After winning the opener of a doubleheader, 4-2, the Giants were ahead of the Mets, 10-0, when the second game was suspended by rain. It was to be completed July 26, but never resumed. Jim Barr was the winner of the lidlifter but gave way to Gary Lavelle in the ninth inning. The Giants also had to call on Randy Moffitt, who retired Jerry Grote with the bases loaded for the final out.

John Curtis made his first start for the Giants in the second game and allowed only two hits before the game was stopped with one out in the Mets' half of the seventh inning. Curtis, Tim Foli and Rob Andrews each had three hits in the Giants' attack. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 4, New York Mets 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       8, 1977 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0
Giants       0  1  0    2  0  0    1  0  x  -   4 12  3


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .368      Whitfield rf          4   0   2   1     1   1   .333
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Thomas 2b             5   0   2   0     0   1   .227
Milner lf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .240      Evans lf,1b           2   0   1   0     2   1   .333
Kingman rf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .276      Madlock 3b            1   1   0   0     2   0   .291
Kranepool 1b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .292      McCovey 1b            4   1   3   1     0   0   .304
  Torre ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Herndon pr,cf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Phillips ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Thomasson cf,lf       4   1   2   0     0   1   .242
  Vail ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .206
Mazzilli cf           3   0   1   1     1   1   .264      Hill c                4   1   2   1     0   0   .258
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .215      Barr p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .235
Espinosa p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boisclair ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .304
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grote ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               35   2   7   2     1   5             Totals               30   4  12   3     5   6

Time of Game: 2:14
Left on Base: Mets 7, Giants 10
DP: Mets 2, Giants 0
Errors: Thomas, Thomasson, Foli
Doubles: Mazzilli (5), McCovey (5), Whitfield (5)
Triples: Milner (1), Whitfield (1)
Stolen Bases: Madlock (5)
Caught Stealing: Randle (2), Evans (2), Thomas (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Barr 2 (4)
GIDP: Madlock (9), McCovey (6)
Hit by Pitch: Madlock (3,by Espinosa)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa L(2-2)         4.1   9   3   2   3   1   0  23   3.13
Myrick                  2.2   2   1   1   1   4   0  10   2.57
Apodaca                 1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.52
Totals                  8    12   4   3   5   6   0  38

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr W(5-2)             8     7   2   2   0   4   0  31   4.32
Lavelle                 0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.54
Moffitt SV(2)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.54
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   5   0  36

Passed Balls: Stearns (1)
Hit by Pitch: Espinosa (1)

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


METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns flied
out to right; Milner singled to center; Kingman struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Whitfield grounded out (second to first); Thomas
singled to center; Evans walked [Thomas to second]; Madlock
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool singled to right; Phillips grounded out
(second to first) [Kranepool to second]; Mazzilli doubled to
center [Kranepool scored, Mazzilli to third (error by
Thomasson)]; Millan reached on a fielder's choice [Mazzilli out
at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Espinosa was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey doubled to right; Thomasson singled to right
[McCovey to third]; Foli made an out to second; Stearns allowed
a passed ball [McCovey scored (unearned), Thomasson to second];
Hill popped to first in foul territory; Barr was called out on
strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 1.

METS 3RD: Randle flied out to right; Stearns flied out to right;
Milner reached on an error by Foli [Milner to first]; Kingman
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Whitfield doubled to left; Thomas made an out to
first; Evans singled to right [Whitfield to third, Evans to
second (on throw to home)]; Madlock was walked intentionally;
McCovey grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Madlock out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Giants 1.

METS 4TH: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Phillips
lined to left; Mazzilli was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 1.

GIANTS 4TH: Thomasson singled to right; Foli grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Thomasson to second]; Hill singled to left
[Thomasson scored]; Barr out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Hill to second]; Whitfield tripled to center [Hill
scored]; Thomas popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 3.

METS 5TH: Millan flied out to center; Espinosa grounded out
(third to first); Randle singled to left; Randle was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans walked; Evans was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Madlock was hit by a pitch; McCovey singled
to center [Madlock to second]; MYRICK REPLACED ESPINOSA
(PITCHING); Thomasson was called out on strikes; Foli flied out
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 3.

METS 6TH: Stearns lined to third; Milner flied out to right;
Kingman popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Hill grounded out (pitcher to first); Barr struck
out; Whitfield struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants
3.

METS 7TH: Kranepool flied out to center; Phillips grounded out
(second to first); Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: Thomas singled to left; Thomas was picked off and
caught stealing second (catcher to first to shortstop); Evans
struck out; Madlock walked; Madlock stole second; McCovey
singled to left [Madlock scored]; HERNDON RAN FOR MCCOVEY;
Thomasson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Giants 4.

METS 8TH: HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); THOMASSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); EVANS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Millan singled to left; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR MYRICK; Boisclair
was called out on strikes; Randle flied out to center; Stearns
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: APODACA REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Foli flied
out to center; Hill singled to left; Barr out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Hill to second]; Whitfield walked;
Thomas was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Giants 4.

METS 9TH: Milner tripled to center; Kingman singled to right
[Milner scored]; LAVELLE REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); TORRE BATTED
FOR KRANEPOOL; Torre flied out to right; VAIL BATTED FOR
PHILLIPS; Vail struck out; Mazzilli walked [Kingman to second];
Millan reached on a fielder's choice [Mazzilli to second (error
by Thomas; assist by Madlock), Kingman to third]; GROTE BATTED
FOR APODACA; MOFFITT REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Grote forced
Millan (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2,
Giants 4.