Making his first appearance in a Giants' uniform, Hector Cruz smashed a score-tying homer in the ninth inning and Jack Clark then capped the rally with a three-run blast to defeat the Mets, 7-4. The Mets took a 4-0 lead before the Giants cut their deficit with two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh. Bill Madlock supplied a homer. San Francisco Giants 7, New York Mets 4Game Played on Friday, June 16, 1978 (Night game) at Candlestick ParkMets 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0 Giants 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 - 7 11 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Giants AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Randle 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .240 Madlock 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .317 Foli ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .217 Evans 3b 4 1 0 0 1 1 .270 Boisclair rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .225 Clark rf 3 1 2 3 2 1 .314 Lockwood p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 McCovey 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .235 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harris pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .065 Montanez 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .270 Ivie lf,1b 4 1 1 2 0 1 .355 Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .296 Herndon cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .258 S. Henderson lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .266 Hill c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .192 Hodges c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .245 LeMaster ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .209 Stearns ph,c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 Cruz ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .247 Flynn 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .232 Halicki p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Kobel p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Andrews ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Maddox rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Curtis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Whitfield ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Lavelle p 1 1 1 0 0 0 .143 Totals 34 4 9 4 4 3 Totals 32 7 11 7 5 6 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 16,429 Left on Base: Mets 9, Giants 7 DP: Mets 3, Giants 0 Errors: Herndon, Hill Doubles: Montanez (14), LeMaster (8) Triples: Andrews (2) Home Runs: Ivie (4), Madlock (6), Cruz (3), Clark (8) Stolen Bases: Boisclair (2), Stearns (10), Madlock (11), Clark (8), Herndon (6) Caught Stealing: Hodges (2) Sacrifice Hits: Kobel (1), Foli (3), Madlock (3) GIDP: McCovey (3), Hill (6), Madlock (2) Hit by Pitch: Halicki (1,by Kobel) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kobel 6 7 2 2 2 2 1 25 1.20 Lockwood L(7-5) 2 3 3 3 2 4 2 11 3.29 Murray 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 4.25 Totals 8.1 11 7 7 5 6 4 39 Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Halicki 5 7 4 4 1 1 0 24 2.38 Curtis 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 3.12 Lavelle W(5-4) 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 9 3.31 Totals 9 9 4 4 4 3 0 40 Hit by Pitch: Kobel (1) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale METS 1ST: Randle flied out to center; Foli flied out to center; Boisclair grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 1ST: Madlock singled to center; Evans flied out to right; Madlock stole second; Clark walked; McCovey grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Clark out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (first to pitcher); Mazzilli flied out to center; S. Henderson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 2ND: Ivie flied out to right; Herndon walked; Hill grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Herndon out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. METS 3RD: Hodges reached on an error by Herndon [Hodges to first]; Flynn popped to second; Kobel out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hodges to second]; Randle flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. GIANTS 3RD: LeMaster doubled to left; Halicki was hit by a pitch; Madlock grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [LeMaster to third, Halicki out at second]; Evans flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Giants 0. METS 4TH: Foli singled to center; Boisclair forced Foli (second to shortstop); Montanez doubled to left [Boisclair scored]; Mazzilli popped to third; S. Henderson singled to center [Montanez scored]; Hodges singled to left [S. Henderson to third]; Flynn singled to center [S. Henderson scored, Hodges to second]; Kobel grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 0. GIANTS 4TH: Clark singled to center; McCovey lined to shortstop; Clark stole second; Ivie struck out; Herndon lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 0. METS 5TH: Randle singled to center; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Randle to second]; Boisclair singled to left [Randle scored]; Montanez struck out; Boisclair stole second; Mazzilli walked; S. Henderson forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0. GIANTS 5TH: Hill grounded out (shortstop to first); LeMaster made an out to shortstop; ANDREWS BATTED FOR HALICKI; Andrews tripled to left; Madlock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0. METS 6TH: CURTIS REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Hodges walked; Hodges was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Flynn flied out to center; Kobel made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0. GIANTS 6TH: Evans flied out to left; Clark struck out; McCovey singled to right; Ivie homered [McCovey scored]; Herndon singled to center; Herndon stole second; Hill lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 2. METS 7TH: Randle flied out to center; Foli grounded out (third to first); Boisclair walked; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 2. GIANTS 7TH: MADDOX REPLACED KOBEL (PLAYING RF); LOCKWOOD REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); LeMaster struck out; WHITFIELD BATTED FOR CURTIS; Whitfield flied out to left; Madlock homered; Evans struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 3. METS 8TH: LAVELLE REPLACED WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Mazzilli flied out to left; S. Henderson was called out on strikes; STEARNS BATTED FOR HODGES; Stearns walked; Stearns stole second; Flynn singled to catcher [Stearns to third (error by Hill), Flynn to second]; Maddox flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 3. GIANTS 8TH: STEARNS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Clark walked; McCovey walked [Clark to second]; HARRIS RAN FOR MCCOVEY; Ivie lined to center; Herndon struck out; Hill was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 3. METS 9TH: IVIE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Randle flied out to left; Foli singled to shortstop; On a bunt Lockwood struck out; Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 3. GIANTS 9TH: CRUZ BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Cruz homered; Lavelle singled to center; MURRAY REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PITCHING); Madlock out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lavelle to second]; Evans was walked intentionally; Clark homered [Lavelle scored, Evans scored]; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 7. |
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