .231      Jones p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Staiger 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .216        Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .118
Harrelson ss          4   1   1   1     0   1   .140        Tomlin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Seaver p              4   0   1   0     0   1   .133        Rettenmund ph       1   0   1   0     0   0   .348
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  11   4     0   4             Totals               33   1   6   1     1   8

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 22,428
Left on Base: Mets 7, Padres 6
DP: Mets 0, Padres 1
Errors: Seaver, Almon
Doubles: Stearns (2), Tenace 2 (4), Hendrick (3)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (4), Richards (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Mazzilli (1), Boisclair (1)
GIDP: Vail (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver W(4-0)           9     6   1   1   1   8   0  34   1.52
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   8   0  34

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jones L(1-4)            6     8   4   4   0   3   0  26   5.88
Tomlin                  2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   0.54
Fingers                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.30
Totals                  9    11   4   4   0   4   0  38

Wild Pitches: Jones (1)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Ed Sudol


METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan
struck out; Vail struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards walked; Richards stole second; Richards was
picked off second but was safe on an error by Seaver [Richards
to third]; Almon struck out; Turner struck out; Winfield struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Torre singled
to left; Jones threw a wild pitch [Torre to second]; Stearns
grounded out (third to first); Staiger grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ivie flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 3RD: Harrelson lined to right; Seaver struck out; Mazzilli
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Sutherland grounded out (third to first); Jones
struck out; Richards flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 4TH: Millan reached on an error by Almon [Millan to first];
Vail grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Millan out at second]; Kingman grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: MILNER REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING LF); KINGMAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Almon flied out to center; Turner
grounded out (first unassisted); Winfield grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Padres 0.

METS 5TH: Torre flied out to center; Stearns singled to
shortstop; Staiger singled to left [Stearns to second];
Harrelson singled to center [Stearns scored, Staiger to second];
Seaver lined to right; Mazzilli singled to left [Staiger scored,
Harrelson to second]; Millan singled to center [Harrelson
scored, Mazzilli to second]; Milner grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Padres 0.

PADRES 5TH: Tenace doubled to left; Hendrick grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ivie grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Tenace to third]; Sutherland flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 3, Padres 0.

METS 6TH: Kingman flied out to center; Torre grounded out
(pitcher to first); Stearns doubled to left; Staiger singled to
left [Stearns scored]; Harrelson grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 6TH: BOISCLAIR REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING RF); KINGMAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); VALENTINE BATTED FOR JONES;
Valentine struck out; Richards singled to right; Almon was
called out on strikes; Turner grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Padres 0.

METS 7TH: TOMLIN REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Seaver singled
to center; Mazzilli out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Seaver to second]; Millan grounded out (second to first)
[Seaver to third]; Milner popped to catcher in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 7TH: Winfield flied out to center; Tenace doubled to
left; Hendrick flied out to right [Tenace to third]; Ivie flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Padres 0.

METS 8TH: Kingman singled to right; Boisclair out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Kingman to second]; Stearns flied out
to right; Staiger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 8TH: RANDLE REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING LF); Sutherland
grounded out (third to first); RETTENMUND BATTED FOR TOMLIN;
Rettenmund singled to left; Richards flied out to left; Almon
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Padres 0.

METS 9TH: FINGERS REPLACED RETTENMUND (PITCHING); Harrelson was
called out on strikes; Seaver flied out to center; Mazzilli
singled to third; Mazzilli stole second; Millan grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Padres 0.

PADRES 9TH: Turner singled to left; Winfield grounded out (third
to first) [Turner to second]; Tenace struck out; Hendrick
doubled to left [Turner scored]; Ivie grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Padres 1.