Held to six hits by the combined pitching of Pat Zachry and Dale Murray, the Giants were stopped on a seven-game winning streak by the Mets, 5-4. The Mets tagged Bob Knepper for all their runs in the first and third innings. Lee Mazzilli accounted for three RBIs with a double and single. Larry Herndon tripled with the bases loaded for the Giants in the fourth.

Zachry departed with two men on base and none out in the seventh. The Giants scored a run on a sacrifice by Bill Madlock and an infield out by Terry Whitfield but were stopped cold thereafter by Murray. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 5, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Saturday, June 17, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Mets         3  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  1
Giants       0  0  0    3  0  0    1  0  0  -   4  6  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .235      Madlock 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
Maddox rf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .277      Whitfield lf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .289
S. Henderson lf       5   1   1   0     0   0   .264        Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Montanez 1b           3   1   1   1     2   0   .270      Clark rf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .309
Stearns c             3   2   1   0     1   1   .257      Evans 3b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .272
Mazzilli cf           4   0   2   3     0   0   .300      Ivie 1b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .351
Foli ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Herndon cf            4   0   2   3     0   0   .263
  Youngblood 2b       2   0   0   0     0   1   .247      Hill c                4   0   1   0     0   0   .193
Flynn 2b,ss           4   0   3   0     0   0   .241      LeMaster ss           2   1   0   0     1   0   .206
Zachry p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .094        Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Murray p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Knepper p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .081
                                                            Dwyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .212
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cruz ph,lf          1   0   0   0     1   0   .244

Totals               35   5   9   4     5   4             Totals               32   4   6   4     4   1

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 19,648
Left on Base: Mets 8, Giants 6
DP: Mets 0, Giants 1
Errors: Foli, Herndon
Doubles: Maddox (7), Mazzilli (16), Evans (12)
Triples: Herndon (5)
Stolen Bases: Montanez (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Madlock (4)
GIDP: Zachry (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(8-2)           6     5   4   3   4   1   0  27   3.28
Murray SV(4)            3     1   0   0   0   0   0  10   4.02
Totals                  9     6   4   3   4   1   0  37

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knepper L(8-4)          4     7   5   4   1   0   0  19   2.52
Williams                3     1   0   0   3   2   0  13   3.77
Moffitt                 2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.27
Totals                  9     9   5   4   5   4   0  40

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - John McSherry


METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
doubled to left; S. Henderson grounded out (second to first)
[Maddox to third]; Montanez singled to left [Maddox scored];
Stearns singled to right [Montanez to second]; Mazzilli singled
to center [Montanez scored, Stearns scored (error by Herndon)
(unearned), Mazzilli to third]; Foli grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock popped to second; Whitfield singled to
center; Clark flied out to right; Evans walked [Whitfield to
second]; Ivie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 3, Giants 0.

METS 2ND: Flynn singled to center; Zachry grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Flynn out at second];
Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Herndon flied out to right; Hill flied out to right;
LeMaster made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Giants 0.

METS 3RD: Maddox made an out to shortstop; S. Henderson singled
to right; Montanez lined to left; Stearns walked [S. Henderson
to second]; Mazzilli doubled to left [S. Henderson scored,
Stearns scored]; Foli grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Knepper grounded out (pitcher to first); Madlock
flied out to right; Whitfield grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 0.

METS 4TH: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Zachry
grounded out (third to first); Randle grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Clark reached on an error by Foli [Clark to first];
Evans walked [Clark to second]; Ivie singled to right [Clark to
third, Evans to second]; Herndon tripled to right [Clark scored
(unearned), Evans scored, Ivie scored, Herndon out at home
(right to second to third to catcher)]; Hill singled to right;
LeMaster flied out to center; DWYER BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Dwyer
flied out to left; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants
3.

METS 5TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED DWYER (PITCHING); Maddox walked; S.
Henderson grounded out (third to first) [Maddox to second];
Montanez walked; Stearns flied out to center; Mazzilli forced
Montanez (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5,
Giants 3.

GIANTS 5TH: YOUNGBLOOD REPLACED FOLI (PLAYING 2B); FLYNN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Madlock grounded out (third to first);
Whitfield struck out; Clark grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 3.

METS 6TH: Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn
singled to left; On a bunt Zachry struck out; Randle grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 6TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Ivie grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); Herndon singled to right; Hill forced
Herndon (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Giants 3.

METS 7TH: Maddox flied out to center; S. Henderson flied out to
center; Montanez walked; Montanez stole second; Stearns was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 3.

GIANTS 7TH: LeMaster walked; CRUZ BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Cruz
walked [LeMaster to second]; MURRAY REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING);
Madlock out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [LeMaster to
third, Cruz to second]; Whitfield grounded out (shortstop to
first) [LeMaster scored, Cruz to third]; Clark flied out to
right; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 4.

METS 8TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MOFFITT REPLACED
WHITFIELD (PITCHING); Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted);
Youngblood struck out; Flynn singled to center; Murray struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 4.

GIANTS 8TH: Evans doubled to right; Ivie grounded out (first
unassisted) [Evans to third]; Herndon lined to shortstop; Hill
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
5, Giants 4.

METS 9TH: Randle walked; Maddox popped to catcher in foul
territory; S. Henderson flied out to center; Montanez grounded
out (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: ANDREWS BATTED FOR LEMASTER; Andrews grounded out
(second to pitcher); Cruz made an out to shortstop; Madlock
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
5, Giants 4.

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