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Friday May 6, 1977
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Lynn McGlothen gained his first victory in a Giants' uniform when Marc Hill homered with two men on base in the fourth inning to beat the Mets, 5-3. John Stearns hit a three-run homer in the top of the fourth to put the Mets ahead, 3-1, but in the Giants' half, Willie McCovey and Larry Herndon singled before Hill connected for the circuit. [The Sporting News]


San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 3

Game Played on Friday, May 6, 1977 (Night game) at Candlestick Park

Mets         0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Giants       0  0  1    3  0  0    1  0  x  -   5  8  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .259      Whitfield rf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .313
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .213      Thomas 2b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .209
Boisclair rf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .311      Evans lf,1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .329
Kingman 1b            3   1   1   0     1   2   .284      Madlock 3b            2   0   1   0     2   0   .296
Milner lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .209      McCovey 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .298
Stearns c             4   1   1   3     0   0   .265        Thomasson pr,lf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .230
Phillips 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .171      Herndon cf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .239
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .130      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .211
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Hill c                4   1   1   3     0   0   .254
Swan p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      McGlothen p           4   1   1   0     0   1   .111
  Randle ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .296

Totals               34   3   8   3     2   6             Totals               32   5   8   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  5,872
Left on Base: Mets 6, Giants 7
DP: Mets 0, Giants 0
Errors: Phillips, Whitfield
Doubles: Mazzilli (4), Whitfield (4)
Home Runs: Stearns (3), Hill (2)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (4)
Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (3), Evans (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan L(1-3)             6     7   4   4   2   2   1  26   6.05
Apodaca                 0.2   1   1   0   1   1   0   5   4.05
Myrick                  1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5   2.38
Totals                  8     8   5   4   4   4   1  36

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen W(1-3)        9     8   3   3   2   6   1  36   5.29
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   6   1  36

Wild Pitches: Apodaca (1)

Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Dutch Rennert


METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Millan flied
out to center; On a bunt Boisclair singled to first; Kingman
singled to left [Boisclair to second]; Milner grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield flied out to left; Thomas made an out to
third; Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Phillips
grounded out (second to pitcher); Harrelson flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Madlock singled to left; McCovey flied out to left;
Herndon grounded out (third to first) [Madlock to second]; Foli
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 3RD: Swan struck out; Mazzilli doubled to left; Millan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Boisclair was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill grounded out (first unassisted); McGlothen made
an out to shortstop; Whitfield doubled to left; Thomas singled
to right [Whitfield scored, Thomas to second (on throw to
home)]; Evans singled to shortstop [Thomas to third]; Madlock
flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 1.

METS 4TH: Kingman walked; Milner singled to right [Kingman to
third (error by Whitfield), Milner to second]; Stearns homered
[Kingman scored, Milner scored]; Phillips flied out to right;
Harrelson grounded out (third to first); Swan grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: McCovey singled to left; Herndon singled to right
[McCovey to second]; Foli made an out to second; Hill homered
[McCovey scored, Herndon scored]; McGlothen struck out;
Whitfield grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Giants 4.

METS 5TH: Mazzilli singled to center; Mazzilli was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Millan singled to right;
Boisclair grounded out (second to first) [Millan to second];
Kingman struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Thomas lined to first; Evans walked; Evans was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Madlock walked;
Madlock stole second; McCovey flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 4.

METS 6TH: Milner made an out to shortstop; Stearns flied out to
center; Phillips was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Herndon grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli was
called out on strikes; Hill flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 4.

METS 7TH: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); RANDLE
BATTED FOR SWAN; Randle flied out to center; Mazzilli flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: APODACA REPLACED RANDLE (PITCHING); McGlothen
singled to left; Whitfield reached on an error by Phillips
[McGlothen to second, Whitfield to first]; Thomas struck out;
Evans flied out to center [McGlothen to third]; Apodaca threw a
wild pitch [McGlothen scored (unearned), Whitfield to second];
Madlock was walked intentionally; MYRICK REPLACED APODACA
(PITCHING); McCovey walked [Whitfield to third, Madlock to
second]; THOMASSON RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Herndon struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 5.

METS 8TH: THOMASSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); EVANS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Millan flied out to right; Boisclair
singled to right; Kingman struck out; Milner walked [Boisclair
to second]; Stearns flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 3, Giants 5.

GIANTS 8TH: Foli flied out to center; Hill grounded out (third
to first); McGlothen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 5.

METS 9TH: Phillips flied out to center; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
HARRELSON; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); VAIL BATTED
FOR MYRICK; Vail struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Giants 5.



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