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Jerry Koosman hit his first homer since his 1968 rookie season while pitching the Mets to an 8-1 victory over the Giants. Ed Kranepool started the Mets' scoring with a two-run smash in the sixth inning. Koosman hit his homer off John Montefusco in the seventh, igniting a six-run outburst. Bud Harrelson drove in three runs with a double. [The Sporting News] New York Mets 8, San Francisco Giants 1Game Played on Tuesday, May 17, 1977 (Night game) at Shea StadiumGiants 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 x - 8 12 0 Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Thomas cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .194 Randle 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .381 Andrews 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .217 Stearns c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .271 Madlock 3b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .288 Boisclair lf 1 1 1 0 1 0 .274 Evans 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Milner lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Clark rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .218 Staiger 3b 2 1 1 0 0 1 .203 McCovey 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .304 Kingman rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .244 Elliott lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Kranepool 1b 3 1 2 2 0 0 .310 Foli ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .244 Torre ph,1b 1 1 0 1 0 0 .171 Sadek c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Mazzilli cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .240 Lavelle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Grote 3b,c 2 1 0 0 2 0 .270 Cornutt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harrelson ss 4 0 1 3 0 0 .132 Montefusco p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .105 Koosman p 4 1 1 1 0 1 .136 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hill c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .232 Totals 29 1 4 1 2 7 Totals 35 8 12 7 5 3 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 8,366 Left on Base: Giants 4, Mets 8 DP: Giants 1, Mets 0 Errors: Andrews Doubles: Kingman (3), Kranepool (8), Mazzilli (6), Harrelson (1) Home Runs: Kranepool (3), Koosman (1) Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (5) Sacrifice Hits: Andrews (2) GIDP: Kingman (2) Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Montefusco L(2-6) 6 9 5 4 3 1 2 29 3.19 Moffitt 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1.23 Lavelle 0.2 1 2 0 1 1 0 5 0.40 Cornutt 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 3.18 Totals 8 12 8 4 5 3 2 40 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman W(3-4) 9 4 1 1 2 7 0 32 2.15 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 7 0 32 Umpires: HP - Lee Weyer, 1B - Art Williams, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Ed Montague GIANTS 1ST: Thomas flied out to center; Andrews flied out to right; Madlock walked; Clark walked [Madlock to second]; McCovey forced Madlock (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Randle flied out to right; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner singled to right; Kingman doubled to left [Milner to third]; Kranepool flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. GIANTS 2ND: Elliott flied out to right; Foli grounded out (second to first); Sadek grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Mazzilli singled to right; Mazzilli was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Grote flied out to left; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. GIANTS 3RD: Montefusco struck out; Thomas flied out to center; Andrews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Koosman made an out to shortstop; Randle flied out to left; Stearns struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. GIANTS 4TH: Madlock popped to second; Clark popped to catcher in foul territory; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Milner grounded out (second to first); Kingman flied out to left; Kranepool doubled to center; Mazzilli walked; Grote flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. GIANTS 5TH: Elliott popped to first in foul territory; Foli singled to right; Sadek grounded out (pitcher to first) [Foli to second]; Montefusco made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Koosman grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0. GIANTS 6TH: On a bunt Thomas singled to pitcher; Andrews out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Thomas to second]; Madlock singled to left [Thomas scored, Madlock out at second (left to third to second)]; Clark was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 0. METS 6TH: EVANS REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 3B); Stearns walked; Milner flied out to right; Kingman forced Stearns (shortstop to second); Kranepool homered [Kingman scored]; Mazzilli doubled to right; Grote walked; Harrelson popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 2. GIANTS 7TH: BOISCLAIR REPLACED STEARNS (PLAYING LF); STAIGER REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 3B); GROTE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); McCovey struck out; Elliott grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli singled to left; Sadek made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 2. METS 7TH: Koosman homered; Randle singled to right; Boisclair singled to second [Randle to second]; MOFFITT REPLACED MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); On a bunt Staiger singled to third [Randle to third, Boisclair to second]; Kingman popped to catcher in foul territory; LAVELLE REPLACED SADEK (PITCHING); HILL REPLACED MOFFITT (PLAYING C ); TORRE BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Torre reached on an error by Andrews [Randle scored (RBI), Boisclair scored (unearned) (no RBI), Staiger to second, Torre to first]; Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first) [Staiger to third, Torre to second]; Grote was walked intentionally; Harrelson doubled to left [Staiger scored (unearned), Torre scored (unearned), Grote scored (unearned)]; Koosman struck out; 6 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 8. GIANTS 8TH: TORRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Hill struck out; Thomas flied out to left; Andrews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 8. METS 8TH: CORNUTT REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Randle singled to center; Boisclair walked [Randle to second]; Staiger struck out; Kingman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Boisclair out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 8. GIANTS 9TH: Evans flied out to left; Clark flied out to right; McCovey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Mets 8. |
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