A seventh-inning single by Doug Flynn snapped a 3-3 tie and lifted the Mets to a 4-3 triumph over the Padres. Joel Youngblood stroked a one-out single off reliever Bob Shirley, now 0-4. Following an intentional walk to Steve Henderson, Flynn bounced a single up the middle.

The Padres finished the game under protest, claiming that Met manager Joe Torre, who had been ejected in the third inning over a balk dispute, was illegally in the bullpen instead of the clubhouse after being heaved. [The Sporting News]
New York Mets 4, San Diego Padres 3

Game Played on Monday, April 30, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Padres       0  1  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   3  8  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  3  0    1  0  x  -   4 10  0


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .235      Taveras ss            4   1   2   0     1   0   .253
Smith ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .157      Hebner 3b             4   0   2   1     1   0   .258
Turner lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .315      Mazzilli cf           3   1   0   0     2   0   .310
Winfield rf           4   1   3   0     0   1   .394      Stearns c             3   1   1   0     2   0   .220
Hargrove 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .210      Montanez 1b           5   0   0   0     0   4   .145
Fahey c               0   0   0   0     2   0   .286      Youngblood rf         2   1   2   0     2   0   .350
  Perkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Henderson lf          3   0   2   2     1   0   .275
  Tenace c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Flynn 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .164
Evans 3b              3   0   1   2     0   1   .203      Swan p                4   0   0   0     0   1   .188
Gonzalez 2b           3   1   1   1     1   0   .306        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Owchinko p            2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Rasmussen p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
  Briggs ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .192
  Shirley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .400

Totals               30   3   8   3     4   3             Totals               32   4  10   4     9   5

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance:  6,154
Left on Base: Padres 6, Mets 13
DP: Padres 1, Mets 2
Doubles: Richards (4), Henderson (3), Stearns (5)
Triples: Winfield 2 (4)
Home Runs: Gonzalez (3)
Stolen Bases: Taveras (5), Mazzilli 2 (7), Youngblood (2)
Caught Stealing: Richards (2), Henderson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Smith (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Evans (2)
GIDP: Gonzalez (4)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Owchinko                4.2   5   3   3   5   4   0  24   6.30
Rasmussen               1.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   5.33
Shirley L(0-4)          2     3   1   1   3   1   0  10   7.23
Totals                  8    10   4   4   9   5   0  41

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(3-2)             8     8   3   3   4   2   1  33   2.40
Lockwood SV(4)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.29
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   3   1  36

Wild Pitches: Owchinko (1)

Umpires: HP - Lanny Harris, 1B - Phil Lospitalier, 2B - Bill Henry, 3B - Len Riccio


PADRES 1ST: Debut for umpire Bill Henry; Richards
grounded out (first unassisted); Smith popped to second; Turner
singled to left; Winfield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Taveras walked; Taveras stole second; Hebner flied out
to center; Mazzilli flied out to right; Stearns flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 2ND: Hargrove walked; Fahey walked [Hargrove to second];
Evans singled to left [Hargrove scored, Fahey to third];
Gonzalez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Fahey stayed at third, Evans out at second]; Owchinko
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez struck out; Youngblood walked; Henderson
doubled to right [Youngblood to third]; Flynn grounded out
(first unassisted); Swan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 0.

PADRES 3RD: Richards doubled to left; Smith out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Richards to third]; Turner lined into a
double play (second to third) [Richards out at third]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Taveras flied out to right; Hebner walked; Mazzilli
flied out to right; Stearns doubled to right [Hebner to
third]; Mets Manager Joe Torre ejected by HP umpire Lanny
Harris for arguing that Bob Owchinko balked; Padres manager
Roger Craig later protested the game because he said he saw
Torre in the Mets bullpen; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Padres 1, Mets 0.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield tripled to right; Hargrove grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); Fahey walked; Evans hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Winfield scored, Fahey to second (on
throw to home)]; Gonzalez was walked intentionally; Owchinko
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres
2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Youngblood singled to shortstop; Henderson popped to
first; Flynn flied out to left; Swan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 0.

PADRES 5TH: Richards lined to shortstop; Smith popped to third;
Turner lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Taveras singled to shortstop; Owchinko threw a wild
pitch [Taveras to second]; Hebner singled to center [Taveras
scored]; Mazzilli forced Hebner (shortstop to second); Mazzilli
stole second; Stearns walked; Montanez struck out; Youngblood
walked [Mazzilli to third, Stearns to second]; RASMUSSEN
REPLACED OWCHINKO (PITCHING); Henderson singled to left
[Mazzilli scored, Stearns scored, Youngblood to second]; Flynn
grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2,
Mets 3.

PADRES 6TH: Winfield tripled to right; Hargrove grounded out
(first unassisted); PERKINS BATTED FOR FAHEY; Perkins reached on
a fielder's choice [Winfield out at home (second to catcher)];
Evans popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Padres 2, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: TENACE REPLACED PERKINS (PLAYING C ); Swan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Taveras popped to first; Hebner
singled to left; Mazzilli walked [Hebner to second]; Stearns
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 2, Mets 3.

PADRES 7TH: Gonzalez homered; BRIGGS BATTED FOR RASMUSSEN;
Briggs popped to first; Richards singled to left; Richards was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Smith flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: SHIRLEY REPLACED BRIGGS (PITCHING); Montanez grounded
out (second to first); Youngblood singled to left; Youngblood
stole second; Henderson was walked intentionally; Flynn singled
to center [Youngblood scored, Henderson to third]; Henderson was
caught stealing home (catcher unassisted); Swan grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 4.

PADRES 8TH: Turner grounded out (second to first); Winfield
singled to left; Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted)
[Winfield to second]; Tenace grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: Taveras singled to center; Hebner lined into a double
play (left to first) [Taveras out at first]; Mazzilli walked;
Mazzilli stole second; Stearns was walked intentionally;
Montanez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 4.

PADRES 9TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Evans was called
out on strikes; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to first);
BEVACQUA BATTED FOR SHIRLEY; Bevacqua lined to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 3, Mets 4.
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