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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