The Giants extended their winning streak to four games when Jack Clark hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to beat the Mets, 6-4. Clark also drove in an earlier run with a double in the first inning.

The Mets' rallied for three runs in the top of the seventh, two scoring on a homer by Lee Mazzilli to tie the game at 4-4. In the Giants' half, Terry Whitfield was hit by a pitch and Clark followed with his winning homer. [The Sporting News]



San Francisco Giants 6, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Saturday, May       5, 1979 (Day game) at Candlestick Park
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    3  0  0  -   4 12  3
Giants       3  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   6  7  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Giants               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            5   0   0   0     0   0   .217      North cf              3   1   0   0     2   1   .264
Trevino 3b            5   1   3   1     0   1   .500        Herndon cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Mazzilli cf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .284      Whitfield lf          3   2   2   0     1   0   .347
Henderson lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .289      Clark rf              5   2   2   3     0   0   .281
Montanez 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .165      Evans 3b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .263
Youngblood rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Ivie 1b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .210
Stearns c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .253      Tamargo c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Flynn 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .187        Sadek c             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Swan p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Metzger ss            3   0   1   1     1   0   .191
  Boisclair ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .348      Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .333
  Orosco p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nastu p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Bernard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Griffin p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Chapman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .163        Lavelle p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  12   4     0   1             Totals               32   6   7   5     5   5

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  6,960
Left on Base: Mets 7, Giants 9
DP: Mets 0, Giants 1
Errors: Taveras 2, Montanez, Andrews
Doubles: Stearns (7), Clark (6)
Triples: Trevino (1)
Home Runs: Mazzilli (3), Clark (4)
Stolen Bases: Whitfield (2), Metzger (2)
Caught Stealing: North (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Lavelle (2)
GIDP: Mazzilli (2)
Hit by Pitch: Whitfield (2,by Orosco)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    6     5   4   2   3   4   0  28   2.47
Orosco L(1-1)           1.2   2   2   2   2   1   1  10   2.79
Bernard                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.55
Totals                  8     7   6   4   5   5   1  39

Giants                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nastu                   5.1   8   1   1   0   0   0  23   4.66
Griffin                 1.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   6   4.56
Lavelle W(2-0)          2.1   2   1   1   0   1   1   9   1.21
Totals                  9    12   4   4   0   1   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Orosco (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Lawson, 1B - Roy Roth, 2B - Tony Patch, 3B - Jim Cuneo


METS 1ST: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Trevino singled
to right; Mazzilli grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Trevino out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: North walked; Whitfield singled to right [North to
second]; Clark doubled to left [North scored, Whitfield to
third]; Evans reached on an error by Taveras [Whitfield scored
(RBI), Clark to third, Evans to first]; Ivie struck out; Tamargo
popped to first; Metzger singled to center [Clark scored
(unearned), Evans to third]; Andrews flied out to right; 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 3.

METS 2ND: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Montanez
made an out to first; Youngblood flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 2ND: Nastu struck out; North grounded out (shortstop to
first); Whitfield singled to center; Whitfield stole second;
Clark flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants
3.

METS 3RD: Stearns singled to right; Flynn singled to left
[Stearns to second]; Swan flied out to right [Stearns to third];
Taveras lined to second; Trevino forced Flynn (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Giants 3.

GIANTS 3RD: Evans singled to right; Ivie grounded out (third to
first) [Evans to second]; Tamargo grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Evans to third]; Metzger was walked intentionally;
Andrews reached on an error by Taveras [Evans scored (unearned)
(no RBI), Metzger to second, Andrews to first]; Nastu popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0,
Giants 4.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli made an out to shortstop; Henderson popped to
first in foul territory; Montanez singled to center; Youngblood
singled to left [Montanez to second]; Stearns doubled to left
[Montanez scored, Youngblood to third]; Flynn grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 4TH: North walked; North was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Whitfield flied out to left; Clark flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 4.

METS 5TH: Swan made an out to pitcher; Taveras reached on an
error by Andrews [Taveras to first]; Taveras was picked off
first (pitcher to first); Trevino tripled to left; Mazzilli
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Giants 4.

GIANTS 5TH: Evans flied out to right; Ivie popped to first in
foul territory; Tamargo flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 4.

METS 6TH: Henderson singled to right; Montanez forced Henderson
(first to shortstop); GRIFFIN REPLACED NASTU (PITCHING);
Youngblood flied out to center; Stearns grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 4.

GIANTS 6TH: Metzger reached on an error by Montanez [Metzger to
first]; Metzger stole second; Andrews grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Metzger to third]; Griffin struck out; North was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Giants 4.

METS 7TH: Flynn flied out to center; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR SWAN;
Boisclair singled to left; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Boisclair to second]; Trevino singled to center
[Boisclair scored]; LAVELLE REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING);
Mazzilli homered [Trevino scored]; Henderson singled to left;
Montanez grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 4, Giants 4.

GIANTS 7TH: OROSCO REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Whitfield was
hit by a pitch; Clark homered [Whitfield scored]; Evans singled
to center; Ivie was called out on strikes; Tamargo flied out to
center; Metzger forced Evans (second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 6.

METS 8TH: SADEK REPLACED TAMARGO (PLAYING C ); Youngblood
grounded out (third to first); Stearns popped to first in foul
territory; Flynn grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 6.

GIANTS 8TH: Andrews walked; Lavelle out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Andrews to second]; North grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Andrews to third]; Whitfield walked;
BERNARD REPLACED OROSCO (PITCHING); Clark grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 6.

METS 9TH: HERNDON REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); CHAPMAN BATTED
FOR BERNARD; Chapman grounded out (third to first); Taveras
flied out to center; Trevino struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 4, Giants 6.