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Friday June 9, 1978
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After hitting a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, Willie Montanez singled to cap a two-run rally in the eighth as the Mets defeated the Giants, 3-2. Lee Mazzilli walked and scored on a double by Steve Henderson to tie the game at 2-2 before Montanez hit his single for the deciding tally. [The Sporting News]


New York Mets 3, San Francisco Giants 2

Game Played on Friday, June 9, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Giants       0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  2  x  -   3  8  3


Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Madlock 2b            1   0   0   0     2   1   .312      Youngblood 2b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Andrews 2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Maddox 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .266
Evans 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .270      Mazzilli cf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .308
Clark rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .310      S. Henderson lf       4   1   2   1     0   1   .263
McCovey 1b            3   0   0   1     0   1   .220      Montanez 1b           3   0   2   2     0   0   .280
  Whitfield lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Grieve rf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .255
Ivie lf,1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .356        Boisclair pr,rf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Herndon cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Hodges c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Hill c                4   0   1   0     0   1   .211      Flynn ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .228
LeMaster ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .201      Koosman p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .107
  Harris ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .065        Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Knepper p             1   0   0   0     1   1   .088        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  James ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .118

Totals               31   2   6   1     3   9             Totals               29   3   8   3     3   2

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 17,487
Left on Base: Giants 8, Mets 7
DP: Giants 1, Mets 2
Errors: Maddox 2, Koosman
Doubles: Clark (15), S. Henderson (8)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli (8)
Caught Stealing: Madlock (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Knepper (2), LeMaster (8), Flynn (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Montanez (7)
GIDP: Ivie (2), Hodges (2)
Hit by Pitch: Madlock (2,by Koosman)


Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(7-3)          8     8   3   3   3   2   0  34   2.04
Totals                  8     8   3   3   3   2   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                 7     5   2   2   3   6   0  29   3.84
Lockwood W(6-4)         2     1   0   0   0   3   0   8   3.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   9   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Koosman (3)
Wild Pitches: Knepper (1)

Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt


GIANTS 1ST: Madlock was hit by a pitch; Evans struck out while
Madlock was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Clark
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Youngblood grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox
grounded out (third to first); Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli stole
second; S. Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants
0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey struck out; Ivie struck out; Herndon
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 0,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (second to first); Grieve
walked; Hodges popped to first in foul territory; Flynn flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Hill was called out on strikes; LeMaster flied out
to right; Knepper walked; Madlock struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Koosman flied out to right; Youngblood flied to right
in foul territory; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, Mets 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Evans singled to center; On a bunt Clark singled to
third [Evans to third (error by Maddox)]; McCovey grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Evans scored, Clark to second]; Ivie popped
to center; Herndon made an out to second; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Giants 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); S. Henderson
grounded out (first unassisted); Montanez singled to first;
Grieve forced Montanez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Hill popped to second; On a bunt LeMaster singled to
third; Knepper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[LeMaster to second]; Madlock walked; Evans forced Madlock
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Hodges grounded out (third to first); Flynn flied out
to center; Koosman singled to center; Youngblood grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 1, Mets 0.

GIANTS 6TH: Clark doubled to left; McCovey reached on an error
by Koosman [Clark to third, McCovey to first]; Ivie grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Clark scored
(no RBI), McCovey out at second]; Herndon flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: WHITFIELD REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING LF); IVIE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Maddox singled to right; Mazzilli flied
out to left; S. Henderson singled to right [Maddox to third];
Montanez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Maddox scored]; Grieve
lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Hill singled to left; LeMaster out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Hill to second]; Knepper struck out;
Madlock was walked intentionally; Evans flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: ANDREWS REPLACED MADLOCK (PLAYING 2B); Hodges singled
to center; Flynn out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Hodges to second]; VALENTINE BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Valentine
flied out to center; Youngblood popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 1.

GIANTS 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Clark
grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitfield flied out to
center; Ivie reached on an error by Maddox [Ivie to first];
Herndon singled to center [Ivie to second]; Hill flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Maddox was called out on strikes; Mazzilli walked; S.
Henderson doubled to right [Mazzilli scored]; Knepper threw a
wild pitch [S. Henderson to third]; Montanez singled to left [S.
Henderson scored]; Grieve singled to center [Montanez to
second]; BOISCLAIR RAN FOR GRIEVE; Hodges grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Boisclair out at second]; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 3.

GIANTS 9TH: BOISCLAIR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HARRIS BATTED
FOR LEMASTER; Harris was called out on strikes; JAMES BATTED FOR
KNEPPER; James struck out; Andrews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 2, Mets 3.



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