A sacrifice fly by John Stearns and walk to Doug Flynn, both coming with the bases loaded in the sixth inning, plated the deciding runs as the Mets turned back the Giants, 8-3. Lenny Randle and Felix Millan, who had three hits apiece for New York, helped get the winners out in front in the third.

Randle scored on a double by Millan, who later crossed the plate on Steve Henderson's sacrifice fly. The Giants tied the score in the fourth on Willie McCovey's solo homer and an RBI single by Marc Hill. The Mets tacked on two runs in both the seventh and ninth innings. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 8, San Francisco Giants 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July      26, 1977 (Night game) at Candlestick Park
Mets         0  0  2    0  0  2    2  0  2  -   8 14  2
Giants       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 11  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             5   2   3   0     0   0   .314      Andrews 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Millan 2b             4   2   3   1     0   0   .228      Thomas cf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .248
Henderson lf          2   1   0   1     2   1   .298      Evans 3b              5   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Milner 1b             4   1   1   0     1   2   .264      Clark rf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .266
Stearns c             3   0   1   2     0   1   .289      McCovey 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .282
Boisclair rf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .263      Whitfield lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .294
Mazzilli cf           4   1   2   1     1   1   .229      Foli ss               4   0   2   1     0   0   .226
Flynn ss              3   0   0   2     1   0   .191      Hill c                4   0   3   1     0   0   .251
Zachry p              4   0   2   0     0   1   .158      Montefusco p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .115
  Apodaca p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .500        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Thomasson ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .256
                                                            Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .278

Totals               34   8  14   8     5   7             Totals               38   3  11   3     0   8

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  9,897
Left on Base: Mets 10, Giants 9
DP: Mets 0, Giants 0
Errors: Randle, Millan, Foli
Doubles: Whitfield (15), Clark (11)
Triples: Millan (2), Mazzilli (2), Thomas (3)
Home Runs: McCovey (16)
Caught Stealing: Randle (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Boisclair (5), Millan (2), Montefusco (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Henderson (2), Stearns (2), Flynn (3)
Hit by Pitch: Stearns (4,by Montefusco)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(5-10)          7.2  10   3   2   0   7   1  34   4.30
Apodaca SV(3)           1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.66
Totals                  9    11   3   2   0   8   1  39

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(3-9)       6.2  10   6   6   4   4   0  33   4.16
Lavelle                 0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.22
Curtis                  2     4   2   2   1   2   0  11   5.98
Totals                  9    14   8   8   5   7   0  45

Hit by Pitch: Montefusco (1)
Wild Pitches: Curtis (3)

Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Sudol


METS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Millan singled to pitcher;
Henderson flied out to left; Milner made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Andrews flied out to center; Thomas flied out to
right; Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns was hit by a pitch; Boisclair out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Stearns to second]; Mazzilli
singled to center [Stearns out at home (center to catcher),
Mazzilli to second (on throw to home)]; Flynn grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Clark struck out; McCovey grounded out (second to
first); Whitfield reached on an error by Millan [Whitfield to
first]; Foli forced Whitfield (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 0.

METS 3RD: Zachry singled to right; Randle forced Zachry
(shortstop to second); Millan tripled to right [Randle scored];
Henderson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Millan scored]; Milner
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill singled to left; Montefusco out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Hill to second]; Andrews singled to
shortstop [Hill stayed at second]; Thomas forced Andrews (first
to shortstop) [Hill to third]; Evans grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

METS 4TH: Stearns was called out on strikes; Boisclair flied out
to left; Mazzilli grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark flied out to center; McCovey homered;
Whitfield doubled to left; Foli grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hill singled to center [Whitfield scored, Hill out at second
(center to catcher to second)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Giants 2.

METS 5TH: Flynn flied out to right; Zachry grounded out
(shortstop to first); Randle singled to first; Randle was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Montefusco struck out; Andrews popped to first in
foul territory; Thomas singled to center; Evans struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 2.

METS 6TH: Millan singled to center; Henderson walked [Millan to
second]; Milner singled to right [Millan to third, Henderson to
second]; Stearns hit a sacrifice fly to center [Millan scored];
Boisclair grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Henderson
to third, Milner to second]; Mazzilli was walked intentionally;
Flynn walked [Henderson scored, Milner to third, Mazzilli to
second]; Zachry was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Mets 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Clark struck out; McCovey grounded out (first
unassisted); Whitfield flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 4, Giants 2.

METS 7TH: On a bunt Randle singled to first; Millan out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Randle to second]; Henderson
was called out on strikes; Milner was walked intentionally;
Stearns singled to center [Randle scored, Milner to second];
Boisclair singled to shortstop [Milner scored, Stearns to third
(error by Foli), Boisclair to second]; LAVELLE REPLACED
MONTEFUSCO (PITCHING); Mazzilli was called out on strikes; 2 R,
3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Foli singled to left; Hill singled to right [Foli to
second]; THOMASSON BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Thomasson struck out;
Andrews forced Hill (third to second) [Foli to third]; Thomas
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Giants 2.

METS 8TH: CURTIS REPLACED THOMASSON (PITCHING); Flynn flied out
to right; Zachry singled to center; Curtis threw a wild pitch
[Zachry to second]; Randle singled to left [Zachry to third,
Randle to second (on throw to home)]; Millan grounded out
(second to first); Henderson walked; Milner was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 6, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Evans struck out; Clark doubled to left; McCovey
reached on an error by Randle [Clark stayed at second, McCovey
to first]; Whitfield flied out to center; Foli singled to right
[Clark scored (unearned), McCovey to third]; APODACA REPLACED
ZACHRY (PITCHING); Hill popped to first in foul territory; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Giants 3.

METS 9TH: Stearns flied out to right; Boisclair singled to
center; Mazzilli tripled to left [Boisclair scored]; Flynn hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Mazzilli scored]; Apodaca was called out
on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Giants 3.

GIANTS 9TH: HARRIS BATTED FOR CURTIS; Harris was called out on
strikes; Andrews flied out to center; Thomas tripled to right;
Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 8, Giants 3.