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Wednesday August 30, 1978
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A homer, three singles and three RBIs by Lee Mazzilli paced a 16-hit attack as the Mets routed the Giants, 10-4. Willie Montanez also drove in three runs with a homer. Lenny Randle had a triple and three singles accounting for two RBIs. Craig Swan, scattering nine hits over the first eight innings, got credit for his seventh straight victory. [The Sporting News]


New York Mets 10, San Francisco Giants 4

Game Played on Wednesday, August 30, 1978 (Day game) at Candlestick Park

Mets         2  0  0    0  2  5    1  0  0  -  10 16  0
Giants       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  2  0  -   4  9  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             6   2   4   2     0   0   .239      Madlock 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .308
Valentine 2b          6   2   2   1     0   1   .271        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .067
Mazzilli cf           6   3   4   3     0   1   .262        Minton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Montanez 1b           5   1   2   3     0   0   .259        Ivie ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .303
Stearns c             4   0   2   1     0   1   .269      Dwyer cf,1b           4   0   0   0     1   0   .239
S. Henderson lf       4   0   0   0     1   1   .272      Clark rf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .308
Maddox rf             4   0   0   0     1   0   .270        LeMaster 2b         2   0   0   0     0   1   .243
Flynn ss              5   2   2   0     0   0   .238      McCovey 1b            2   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Swan p                2   0   0   0     1   0   .155        Herndon pr,cf       2   1   0   0     1   0   .271
  Youngblood ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Evans 3b              4   1   2   3     0   0   .260
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Whitfield lf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .303
                                                          Metzger ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .247
                                                          Tamargo c             3   0   1   1     0   0   .241
                                                          Montefusco p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .067
                                                            Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .232
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Curtis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cruz ph,rf          1   0   0   0     1   1   .231

Totals               43  10  16  10     3   4             Totals               35   4   9   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 14,360
Left on Base: Mets 11, Giants 9
DP: Mets 0, Giants 0
Errors: Madlock, Metzger
Doubles: Stearns (22), Clark (37), Whitfield (17)
Triples: Randle (8), Flynn (4)
Home Runs: Mazzilli (13), Montanez (16), Evans (15)
Stolen Bases: Randle (13), Montanez (8), S. Henderson (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Swan (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Stearns (4), Tamargo (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(8-5)             8     9   4   4   2   5   1  35   2.49
Bernard                 1     0   0   0   2   0   0   5   2.90
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   5   1  40

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Montefusco L(9-6)       5     6   4   4   2   1   1  25   3.91
Williams                0.1   3   3   3   0   0   0   4   5.16
Curtis                  1.2   5   3   3   0   1   1  10   3.05
Lavelle                 1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   2.85
Minton                  0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   7.24
Totals                  9    16  10  10   3   4   2  48

Passed Balls: Stearns (5)

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Joe West, 3B - Bill Williams


METS 1ST: Randle singled to left; Valentine flied out to left;
Randle stole second; Mazzilli singled to left [Randle scored,
Mazzilli to second (on throw to home)]; Montanez singled to
shortstop [Mazzilli to third]; Montanez stole second; Stearns
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Mazzilli scored]; S. Henderson
walked; Maddox grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Madlock struck out; Dwyer grounded out (third to
first); Clark flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Giants 0.

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

GIANTS 2ND: McCovey popped to third in foul territory; Evans
popped to third in foul territory; Whitfield grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

METS 3RD: Valentine flied out to center; Mazzilli singled to
left; Montanez flied out to left; Stearns reached on an error by
Madlock [Mazzilli to third, Stearns to second]; S. Henderson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Metzger flied out to center; Tamargo singled to
right; Stearns allowed a passed ball [Tamargo to second];
Montefusco struck out; Madlock grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

METS 4TH: Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); Flynn
grounded out (first to pitcher); Swan walked; Randle forced Swan
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Dwyer popped to shortstop; Clark doubled to left;
McCovey singled to center [Clark to third]; HERNDON RAN FOR
MCCOVEY; Evans singled to right [Clark scored, Herndon to
second]; Whitfield lined to left; Metzger made an out to second;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 1.

METS 5TH: HERNDON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); DWYER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Valentine singled to left; Mazzilli
homered [Valentine scored]; Montanez flied out to center;
Stearns struck out; S. Henderson reached on an error by Metzger
[S. Henderson to first]; S. Henderson stole second; Maddox flied
out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 5TH: Tamargo flied out to center; ANDREWS BATTED FOR
MONTEFUSCO; Andrews struck out; Madlock grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 1.

METS 6TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED ANDREWS (PITCHING); Flynn singled to
left; Swan out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Flynn to
second]; Randle tripled to right [Flynn scored]; Valentine
singled to right [Randle scored]; CURTIS REPLACED WILLIAMS
(PITCHING); Mazzilli singled to right [Valentine to third];
Montanez homered [Valentine scored, Mazzilli scored]; Stearns
doubled to right; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Stearns to third]; Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 5
R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 9, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: Dwyer walked; Clark flied out to left; Herndon
popped to catcher in foul territory; Evans flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 9, Giants 1.

METS 7TH: Flynn tripled to right; Swan lined to second; Randle
singled to left [Flynn scored]; Valentine lined to left;
Mazzilli struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 10, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Whitfield doubled to right; Metzger singled to
center [Whitfield to third]; Tamargo hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Whitfield scored]; CRUZ BATTED FOR CURTIS; Cruz struck
out; Madlock flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
10, Giants 2.

METS 8TH: CRUZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); LAVELLE REPLACED
MADLOCK (PITCHING); LEMASTER REPLACED CLARK (PLAYING 2B);
Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns singled to
center; S. Henderson was called out on strikes; Maddox walked
[Stearns to second]; Flynn forced Stearns (third unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 10, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Dwyer flied out to right; LeMaster struck out;
Herndon walked; Evans homered [Herndon scored]; Whitfield
singled to left; Metzger singled to pitcher [Whitfield to
second]; Tamargo grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 10, Giants 4.

METS 9TH: YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR SWAN; Youngblood grounded out
(shortstop to first); MINTON REPLACED LAVELLE (PITCHING); Randle
singled to first; Valentine struck out; Mazzilli grounded out
(first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 10, Giants 4.

GIANTS 9TH: BERNARD REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Cruz walked;
IVIE BATTED FOR MINTON; Ivie walked [Cruz to second]; Dwyer
flied out to right; LeMaster flied out to right; Herndon
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 10,
Giants 4.



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