With two out in the eighth inning, the Mets put across a run against Gary Lavelle and defeated the Giants, 3-2. The Giants took a 2-1 lead in the fourth with a run-scoring double by Gary Thomasson and pass to Vic Harris with the bases loaded.

The Mets pulled even in the sixth when Lee Mazzilli doubled and Doug Flynn singled. Flynn singled again in the eighth, Joel Youngblood followed with another single and Lenny Randle then rapped the game-deciding double. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, San Francisco Giants 2
Game Played on Friday, August    5, 1977 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Giants       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   3 10  0


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .298      Randle 3b             3   0   1   1     2   0   .313
Thomas cf             2   0   1   0     1   0   .241      Millan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .237
Evans lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .252      Henderson lf          3   0   2   0     1   0   .307
Thomasson rf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .257      Milner 1b             2   0   0   0     2   0   .266
McCovey 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .279      Vail rf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .298
Harris 2b             3   0   0   1     1   1   .261        Myrick p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Foli ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .222      Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .283
  LeMaster pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .198      Mazzilli cf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .238
Alexander c           4   0   0   0     0   2   .280      Flynn ss              4   1   2   1     0   0   .224
McGlothen p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .105      Swan p                2   0   1   0     0   0   .147
  Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Youngblood rf       1   0   1   0     0   0   .266
  Elliott ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     3   4             Totals               32   3  10   3     5   2

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 15,747
Left on Base: Giants 6, Mets 11
DP: Giants 1, Mets 0
Doubles: Thomasson (18), Henderson (9), Mazzilli (14), Randle (16)
Triples: Thomas (5)
Caught Stealing: Thomas (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (9), Swan (6)
GIDP: Milner (5)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGlothen               5.2   7   2   2   5   2   0  28   5.74
Williams                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.39
Lavelle L(6-6)          2     3   1   1   0   0   0   9   1.44
Totals                  8    10   3   3   5   2   0  38

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    7.1   5   2   2   3   2   0  29   3.81
Myrick W(1-1)           1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   2.62
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   4   0  35

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Ed Sudol


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock flied out to center; Thomas walked; Thomas
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Evans flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle flied out to left; Millan singled to left;
Henderson singled to left [Millan to third]; Milner walked
[Henderson to second]; Vail singled to left [Millan scored,
Henderson to third, Milner to second]; Stearns made an out to
third; Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 1.

GIANTS 2ND: Thomasson flied out to left; McCovey made an out to
shortstop; Harris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Flynn flied out to center; Swan flied out to center;
Randle walked; Millan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 1.

GIANTS 3RD: Foli flied out to center; Alexander flied out to
center; McGlothen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Henderson walked; Milner grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Henderson out at second]; Vail
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets
1.

GIANTS 4TH: Madlock singled to center; Thomas made an out to
first; Evans singled to right [Madlock to third]; Thomasson
doubled to right [Madlock scored, Evans to third]; McCovey was
walked intentionally; Harris walked [Evans scored, Thomasson to
third, McCovey to second]; Foli forced Thomasson (third to
catcher) [McCovey to third, Harris to second]; Alexander struck
out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Stearns was called out on strikes; Mazzilli grounded
out (first unassisted); Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 1.

GIANTS 5TH: McGlothen grounded out (second to first); Madlock
grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas tripled to right;
Evans flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets
1.

METS 5TH: Swan singled to left; Randle lined to center; Millan
forced Swan (shortstop to second); Henderson doubled to right
[Millan to third]; Milner was walked intentionally; Vail
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Giants 2,
Mets 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Thomasson lined to right; McCovey popped to third;
Harris grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Giants 2, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
doubled to right; Flynn singled to right [Mazzilli scored]; Swan
out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Flynn to second];
Randle walked; WILLIAMS REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Millan
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Foli flied out to center; Alexander popped to
second; ELLIOTT BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Elliott flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: LAVELLE REPLACED ELLIOTT (PITCHING); Henderson lined
to first; Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Vail grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets
2.

GIANTS 8TH: Madlock singled to left; Thomas out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Madlock to second]; MYRICK REPLACED
VAIL (PITCHING); YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED SWAN (PLAYING RF); Evans
grounded out (first unassisted) [Madlock to third]; Thomasson
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets
2.

METS 8TH: Stearns grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli popped
to second; Flynn singled to right; Youngblood singled to left
[Flynn to second]; Randle doubled to left [Flynn scored,
Youngblood to third]; Millan grounded out (second to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 3.

GIANTS 9TH: McCovey grounded out (second to first); Harris was
called out on strikes; Foli singled to left; LEMASTER RAN FOR
FOLI; Alexander was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Giants 2, Mets 3.