| 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.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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