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Tuesday May 1, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Striking out 10 batters in six innings, Gaylord Perry, with relief help from Rollie Fingers, gained credit for his 270th career victory as the Padres thumped the Mets, 10-5. The score was 4-4 going into the seventh inning when the Padres took the lead for good on a run-scoring single by Jerry Turner and two-run single by Barry Evans. [The Sporting News]


San Diego Padres 10, New York Mets 5

Game Played on Tuesday, May 1, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Padres       0  0  4    0  0  0    3  1  2  -  10 11  0
Mets         0  3  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   5 13  1


Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richards cf           4   1   1   1     1   1   .236      Taveras ss            5   0   0   0     0   5   .238
Smith ss              3   1   1   1     1   0   .163      Boisclair rf          5   1   2   0     0   2   .333
Turner lf             4   1   1   1     1   0   .312      Mazzilli cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .303
Winfield rf           3   1   0   0     2   0   .381      Montanez 1b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .149
Hargrove 1b           2   0   0   1     2   0   .203      Stearns c             4   0   2   1     1   1   .238
  Perkins pr,1b       1   2   1   0     0   0   .333      Youngblood 3b         5   2   3   0     0   1   .378
Tenace c              4   1   2   2     1   0   .238      Henderson lf          4   1   2   0     1   1   .288
Evans 3b              5   0   1   2     0   0   .202      Flynn 2b              4   1   2   4     0   0   .185
Gonzalez 2b           4   1   2   0     1   0   .316      Twitchell p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Perry p               2   1   1   1     0   0   .182        Kobel p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Fingers p           2   1   1   1     0   0   .200        Kranepool ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .000
                                                            Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Chapman ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .150
                                                            Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Orosco p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34  10  11  10     9   1             Totals               39   5  13   5     4  13

Time of Game: 3:09   Attendance:  5,614
Left on Base: Padres 10, Mets 11
DP: Padres 0, Mets 1
Errors: Flynn
Doubles: Perry (2), Youngblood (3), Montanez (4), Boisclair (2)
Triples: Gonzalez (1)
Home Runs: Flynn (1)
Caught Stealing: Smith (2), Stearns (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Perry (3), Smith (5), Richards (1)
GIDP: Smith (3)
Hit by Pitch: Smith (2,by Twitchell)


Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(3-1)            6     9   4   4   2  10   1  28   3.08
Fingers SV(3)           3     4   1   1   2   3   0  15   4.05
Totals                  9    13   5   5   4  13   1  43

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Twitchell               2.2   2   4   4   4   1   0  14  12.15
Kobel                   3.1   2   0   0   1   0   0  13   3.18
Murray L(1-3)           2     4   4   3   2   0   0  13   3.93
Bernard                 0.1   3   2   2   2   0   0   6   4.22
Orosco                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.50
Totals                  9    11  10   9   9   1   0  47

Hit by Pitch: Twitchell (2)
Wild Pitches: Murray (1)

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


PADRES 1ST: Richards struck out; Smith walked; Smith was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Turner walked; Winfield
forced Turner; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Taveras struck out; Boisclair was called out on
strikes; Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 0.

PADRES 2ND: Hargrove flied out to left; Tenace flied out to
left; Evans popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0,
Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Montanez lined to right; Stearns struck out;
Youngblood singled to center; Henderson walked [Youngblood to
second]; Flynn homered [Youngblood scored, Henderson scored];
Twitchell struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 0, Mets 3.

PADRES 3RD: Gonzalez tripled to right; Perry doubled to right
[Gonzalez scored]; Richards popped to catcher in foul territory;
Smith was hit by a pitch; Turner flied out to left; Winfield
walked [Perry to third, Smith to second]; Hargrove walked [Perry
scored, Smith to third, Winfield to second]; KOBEL REPLACED
TWITCHELL (PITCHING); Tenace singled to center [Smith scored,
Winfield scored, Hargrove to third]; Evans grounded out (third
to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 4, Mets 3.

METS 3RD: Taveras struck out; Boisclair struck out; Mazzilli
singled to shortstop; Montanez made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Mets 3.

PADRES 4TH: Gonzalez singled to left; Perry out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Gonzalez to second]; Richards grounded
out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Stearns flied out to left; Youngblood doubled to left;
Henderson singled to center [Youngblood to third]; Flynn forced
Henderson (shortstop to second) [Youngblood scored]; Kobel
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Mets 4.

PADRES 5TH: Turner grounded out (second to first); Winfield
walked; Hargrove flied out to center; Tenace flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: Taveras struck out; Boisclair singled to center;
Mazzilli struck out; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 4, Mets 4.

PADRES 6TH: Evans grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez
flied out to right; Perry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Padres 4, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Stearns singled to shortstop; Stearns was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Youngblood popped to
first in foul territory; Henderson singled to right; Flynn
singled to right [Henderson to third]; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
KOBEL; Kranepool walked [Flynn to second]; Taveras was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Padres 4, Mets 4.

PADRES 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Richards
singled to left; Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Richards to second]; Turner singled to left [Richards
scored]; Winfield grounded out (second to first) [Turner to
second]; Hargrove was walked intentionally; PERKINS RAN FOR
HARGROVE; Murray threw a wild pitch [Turner to third, Perkins to
second]; Tenace walked; Evans singled to center [Turner scored,
Perkins scored, Tenace to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (third
to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 7, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: PERKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FINGERS REPLACED
PERRY (PITCHING); Boisclair grounded out (second to first);
Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); Montanez doubled to
left; Stearns walked; Youngblood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Padres 7, Mets 4.

PADRES 8TH: Fingers reached on an error by Flynn [Fingers to
first]; Richards out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Fingers to second]; Smith singled to left [Fingers scored
(unearned), Smith to second (on throw to home)]; Turner grounded
out (first unassisted) [Smith to third]; Winfield grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 8, Mets
4.

METS 8TH: Henderson struck out; Flynn grounded out (third to
first); CHAPMAN BATTED FOR MURRAY; Chapman walked; Taveras
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Padres 8, Mets 4.

PADRES 9TH: BERNARD REPLACED CHAPMAN (PITCHING); Perkins singled
to center; Tenace singled to left [Perkins to third, Tenace to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Evans grounded out (second to first)
[Perkins stayed at third]; Gonzalez was walked intentionally;
Fingers singled to center [Perkins scored, Tenace to third,
Gonzalez to second]; Richards walked [Tenace scored, Gonzalez to
third, Fingers to second]; OROSCO REPLACED BERNARD (PITCHING);
Smith grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Richards out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 10, Mets
4.

METS 9TH: Boisclair doubled to left; Mazzilli flied out to left;
Montanez grounded out (first unassisted) [Boisclair to third];
Stearns singled to left [Boisclair scored]; Youngblood singled
to center [Stearns to second]; Henderson flied out to right; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Padres 10, Mets 5.



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